Day: May 15, 2025

‘4 Years After,’ Actress Jumoke George’s Missing Daughter Found In Mali

Ganiyu Amodu

Adeola, the 41-year-old daughter of veteran Yoruba actress Jumoke George, has been found in Mali after being declared missing for four years. Jumoke had earlier revealed the disappearance during an interview on the Talk to B show hosted by actress Abiola Bayo. She stated that Adeola had been living with her grandmother in Ibadan and was last seen after informing the family she was travelling to Lagos. According to Jumoke, Adeola later made contact, asked for forgiveness, and explained she had travelled out of the country with friends in search…

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‘Vote Or Go To Jail,’ Bill To Make Voting Mandatory Passes Second Reading

Ganiyu Amodu

A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago. Leading the debate during plenary on Thursday, Ago said the bill aimed to encourage citizens’ participation in the electoral process, noting that voter apathy during elections would be addressed if the bill scales legislative scrutiny. Although the bill passed second reading, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party from Akwa Ibom…

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‘Confirmed Dead At FMC,’ How Ogun TV Female Journalist Slumped, Died

Damilola Olonade

“How Will her two children, aged-mother cope now?” Reactions as NUJ gives details of Bukola Agbakaizu’s tragic death while preparing for work at the OGTV   A female journalist with Ogun State Television (OGTV), Abeokuta, Mrs. Bukola Agbakaizu, has reportedly slumped and died while preparing for her afternoon shift at the state-owned television station. Her death was confirmed by the Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, Mr. Bunmi Adigun, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, Platforms Africa reports. The statement read: “Agbakaizu, a dedicated staff…

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ES NCDMB Pays Last Respect To Edwin Clark

Ganiyu Amodu

Felix Omatsola Ogbe, executive secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), on Tuesday joined dignitaries from across the country to pay their last respect to late Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. The late elder stateman and founder of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). The executive secretary was accompanied by Isaac Yalah, director Planning Research and Statistics, NCDMB, to the funeral ceremony at Kiagbodo, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, the community of the late Ijaw nationalist. The NCDMB boss described the late Clark as a staunch local content advocate,…

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Nigerian Scientist Begins Research On Contaminated Groundwater Cleaning

Abibat Babalola

As pollution and climate change continue to threaten clean water worldwide, Nigerian geoscientist Oyindamola Oseni is conducting research that could lay the groundwork for safer, low-cost ways to restore contaminated soil and groundwater. A doctoral researcher at the University of Georgia, Oseni is developing an approach that uses microbial and plant-root systems, enhanced by biochar, a carbon-rich material made from biomass, to break down hazardous pollutants. Her work targets persistent groundwater contaminants like perchlorate and nitrate, which are commonly linked to industrial, military, and agricultural waste. “We know the environment…

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NNPC, Sahara Group Knot Ties For Energy Access, Sustainability Promotion

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Sahara Group have heightened agreement to collaborate for the promotion of energy access and sustainability. A statement from Sahara Group, which confirmed this, added that the talk was central to the courtesy visit paid to the Group CEO of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Bayo Ojulari, by the Executive Directors, Mrs. Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka, Dr. kola Adesina, Mr. Tope Shonubi and Mr. Wal Ajibade at the NNPC Towers in Abuja. “From oil and gas to data and infrastructure, the conversation explored how transparent, impact-driven partnerships…

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If Lamido And I Were Still Governors We Would’ve Challenged Tinubu – Amaechi

Abibat Babalola

Former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has asserted that Nigeria’s political environment would be significantly different today if his generation of governors were still in power, declaring that he and former Jigawa governor Sule Lamido would have openly challenged President Bola Tinubu. Nigerian home decor ideas. Amaechi made the remarks on Tuesday, May 13, in Abuja at the launch of Lamido’s autobiography, Being True to Myself. “I asked you (Lamido) this morning, what is going on currently in the country, in Nigerian politics — would it have happened when we…

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This Trial of Brother Oloyede, By Tunde Akanni

Tunde Akanni

  It’s been traumatic for my entire family since that video started making the rounds. I sneaked a slight view… It’s our trial. It’s my trial. Oloyede is genuine. He is most sincere. He is modestly so as well. For us, however, Allah knows best. I was with a trader in the afternoon of what I considered a dark Wednesday, the 14th of May 2025. “Se bi won ni JAMB o get mo bayi…”. I had to cut in immediately. Which JAMB? “Madam, that’s one person I will vouch, and…

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‘Monthly Or Nothing,’ Lagos Warns Landlords, Scraps Annual Rent For Tenants

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to phase out annual rent payments in favour of more flexible monthly and quarterly options. The move aims to ease the financial burden on residents, especially low-income earners who struggle with large upfront rental costs. Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, who revealed the initiative during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing, said the initiative builds on the state’s ongoing efforts to make housing more affordable and accessible. He cited the earlier rent-to-own scheme, which allows beneficiaries to pay a five percent deposit and spread…

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UTME Result A Deliberate Attempt To Stop Igbo Children From Admission – ASUU

Precious Ibekwe

    . University of Nigeria Nsukka Lecturers Threaten To Sue JAMB   The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Nigeria Nsukka branch, has declared that the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was an injustice targeted towards preventing children from the South East zone from gaining admission into higher institutions in the country. Platforms Africa reports that the Chairman of ASUU-UNN, Óyibo Eze, who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Nsukka on Wednesday, threatened to sue the Joint Matriculation Board over the massive failure…

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