Photos: Jubilation As Senator YAYI Fetes Constituents with Trucks of Rice And Cash Gifts

The People of Ogun West Senatorial District are currently in widespread jubilation as the lawmaker representing the district at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola YAYI gifts tens of thousands of bags of rice and billions of naira in cash gifts plus other materials to enjoy the yuletide. 

Constituents from the five local governments converged in their numbers today in the ancient city of Ilaro to receive gifts, i.e.,  Bags of rice and cash as support for the festive period. 

This is coming on the final day of the 3-day training on 'Electronic Documentation for Teachers and Efficient Record Management For Civil Servants of Nigeria'  facilitated by the Senator for over 400 constituents who were all empowered with laptops and grants after the training. 

One of the constituents,  Taiwo Adetunji, said "We are lucky to have him represent us in Ogun West, he is always empowering people. He loves to make people happy" 

“May God continue to bless him. He gives us gifts during Muslim, and Christian festivities and also makes himself available to the people. We are happy to have him as our leader in this Senatorial District ” he said.

Kwara State Student Dies Three Weeks After Her Sign–Out (Photos)

A 21-year-old final-year student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Awesu Mojisola Oluwafunmike, celebrated her sign-out three weeks before she was found @ad in a refuse site.

She posted photos and videos from her sign-out ceremony before she went missing on August 9, 2024. 

A Kwara lecturer, Prof Anifowose Olamilekan, said the deceased's mother works for the Ogun State Waste Management Agency as a cleaner.

According to a report by her roommate, Miss Blessing O, the deceased received a phone call on August 9 from one Miss Timileyin, who informed her about an event organized by students of Summit University and Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin. 

Miss Timileyin introduced Mojisola to one Mr Adebayo Happiness, a student of Summit University, who allegedly invited her to the night party under the pretense of having her act as his girlfriend for a fee of Fifteen Thousand Naira (#15,000.00). 

Upon her arrival in Ilorin, Miss Mojisola informed her roommate that she felt uncomfortable in the hotel she was lodged by Adebayo Happiness and noted that there was no party at the said location. 

Shortly after this communication, her phone was switched off and all subsequent efforts by Miss Blessing to reach her were unsuccessful.

The spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said on August 12, 2024, at about 7.30, one Olorunoje of Aleniboro area Ilorin, Kwara State visited the police to report that while he was returning home from the mosque on August 11, a group of labourers informed him that they found the body dumped in a refuse site near Aleniboro area Ilorin, Kwara State.

Ejire-Adeyemi stated that following this report, a team of detectives was immediately dispatched to the scene. She said upon arrival, the scene was carefully examined and photographed. 

During the initial investigation, the police spokesperson mentioned that traces of blood were found near the left ear of the deceased who was later identified as Mojisola.

Photos: Rising Stars Shine At Ecobank’s National Schools Team Chess Championship

 University of Lagos (UNILAG), DaySpring School, Lagos and Marvelvine Montessori School, also in Lagos, have emerged winners in the tertiary, secondary and primary schools’ categories of the 2024 Ecobank National Schools’ Teams Chess Competition at the Pan African Centre in Lagos over the weekend.

The Chess Competition which has been described as the largest gathering of chess players in Africa attracted over 1200 players from over 250 schools across 18 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Vice President, Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF), Prince Adeyinka Adewole, expressed excitement that the Championship which was introduced last year when the International Chess Federation (ICF) started the World Schools Team Chess Championship has grown in leap and bounds. He noted that the 2024 edition attracted over 1200 participants, describing NCF’s partnership with Ecobank as a shining example of the public-private partnership needed for the advancement of sports in Nigeria.

“118 primary schools, 86 secondary schools, and 42 tertiary institutions participated and jostled for prizes of over N15 million at the three-day tournament which took place between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) in Victoria Lagos. At the end of the highly competitive tournament, University of Lagos came tops in the tertiary school category and was followed by University of Benin and Chess in Slums Africa (CISA) while DaySpring School, Platforms School, Ireti Senior Grammar School came first, second and third respectively in the secondary school category. For the Primary school category, Marvelvine Montessori School came first while Scholars Academy, Ibadan was second best and followed by Okikioluwa Junior in the third position”. He stated.

Further, he said, “When we introduced this Championship last year, only 15 schools participated but today we have over 250 schools. This is a remarkable accomplishment for us in the Nigeria Chess Federation, and we wouldn’t have been able to achieve this without the unwavering support of Ecobank. We’re deeply grateful for Ecobank’s generous support and unwavering commitment to empowering young minds and fostering intellectual growth. Your sponsorship has made this event possible, and your dedication to the development of chess among Nigerian youth is truly commendable.”

He reiterated the Federation’s delight in providing a platform for young participants to horn their skill and become world champion, stating that the championship is a celebration of strategic thinking, the relentless pursuit of excellence, and the future of Nigerian chess.

Managing Director/Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal, said the decision of the bank to sponsor the Chess competition was to further showcase Ecobank’s commitment to supporting intellectual and sports development in Nigeria, being part of Ecobank’s strategic human capital development drive.

“The winners here today are ‘rising stars. And I must say this is in line with our objective of supporting children and youths as the next-generation of changemakers. This sponsorship aligns with our overall long-term vision of building a world class Pan African bank that contributes to the economic and financial integration of the continent. We are also using the opportunity of this competition to introduce and empower them with convenient, affordable, and accessible digital financial services they can access anytime and anywhere they are.  Arrangements are in place to make our partnership an annual event, as it is exciting and fulfilling for both the children and undergraduate students”. He stated.

In his comment the Minister of Sports Senator John Owan Enoh, represented by the Director, Federal Ministry of Sports Liaison Office in Lagos, Ms Ikana Mbora, said the ministry is proud of the NCF. He commended the students for their resilience and determination to win as “this represents the Nigerian can do spirit”.

It would be recalled that Platform Schools, Ikeja, Lagos emerged as the national champion at the first National Schools Team Chess Championship held last year earning the honor to represent Nigeria at the World Schools Team Chess Championship in Kazakhstan.

The Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) is the national governing body for chess in Nigeria. It was established in 1975 and is responsible for promoting, regulating and developing chess in Nigeria. The NCF is a federation under the Federal Ministry of Sport Development, and it is affiliated with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and follows its rules and regulations. 

The objectives of the NCF include organizing national and international chess tournaments, training and selecting chess players to represent Nigeria in international competitions, and promoting the game of chess at all levels, from grassroots to elite. The NCF organizes various chess events throughout the year, and has also been successful in producing strong chess players who have represented Nigeria in international tournaments. These players have achieved notable successes, including winning medals in African Chess Championships and participating in Chess Olympiads.

Photos: Nigerian Lady Killed By Chinese For Rejecting Love Advances

 

Photos of the Nigerian lady, OCHEZE OGBONNA, reportedly pushed to death by a Chinese Expatriate in Abia over ‘rejected love’.

Late Miss Ocheze reportedly died after a Chinese Expatriate working at the Inner Galaxy Steel Company located in Umuahala-Obuzor, Abia, pushed her down from a heavy duty equipment (Crane) for rejecting and refusing his love advances and she has been confirmed dead.

Photos: Bauchi First Lady Forced To Walk Inside Flooded Water As Her Convoy Gets Trapped In The Mud

 

The first lady of Bauchi state was forced to walk inside a flooded water as her convoy gets trapped in the mud.

It was gathered that the First Lady was on her to commission a healthcare centre in the Jamdan area of the state when she became stranded in floodwaters.

The first lady was, however, forced to come out of her vehicle before she then proceeded to walk through the water to reach her destination.

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Photos: Businessman Marries Seven Wives Same Day

 

A businessman, Ssaalongo Nsikonenne Habib Ssezzigu, has wedded seven wives on the same day in Uganda.

The wedding ceremony was held at Bugereka village, in Mukono district on Sunday, September 10, 2023.

 Two of the seven wives he married are biological sisters.

The function started at about 8 am in the morning, when the brides were taken to local salons for styling, before they were placed in waiting Super Custom vans, with specialized plates bearing the names of each of the brides.

After exchanging the marital vows, Nsikonnene and his seven wives held a big procession led by boda boda cyclists, through the towns of Kalagi, Kasana, and Nakifuma, before arriving at their home at 6 pm in the evening.

The wedding ceremony kicked off with a concert as the couples moved in a convoy amidst applause from people who had lined up on roadsides to witness the ceremony.

Some people could not believe that it was real, others said that it was the first time they would be witnessing such an event.

The wives include Mariam, Madinah, Aisha, Zainabu, Fatuma, Rashida, and Musanyusa, who is Habib’s first wife and has been with him for seven years.

Habib also bought the new brand cars as presents for each one of his wives.

 At the reception, the brides found their seats prepared, each labelled with their own names.

Nsikonnene in his speech at the reception, commended his wives for being loyal to him.

“My wives harbour no jealousy amongst themselves,” he declared with pride.

I introduced them separately and decided to wed them all at once to make one big happy family,”

He said that in the future he will be adding some more wives.

I am still a young man and in the near future, God willing, I cannot say this is the end of it,” he added.

The groom’s father, Hajj Abdul Ssemakula noted that polygamy has been the practice in this family adding that his grandfather had six wives who were separated by curtains in a single house.

My own late father had 5 wives and I myself have four wives who live in one house,” he said.

It is said that Habib broke the record of marrying many wives in Uganda at once.

Photos: Outrage As 95years Old Man Marries 14years Old Girl In Abuja

Nigerians have taken to social media to react to a report of a 95-year-old man identified as Alhaji Muhammad Sabo who reportedly married a young girl said to be 14 years old in Abuja community.

 

 The wedding fatiha was held on May 5, 2023, at Dogon Ruwa under Gawu in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

According to Facebook user, Hussaini Duma Jagaba, the groom said he and his new bride love each.

 

 “As I witnessed this wedding I pray may God save the marriage. 14 year and 95 years. For the interview we made with the old man yesterday after the wedding fatiha, he said whatever people said he doesn’t care about that because they love each other some people may think they force her or she married him because of money, people should stop thinking negative about there marriage,” he wrote.

Photos: First Batch Of Nigerians Evacuated From War-Torn Sudan Arrived In The Country Late Wednesday

 

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission made this known in a terse statement on its Twitter page early Thursday.

Sharing photos of the evacuees, the commission tweeted, “The first batch of Nigerians who fled war-torn Sudan arrived via military jet C13 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 2340HRS with an estimate of 376 evacuees.”

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Photos: Sanwo-Olu Unveils First Set Of Electric Buses In Lagos

 

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the first set of electric buses for the state’s mass transit scheme.

 

Sanwo-Olu announced this on his Twitter page on Sunday, as he shared pictures of the buses.

 

Photos: Man Undergoes Height Lengthening Surgery To Grow Taller

 

A man, Moses Gibson, from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States, has undergone a leg surgery to add five inches to his height after struggling to talk to women for years due to self-doubt about his stature.

 

 Gibson said he had been insecure about his height since he was 15 years old, after witnessing other boys his age go through growth spurts that he did not, Daily Mail reports on Wednesday.

He tried medications and even contacted a ‘spiritual healer’ online who claimed to be able to help him in a desperate attempt to grow taller.

Gibson eventually decided to have surgery to increase his height after all other options failed.

Speaking of his struggles with his height, he said, “I’ve struggled with my height. Even when I was in high school, I was always unhappy with my height.

“When I was like 15, I realised most of my peers were taller than me. It started getting to me gradually.”

He learned about a procedure that could lengthen his legs, and he began working extra hours to save up enough money for the surgery during college.

After working as a software engineer during the day and as an Uber driver at night for three years, he underwent surgery to add three inches to his height in 2016, but seven years later has had a second round and is using a height lengthening device.

Doctors broke Gibson’s tibia and fibula bones and inserted magnetic, limb-lengthening nails into them.

He must now use a height-lengthening device three times per day, pulling the cut bones apart one millimeter at a time.

 

Photos: Lagos LP Governorship Candidate, Rhodes-Vivour Donates N15m To Victims Of Burnt Spare Parts Market

 

There was a wave of excitement as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, donated N15 million to shop owners whose shops were burnt at Akere Spare Parts Market, Ajegunle in the Apapa area of Lagos State.

 

On Wednesday morning, a fire broke out at the Spare Parts Market, destroying goods worth millions of naira.

In the video shared online, the governorship candidate, who visited the scene, was filmed whispering to the man next to him. The man then announced the donation saying, “ He gave us N15 million naira to ….”

The cheers from the crowd drowned the rest of the announcement as the excited traders lifted Rhodes-Vivour in appreciation.

 

Flash: Photos, Fire Razes A Section Of Blue Rail Line In Lagos

A section of the newly-inaugurated Blue Rail Mass Transit project at Marina, Lagos State, has been gutted by fire.

 

 The incident which occurred on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, had caused people to take to their heels, causing a stampede.

It was gathered that many misconstrued the fire incident as an explosion and scampered for safety.

But reports said that the fire affected only the section that housed a generator used in the facility.

Also, no life was lost and no one was injured, as the fire was quickly put out by firefighters from both the Federal and State fire stations before it could spread to other sections.

 

 

 

 

Breaking: photos: President Buhari Unveils New Naira Notes

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja.

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (BN), was in attendance during the unveiling ceremony.

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Photos: Tears As Lagos Lawmaker Abdul-Sobur Olawale Is Buried

 

Lagos Lawmaker, Abdul-Sobur Olawale, Omititi,  Abdul-Sobur Olawale Buried, Omititi Buried.

 Boomhouse news reports that it was all tears as members and staff of the Lagos State House of Assembly led by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa on Wednesday received the body of Hon. Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, who passed on in Jos, Plateau State on Tuesday.

 This online platform understands that the remains of the lawmaker arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in the afternoon and was immediately conveyed to his residence in a motorcade that involved Dr. Obasa, lawmakers, the Lagos State Legislators Wives Association (LASLEWA), friends, family and associates of the deceased.

 

The body was later moved to the Ebony Vaults where Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, joined the crowd of mourners.

 The body was interred according to Islamic rites.

 The Lagos State House of Assembly had on Tuesday announced the demise of the lawmaker, who, until his demise represented Mushin Constituency 2 and chaired the House Committee on Local Government and Community Relations.

 This death really hit us below the belt. We will all miss him more than words can express. We urge you to join us in prayers for his family at this time,” a statement signed by Hon. Setonji David Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, said.

Photos: Nollywood Actress, Nkechi Blessing Shares Dildo At Her Mother’s 1 year Remembrance

 

Controversial Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has got social media agog after a video of her sharing sex-toy at her mother’s one year remembrance surface online

 

 The light skinned actress lost her mother in September 2021.

Nkechi who had a bitter ending with her London based boyfriend has however been receiving heavy backlash from Nigerians for sharing a dildo at funeral remembrance.

Nkechi is seen in the video addressing her guest, especially the ladies.

She was seen carrying the dildo, bragging about it while urging them to line up to get their package.

She claimed every lady needs to enjoy herself in whatever way they feel like.

Meanwhile, many believes it was insensitive of her to do that at her mother’s one year remembrance.

 

Photos: Governor, Ayade Locks Out Many Civil Servants, Political Appointees For Lateness

 

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, locked out some of his aides, including some staff of Government House, Calabar, for coming late to work.

 

On arriving at the office as early as 7:58am, Ayade was said to have immediately ordered the opening of a register and asked the chief security officer to lock the gate at 8:30am against any late-coming worker thereafter.

Those locked out include all levels of workers, including top-ranking officers of the state civil service as well as political appointees. On Tuesday, Christian Ita, the governor’s spokesperson, said Ayade had always expressed his displeasure for lateness, adding that he had rewarded those who are committed to their duties.

He said if the governor can show up at the office as early as 8 am, the workers in the government house should not have an excuse for coming late. “The normal resumption time is 8am, and if a governor can be in office at that time, why can’t others be around?. The governor has always shown reward and sanction to workers; he doesn’t hesitate to sanction when you err and also reward you when you are committed to duty,” he said.

 

 

 

 

Photos: Nine Rescued As Rainfall Sinks Building In Lagos

 

At least Nine persons have been rescued from a sinking building in the Maryland area of Lagos State on Monday.

Meanwhile, the Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA confirmed the incident.

More details later…