Month: August 2022

Man Impregnates 14 Yr-old Daughter, Invites 5 Men To Rape Her For Money

ADEOLA YUSUF

How the victim, whose mother had separated from the father years back, was practically turned into a prostitute by the father from hell The police in Ogun State say they have arrested a man, Amoda Bola, for allegedly impregnating his 14-year-old daughter (name withheld) in Ode, Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State The police arrested Mr Bola, 49, at his residence in Idi Oro street, Ode Remo, following a complaint received from the victim. READ ALSO: Olúségun Obásanjó’s Pounded Yam, By Lasisi Olagunju Falconets Crash Out of Women’s…

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Olúségun Obásanjó’s Pounded Yam, By Lasisi Olagunju

ADEOLA YUSUF

“So, when I saw Tinubu in the home of ‘homeless’ Obasanjo last week, I saw irony in ways my literature teacher couldn’t teach me. If the axe forgot, would the tree forget too?”   Olúségun Obásanjó’s mother told him at the very beginning that if pounded yam is not much, it must be made hard and tough (iyán tí kò pò, ó gbodò yi). Read his biographies. Ashabi Obasanjo Bankole had only him and his sister, Adunni. Her hearth had enough embers, her mortar and pestle had diligence but her…

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Falconets Crash Out of Women’s W’Cup After 0-2 Loss To Netherlands

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria bowed out of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a 2-0 loss to The Netherlands on Sunday. The Falconets could not reenact earlier round performances, which saw them winning all three group phase matches, in this their quarter-final match in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Flourish Sabastine, who scored Nigeria’s winning goal against France in their Group C opening match, could not make hay in the seventh minute. READ ALSO: ‘How Did You Beat Me,’ Furious Anthony Joshua Queries Usyk After Defeat UFC: Usman Suffers Knockout Defeat To Edwards, Loses…

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FACT CHECK: WHO Didn’t Consider Failure To Find Sex Partner As Disability

ADEOLA YUSUF

How, why report on WHO, sexual partner and disability, first  seen in Swazi Observer newspaper, went viral    Failure to find a sexual partner is not considered a disability by the World Health Organization (WHO), despite claims made online. An image of an article has been circulating on social media with a headline that reads: “Failure to find sexual partner now a disability – WHO” (here). A yellow, roughly drawn box highlights text in the article that reads: “People who do not have sex or struggle to find a sexual…

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Mambilla Mess: Who Will Love This Country? By Simon Kolawole

ADEOLA YUSUF

Insider report and analysis on Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Olu Agunloye, Sunrise, Michael Aondoakaa, Umoru YarAdua, Abubakar Malami and other players in Mambilla power contract and how they out-smarted one another in policy somersault and power play that has helped drag the sector on its kneels   On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, Dr Olu Agunloye, then minister of power and steel, presented a memo to the federal executive council (FEC). He sought its approval to award a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract for the Mambilla Hydropower Project to Sunrise Power…

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Popular APC Chieftain Assassinated In Lagos + PHOTO

ADEOLA YUSUF

How the politician was shot, axed to death in a Lagos party   A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Francis Olagoke Oguntulu, has been assassinated. Platforms Africa gathered that Francis Olagoke Oguntulu, who is also the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State, Otunba Kehinde AlMaroof Oloyede, was shot and brutally axed by men yet to be identified on Friday night, 19 August, 2022. READ ALSO BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Lawmaker Assassinated, Son Shot 1,056 Policemen Protest ‘Non Payment’ of…

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UFC: Usman Suffers Knockout Defeat To Edwards, Loses Title

ADEOLA YUSUF

Leon Edwards became Britain’s second ever UFC champion after he defeated Nigerian Kamaru Usman at the UFC 278 main event at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, USA on Sunday morning. Seven years ago, Usman outpointed Edwards as part of what became a 19-fight win streak for the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’, earning him the title of UFC’s pound-for-pound king. Edwards also came into this on an undefeated streak, winning nine bouts in a row, while patiently waiting for his first title shot. The Jamaica-born Briton, however, avenged his…

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Sensational Leeds Defeat Chelsea 3-0 At Elland Road

ADEOLA YUSUF

Edouard Mendy had a disastrous moment in goal for Chelsea as they fell to a dreadful 3-0 defeat against Leeds at Elland Road. The goalkeeper was caught on the ball by Brenden Aaronson as the Leeds man was gifted the simplest of finishes, before Rodrigo quickly brought up his fourth goal of the season. Chelsea had the occasional dangerous moment in their bid to halve the deficit, but Jack Harrison made sure of the result with 20 minutes remaining as he finished from close range. Kalidou Koulibaly was sent off…

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Probe Begins On NBET’S $33m Monthly Power Generation Deal With Azura

ADEOLA YUSUF

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Friday expressed outrage over the decision of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, (NBET) to drag the country into Power Purchase Agreements that were detrimental to the interest of the country. The committee also ordered management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), to immediately commence a review of the Gas Purchase Agreement (GSA) between the Nigerian government and a certain company, for the supply of gas to its Calabar power plant, as it has been discovered that the said company…

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NCDMB Donates Multi-Million Naira Vocational Centre to University of Ibadan

ADEOLA YUSUF

Wabote Harps on Technical Education, describes completion, handing over of facility as an important milestone in Nigerian content development   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday handed over the University of Ibadan Vocational School which it constructed in line with its capacity-building mandate and the Nigerian Content 10-year strategic roadmap. Handing over the facility to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Kayode Adebowale, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote described the completion and handing over of the facility as an important milestone…

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