– Dr. Abbey Onas -By Ademola Idris A leading technocrat and the head honcho of ZGM Integrated groups of companies, Dr Abbey Onas has conceived a new initiative in the fabric industry in the country and beyond with the sole aim of celebrating President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his historic victory at the presidential election in February. The new initiative explores the fabric world… []
– Late Emekeme Joseph A popular hotelier in Sapele, Delta State, Deacon Emekeme Joseph popularly known as Samikolo has allegedly been beaten, by two of his children, to death over a girlfriend. Emekeme who owns a hotel chain called Covenant Suites, and once owned a filling station is a Deacon in one of the Pentecostal churches in the timber town. A source told Vanguard that… []
– Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Aladesanmi Many controversies have started trailing the selection and installation of Mr. Fasina Famuagun as the new Araba of Ado Ekiti and this is being challenged before an Ado Ekiti High Court. In a writ of summons filed to this effect, Chief Famuyibo E. Kayode and Chief Olu Adeniyi Atetedaye are seeking a declaration that Famuagun has not… []
– File picture of Operation Burst The operatives of the Operation Burst, an anti-crime section of Oyo State Police Command drafted to the NTA Ibadan station area have threatened to shoot at the Oya-gaga family in Ibadan as the family members move to restrict trespassers from encroaching on their ancestral land. It was gathered that the 10-acre landed property situated on Queen Elizabeth II Road,… []
Tragedy struck Akure on Monday as an over-speeding motorist ran over a Junior Secondary School student, killing her on the spot. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the student was returning from school and was standing by the roadside when tragedy struck. “Friends of the driver, a suspected internet fraudster, who was in another vehicle, rushed him to an unknown destination… []
– Suspected ‘Yahoo boy’ Amos Olalere and mother One Amos Olalere, a 29- year- old notorious yahoo boy has confessed to have killed his younger sister with the help of their mother for money ritual purposes. The suspect was apprehended by detectives of the Lagos State Police Command during a stop- and- search operation carried out along Itamaga, Ikorodu Road, in Lagos State. During interrogations… []
– Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun In his effort to curb cultism and related crimes in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun, has directed security agencies to carry out periodic raids in identified places where vendors of hard and other illicit drugs operate in Sagamu and its environs. Abiodun gave the directive in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he received the new State Commandant of… []
– Sonia Ekweremadu Daughter of embattled Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who was the reason the Ekweremadus were sentenced has broken silence on the sentencing of her father, and mother, Beatrice. A court in the United Kingdom sentenced Ekweremadu, to nine years and eight months in prison for an organ trafficking plot. The court also sentenced his wife, Beatrice, to four years six months while the medical… []
The Lagos government has commenced the demolition of illegal structures in Banana Island in highbrow Ikoyi. A three-storey building under construction was demolished and four others buildings were sealed in Banana Island. The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) are carrying out the exercise. The exercise is led by LASBCA General Manager, Gbolahan Oki, and the… []
– Nigerian Evacuees Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate. According to a voice note from a Nigerian official obtained by our correspondent on Friday morning, students without passports or ETC had been instructed to stay back. The official added that two students without any of… []
– Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Officials of the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency on Wednesday, shut down a popular store, Chimezie Store, located at No 19, Ogundana Street, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, for allegedly selling expired products to members of the public. It was gathered that the store was sealed during a sting operation as part of the ongoing zero tolerance on unwholesome items across the… []
– Khadi vendor Following the death of an Ibadan vendor, Khadi, the hotel where she was lodged with a client has released a statement. Khadi was found dead on Thursday after lodging with an individual who checked out early when she was confirmed to be alive. Following unrest on social media about the vendor, Wetland Hotel Akobo released a statement confirming the tragic loss while… []
A family rejected a coffin brought by their son-in-law for his mother-in-law’s burial in Tombo Mbatie, in the Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. A Facebook user, Bem Raphael Aondongu, disclosed this via his page on Thursday. According to him, the family rejected the casket because it was not beautiful, and too poor to bury a member of their family. He wrote, “Sons of… []
On Thursday, the Lagos department of public prosecution arraigned Chrisland School Ltd and four of its employees for the alleged manslaughter of 12-year-old student Whitney Adeniran. The school and the staff (Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Belinda Amao, and Nwatu Ugochi Victoria) are facing a two-count charge of manslaughter and negligent acts. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to… []
One Annie Ofili, a lady has allegedly stabbed her friend, Glory Okon, to death at her residence on the Greenville Estate, Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Metropolix Online gathered that on the day of the incident, Okon paid Ofili a visit at home. While the two of them were discussing at the suspect’s residence, an argument ensued between them and the argument… []
– Queue at a bank’s ATM As Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN had on Thursday directed all commercial banks to open for operations on Saturdays and Sundays to ease the naira scarcity, long queues at banks in Lagos especially have disappeared. CBN seemed to have injected more banknotes into commercial banks. The apex bank had on Thursday confirmed the evacuation of bank notes from its… []
– The client (in tie) applauding the mechanic A client of a mechanic applauds the honesty of the skilled individual for returning the sum of N10.8M mistakenly transferred to his account. Mr Timothy, in a video making rounds on social media reportedly returned a huge sum of money mistakenly credited to his account. The client could be heard showering accolades on his mechanic for being… []
– Kiki Osinbajo Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) stormed the premises Kirikiri prison in Apapa, Lagos and apprehended an inmate described as “a slim young man”. A large number of operatives of the secret police had stormed the penitentiary last week in search of the fellow threatening one of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s daughters. Learnt on Monday night that the VP’s… []
– Alhaji Nurudeen Emiloju Despite the hardship and inconvenience the recent Naira swap has brought to Nigerians which suddenly turned POS owners/operators to ‘millionaires ‘ for the exorbitant they charge to withdraw money, there is a particular man who owns a POS Center at Emiloju Store at Jankara Market Iwo who has remained a friend of the masses. His POS Centre is serving more than… []
– Erelu Okin, Dr. Pearl Chidinma Ogbulu posing with her certificate Popular Nigerian and renowned Philantropist, Dr. Pearl Chidinma Ogbulu, popular by her chieftancy title, Erelu Okin, has received special acknowledgment and certificate of citizenship from the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, for her humanitarian efforts in Nigeria, during a recent visit to the former. In a letter dated Wednesday, November 30, addressed to Dr…. []