Day: January 4, 2024

BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Deji Aderemi Olofa Ina, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Chief Adedeji Aderemi, also known as Olofa Ina or Baba Olofa Ina is reportedly dead. News of his death was made public by his colleagues, including Saidi Balogun who mourns the passing of the aged actor. Saidi Balogun writes on his Instagram page: “Goodnight Legend Chief Adedeji Aderemi alias Olofa Ina” READ ALSO Tinubu Appoints New Executive Directors For NPA, NIMASA + NAMES Pan-Atlantic Varsity’s Lecturer, Austin Nweze, Is Dead Yuletide: Tinubu Extends Free Train Ride To Sunday, Jan. 7 The late actor was a well-known figure in Yoruba theatre…

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Tinubu Appoints New Executive Directors For NPA, NIMASA + NAMES

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Executive Directors in two (2) agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy: A statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, gave names of the new appointees below. Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA): (A) Ms. Vivian C. Richard Edet — Executive Director, Finance & Administration (NPA) (B) Engr. Olalekan Badmus — Executive Director, Marine & Operations (NPA) READ ALSO: Pan-Atlantic Varsity Lecturer, Austin Nweze, Is Dead Yuletide: Tinubu Extends Free Train Ride…

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Pan-Atlantic Varsity’s Lecturer, Austin Nweze, Is Dead

Abibat Babalola

Chido Nwakanma, Ikeddy Chinedu Iziguso, Chas Ideho allies and emotional tributes they penned for the deceased       A lecturer with Pan-Atlantic University, Austin Nweze, PhD, is dead. Nweze’s associate, Chas Ideho, who announced this sad news on his verified Facebook page on Thursday evening, described the death as a huge loss. Saying that the exit of the scholar who was also a regular face on television programme struck him like a thunderbolt, he said that the deceased “was a regular voice on Kubanje Direct (a now rested popular…

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Yuletide: Tinubu Extends Free Train Ride To Sunday, Jan. 7

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the yuletide free train service till Sunday January 7, 2024 to allow more Nigerians who are yet to return to their stations enjoy the benefit. The Federal Government announced a free train service on all serviced routes and 50% rebate on road transportation from December 21, 2023 to January 4th, 2024 on specific routes to reduce the burden of high cost of public transportation during the just concluded Christmas and new year holidays. While over 163,000 Nigerians benefited from successful first leg…

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EFCC Raids Dangote Office +Deal That Lands Africa’s Richest Man In Trouble

Abibat Babalola

▪️ What the operations got to do with Emefiele and forex racket for Africa richest man’s $12 billion refinery     The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently raiding the head office of the Dangote Group in Lagos, Platforms Africa reports. The swoop on the office of the Africa’s richest man was said to be over forex transactions with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It was gathered that the EFCC officers are conducting a search on forex allocations to Dangote Group during the tenure…

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US Imam Shot Outside New Jersey Mosque Dies

Ganiyu Amodu

An imam shot outside a Newark mosque in New Jersey state has succumbed to gunshot wounds, American authorities said. Imam Hassan Sharif was shot more than once after 6.00 a.m. outside Masjid-Muhammad-Newark mosque, officials say, amid surge in Islamophobic attacks in America since Israel’s brutal war on besieged Gaza. New Jersey Attorney General, Matt Platkin, said, on Wednesday, that the loss of Imam Hassan Sharif will be felt across the state and city. Platkin added that there’s no evidence indicating the shooting was motivated by an anti-Muslim bias. ”The cleric…

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Nigerian Art Student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, Breaks Guinness World Painting Record

Ganiyu Amodu

A Nigerian art student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, has broken a decade-old record for the longest painting marathon after painting for 100 consecutive hours. Ahaghotu’s feat was announced on Wednesday by the Guinness World Records on its social media handles and website. The sophomore at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, far surpassed the previous record of 60 hours, set by Roland Palmaerts (Belgium/Canada) in 2013. “I came to the United States to pursue my dreams and build up my career as a recognized artist,” Ahaghotu told…

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Fake degree: I’m Worried Over My Safety, Says Undercover Journalist

Ganiyu Amodu

“There is a lot of concern from friends and family members regarding my safety. They have been genuinely worried and as a journalist, I believe I should be allowed to carry out my job without any threats or intimidation”.   Nigerian investigative journalist, Umar Audu, said yesterday he was worried about his safety, following his recent investigative report which uncovered a fake results syndicate in Togo and Benin Republic. It will be recalled that the investigative journalist with Daily Nigeria newspaper, reported recently that he bagged a degree within six…

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EFCC Threatens Buhari Ex-minister’s Arrest Over N37.1bn Fraud

Abibat Babalola

Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, risks arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following her failure, on Wednesday, to honour an invitation by the anti-graft agency. The PUNCH reports that the EFCC wrote Umar Farouq to appear for questioning in furtherance of an ongoing probe into an alleged N37.1bn fraud during her tenure in office. According to the EFCC, the alleged fraud was perpetrated through a contractor, James Okwete. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that Umar Farouq, who was scheduled to appear at…

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Nigerian Govt Withdraw Recognition Of Kenya, Uganda, Niger varsities

Abibat Babalola

Following the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo, the Federal Government has said sanction would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. “We are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda, Kenya, even Niger here where such institutions have been set up,” he said. An undercover journalist with Daily Nigeria newspaper…

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