Day: June 30, 2024

Epe Deserves More from Lagos Govt — Group

Gbenga Adeoti

Top energy journalist, Yusuf Yunus, inaugurated as 5th president Club Seventies Epe + Names, Photos of other new executive members   A non profitable social group, Club Seventies Epe, says that Epe Division in Lagos State deserved more attention from the administration of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the state. The newly sworn-in President of the Club, Mr Yusuf Yunus, made this remark in his inaugural address after taking oath of office in Epe. Sultan Of Sokoto: We’re Worried – Miyetti Allah Issues Caution Yunus, taking over from Adelaja Najeem-Hassan as…

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BREAKING: Olu Jacobs Is Alive – Son

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️Family speaks as rumour of the veteran’s death goes viral   Soji Jacobs, son of veteran actor Olu Jacobs, has declared that his father is still alive. Platforms Africa reports that this was in response to the latest round of rumour that his father is dead. The younger Jacobs, according to a report by QEDNG, made this clarification on Sunday as the fake news of his father’s death was trending on social media. According to Soji, “The family is tired of this rumour that keeps recurring every year.” READ ALSO…

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30 Nigerians On The Ballot In UK Poll

ADEOLA YUSUF

No fewer than 30 men and women of Nigerian origin will be on the ballot in the United Kingdom’s elections scheduled for Thursday, July 4. The outcome of the poll should be known by Friday. An analysis of the finalised list of candidates by a UK election data supplier, Democracy Club, showed that 20 British-Nigerians will be representing mainstream parties, including the Labour Party, Conservatives Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the Reform UK, while the rest are from smaller parties or contesting as independents. With days before the make-or-mar election,…

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Nigeria’s Former Chief Of Defence Staff Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi (retd), is dead. The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, confirmed the death of the Admiral in a terse statement. According to Gusau, Ogohi, who was the CDS between 1999 and 2003 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, died in the early hours of Sunday. He was said to have passed on in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Gusau said in the statement: “With deep sorrow, I announce the death of Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi (rtd), a former…

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Sultan Of Sokoto: We’re Worried – Miyetti Allah Issues Caution

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has has urged Nigerian politicians to desist from toying with sultanate institutions The National President of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, made the call in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Othman-Ngelzarma stressed the need for the protection and preservation of the institution of the Sultanate in the country. He said that the institution of the Sultanate which dates over two hundred years should not be toyed with by politicians who were supposed to be channeling their energy in promoting good governance.…

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I Don’t Want A Mother-in-law, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

I met a woman, a mother-in-law in Jordan. I mean at the River Jordan while I was on pilgrimage to Jerusalem many years ago. We were on the same bus and the same prayer group. It was an intensive 10-day of praying, fasting, except only when we were eating or sleeping. But this lady struck me in a different way. We got talking and she told me her main prayer points. As we stood in River Jordan was for her daughter in law. The poor girl, she told me she…

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