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One question that had hitherto begged for an answer within Ibadan’s social circles is the paternity of Aramide Adenle’s daughter. Fuji music maestro, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, better known as K1 De Ultimate has however confirmed that he is the father. The long kept secret was revealed by the Talazo Fuji Messiah himself at Aramide’s mother’s burial ceremony in Ibadan recently. The party, which had in attendance almost everyone that matters in the Ibadan, Lagos and Abuja social establishments, locked down the Eleyele-Ijokodo axis where it held. It was in the presence of guests who turned out in their thousands…
By Amosu Adeboye, LAGOS Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr will arrive the country on Saturday to start preparations ahead of the side’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double header against Benin and Lesotho. Rohr is expected to arrive the country from Cairo, Egypt where he went to offer support to the Olympic Eagles ahead of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. The team’s camp will open officially on Sunday with all the 23 invited players expected to arrive by Monday. The Super Eagles will host the Squirrels of Benin next week Wednesday at the Akwa Ibom International, Uyo.…
November 8, 2019 Admin 0 Comments A research finding published in the journal Cardiovascular Research on Thursday has warned that E-cigarettes, other vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver may damage the cardiovascular system. This is a warning to teenagers who are increasingly using the devices or e-cigarettes, despite a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to them. The study comes after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month declared an “outbreak of lung injuries” linked to vaping. “E-cigarettes contain nicotine, particulate matter, metal and flavourings, not just harmless water vapour,” senior author Loren Wold of…
President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. has triggered a backlash after he revealed in a tweet the name of the alleged whistleblower at the centre of the impeachment probe of his father. Trump Jr.presented no evidence that the person identified is the whistleblower, although the name has been circulating in right-wing media and on Twitter for several days. The tweet links to a Breitbart News article that claims the whistleblower worked in the Obama administration and “interfaced” with officials who “played key roles” in facilitating the infamous Trump dossier produced by former British spy Christopher Steele, citing as…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Friday, sentenced a 38-year-old barber, Jobi Kayode, to 20 years in prison for defiling his 12-year-old neighbour (name withheld). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced Kayode after finding him guilty of a charge of defilement due to the strength of the complainant’s testimony and the medical evidence. “The prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and I hereby convict him on the offence of defilement, as charged. “The instances of rape have become prevalent in our society and it is almost becoming an epidemic. The defilement of…
Nestlé Nigeria Plc has announced its financial results for nine months period ending Sept. 30, 2019. The financial results made available to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos, showed that for the period January to September 2019, the company recorded a revenue of N211.3 billion – a growth of 4.0 percent over the same period in the previous year and a profit after tax of N36.8 billion. According to the unaudited financial statements of the company, Nestlé Nigeria Plc posted a revenue of N69.4 billion and profit after tax of N10.6 billion in Q3 2019. It…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Delta Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday said Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) were the fastest ways of growing the economies of states and the nation. They made their positions known in Asaba at the 25th edition of MSMEs Clinic organised by the Delta Government in collaboration with Office of the Vice President. Osinbajo commended Okowa’s administration for its commitment to growing MSMEs, noting that effort of the state government were in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to make businesses work in Nigeria. “The Federal Government is determined to create a…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has called for increased budgetary allocation to the solid mineral sector to promote growth. Fayemi made the call on Friday in Ado-Ekiti at the 3rd National Council of Mining and Mineral Resources Development (NCMMRD) conference. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the three-day conference is: “Nigeria Minerals and Metal Sector: Spectrum for Investment Opportunities for Economic Growth and Development. Fayemi said that increasing funding to the sector would attract more investors to the industry. The governor also urged the council to come up with ways of engaging mining stakeholders to…
Deputy Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, Mr Joseph Bassey has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission from 2001 to 2019. Bassey, who spoke in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Calabar, urged the president not to relent in prosecuting the offenders after the audit exercise. He lamented the poor state of rural development in the South South region, adding that some few individuals had looted what was supposed to bring collective development to the people. According to him, the Calabar-Itu-Akwa…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Friday presented a budget of N124 billion for 2020 to the State House of Assembly for approval. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the budget christened ‘Budget of Deliverables’ has N53.53 billon, representing 43 per cent as capital expenditure, while the recurrent expenditure is N71.18 billion, representing 57 per cent. Fayemi said the budget was tailored after his administration’s five-pillar agenda for development, which was aimed at enhancing good governance and speedy economic transformation of the state. He said the budget would provide platform for implementation of his administration’s cardinal objectives as…