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Princess Aduragbemi Obey-Jaiye has debunked claims that her father and Nigerian music legend, Chief Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, is dead. She said her father is hale and hearty contrary to claims making rounds on social media platforms. Describing the report of her father's death as fake news, Princess Obey-Jaiye said the Juju maestro...
Aftermath of a fatal boat accident that occurred on Friday at about 8pm along Ikorodu Channel, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government has reiterated the ban on night travel. The governor warned all ferry operators and passengers against violating the laid down rule of ‘No Night Travel’ on Lagos...
Government of the United States of America (USA) has finally charged Ramon Abbas Olorunwa Igbalode popularly known as Ray Hushpuppi to court in Los Angeles for allegedly committing frauds and laundering ‘millions of dollars from cybercrime schemes.'" The government, in a comprehensive affidavit on Friday by the US Department of...
A doctor, Adepoju Anuoluwapo was today arrested and arraigned, with her company Medcontour plastic surgery clinic, before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday. The doctor’s arraignment comes more than two months after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) had sealed Medcontour plastic surgery clinic over...
Senator Ibikunle Amosun today visited the family of the late former Governor of Oyo State Senator Abiola Ajimobi who died in a Lagos Hospital last week Friday 26th June 2020. Senator Ibikunle Amosun and late Senator Ajimobi were good friends from the days of their association in the ANPP. They were...
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has adopted Samuel, a 17-year-old boy, who drew his portrait with pencil. Oba Ogunwusi also announced that he would foot the boy’s tuition up to tertiary institution and employ him upon graduation. AccordIng to him, "I got tagged on Twitter a few months...
Construction work on the Lafenwa-Rounda Road in Abeokuta and other abandoned road projects across Ogun State has resumed. In a statement made available to Echotitbits by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Emmanuel Ojo, the Ogun state Government said contractors have now been mobilized to resume...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai says the Nigerian Army will collaborate with sister agencies to bring a decisive end to armed banditry in the North-west zone of the country. The Army Chief stated this at the commencement of this year’s Nigerian Army Day Celebration in...
The Federal Government has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol from N140.80 to N143.80 per litre. This increment was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday by the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Abdulkadir Saidu. “After a review of the prevailing...
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday nominated 41 non-career ambassadors-designate. Buhari, in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmad Lawan, requested the lawmakers to confirm the nominees. The President also nominated one career ambassador-designate, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The nominees are: Engr. Umar Suleiman (Adamawa); L.S. Mandama (Adamawa); Oboro Effiong Akpabio (Akwa...