Day: 8 January 2021

24hr After Death: Another tragedy hits Orisabunmi’s family

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

A double tragedy hit the family of veteran Yoruba actress, Folake Aremu popularly known as Orisabunmi as her immediate elder brother, Steve Onishola died 24 hours after her demise at the age of 71. Onishola, was the Technical Director of Kwara Falcons Basketball Club of Ilorin died after a brief illness. The State Chairman of the association, Dr. Joseph Adeyemo, confirmed the death in Ilorin on Thursday. The deceased was the Manager of Falcons on different occasions before he was appointed the club’s technical director. He was part of the…

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FG to impose fresh lockdown

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Indications that the Federal Government may impose a second lockdown emerged on Thursday as the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said it will have no option other than to impose a fresh lockdown on the country if the rising cases of Covid infections been recorded continue. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Sani Aliyu, stated this during a briefing in Abuja. The PTF Coordinator said the rising Covid infections recorded of recent in the country were concerning and might require a fresh lockdown. Aliyu said, “If…

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Court orders bank to sell Forbe’s rated billionaire’s property

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

The Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Fedrick Akinruntan is embattled as the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Jabi, Abuja, presided over by Justice Hassan Babangida has ordered the sale of his Abuja Febson Hotels and Malls located in Abuja. The court gave the order on the hotel owned by one of his companies, Obat Oil and Petroleum Limited to offset N5 billion debt it owes Ecobank Plc. based on a suit filed by Ecobank. The hotel, Febson Hotels &…

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