Day: January 9, 2025

Fresh Controversy Rocks Alaafin Stool, Kingmakers Uncover Plan To Replace Gbadegesin

Ganiyu Amodu

. ‘Not heeding Ifa choice has consequences,’ Why we rejected fresh selection process, insisted on Gbadegesin as Alaafin-elect   Five kingmakers in Oyo town have faulted Governor Seyi Makinde’s directive to initiate a fresh selection process to pick a new Alaafin of Oyo, asserting that Prince Lukman Gbadegesin has already been chosen as the Alaafin-elect. The kingmakers opposing the governor’s action include the Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Akinade; the Lagunna of Oyo, High Chief Wakeel Akindele; the Akinniku of Oyo, High Chief Hamzat Yusuf; a warrant chief standing…

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19 Year-Old Nigerian-born Footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah, Joins Portuguese Club

Ganiyu Amodu

Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, a football club founded in 1956, has signed an official contract with a United Kingdom-based highly-talented, young Nigeria-born footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. The official unveiling of the young promising footballer was carried out on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Yaqub, born in Nigeria in 2006, is a budding Nigerian talent with unquantifiable promise and potential. Prior to his official contract with Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, he was a student and a trainee player with the Brooke College Football Academy in the United Kingdom. At Brooke College…

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Hamzat, Olusi, Others To Grace Arabic Centre’s Graduation

Abibat Babalola

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat and the Chairman, Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos, Tajudeen Olusi are among the eminent dignitaries expected to grace the MAJMA’ Lagos graduation ceremony for 2023/24 academic session. The ceremony, according to a statement by the organisers, includes the presentation and awards of Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma to graduands in Arabic and Shari’ah Studies. The statement sent to Platforms Africa showed that other invited guests include the Chairman, Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin;  Founding Father, Summit University, Alhaji Lateef Okunnu; Iya Sunna…

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Popular Catholic Priest Resigns, Switches To Traditional Religion

Abibat Babalola

Dr. Echezona Obiagbaosogu, a Catholic priest with 17 years of experience, has officially stepped down from his clerical duties to adopt African traditional spirituality. Obiagbaosogu, who lectures in African Traditional Religion at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, revealed that his passion for traditional African beliefs and rainmaking practices influenced his decision. Obiagbaosogu recounted how his childhood experiences shaped his current path. His father, a Christian who valued traditional medicine, and his grandfather, a staunch traditionalist, nurtured his curiosity about nature and spirituality. During his academic research, Obiagbaosogu studied under a seasoned native…

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Man Gets £5,000 In Compensation After Cutting Himself While Shaving

Abibat Babalola

Man gets 5,000 in compensation after cutting himself while shaving A man who sued a razor company after cutting himself while shaving with one of their products has been handed £5,000 in compensation. Nick Silverthorn, 48, from London, bought himself a new razor during the Christmas holidays. He said he visited his local Sainsbury’s in Richmond to buy a £2.50 Wilkinson Sword Men Advance 3 razor But when Mr Silverthorn unwrapped his purchase and began shaving on Boxing Day, he started “bleeding badly.” READ ALSO: Nigerians To Pay More For…

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Nigerians To Pay More For Calls, Data, Minister Confirms, Says Hike Not 100%

Abibat Babalola

  Real reason we yielded to MTN, Glo, others’ request for tariff hike, full details of what minister Bosun Tijani said   The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has announced that telecom tariffs will rise soon, but the increase will not reach 100 percent. Speaking after a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, Tijani explained that discussions and consultations on the matter are still in progress. The MNOs have earlier proposed a 100 percent hike in tariffs. The minister noted…

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