Month: December 2024

Ooni’s Ex-wife, Naomi, Faints In Agodi Prison, Rushed To Hospital

ADEOLA YUSUF

Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, former wife of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has fainted in Agodi Prison, Ibadan, Oyo State. Naomi reportedly fainted in the early hours of Wednesday, December 25, 2024. She was said to have been rushed to a hospital. Though Naomi didn’t appear in court on Tuesday, she spent the Christmas Eve in Agodi Prison on the orders of a magistrate. Naomi, Oriyomi and the school Principal were all remanded in Ibadan prison by the magistrate. Recall that the Palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye…

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‘No Shishi,’ Nigerian Workers Celebrate Gloomy Christmas Over Delayed Dec. Salaries

ADEOLA YUSUF

Civil servants under the employment of the Federal Government are facing a low-key Christmas celebrations following the delay in payment of their December 2024 salaries. A report by The PUNCH showed that federal workers suffered delayed salaries in November. These federal workers received their November 2024 salaries during the second week of December, the report read. Multiple sources within the civil service told The PUNCH that the fault came from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation while other sources others noted that the delay was as a…

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Catholic Priest Arrested Over Abuja Church Stampede That Killed 10

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Nigerian leaders greedy, Kaigama says as security operatives detain church officials       The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, has condemned what he described “verbal demonization of the Catholic Church” by some agents of government in responding to the tragedy at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. About ten casualties were recorded during the distribution of palliatives given by St. Vincent de Paul. According to Kaigama, the detention of the priest as well as some officials of the church and the threat to…

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Arrest Abuja, Anambra Palliative Organisers Or Set Those In Ibadan Free — MURIC

ADEOLA YUSUF

An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern, has told the Nigeria Police to arrest the organisers of palliative distribution in Abuja and Anambra State or set those of the event in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, free. The Executive Director of the group, Professor Ishaq Akintola, condemned the different treatments for the same incidents. The group therefore demanded the immediate and unconditional release of those arrested in Ibadan over the disaster. Akintola said in the statement on Tuesday morning: “Three tragic events took place in the last few…

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‘Offenders,’ Why We Sealed Coca-Cola, FrieslandCampina, Guinness – Lagos Govt

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission has sealed three companies for extracting large quantities of groundwater for commercial purposes without proper authorisation and compliance with regulations. The News Agency of Nigeria reports on Tuesday that the three companies are Nigerian Bottling Company, producers of Coca-Cola, FrieslandCampina, makers of Peak Milk and Guinness Nigeria Plc. The Director, Technical Services, LASWARCO, Mr Olowu Babatunde, said this during an enforcement on Tuesday in Lagos. Babatunde said that LASWARCO had been engaging with these companies for over seven years to encourage compliance but efforts…

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‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ Is 2024’s Highest-grossing Nollywood Film With N511m

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Everybody Loves Jenifa‘, a new film by Funke Akindele, has broken Nollywood box office records, becoming the quickest film to reach over N500 million. The Nigerian Box Office took to X to announce the record-breaking achievement. It revealed that the movie, released across cinemas on December 11, raked in N156 million in its second weekend to take the total to N511 million. “Looks like another N156M for Everybody Loves Jenifa in its 2nd weekend taking its cumulative to N511M and raking in over 101,000 admissions,” the post reads. Also, Film…

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Islamic Group Makes U-turn, Postpones Sharia Court Unveiling In Oyo

ADEOLA YUSUF

An Islamic group under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, the Oyo State chapter has indefinitely postponed the inauguration of the Sharia court earlier scheduled to be held on January 11, 2025. The group made this disclosure in a statement signed by the Khadimul Muslimeen of Oyo Kingdom, Imam Daud Igi Ogun, on Tuesday. The statement read, “On behalf of the Oyo Muslim indigenes, this is to inform the general public that the inauguration ceremony of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (Oyo branch) previously…

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Ibadan Funfair Tragedy: Court Remands Ooni’s Ex-wife, Oriyomi Hamzat

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Abdullahi Fasasi, at the Agodi Correctional Centre. The remand order followed their arraignment in connection with last week’s tragic stampede at a Christmas funfair held at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, which claimed the lives of 35 children and left six others injured. The court presided over by Chief Magistrate…

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‘Not Poverty,’ Palliative Stampede Due To Poor Organisation, Says Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that the stampedes recently experienced during palliative distribution across the country were due to poor organisation. The president, who said this during his first media chat, also attributed the mishaps to indiscipline on the part of the beneficiaries of the palliatives. “Are we looking at it from organisers’ point of view or are you looking at it from the goodwill gesture of the people trying to give out whatever they have? READ ALSO: ’48 Ministers, 24 Aides,’ Why I Won’t Reduce Size of My…

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’48 Ministers, 24 Aides,’ Why I Won’t Reduce Size of My Cabinet – Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has declared that he is not ready to reduce the size of his cabinet to reduce the cost of governance. The president who spoke during his inaugural presidential chat in Lagos on Monday said every appointment was for a purpose. The media chat was broadcast nationwide. According to the president, Nigeria is a big country and required enough and competent hands for it to be well governed. He said the size of the cabinet was determined by the size of the country. READ ALSO: Adebule, Lagos Police…

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