Day: February 1, 2022

BREAKING: Popular Actor, Tafa Oloyede, is dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

Death once again hit Nigeria’s entertainment industry as another Nollywood actor dies on tuesday. Platforms Africa reports that a Yoruba theatre artist, Mr. John Adewuni (also known as Tafa Oloyede), is dead. The Ede, Osun State-born actor, who ventured into acting in 1974, died on Tuesday, after a brief illness. Confirming the incident, General Secretary, Theater Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Osun Branch, Ademola Oyedokun, said the actor died at his Arowomole residence in Osogbo, Osun State capital. “Late Tafa Oloyede had his tutelage under late…

Read More

Meet Zainab Bello, 1st Female First Class Maths Graduate in ABU History

Aliyu Aliyu

Nigerians celebrate Maths Genius who has been the best since her nursery school days Since the establishment of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in the year 1962, no female student has graduated with a first-class in Mathematics. Well, that 60-year-old record has been shattered by a bright lady known as Zainab Bello. Zainab finished with an impressive CGPA of 4.85 in the Departmentof Mathematics, a record that has never been achieved in the 60 year-old history of the University. Platforms Africa reports that the Department of Mathematics in ABU was…

Read More

Ikeja Electric Clarifies Obligation to Customers, Deepens BU Investments

ADEOLA YUSUF

“In addition to providing the required infrastructure that will strengthen our network and bolster services, our technical team are committed to further improve electricity supply to our customers, and this is our obligation to them.” Ikeja Electric has clarified its obligations to customers as it deepened investments in business unit offices. Platforms Africa reports that the power utility company, which unveiled ultra-modern Shomolu Business Office, maintained that this is to boost customer experience Speaking at the launch ceremony of the new facility, which held on Monday, January 31, 2022, the…

Read More

Why We launched Energy Club For Lagos School Girls – EKEDC

Tade Salako

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has launched energy clubs in selected schools within its network, to encourage young girls to take opportunities in the power sector. The club activities is expected to promote the interest of female students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, to achieve gender diversity and equity in the Power Sector and other related technical sectors. Platforms Africa reports that the programme launch, which was held at Government Secondary School Ikoyi, is in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development, USAID. The…

Read More

Why, How My Marriage With Atiku Abubakar Crumbled – Wife + Row Over Assets

Wonuola Olujobi

Young wife of the Nigeria’s ex-Vice President opens up on how properties in Dubai, Abuja and Yola caused tension, saying Atiku’s friends tried to mediate and stop the divorce but their efforts failed + Her Full statement. Jennifer, one of the wives of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has confirmed her divorce to the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement obtained on Tuesday, the ex-VP’s wife explained that she didn’t request divorce because Atiku married a new wife. “That His Excellency married a new wife…

Read More

Emeka Oparah appointed VP Corporate Comms & CSR, Airtel Africa Plc

ADEOLA YUSUF

Eminent Nigerian corporate communications czar, Emeka Oparah, has been appointed the Vice President Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Africa Plc. Platforms Africa reports that Oparah has resumed at his new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he will be overseeing the company’s affairs in 14 countries. Oparah announced his new appointment, which he christened “From Nigeria to Africa” on his Facebook page, maintaining that the “glory goes to The Great Architect Of The Universe!” READ ALSO: ‘Men Don’t Walk In, They’re Mostly Carried To Hospital When It’s Too…

Read More

OPINION: Mukhtar: A consolidator for service delivery in Kaduna, by Bola Bashir

Bola Bashir

The infrastructural development Kaduna state is undergoing is phenomenal. It has been said that if Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i had had the support of the state’s legislative team at the federal level during his first tenure, perhaps Kaduna would have become an irresistible tourist destination today. A tourist destination not because of historical artifacts, but due to the force of its new look that would have compelled Mr. and Ms. Curiosity to come and confirm for themselves. It seems almost unbelievable that in Nigeria, a state’s facilities could be multiplying at…

Read More