Author: Olamide Obayemi

In recent weeks, the media has been flooded with the heartbreaking news of the untimely death of a 27-year-old Nigerian musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad. He was formally signed to Marlian Records, owned by Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley. While the circumstances surrounding his passing are still unclear, this tragedy has brought to light several crucial issues that demand attention and action. The first and foremost priority should be a thorough police investigation to uncover the truth behind his sudden demise. Only thorough comprehensive inquiry can we determine the factors that led to this heartbreaking loss. The…

In a bid to support the efforts of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has donated 1800 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to street sweepers, at the Authority’s headquarters in Ijora-Olopa. The kits comprise 600 reflective jackets, 600 nose masks and 600 safety cones, largely for use of LAWMA’s highway sweepers. Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, appreciated the gesture, describing it as the beginning of a robust partnership between both agencies, adding that LAWMA was committed to ensuring effective management of marine waste. Responding, NIMASA‘s Deputy Director of Finance, Mr. Samuel Ajayi,…

By Mariam Motunrayo Williams-Johnson The word Vampire first appeared in 1700’s, but the folklore surrounding undead creatures that feed off on human blood has been since the earliest times. I am using the word “vampire” for the first time in my write ups though I know it’s not a positive word. Vampire has been defined to mean a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons. According to Merriam Webster and Collins Dictionary, vampire means the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck…

The Department of State Services, DSS, has denied a report that its operatives arrested one of the tribunal judges that ruled on the 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election, PRNigeria reports. The secret police’s rebuttal comes in the wake of the allegation by the Chief Press Secretary of the Kano State Governor, Sanusi Bature, who stated that the Kano State government believes that the judges that handled the judgement of the Kano State Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal were intimidated and arrested by the security agencies. While speaking to PRNigeria on phone, the spokesperson of DSS Dr. Peter Afunanya, denied the claim…

By Kunle Rasheed The death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known professionally as MohBad has continued and will continue to generate interests amongst various Nigerians because of the sudden way the light of his life was switched off. The unfortunate death was so devastating that it got innumerable lots adding their voices in condemnation of the former label owner Naira Marley for causing the death of the promising lad. There is no iota of doubt in this plain fact that, it is very normal for people to feel awful because Imole, not only looked and acted innocent, he was just too…

A former Presidential Aide, Laolu Akande, has charged President Bola Tinubu to back his commendable and well-articulated speech at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States, with appropriate foreign policy direction to attain desired goals. Akande, who is currently in New York, covering proceedings at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly, expressed his views while featuring as a guest analyst on Channel TV’s morning programme, Sunrise Daily, on Thursday, 21 September, 2023. The former award-winning journalist who is back on his beat said, “What the president must do now is to gather together his…

The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that the suspected killers of Adeniyi Sanni, an aide to the lawmaker representing Ogun West, Senator Solomon Adeola, wore military camouflage vest, military jungle hat and military holster but were fake soldiers. SaharaReporters had on Monday, 11 September, 2023 reported that the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa, gave the names of the suspects as one Fred Azeez Okunnu, 43; Lucky Idudu Micheal, 33 and Adedigba Segun, 26, while parading them at the headquarters, Ikeja. It had been reported in August that Senator Adeola alleged that soldiers of the…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has advised both foreign and local investors to take advantage of Nigeria’s huge population, traffic and thriving aviation market, to invest in the sector. Keyamo, who was speaking today, Thursday, 21 September, 2023 at the ongoing Africa International Trade Exhibition (AITE 2023), at Hilton Hotel, Midtown, New York, USA, specifically, pointed out that world-class Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities would be a good area for investors to consider first. The Business, Trade and Investment Summit, which is being held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) is…

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, will serve as the Chairman of the 2023 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). This was disclosed by the Chairman of 2023 Conference Planning Committee, Danlami Nmodu, mni, in a press statement by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Mr Remmy Nweke. According to Nmodu, the conference will be held at Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton) in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday, 5 October, 2023 at 10.00am He also said that the theme for the 2023 conference is “Nigeria: Roadmap for Socio-Economic Recovery and…

In honour of President Bola Tinubu’s determined global push to aggressively attract foreign direct investment into Nigeria, the world’s second largest stock exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (NASDAQ), on Wednesday, 20 September, 2023 in the world’s financial capital, invited President Tinubu to ring the closing bell, making him the first African President to ever receive the honour. The President, surrounded by Nigerian business leaders and officials of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, in trademark fashion, did not fail to seize the opportunity presented by the historic moment to boldly advance his foreign investment push as he…

Former Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Wahab Olumuyiwa Jimoh has lost his mother, reports thegazellenews.com Mrs Margret Malomo Jimoh died on Wednesday, 20 September, 2023, at Eredo in Epe Local Government Area of the state. She was aged 93. The late Mrs Jimoh was sick for sometime before she eventually answered the supreme call. She has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites. Although, the late Mrs Jimoh had seven children, she was survived by five one of whom is Honourable Olumuyiwa Jimoh.

The attention of LUTH Management has been brought to the news going round the social media and other media outlets regarding the death of a house officer in LUTH. While LUTH Management understands the fact that the family of Dr. Michael Umoh is presently mourning the death of their beloved son and requested the foreclosure of any media engagement regarding the death of their son, it is important for us as a management to make clarifications regarding the circumstances surrounding his death. Dr. Umoh died on Sunday 17th September 2023 while in church with his parents. The management was informed,…

The construction of 200 housing units by the Ogun State Government has taken off, with the site for the project being cleared in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government. To be executed through direct labour, the housing estate will consist of 2 bedroom expandable bungalows, targeting low – and medium-class clients. The move by the state government, according to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing, Jagunmolu Akande Omoniyi, will add to the housing stock in the state, provide housing solution to the emerging Remo Zone Economic Hub, with the expected influx of workers to the area and complement the state…

A Coalition of 25 Civil Society Organisations have called on security agencies to caution political parties against activities that could plunge states into serious crisis, ahead of the off-season governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. The Civil Society Organisations, in a communique issued after a three-day election preview on the three states, specifically singled out the Social Democratic Party’s slant of activities in Kogi State as an example of what security agencies must caution stakeholders against. According to them, the wild allegations and ethnic profiling which have become the hallmark of the SDP’s campaign in Kogi State, “are…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has conducted a comprehensive clean-up exercise at Itedo Community, Lekki Local Council Development Area, in partnership with Lekki Peninsula Environment Community, Crusader Sterling Pensions and Itedo Community Development Association, promising to clamp down on filthy communities and residents. The clean-up exercise is in continuation of LAWMA’s efforts to clear black spots across communities in the state. Commenting on the exercise, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegeshin, condemned the unhygienic habits of some residents, who indulge in reckless waste disposal in unauthorised locations, promising to wield the big stick on such erring individuals…

It is great celebrating the woman who brings so much joy and happiness to the life of our leader and the President of the most populous black nation in the world, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Behind every great man is an even more amazing woman doing incredible work behind the scenes of our leader President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the first Lady of the Center of Excellence when he was the governor of Lagos State. Your unwavering support to our leader and by extension our great party, The All Progressive Congress propelled you to the exalted position…

Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals has warmly congratulated First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 63rd birthday. In a statement issued on Thursday, 21 September, 2023, Orelope-Adefulire described Senator Tinubu as an inspirational, compassionate, and visionary leader. She also noted Senator Tinubu’s dedication to Nigeria and unwavering support for the President, highlighting her invaluable role in providing the nation with the right leadership. “Senator Tinubu’s motherly disposition, characterized by warmth and compassion, has left a lasting impact on many Nigerians. Her commitment to the welfare and well-being of Nigerians is commendable.…

Umoh Michael, a medical house officer serving at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, has died. SaharaReporters gathered that the “overworked medical doctor” died on Sunday, 17 September, 2023 after he collapsed during church service. The deceased was said to have worked at a three-day stretch performing operations at the Neurosurgery unit of the federal government-owned health facility before the incident. “We, the house officers in LUTH on Sunday, September 17 lost one of us; his name is Dr Umoh Michael. He died after having a 72 hours (3 days) call in Neurosurgery Unit. “Due to shortage of medical…

Samklef, the Nigerian singer-turned-producer, has declared that friends of Mohbad have raised over N30 million to support the late singer’s son. Ilerioluwa ‘Mohbad’ Aloba, died on Tuesday, 12 September, 2023 and was buried the next day. The circumstance surrounding the 27-year-old’s death has continued to spark controversies on social media. The late singer is believed to have a child, named Liam, with Omowumi, his lover. Shortly after Mohbad’s demise, well-meaning Nigerians launched a fundraiser for the late singer’s five-month-old baby. Samklef took to X on Tuesday, 19 September, 2023, to reveal that Nigerians have raised the sum of “N32,744,900 so…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the death of Adebola Akin-Bright, the 12-year-old boy with missing intestines, who was admitted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Tuesday. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message issued on Wednesday, 20 September, 2023, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described the death of Adebola as a painful loss, not only to the deceased family and friends, but also to him personally and the entire State, considering the efforts made by the Lagos State Government to save the young boy. The Governor sympathised with the late…