Day: September 15, 2023

MAPOLY Ex-Deputy Rector, Lekan Famuyiwa Baba Fancy, Is Dead

Damilola Olonade

“He died after a sumptuous lunch,” family source gives details of how the First Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Ogun Poly breathed his last at 72   A former Deputy Rector with Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta, Mr. Lekan Sakibu Famuyiwa popularly known as Baba Fancy, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Mr. Famuyiwa, 72 died Friday afternoon in his residence in Abeokuta after a sumptuous lunch. READ ALSO: How Olamide’s Wife Publicly Humiliated Me – Former YBNL signee, Temmie Ovwasa BREAKING: Tinubu Nominates Cardoso As CBN Governor…

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How Olamide’s Wife Publicly Humiliated Me – Former YBNL signee, Temmie Ovwasa

Ganiyu Amodu

“I’d go out with this woman, and she’d humiliate me publicly! When people ask for pictures, she made it her mission to remind me that I was broke.”     Singer and songwriter, Temmie Ovwasa, formerly known as YBNL Princess, has described her ‘ugly’ experience with her former boss, Olamide, and his wife, Aisha Adebukunmi. The ‘Jabole crooner,’ in a series of posts on her Instagram stories on Thursday, accused Olamide of neglect while at the label. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Tinubu Nominates Cardoso As CBN Governor He Graduated in 1979,…

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BREAKING: Tinubu Nominates Cardoso As CBN Governor

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Olayemi Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential Spokesman, said the directive is in conformity with Section 8 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, which vests in the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the authority to appoint the Governor and Four (4) Deputy Governors for the Central Bank of…

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He Graduated in 1979, Chicago State Varsity Confirms Tinubu Attended School

Ganiyu Amodu

The Chicago State University (CSU), yesterday, confirmed that President Bola Tinubu attended the university and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree.The university disclosed this in a statement issued to CBS Broadcasting Inc. generally referred to as CBS News, one of America’s biggest and most influential news network. It, however, pointed out that United States’ federal law, prevents it us from providing any further information about Tinubu’s record, without consent or unless allowed to do so via court order.The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election,…

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Libya Floods: Death Toll Soars To 11,300

Ganiyu Amodu

The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said. Marie el-Drese, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Libya secretary-general, said another 10,100 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean city. Health authorities previously put the death toll in Derna at 5,500. The storm also killed about 170 people elsewhere in the country. The mayor of Derna, Abdel-Moneim al-Ghaithi,…

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Ghanaian-Born German Inusa Dawuda Drops Waka-Waka Album

Abibat Babalola

The multi-talented Ghanaian born German, Inusa Dawuda, who turned from boxing to music has released his latest album, Waka Waka, with 10 tracks which he said is a cross-over of contemporary Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afrofunk, Highlife and reggavibes in general term. Like his past songs, his friend for many years, the Ghanaian journalist, Francis Kokutse, has again wrote one song, “Turn Back The Clock” on the latest album. Inusa said, the title “ has nothing to do with Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka’ because she hadn’t even heard of it, at the…

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Dey Play, Students React As UNILAG Reviews Fees From N190k to N170k

Damilola Olonade

The university had earlier increased fees from N26,000 and about N76,000 to between N120,750 and N240,250 respectively for Non-Science and Science courses   The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced a review of new school fees, a move that had elicited reactions from the students who saw the reduction as marginal and grossly insufficient. As a fall out of the meeting of the UNILAG Management with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the institution reviewed its new fees across board. Platforms Africa reports that Vice-Chancellor of…

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The God That Cut Soap For Wizkid (1), By Tunde Odesola

ADEOLA YUSUF

This is the citation of Èsù, the Yoruba god of protection, benevolence, chief enforcer and messenger between heaven and earth: Èsù Láàlú, ògiri òkò, onílé kángun kàgun ọ̀nà ọ̀run, jọ̀wọ́ má yọjú s’ọ́rọ̀mi. Èsù Lároóyè, afi àdá olójúméjì tọrọ epo lọ́wọ́ ẹní lépo! Èsù má se mí, ọmọ ẹlòmíì ni o se. If I successfully translate this panegyric into English word for word, and Èsù, in gratitude, offers me his meal of boiled eggs, palm oil, bean cakes, pigeon and corn, placing it at the crossroads where three footpaths meet,…

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Pastor Resigns After Watching Video Of Kumuyi Rallying Support For Tinubu

Abibat Babalola

Word-for-word: Full resignation letter of Pastor Ogueze Venitius Chinyerugo, Nnewi district pastor of the Deeper Life Bible Church   A pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church, 84, Nnobi Road, Nnewi, Anambra State, Ogueze Venitius Chinyerugo, has resigned as the district pastor of the church, blaming this on the alleged support of the general superintendent and head of the church, William Kumuyi, for the government of President Bola Tinubu, “exemplified by recent comments on the administration.” Chinyerugo, in a letter dated August 23, 2023, said he was resigning from his pastoral…

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Petroleum Minister Hails NCDMB On Skill Development Project, Urges Timely Completion

Abibat Babalola

MINISTER of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for its intervention in the construction of the proposed Centre for Skills Development and Training (CSDT) at Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The project, initiated by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) to promote acquisition of skills relevant to oil and gas industry operations, has been under construction since 2011. It received a much-needed boost with the entry of the NCDMB as co-financier after due negotiations with…

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