S/West APC condoles with Pa Fasoranti over daughter’s murder

The South West APC sympathizes with a foremost Yoruba elder and leader, Pa Fasoranti for the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin who was killed along Benin-ore road on July 12, 2019. The National Vice Chairman of APC, Pastor Bankole Oluwajana, who led a delegation of South-West APC leaders on a condolence visit to the Fasorantis in Akure expressed sadness over her death declaring it a personal loss as a lawyer and former colleague of the deceased in the banking industry. In a statement made available by the Zonal…

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Prez. Buhari salutes Osoba at 80, lauds contributions to nation building

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on his 80th birthday, July 15, 2019, which has been beautifully heralded with the launch of his memoir, “Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics.” President Buhari felicitates with family, friends, professional colleagues and political associates of the elder statesman and loyal party stalwart, who has successfully translated words into action by fully participating in politics and governance, and leaving a legacy of serving as a governor of his state in two republics, 1992-1993 and 1999-2003.…

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Full List: Sanwo-olu names Tunji Bello, 39 as commissioners, special advisers

In fulfilment of his election promise to accelerate his administration’s development agenda, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, transmitted a list of Commissioner-designates to the House of Assembly for ratification. The list contained twenty-five names, who are to assume duty as Commissioners and Special Advisers upon ratification by the legislature. A statement by the Governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Sanwo-Olu carefully picked the nominees based on their cognate experience in their respective professions. The list, Akosile said, comprised names of technocrats and politicians, who understand…

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Allegations of money laundering, tax evasion trail Rev. Mother Ajayi’s suspected ban from UK

Who is after Reverend Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi, the General Overseer of Love of Christ (LOC) Generation Church, United Kingdom? This is the mind-boggling question that has been troubling many of her admirers and followers. The highly revered evangelist, preacher, motivational speaker and philanthropist has become a subject of derision among some Nigerians living abroad, especially in the United Kingdom, where her church is based. The church, which sources said is small, is reportedly located in Clapham, London. Sources disclosed that Iya Adura, as Rev’d Mother Ajayi is fondly called,…

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Algeria will be tough, Odegbami warns Super Eagles

Segun Odegbami, an ex-international, said on Sunday that the semi-final between Nigeria and Algeria at the ongoing African Cup of Nations would be tough. Odegbami made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ota, Ogun State. He noted that the Super Eagles needed to listen to their coach and technical crew as the match between them and the Desert Foxes of Algeria “would be hard.” “Our success when the Green Eagles played against Algeria in the final of the 1980 Nations Cup that we won by 3-0…

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Bizarre! Female Teacher, 28, sleeps with 13-year-old male pupil, jailed

A teacher, Brittany Zamora, has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for having sex with her underage pupil. Zamora, who has since been dismissed from her job, had pleaded guilty to ‘improper behaviour’ with her 13-year-old pupil. She admitted to 10 counts of sexual misconduct with the pupil, in addition to two counts of child molestation and another two counts of exposing him to sexually explicit materials. Twenty-eight-year-old Zamora is married and had worked as a sixth-grade teacher from Las Brisas Academy in Arizona until 2018 when…

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Unknown Gunmen strike at Sen. Abbo’s family, kill Uncle, abducts step-mum

Tragedy hit embattled Sen, Elisha Abbo as Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the killing of the Senator’s uncle and the abduction of his stepmother. The command Spokesman, DSP Suleiman Yahaya, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria in Yola on Saturday. Yahaya said the incident occurred on Saturday around 3:00 a.m. at the family house of Abbo in Muchalla Village of Mubi North Local Government Area. Yahaya explained that the gunmen had abducted Abbo’s stepmother identified as Rifkatu when Abbo’s uncle came out of his house nearby and raised an alarm.…

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“Police demanded N1000 from us to take mummy to hospital” – Late Olakunrin’s aide

Oke Olasehinde, an aide to the late Funke Olakunrin, daughter of elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, who was shot by unknown gunmen on Ore road, has revealed that his boss might have lived if not for the insistence of one of the policemen at the scene that demanded N1,000 as ‘fuel money’ that caused the delay they encountered in taking her to the hospital. According to The Punch, Oke said, “The people (bandits) were about 20 in number. They shot at our vehicle; as we were about…

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