The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, better known as Jandor, has said his political ambition in the 2027 electoral cycle is in God’s hands. Adediran made this known in an interview with journalists on Sunday after attending a Thanksgiving Service at Trinity House Church in Lagos. He said he was in church to thank God, exactly one year after the Supreme Court ruled on the 2023 Lagos gubernatorial election, won by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Adediran noted that after the ruling, he stepped away from media and election matters to focus on business. However,…
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A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has commended President Bola Tinubu over his request to the Senate to terminate the appointments of three suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners of Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto States over alleged gross misconduct in 2023 general elections. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said that the sack of the RECs was a clear signal of the President’s desire to sanitize the country’s electoral system. The APC chieftain, who said this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, also commended the Senate for granting…
A First Prosecution Witness, PW1, in the trial of one Xiao Hong Will, a Chinese, over an alleged cyber terrorism and internet fraud, on Friday, February 7, 2025, told Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how he was instructed by his employers to present himself as a female to gain clients’ trust. The witness, Rowland Turaki, a cyber security student, said he was one of the employees of the Chinese standing trial for alleged cyber terrorism and internet fraud. Hong Will is a member of the syndicate of 792 alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance…
Energy expert Dan Kunle has warned that the continued importation of petrol and diesel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and certain marketers, despite the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s capacity to meet domestic demand, is a disservice to the country. Recent reports indicate that NNPC, Oil Marketers Spent N5.5tn on Petrol, Diesel Importation in Four Months. Speaking on a programme on Arise TV on Sunday, Dan Kunle likened the massive importation of petrol and diesel by NNPC and some marketers over the past four months to the notorious ‘cement Armada’—a scandal from the 1970s, during Nigeria’s oil boom, where…
Special Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and two-term Chairman of the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, has passed away. The Gazelle News reports that the former Chairman died in a Lagos hospital where he was rushed on Friday, 7 February 2025, due to complications from diabetes. Despite efforts to stabilise him, he passed away on Sunday, 9 February 2025 at the age of 65. Oke had battled the disease for several years before his demise. Before venturing into politics, he worked with African Independent Television (AIT) and was once associated with veteran…
Adron Homes and Properties, Nigeria’s leading real estate development company, today marks its 13th anniversary, celebrating over a decade of groundbreaking achievements in the real estate sector. Since its inception, Adron Homes has remained committed to providing affordable and luxurious housing solutions, making homeownership accessible to Nigerians across all socioeconomic classes. With a vision to bridge the housing deficit in Nigeria and beyond, Adron Homes has consistently set new industry benchmarks. The company has developed and delivered thousands of quality homes in strategic locations nationwide, including Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Abuja, and Nasarawa, expanding the frontiers of modern real estate development.…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are Su Dong Fu, Zheng Xian Tao, Wang Shi Long, Pan Cai Qi, Ting Liao, Fan Jia, Feng Li Cani, Lu Yong Yao and Yang Chen Cheng They are members of the syndicate of 792 alleged cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on December 10, 2024, in Lagos during a surprise operation tagged “Eagle Flush Operation” by…
Just when we thought The Real Housewives of Lagos Season 3 had found its rhythm, a new queen arrived to shake things up. Sophia Momodu made her debut and wasted no time making a statement with her boisterous presence. From her bold personality to her unapologetic stance on relationships—“Wetin I wan carry poor man do?”—Sophia is already setting the tone for her time on the show. As the ladies navigate shifting alliances, luxury events, and long-overdue apologies, the energy in the group is evolving. Laura and Carolyna’s unexpected meeting looms, Dabota and Mariam’s tension is brewing, and Sophia is stepping…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully exporting two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and a leading integrated oil and gas company globally. Saudi Aramco is the official Saudi Arabian Oil Company, which is a majority state-owned petroleum and natural gas company that is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, revealed this on Tuesday during a visit by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), team to both Dangote Fertiliser Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. Dangote said exporting…
Nollywood actress Pat Ugwu is dead. She died at the age of 35. A colleague, Emeka Okoye, announced the development in an Instagram post on Wednesday along with a funeral poster detailing her funeral arrangements. Pat had lost her father in 2021 and will be buried on February 7, 2025. Announcing her death, Emeka wrote: “Rest in peace sis. Pat Ugwu. @patpat_ugwu so we no get to work again? Death whyooo? God, please. Rest in peace PAT. May your soul rest in the bosom of the Lord,” Emeka wrote, expressing his grief.