Author: Khadijah Olowode

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has addressed rumours and claim that he consults demonic forces for powers. During his sermon Friday night, 11 August, 2023, at the ongoing RCCG 2023 National Convention tagged, “Beyond Expectations”, at the Redemption Camp, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Adeboye urged his congregation to ask that God should kill him if he truly consults demonic forces for powers. The cleric said he initially decided against addressing the rumours but changed his mind during one of his prayer sessions. He said: “The sayings of some so-called prophets, particularly if…

The remains of the senior pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, Pastor Daniel Taiwo Odukoya would be interred on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The day before the burial would be the mother of all service of songs at his church auditorium in ilupeju, Lagos. Pastor Odukoya had succumbed to death in the US on August 7, 2023. It has been an avalanche of grief since his unfortunate demise was announced. Long before his sad demise, he had lost his first wife, the amiable Pastor Bimbo Odukoya in the ill-fated Sosoliso plane crash of December 2005. Then he…

The Community Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), otherwise known as ECOWAS Parliament has appointed Nigeria’s lawmaker, Idris Wase to lead 10 other parliamentarians to Mediate with Niger junta. This is a last ditch attempt by the sub-regional body parliamentary body to prevent military confrontation with the Nigerien military who forcefully took power from President Mohamed Bazoum. The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government led by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu had already ordered the activation of ECOWAS of the sub-regional standby force to return the country to democratic rule after initial attempts at dialogue…

Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described as shocking ,the sudden death of Amb. Kayode Laro, Nigeria s Ambassador to France. In a condolence message issued by the NIDCOM Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Dabiri-Erewa said the death of the envoy at this time was painful and so sudden. She said: “The death is so shocking to me as we still communicated very recently , and prior to that reminisced on the last visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ to Paris , France in June during which Ambassador Laro successfully hosted the President…

Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum has received another Chibok girl, Rebecca Magu, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents alongside 275 of her schoolmates while sitting for the Secondary School Certificate Examination in 2014 at GSS Chibok. The Governor, meanwhile has promised to support Rebbeca and all other victims of Boko Haram insurgents recovered. According to a statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Isa Gusau, Rebbeca Magu who was rescued in Cameroon on the 17th of July was handed over to the Governor of Borno State by the National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre, ONSA, Rear Admiral Yem Musa (Rtd), to be…

Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Kayode Laro is dead, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. The Ministry in a statement on Saturday signed by its spokesperson. Mrs. Francisca Omayuli said Ambassador Kayode Laro died last Friday in Paris, France, after a protracted illness. The statement read: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is deeply saddened to announce the death of Ambassador Kayode Laro on Friday, 11th August, 2023 in Paris, France, after a protracted illness. “Until his death, Ambassador Kayode Laro was Nigeria’s Ambassador to France with concurrent accreditation to Monaco. He contributed immensely to…

The Nigerian Embassy in Niger had not be razed, the Nigeria’s Ambassador to Niger has said. In a statement on Saturday, 12 August, 2023, signed by Dr Litti Auwalu on behalf of the Ambassador, the purported video showing the Embassy was set ablaze by the Niger pro-coup protesters was said be fake even as the Nigeria’s Chancery in the troubled country was said to be well guarded by the Nigerien military and police. The statement read: “It has been brought to our notice that fake videos showing the torching of the Chancery Building in Niamey by protesters are circulating on…

The first time l met you l did not know you were a Prince of the Source.It was when we were about to marry that l knew that you were not just a Prince but a Prince with great patience. Patience is a rare virtue.Virtue is grace. Oba Kayode Adelekan Afolabi, you are blessed with the grace of patience. In our 30 years of marriage, you have shown me a dimension of patience that l have never seen before. In the School of Patience you are my Lecturer. You have taught me that patience is not weakness but concentrated strength.You…

The Ogun State Government, on Friday, 11 August, 2023, said the Obong of Calabar, His Royal Majesty, Edidem Abasi, directed his attack on the deplorable state of the Abeokuta-Ibadan road at the wrong quarters. The Obong, who is the Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), had on Thursday, 10 August, 2023, lamented the poor state of some roads in the state. But the state government, in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Works, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, said the road in question belongs to the Federal Government. He said that the Dapo Abiodun administration in Ogun…

Lizzy Anjorin, a popular Nollywood actress, has confessed that she slept with Kolawole Ajeyemi, husband of colleague Toyin Abraham and Tayo Amokade popularly called Ijebu same day, reports thegazellenews.com. Anjorin, who is now married, made the strange confession via a video she shared on social media. According to her, she had also slept with a lot of her male colleagues who are married but had no problem with their wives. She wondered why the case of Toyin Abraham’s husband should be generating interest. “I even slept with Kolawole Ajeyemi who’s known as Awillo in Abeokuta and its environs and Ijebu (Tayo…

Piqued by what has been described as the “mischievousness of some disgruntled persons,” another group of shareholders of Seplat Energy has warned such detractors to stop their senseless attack on the company and its management. A press statement issued on behalf of the group known as Concerned Shareholders of Seplat Energy by the trio of Messrs Adetunji B. Ajani, Adekanmbi David, and Ademola Timothy Adejuwon on Thursday, 10 August, 2023, said: “Our attention has been drawn to a news story published in ThisDay Newspaper edition of Monday 7th of July 2023 alleging among others, likely impropriety on the part of…

A group, Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) consisting of 52 groups, have told the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to deploy troops to Niger Republic over the recent coup that took place in the country, thegazellenews.com reports. CNG’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, 11 August, 2023. “We emphatically repudiate any form of preference for military action against Niger or any other West African or African nation by any regional or international community/institution”. The group urged both the military authorities in Niger and the ECOWAS to open and allow all doors for…

A yet-to-be-identified woman was crushed to death alongside her two-year-old daughter in the Ikotun area of Lagos on Thursday, 10 August, 2023. According to reports, another trader was hurt when a bus ploughed into some businesses on the side of the road next to Toluwalase Hall on Governor’s Road in Ikotun. A witness identified only as Tayo claimed that the bus driver fled after being nearly lynched by onlookers who gathered at the scene of the collision. “It is a Hummer Bus, it probably lost its brake. It rammed into the shops and cleared about five shops. A woman and…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report The death toll from the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui, Hawaii, has now jumped to 55 while 1,000 people are still missing, just as officials warned that the loss of life is expected to rise further. Another 17 fatalities were confirmed on Thursday, 10 August, 2023, taking the toll to 53 victims. By Thursday night, another two people had been found dead, Maui County confirmed. Hawaii Governor, Josh Green, said on evening of Thursday, 10 August, 2023 confirmed that that around 1,000 people are still unaccounted for, as he said that the Aloha State is headed for…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed for hearing an application by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to stop his trial by the Federal Government through the Department of State Services(DSS). The court will on Tuesday, 15 August, 2023 also hear an application by the DSS seeking to appeal the N20 million bail granted to Emefiele by the court. Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date to enable the defence to reply to the prosecution’s further counter-affidavit, which was served on the defence in court just before the Thursday proceedings…

A reckless driver reportedly driving against traffic has killed a family of five and their house help in Owerri, Imo State. The incident occurred at Umudibia community, maternity junction, close to the Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Owerri on Sunday, August 5, 2023. The family head identified as Arthur, alias Agwu Oti Aka, was a disabled Para-Badminton Silver Medalist. He was scheduled to represent Nigeria in a Disabled Badminton competition in the United States on August 14, 2023. Arthur was riding a motorcycle with some of his children, while another two motorcycles carried his wife, house help, and other children when…

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 10, 2023, arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. The suspects: Solomon Oloche, Innocent Ochola, Aselo Kendra Wisdom, Simon Jeff, Innocent Raphael, Akula Kelvin, Emmanuel Okanche, Francis Chikodirie, Atoo Michael, Ochayi Nelson, Ngutor Paul, Michael Tyobe, Samuel Okanche, and Patience Tseaa were arrested after series of surveillance based on intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. Items recovered from them include a Toyota Camry Car, 14 iPhones, 11 Android phones, 6 Laptop computers, different ATM Cards, a flash drive, MTN Router, Tus…

A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has withdrawn his interest in being part of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report. According to report, the former Kaduna Governor told the President that there are some people close to him who are not comfortable with his emergence as a Minister hence their resolve to block his emergence. Presidency sources said El-Rufai told President Tinubu at a meeting on Tuesday, 8 August, 2023 that he was no longer interested in becoming a minister but would continue to contribute his quota to the development of Nigeria as a private…

Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, has affirmed the regional blocs’ steadfast commitment in supporting the people of Niger’s journey towards peace and democratic stability. In his closing remarks at the 2nd Extraordinary Summit on the socio-political situation in Niger Republic on Thursday in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu expressed his appreciation for member states’ dedication toward all efforts in resolving the challenges of Niger. The Nigerian leader emphasized that the remarkable outcome of the summit, which authorized the standby deployment of ECOWAS troops to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration on Thursday, August 10, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting.. It also called on the African Union, AU, partner countries, and institutions to support the resolution taken by the sub-regional body. According to ECOWAS, all efforts made to dialogue with Niger Republic military junta have been defiantly rejected by coup leaders as they…