Veteran Nigerian disc jockey (DJ), Oluwaforijimi Adewale Amu, popularly known as Jimmy Jatt, has opened up about being diagnosed with kidney disease and undergoing a transplant. In a documentary shared via his Instagram page on Friday, Jatt recalled his months-long battle with the disease. According to him, after being diagnosed with the disease, he was…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old- man, Akin Isaac, to 21 years for raping his 18-year–old daughter for 12 years in Lagos State. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced the convict to 21 years imprisonment following his plea of guilty to the one count preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. During…
Following the unrelenting calls for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyiorcha Ayu, by stakeholders of the party, its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the national chairman’s resignation is also possible. Atiku said he had no problem with the call as long as it came in accordance with…
ok Until recently when he made headlines as a terrorists’ negotiator, Mr. Tukur Mamu lived a quiet and humble lifestyle as the publisher of Desert Herald, a publication based in Kaduna. The Department of State Services (DSS) said Mamu has a link with terrorists organisation and that culminated into his arrest in Egypt. He was…
Who should corporate responsibility and sustainability lessons be taken from? Some companies are still unclear about the concept but latching onto the sustainability mantra anyway, because it has become a marketing buzzword for business? Or a company through whose creed and deeds, over the many decades it has been around, people can see corporate responsibility…
Students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, on Tuesday, blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Shagamu Interchange, in protest. The protest is in reaction to the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The PUNCH reports that ASUU began its strike on February 14, 2022, with resumption hope still dashed…
Located along Lekki-Expressway, Lagos, Alpha Beach, one of the numerous beaches that adorn the area, used to be the darling of many residents of the state and visitors alike. Those were the days, when the beach had all the paraphernalia of a place of tourism, where people went to unwind and move closer to…
Mrs Funke Okoya, an Executive Director, NOVA Merchant Bank has been appointed Chairperson, Women’s Empowerment Commission of the Women in Finance Nigeria. Okoya’s appointment was announced along with four other new executives at a recent signing of the International Partnership/Affiliation with the Women Working for Change. The Women Working for Change is an organ of…
Award Winning Actors Lateef & Mo’bimpe Adedimeji presents ‘Ndike & Obim’ in London, UK: the first time that their characters are brought to life immersively. On the 25th of September 2022, the acclaimed actors Lateef & Mo’bimpe Adedimeji will take up the stage of 241, Lodge Ln, Romford, London for a breathtaking live show combining…
The Adeosun/Idi Orogbo Community in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State was thrown into shock on Sunday when they found of one of their landlords, Mr John Aderemi Abiola, in his room, almost four years after he was last seen in December 2018. The discovery was made after the community decided, with the…
