Mr Tony Elumelu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu A gathering of prominent global leaders, including Nigeria’s President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as well as numerous leaders from the public and private sectors, came together to commend…
The police has exhumed the body of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, for autopsy. Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the development via his X handle on Thursday. The Lagos Police image maker wrote: “Exhumation completed. Autopsy to commence. #JusticeForMohad #Justice4Mohbad.” This newspaper had earlier reported that a 13-man…
Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp”), Nigeria’s largest listed diversified conglomerate renowned for its investments in the Power, Hospitality and Energy sectors, has embarked on a groundbreaking environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project. On Wednesday, September 20th, the group launched an initiative aimed at sensitising schools across the country on proper waste management and recycling, fostering a…
Tweeps have taken to X to share their thoughts on the death of a young doctor, identified as Dr. Umoh Michael, who died on Sunday after allegedly working 72 hours straight. According to reports, Michael died during a church service at the United Evangelical Church on September 17. He was said to have worked a…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to put the continent’s diversity and rich culinary traditions on the centre-stage with the highly anticipated ‘Tastes of Africa Food Festival. The UBA Tastes of Africa Food Festival is a vibrant celebration of the continent’s cuisine, culture, and diversity as it reflects its remarkable…
Late Adeniyi Sani The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to the killing of Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to Senator Solomon Adeola, who is the lawmaker representing Ogun West at the National Assembly. The arrested suspects include 43-year-old Lagosian, Fred Okuno; 33-year-old Lucky Michael from Delta State, and 26-year-old Adedigba Segun…
This is to announce the arrival of September 3 Media to the online media industry space. Publishers of charlesokogene.com. The platform will start publications on Sunday September 24, 2023. It is published owned by a time tested journalist, Charles Okogene, who has spent a better part of his journalism career reporting the Nigerian music industry…
The rise in the cost of crude oil, coupled with the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar, might lead to a hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, oil marketers stated on Sunday. It was also gathered that the sharp rise in crude oil price to about…
Singer, Abiola Akinbiyi, aka Bella Shmurda, has cancelled his Canada tour following the death of his colleague and dear friend, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, who died on Tuesday at age 27. He made the development known Saturday night through his X (formerly Twitter) while noting that new dates would be announced for the tour which…
UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2023 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) in Nigeria, with a call for entries. Now in its 13th year, the annual National Essay Competition is part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative aimed…
