Month: June 2023

JUST IN: Senator Annie Okonkwo Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Lawmaker who represented Anambra Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Annie Okonkwo is dead. Gatekeepers News reports that Okonkwo reportedly died in US after a long battle with a terminal illness. READ ALSO: For Kid’s Disagreement, Nigerian Mother of Four Shot Dead by US Neighbour 90 Days After Arrival, Nigerian Student Arrested in UK for Sexually Harassing Children Idiroko Border Reopened Since, Customs Clears Air The foremost industrialist recently celebrated his 63rd birthday on May 23, 2023. His death is coming a few days to the inauguration ceremony…

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For Kid’s Disagreement, Nigerian Mother of Four Shot Dead by US Neighbour

ADEOLA YUSUF

“She was killed in the presence of her nine-year-old son by 58-year-old woman neighbour who had complained several times about Owens’ children playing outdoors,” Guardian UK   A Nigerian mother of four, Ajike Owens, was shot dead by a white neighbour while she was trying to recover an iPad taken from her child in front of their home in a housing complex in Ocala, Florida, United States of America. The 35-year-old Nigerian woman, popularly called AJ, was killed in the presence of her nine-year-old son. READ ALSO: 90 Days After…

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90 Days After Arrival, Nigerian Student Arrested in UK for Sexually Harassing Children

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Nigerian student, Cyril Kenneth, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to date children three months after arriving in the United Kingdom. According to available information, the Nigerian was arrested after being accused of dating minors in Belfast, UK. According to a video shared by Warriors of Children, Kenneth, who arrived in February for his Masters degree, was arrested after multiple children between the ages of 14 and 15 reported him with evidence of him grooming and sexually harassing them. READ ALSO: N500/Litre: Petrol Sale Drops At Lagos Filling Stations…

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Nollywood Actress, Iya Gbonkan, Gets N4.6m Donation For Car, House

ADEOLA YUSUF

Veteran Nollywood actress, Magaret Bandele Olayinka, better known as Iya Gbonkan, has received almost N5 million in donations for her car and housing project. This comes after a cleric, Prophet Gabriel Agbala, heeded her call for help to complete her house and buy a car. The actress had earlier gone viral on social media when she made a public call for support to complete her old house and get a car. Heeding her call, Gabriel took to his Facebook live on Tuesday to solicit funds from kind hearted individuals around…

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OAU Speaks on News of Lecturer Stealing Students’ Phones in Exam Hall

ADEOLA YUSUF

Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State have reacted to the report making the rounds that a Lecturer stole some phones belonging to some students who were writing their examinations. This was contained in a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, on Wednesday at Ile-Ife. Olanrewaju said: “The attention of the management of OAU, Ile-Ife, has been drawn to a viral video where a male young adult was allegedly involved in stealing phones of some students who were in the examination hall. READ ALSO: They Took…

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N500/Litre: Petrol Sale Drops At Lagos Filling Stations

ADEOLA YUSUF

NNPC limited daily consumption figures to collapse Soon, Atedeo Peterside said as Customers apathy for petrol consumption worsens nationwide   The volume of average daily sale at petrol stations across Lagos is dropping as Nigerians buy less fuel than they bought before last week’s price adjustment, according to investigations by BusinessDay. Visit to more than 10 large petrol stations in Lagos show that sale is down by as much as 25 per cent at some stations with three recording more than 32% drop in daily sale over the last one…

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Aregbesola Seeks Forgiveness, Blames Devil for Rift With Oyetola

ADEOLA YUSUF

The ex-minister has just spent 8 days out of power. Ex-Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has blamed the devil for the misunderstanding between himself and his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola during the latter’s administration. Aregbesola who spoke in Yoruba language during a welcome rally organised by his loyalists to welcome him back to the state at Freedom Park, Osogbo, said the devil successfully allowed animosity to thrive between them after the Supreme Court victory party in July 2019. The former Minister had attributted his political successes to President Bola Tinubu,…

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Tinubu Begged To Pay ASUU Salaries For Months Members Were On Strike

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to release the eight months’ salary arrears of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) withheld by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. In 2022, the ASUU embarked on an eight-month strike over the non-implementation of their demands by the federal government. At the time, the government had threatened to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy on the striking lecturers. After the strike was called off, the then Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had said the government was not going to pay anyone…

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Idiroko Border Reopened Since, Customs Clears Air

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde, on Tuesday, cleared the air over the reopening of the Idiroko border in Ogun State. Makinde said the border had been reopened since last year, contrary to a viral video which showed some residents of Idiroko jubilating over the border reopening. Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari had in August 2019, shut all land borders as part of efforts to curtail smuggling and boost local production of rice. In 2020, Buhari ordered the reopening of borders in Seme in…

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Reps Warn Tinubu Against Terminating E-passport Contract

ADEOLA YUSUF

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, warned the Federal Government against terminating the contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passports booklets. According to the House, procuring the equipment capable of putting the latest security features in the Nigerian e-passport will cost the government about N22bn. The legislative chamber also warned that the production and supply of 10 million booklets by the firm would be disrupted. READ ALSO: N18m Tax: ‘What I don’t Have, I Can’t Give,’ Iyabo Ojo Dares Sanwo-Olu N18m…

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