Chief Ladi Williams death is shockingly unbelievable. We mourn.Earthly loss, heaven’s gain. He was personable, sociable, friendly, nice and decent. I had very close interaction with the departed silk. We had mutual respect for one another. He drew me close to him like he did several others. No airs. None at all. He was reportedly fully vaccinated, and it is surprising that inspite of the precautions he took, he still died of COVID- 19 complications – an indication that fully vaccinated or not, we remain endangered in these perilious times. How sad! His death undoubtedly is a huge loss to…
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The Kogi State Government has raised the alarm over an alleged smear campaign plot against Governor Yahaya Bello ahead of the 2023 general elections. There have been speculations that Governor Bello is interested in contesting for Presidency in 2023, a move which has unsettled some major political actors, especially with the fast rising profile of the Kogi Governor. Addressing journalists during its quarterly press briefing, the Commissioner for Information in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, who highlighted some of the achievements of Governor Bello, said the state government was aware of plans to paint the governor in bad light ahead of…
Mr. Joe Igbokwe, an aide of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gotten a bitter pill hard to swallow form his kinsmen as unknown attackers razed his country home in Anambra State on Sunday. His house located in Nnewi was burnt down by suspected Indigenious People Of Biafra members, IPOB. Mr. Igbokwe personally confirmed this on his Facebook Page. He however was grateful that no life was lost in the attack. Mr. Igbokwe has not been popular among his kinsmen following his stance on their mode of politics. He recently condemned the series of killings in the South East especially…
Tragedy has hit the household of Late Chief Rotimi Williams again as his first son, Chief Ladi Williams has passed on at the age of 74. His death was confirmed by his brother Chief Kayode Williams who said his late brother died of COVID-19 complications. He died around 3:00a.m at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos. “I just lost my Elder brother Chief Ladi Rotimi Willliams (aged 74+) to Corona Virus. He passed on at 3am this morning” Chief Kayode Williams said. His son, Kunle Williams also confirmed the incident but added that his father was fully vaccinated having taken the…
The vigilance of Operatives of the Nigerian Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has led to the interception of a fake soldier with drugs, 16 walkie-talkie sets, ammunition, ATM, SIMcards for bandits. Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu were arrested while conveying drugs, ammunition and communication equipment to bandits in Kaduna. The duo was arrested by a patrol team of NDLEA officers along Gwagwalada expressway, Abuja on Friday 30th September, 2021. A statement signed by the NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemu list items recovered from them to include 21 RLA 7.45mm ammunition concealed in water bottle; 16 packs of new two-way…
HEDA Resource Centre and three other international anti-corruption partners were the subjects of wholly unfounded allegations of forging an email that seek to indict Mr. Adoke of complicity in the diversion of over a billion US dollars of Nigeria’s money to a private bank account from the Malabu oil deal. Despite the fact that the email in question was furnished by the UK authorities in response to a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request by the Milan Prosecutor (Italy) in the trial of Eni, Shell and others for international corruption related to the OPL 245 transaction in 2011. Though the defendants…
The annual Dubai Tourism Fair Expo 2020 is underway in the United Arab Emirates. The event which kicked off on the 1st of October and for the next six months is to increase awareness about Dubai among global audiences and to attract tourists and investments into the Emirate. This year’s Expo 2020 is in partnership with the maiden edition of the Afrozons Dubai Sound Off offering an exceptional travel experience. The Sound Off promotion will culminate with the selection of 70 Afrobeat lovers for a trip to Dubai giving them an opportunity to experience Dubai like never before. The winners…
Prominent clerics, religious leaders and eminent sons and daughters of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State have asked Governors in Nigeria to adopt the strategy used by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in tackling insecurity in his state, for the country at large. This call was made at a special prayer for the nation and symposium against insecurity, convened by religious leaders in the ancient town of Ilorin. The conference was tagged ‘Rise Against Insecurity in Nigeria’, RAIN. Dr. Mohammed Gambari of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Ilorin, who delivered the keynote address, said the prayers for the…
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together to celebrate freedom. Today should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British handed over the reins of power to Nigerians, but also unified Nigerians from all ethnic groups, religions and regions.Today,…
Member of Agba Ohaeze Royal Family, Ogbekenu Village, Onicha-Ugbo in Delta North Senatorial District, Laurence Izegbu has called out Senator Peter Nwaoboshi over state of roads in the community. This is contained in an open letter addressed to the Senator. It is titled: Death Trap Along Oncha-Ugbo Abuja Link Road. In the letter, he stated that his choice of reaching out to the Senator through the medium to the public channel is borne on the magnitude of the current predicament. He said the Onicha-Ugbo Abuja link road through Idumuje Ugboko has been economically advantageous to commercial activities. To this end,…