Month: January 2021

How popular Actress, Orisabunmi, brother, sister died within 96 hours

ADEOLA YUSUF

  More detailed information have emerged on how popular Nigerian actress, Mrs Folake Aremu, widely known as Orisabunmi, her younger sister, Mrs Janet Ademola, and her brother, Steve Onisola, died within 96 hours. Just 72 hours after the death of Orisabunmi, her younger sister, Mrs Ademola, reportedly passed on. News of the demise of Ademola, the last child of the family, was broken on Saturday by Gbenga Onisola, her nephew. It will be recalled that Orisabunmi’s brother, Steve Onisola, had died on Thursday, barely 24hours after the death of the…

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How Indonesia Plane Got Missing Shortly After Take-Off

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A Ship has been sent on search mission for the plane, which lost contact 11 nautical miles north of Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport at an altitude of 11,000 feet while climbing to 13,000 feet Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air lost contact with a plane that left Jakarta on Saturday, according to Indonesia’s Head Of National Transportation Safety Committee, Suryanto Cahyono. Sriwijaya Air flight SJY 182 from Jakarta to Pontianak lost contact at 2:40 p.m. Western Indonesian Time on Saturday, according to state-run Antara news agency. It lost contact 11 nautical miles…

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How my son impregnated me, my daughter aborted for dad, brother — Banker

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A social media user who identified herself as a female staff of one of Tier 1 banks in Nigeria has narrated how she got pregnant for her son, who also impregnated his younger sister. The agonising wife and mother narrated her story to an Instagram page for family issues: Beyond Intimacy (BI). According to the woman, who sought for the protection of her identity, loneliness in her marriage drove her to molest her son sexually from the age of 12. She said that her son was the only male…

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Trump skipping inauguration ‘a good thing’ – Biden

ADEOLA YUSUF

  President-elect Joe Biden said President Donald Trump’s decision to skip his inauguration is “one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on.” “It’s a good thing, him not showing up,” Biden, according to CNN, told reporters Friday in Wilmington, Delaware, at a news conference after he introduced Cabinet nominees. “He exceeded even my worst notions about him. He’s been an embarrassment to the country, embarrassed us around the world. He’s not worthy to hold that office,” Biden said. However, Biden said he is glad Vice President Mike…

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We’ll End Insurgency This Year, Buhari Vows + His Request from Nigerians

ADEOLA YUSUF

  President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the North East, Nigeria, may be wrapped up this year. The war against terrorism in the North East has been raging since 2009, when Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) started their blood-letting campaign against the State. To achieve the target of ending the war, however, President Buhari has urged the citizens to pray for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). Apart from the counterinsurgency war, the military is also undertaking operations against bandits and kidnappers in the…

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Inside Petitions that forced Sanwo-Olu to Cancel LASU VC’s appointment

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Lagos State Governor and Visitor to Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice Chancellor of the University based on strong petitions he recieved against the process. Spokesman for the Governor, Gboyega Akosile, who declared this in a statement obtained by Platforms Africa, maintained that the Governor Sanwo-Olu’s decision on the cancellation came after a thorough investigation and stakeholders engagement, which were necessitated by various petitions against the selection process. Over ten petitions written by…

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FIFA 84-year old ex-President, Sepp Blatter, Hospitalised

ADEOLA YUSUF

    Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter is in hospital in a serious but stable condition. According to the UK’s Daily Mirror, Blatter’s daughter Corinne announced the news to Blick, saying: “My father is in the hospital and is getting better every day. He needs time and rest. “On behalf of my family, I ask for privacy”. Blatter’s state of health is considered serious, according to reports, but he is not believed to be in life-threatening condition. This isn’t the first time the 84-year-old has been hospitalised, with the Swiss suffering…

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Nigeria Okays January 18 for Varsities’ Re-Opening

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given Nigerian universities the go-ahead to re-open for academic activities on January  18, 2021. This comes a few weeks after the Commission ordered all tertiary institutions to remain shut indefinitely, in response to the second wave of COVID-19. The Commission said universities should adhere strictly to safety measures put in place to curtail the spread of the virus. It said on resumption of academic activities,  universities must not under any circumstance, violate the full circle of semester system, consistent with the benchmark minimum…

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‘Trump considering pardoning himself’

ADEOLA YUSUF

  United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump is considering pardoning himself in the final days of his administration, according to the New York Times. The paper cited two anonymous sources said to be privy to Trump discussing the subject with his aides. In several conversations since the November 3 election, Trump has told advisers he is considering giving himself a pardon, the news outlet reported on Thursday. The president is reportedly weighing both the legal and political implication of a self-pardon. However, the paper could not confirm whether he has…

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Over 2m Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram, Bandits – Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Over two million Nigerians have been displaced by bandits and other criminals in the North-East and North- Western parts of the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouk, disclosed this at an interaction with State House correspondents after leading a delegation to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, on Thursday. Farouk maintained that her ministry had been using the limited resources at her disposal to cater for the needs of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country. She said: “As at…

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