Category: Crime/Health

At 58, God Has Given Me A Second Chance, By Yusuph Olaniyonu

ADEOLA YUSUF

At a point, the urologist told me that if we didn’t act fast, my enlarged prostate might begin to affect my kidney. The only solution, he said, was surgical intervention… I agreed and that turned out to be a major mistake. During the first surgery, the surgeons ruptured my bladder. In panic, they had to abandon the prostate operation that brought me in.”   Perhaps I should not be alive. But I am. Despite the odds, I turn 58 today. I am still frail and fragile. But now, I can…

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Protesters Loot, Set NCC Ablaze + PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a troubling turn of events, Kano State’s anticipated hunger protest spiraled into chaos as participants ransacked and torched the newly constructed NCC Digital Industrial Park on State Road. This cutting-edge ICT center, set to be inaugurated next week, was reduced to ruins. The incident marks a significant setback for the region’s technological advancement efforts, as the state-of-the-art facility was poised to become a beacon of digital innovation. ‘What I Saw At Hospital When Onyeka Onwenu Was Dying’ – Peter Obi Viral videos capture the dramatic scenes of protesters ransacking…

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Famous Nigerian High Court Judge’s Daughter Murdered In Lagos

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a suspicious circumstance, the body of Chukwu, the daughter of Soboma and Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, was discovered lifeless outside the gate of their Parkview, Lagos home on Wednesday, July 31. Chukwu’s father, Soboma Ajumogobia, is the younger brother of Odein Ajumogobia, a former Minister of State for Petroleum and later a former Minister of Foreign Affairs. According to Sources, newly employed domestic staff, who had been with the family for less than a month, are suspected to have staged the scene to make it appear as though Chukwu was…

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NYSC Suspends Monthly Biometric Clearance Over Nationwide Protest

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ahead of August 1 nationwide planned protest, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has suspended the biometric clearance and the weekly Community Development Services for corps members nationwide. The corps noted that this was necessary in view of the planned protest billed to hold between August 1-10, 2024. ’35 Days To 53rd Birthday,’ How Sen Ifeanyi Ubah Died This was disclosed in a memo sent to State Coordinators, Local Government Inspectors and Zonal Inspectors across the country. It read, “In furtherance to our earlier memo reminding corps members of the…

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’35 Days To 53rd Birthday,’ How Sen Ifeanyi Ubah Died

ADEOLA YUSUF

“He departed Nigeria and went into the UK hospital for operation but never made it out alive. That was 35 days to his 53rd birthday and 10 months after he escaped assassination;” full, fresh details on the last hours of the man who came to limelight for N50 per litre kerosene intervention.     More details have emerged on the death of the Senator representing Anambra South in the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah. Ubah, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, died in an hospital…

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I’ve Aborted Thrice For My School Principal’ -14-Year-Old Pupil

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘ A 14-year-old secondary school student has revealed that she has gotten pregnant and aborted three times for her school principal, who is also a pastor, Adetunji Obatayo. The 14-year-old revealed the sordid details about the 55-year-old man to a Magistrates’ Family Court in Akure, Ondo State. She said: “Four years ago, my parents released me to live with a pastor due to his desire to train me. “On my first day in his house, he forcefully had sexual intercourse with me and told me not to tell anyone about…

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How Three Workers Were Killed in Lagos Building Collapse

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Time, location,’ LASEMA gives details of the latest fatality in Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre    A building collapse in the Arowojobe Estate area of Lagos has claimed the lives of three construction workers. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident on Thursday, July 25th, 2024. The collapse occurred at around 3:49 am at No. 13, Wilson Mba Street. LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated, “The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address. Released In 1983, Succeeds In 2024, ‘Gwo gwo…

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‘Small Body, Big Engine;’ Chinedu Ikedieze Unveils Second Wife

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘My world and love,’ emotional tributes Ikedieze (aka Aki or Efe of The Johnsons) penned for second wife that has gotten tongues trading tantrums on twitter (X).   Popular Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ikedieze, better known as Aki of Efe of The Johnsons, has caused a buzz on social Media after unveiling his new wife, Stephanie Promise Taking to his Instagram page on Stephanie’s birthday, Aki described her as “his world and love” He went on to reveal to his fans that their union is blessed with three children. Phobia For…

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‘3rd Staff In 12 Months,’ The Nation Journalist, Tajudeen Adigun, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

“He left office after production, but did not get home. This is exactly three months after Mr. Asa Sunday’s death, and exactly 12 months after Mr. AbdulWasiu Adeyemi, whom he was employed to replace.”   A journalist with The Nation newspaper, Mr. Tajudeen Adigun, is dead. Adigun’s corpse was recovered midnight of Wednesday by the Police around GTBank branch in Daleko, Isolo, after production. The late journalist who worked on the sub-desk of Sporting Life, sister paper of The Nation with 100 % focus on sports, left the office after…

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Olukoyede: Anti-graft Czar And His Professed Hatred For Corruption

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa ‘s Damilola Olanade, who examines the report released by the National Bureau of Statistics that N721bn was received as bribe by Nigerian public officials in 2023, unearths 10 Key areas the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, is championing the war against corruption and how his efforts can be assessed and accessed.     He has not hidden his hatred for graft and it may be difficult to failt him. For the umpteenth time and at every opportunity, Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…

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