Author: Adetutu Audu

Two journalists were kidnapped by Gunmen on Saturday in Kaduna. The bandits said to be in large numbers invaded Dahjonu Community in Millennium City of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. They abducted two journalists: The Nation’s Abdulgafar Alabelewe and Blueprint newspaper’s AbdulRaheem Abdu as well as their wives and children. Alabelewe is also the current Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna State Council. One of the victims’ family members, Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits invaded the area around 10:30pm and shot indiscriminately before carrying out their dastardly act.…

Segun Agbaje, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO PLC), clocked 60 years on July 4, and to celebrate, the former Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank, friends spoiled him with a destination party in Italy. The suave banker rocked and partied hard with award winning hip-hop sensation, David Adeleke, aka Davido, who is on honeymoon with his newly wedded wife, Chioma, after his electrifying wedding in Lagos, to serenade him and his guests made up of Nigeria’s elites spanning across the financial sector to the business sector etc. The birthday boy’s joy was infectious.…

In furtherance of its proactive flood risk management, the Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar has activated all Zonal, Territorial and Operation offices of the Agency nationwide to work with the States Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) within their area of responsibilities to carry out rescue operations and conduct assessment of the situation. The NEMA Zonal, Territorial and Operation offices are located in Lagos, Ibadan, Ekiti, Abuja, Minna, Jos, Enugu, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Edo, Uyo, Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Yola and Gombe. At the headquarters NEMA alsooperates a toll-free emergency contact line: 0800CALLNEMA (080022556362) in addition to…

One of the Oyo state most influential politicians, Alhaji Yekini Adeojo has demanded a refund of the sum of N8 million and additional N50 million for damages from Fuji musician, Alhaji King Wasiu Ayinde for failure to perform at his daughter’s wedding. A letter from Ba Law Firm of Chief Bolaji Ayorinde , SAN, OFR, acting on behalf of Chief Adeojo, has demanded from King Wasiu Ayinde to pay the sum of N58 million within the period of 14 days, from the date of the receipt of the letter, and in the event of failure to pay the sum, a…

It was beautiful moments filled with fun, as the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Works, Dr Adekunle Olayinka became the Charter President of Rotary Club of Dideolu Golden, last weekend. The installation ceremony held at the Rotary International District 9111, Nigeria Headquarters in GRA Ikeja, Lagos was conducted under the chairmanship of the Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat who was represented by the Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Dr. Hakeem Shittu. The colourful event was graced by dignitaries in the socio-economic and political circuit across the state and beyond.…

Alex Otti, Governor of Abia, on Wednesday, 3 July, 2024, inaugurated a multipurpose hospital in the state. The 100-bed Mother and Child Centre situated in Ugwunabo, Abia state, was built by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs). The Governor commended President Bola Tinubu for sighting the project in the state. Otti promised to judiciously use the facility as the state is planning to establish a medical village that will put an end to people travelling out for medical issues. The governor commended Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, senior special assistant to the president on…

Female student, Awofeso Aisha Omotola has emerged the best graduating student of the Air Force Secondary School in Ikeja, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com reports that Aisha scored distinctions in all the nine subjects she sat for at the recently concluded WAEC/SSCE examinations. This medium can report that Aisha scored distinctions in the following subjects: Civic Education – A1English Language – A1Further Mathematics – A1Mathematics – A1Biology – A1Chemistry – A1Physics. – A1Animal Husbandry – A1Computer Science – A1 On Sunday, 30 June, 2024, she was celebrated and honoured by the Nasru-Lahi-Fatihu Islamic Society (NASFAT) where she was awarded full scholarship by…

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has extolled the virtue of mothers saying they are the ones who largely help shape the lives of their children. The First Lady spoke while on a condolence visit to the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima who recently lost her mother. Senator Oluremi Tinubu pointed out that though female children tend to gravitate towards their fathers, the role and influence of the mother cannot be over emphasized. “The influence of the mother is great. Though our fathers tend not to scold us as much as our mothers, what our…

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that the commencement of Process to Select Winner of #OneNigeria/UnityFabric Competition has begun, the event was held at the State House, Abuja. She noted that the quality of the entries show the creative prowess of the Nigerian youth. Senator Oluremi Tinubu explained that the multiplier effects of the competition and having the National Fabric will have on the nation’s economy are enormous. “By the time the winning design is selected, it will be produced locally. That will mean more jobs for the local textile manufacturers. “You will be surprised. What…

Africans Rising and 400 civil society organisations and movements across Africa and the Diaspora have sent a strong letter to President of Kenya, William Ruto to stop the clampdown on protesters. The letter and the massive support for it show the widespread solidarity of African people for the cause of the Kenyan people against misgovernance, corruption and economic hardship. The letter makes the following specific demands of the Ruto government: Stop killing protesters; Stop the abductions of protesters, produce all those who have been abducted, investigate and punish perpetrators and desist from such acts; Respect the human and constitutional rights…

The Head of thef European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Samuela Isopi has said renewable energy is the way to go in the future, stating that the EU is currently playing very active role in Nigeria’s energy sector, particularly in renewable energy. Isopi, who spoke during a cocktail on the occasion of the 9th Nigeria-EU Business Forum in Abuja, noted that the EU is among the main partners and donors in the energy sector, supporting renewable energy and also supporting critical projects, supporting mini grids at the state level in different states…

A former Information Technology (IT) officer at Globus Bank, Idris Babatunde Olayiwola, has dismissed as “baseless” and “untrue”, fraud allegations levelled against him by the bank. Olayiwola in a statement he personally signed and which was released on his X handle on Monday, said contrary to allegations by the bank, he did not hack customers’ accounts or steal their funds during his brief stay at the bank and after his resignation. According to him, while working with Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) in January 2019, he was assigned the Globus Bank Core Banking Application Project. He said, “My team and I…

Stella Okoli, Nigeria’s leading industrialist and Chief Executive Officer of Emzor Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, is currently in financial mess over alleged multi billion Naira loans obtained from banks. One of the banks, Nova Merchant Bank Limited has filed a winding-up petition before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, against, Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries seeking to recover a loan of N6.205 billion granted the firm. The suit marked: FHC/L/CP/1044/2024 has been assigned to Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke. Listed as respondents in the suit are: Central Securities Clearing System Plc, Access Bank Plc, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Citi Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc, First…

The Nigeria Police said it would probe an allegation by a popular Nollywood actor, Lawori, against a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Ganiyu Oyedepo, popularly known as Koko Zaria, involving an attack in which the former suffered a wound to his head. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Monday. The actor, in a video shared early Monday by an X user, Oyindamola, tweeting as #dammiedammie35, narrated how a bottle of alcoholic drink was smashed on his head at the 2024 Idimu Day event held last Tuesday, June 25, 2024. According…

A viral photo circulating on social media showing a man with a bloody back and wounds has been debunked as false by PRNigeria’s fact-check team. The photo was claimed to be that of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member brutally attacked in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State. However, investigations revealed that the photo is a special effect created by a makeup artist in 2014 and has no connection to the alleged incident. The fact-check team found that a similar incident occurred in 2017, but the photo accompanying that incident is different from the one currently circulating. The NYSC management had…

The Zamfara State Government’s claim that the newly appointed Permanent Secretary, Dr. Maryam Keshinro Ismaila, is not an indigene of the state has been debunked by a fact-check investigation conducted by PRNigeria. The investigation, which involved verifying Dr. Keshinro’s bio-data and obtaining letters from the Tsafe Emirate Council and other credible sources, confirms that she is indeed an indigene of Tsafe Local Government in Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Government had written to the Head of Service of the Federation, claiming that Dr. Keshinro did not meet the eligibility criteria for the position of Permanent Secretary due to her alleged…

Award-winning Afro-dancehall singer and songwriter, Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie aka Patoranking and his foundation,has constructed a modernized football turf for young and promising footballers in his hood, Ebute Meta, Lagos , Nigeria. The beautifully constructed turf was officially opened on Saturday, 28 June, 2024. The singer and his football team which included his friends: Zlatan Ibile, Poco Lee, Yhemo Lee, were present. Commenting, the ‘celebrate me’ crooner said he built the turf from a place of love to unite his community because God has blessed him and he bless his people. “Today marks a significant milestone for me,my team and my…

A Maryland couple died recently while completing the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid extreme heat. Alieu Wurie, 71, and Isatu Wurie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were among the more than 1,300 people who died during the pilgrimage as temperatures exceeded 120F (48.9C). Devout Muslims, the Wuries had been preparing for the religious pilgrimage together, the Washington Post reported. But relatives say that Ehajj and Umrah Tours, the Maryland-based tourist company with whom the couple traveled, failed to protect them amid extreme temperatures. The company did not have hajj certifications and lacked transportation and accommodations for the Wuries, even though…

Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, has filed a defamation of character lawsuit against Kafilat Ogbara, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, reports thegazellenews.com Ogbara is Chairman of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on June 5, Ogbara claimed that there are “many petitions” against Kennedy-Ohanenye and that the lower chamber is investigating the minister. The Minister had been invited to appear before the house committee on public procurement and the panel on women affairs and social development. Reacting to Ogbara’s remarks, the minister denied…

The CEO of Oasis of Faith Intercontinental Limited and President of the Christian Tourism Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CTPAN), Rev. Dr. Israel Kristilere, has lamented the maltreatment he suffered at Cairo Tarmac during a stopover on his pilgrimage to Israel. Kristilere, narrating his experience on the events of April 30th, 2024, when he and 27 pilgrims, were en route to Israel during a four-hour layover in Cairo, said: “Myself and another first-class passenger were resting in the lounge. Around midnight, when I observed that boarding has commenced, yet my group remained seated. Upon inquiry, I learnt they had instructed us…