Day: December 7, 2021

Sikiru Ayinde Barrister: The Powerhouse of Fuji, By Folorunso Fatai Adisa

Folorunso Fatai Adisa

When Sikiru Ayinde Barrister was alive, he was both a star and god of music. When he died, he remained a star and, at the same time, he turned an ancestor in the pantheon of the all-time great musicians who had bestridden this world like the colossi that they were. SAB had the voice, the looks, he was commendably confident and he had the gripping and ear-friendly sound. I have been greatly inspired by art and creativity— music especially. I was, inadvertently, introduced to music when I was as young…

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Ekiti PDP Governorship Hopeful, Adaramodu, Heightens Plot for Fayemi’s Seat

Gbenga Adeoti

Adaramodu Unveils Adaramola as DG Campaign Organisation, Names other Members   Ekiti State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Kayode Adaramodu, has announced the appointment of Hon. Toba Adaramola as the Director-General of his campaign organization. A statement sent to Platforms  Africa shows that Adaramodu unveiled names of a few members of his campaign council at a meeting with his Local Government Coordinators in Ado Ekiti on Sunday. Other members of the council present at the meeting were: Chief Johnson Adekunle, the Sapetu of…

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Buhari Fires Abuja DisCo Management Over “Incompetence”

ADEOLA YUSUF

The list of affected management team members and the crisis that led to their sack   Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC, and a new interim governing board appointed to oversee the day to day operations of the electricity distribution company, following the recent industrial action embarked on by its staff over non payment of arrears of  pensions, allowances, salaries and promotion. Platforms Africa reports that the sack of the management team conveyed by the presidency to the Federal…

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No COVID Vaccination Card, No Entry, Lagos Announces New Measures for Event

ADEOLA YUSUF

, Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-olu who says COVID-19 4th Wave already in Lagos, launches a manhunt for criminal gang who now issues fake vaccination carďs for outbound travelers + His FULL SPEECH   “Every attendee of a social gathering MUST present their Vaccination Cards or digital bar code page showing at least first dose but preferably double dose full vaccination,” Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has declared. Platforms Africa reports that Mr. Sanwo-Olu said this in Tuesday in a speech he presented during a press…

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3 MSc, 3 BSc, Meet Tayo Bello, Nigerian Lawyer Who Just Bagged His 2nd PhD

Gbenga Adeoti

A Nigerian, Temitayo Bello, has bagged his second PhD after completing three different bachelor’s degrees and three different masters’ degrees. Platforms Africa reports that Bello’s son, Titilola, who announced this feat on his LinkedIn page, maintained that his dad bagged his second PhD from the University of Ibadan (UI) having completed a thesis in Energy Law. He had got a Bachelor’s Degree (B.Sc) in Economics, Banking and Finance, and a Bachelor of Law (LL.B), and continued the journey till his second doctorate. He is a certified Barrister as well as…

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Oromoni: Police Arrest 3 Dowen College Students, Go After 2 Others At Large

Gbenga Adeoti

Fiery Lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, hired in the case against Dowen College as over 100,000 Nigerians have signed an online petition to prosecute the perpetrators of the dastardly crime   The Lagos State police command on Tuesday arrested three students of Dowen College in connection with the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who made the disclosure confirmed that three out of the five students are already in custody, while two are currently at large. Recall that late Sylvester Oromoni had mentioned five senior…

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BREAKING: Tragedy as Truck crushes Many School Pupils To Death in Lagos

Tade Salako

“I have never witnessed such a terrible scene in my life. I saw about 15 pupils lying lifeless on the floor. The incident occurred around 2 pm,” a commercial motorcyclist told our correspondent.   A truck has crushed and killed several pupils who were returning from school along Ogunusi Road, Grammar School bus stop, Lagos State. An eyewitness told Platforms Africa that he saw corpses of 15 pupils lying in the pool of blood after the accident that has led to a riot by residents of the area. No official…

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