Author: Samson Adeyanju Uwala

Mother of three-year-old pupil assaulted by a teacher in Lagos State, Adenike Okunlaya, as cried out for justice over the maltreatment meted out to her son, Abayomi Michael. Recall that on Tuesday in the week, a teacher in Lagos State was arrested by the Police for slapping a three year old pupil. Okunlaya, in an interview by PUNCH News, recounted how the incident played out and her daily struggles to cater for her son and since the husband’s death three years ago. According to her, she was also a teacher in the same school with the woman alleged to have…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Wahab and Raheem Okoya, sons of billionaire businessman, Chief Rasaq Okoya, for questioning over alleged naira abuse. They are expected to report to the commission’s Lagos office in for questioning on Monday. The brothers sparked widespread criticism after a video surfaced showing them flaunting and spraying bundles of N1,000 notes in a promotional clip for Raheem’s new song titled “Credit Alert.” In the video, the duo, dressed in white agbadas, danced while a mobile policeman held stacks of crisp naira notes, which they flung into the air. The act, perceived by…

The appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo by Governor Seyi Makinde, has led to a protest by the kingmakers in Oyo town. Makinde, on Friday has announced the appointment of Owoade in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, hereby sparkling controversy within traditional circles. Oyelade said after extensive consultations and traditional divinations by the Oyomesi, the Oyo kingmakers, Owoade was recommended as the new Alaafin of Oyo and subsequently approved by Governor Makinde. “Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and…

A truck filled with sand on Friday, has somersaulted along the Abeokuta/Ibadan Express road, hereby leaving no lives lost and injured. The accident occurred around 2:30pm in Kotopo, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The truck with registration number, AA 367- WDE, according to eyewitness was said to be coming from the Camp axis, on a speed, and until when the driver discovered that the brake has loose its control and swerved off the road. According to the truck driver, who spoke under anonymity, said that when he was going straight, until he has discovered that the brake has failed, and all…

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025) in the United Arab Emirates. The annual summit, which will run from January 12 to 18, was initiated by the UAE’s president, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to promote global discussions on sustainability. In a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, said that the summit will bring together world leaders, policymakers, and industry experts to accelerate sustainable development and chart new pathways for socioeconomic progress. Onanuga said the event will also enable policymakers, business, and civil society leaders…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, as the new Alaafin of Oyo. This announcement was made known on Friday, in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. According to Oyelade, Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the Oyo kingmakers, the Oyomesi. “Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by Governor Seyi Makinde as the new Alaafin of Oyo,” the statement read. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ademola Ojo, in…

The Obantoko Community in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital were on Tuesday, left in shock and tension over the death of a 39-year-old barber, Toheeb Folarin. Reports gathered revealed that the state police command on Thursday stated that the incident occurred at about 10 pm on Tuesday. The 39-year-old victim was shot inside his barbershop when suspected cultists stormed the premises around 10 PM. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, told our correspondent that the victim was found inside his workshop with a gunshot wound to the left chest and his left wrist severed, lying in a pool of blood. She explained…

The Egba Muslim community has been thrown into mourning following the death of Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Amoke Bankole, the Iya Adini of Egbaland and mother of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole. Alhaja Monsurat, who passed away on Friday at the age of 78, was a revered matriarch in Egbaland and a significant figure in the Muslim community. Her death came few days after the death of former Iya Sunnah of Ogun state and Yewaland, Alhaja Princess Adebisi Edionseri (Cash Madam). When one of the children of the deceased, Mr Taiwo Bankole was contacted…

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, on Friday, lost his mother, Alhaja Monsurat Bankole, to the cold hands of death at the age of 78. This is coming few days after the demise of another prominent socialist, Princess Adebisi Edionseri, popularly called ‘Cash Madam’ Reports gathered revealed that Alhaja Bankole died in the earlier hours of Friday after brief illness. Details of her death is still unknown as at the time of filing this report, but a close ally to Dimeji Bankole and a journalist with Ogun State Television (OGTV), Hakeem Akintunde, dropped the hint on…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called on the Nigerian Natural Medicines Development Agency (NNMDA) to address the proliferation of unregulated herbal medicines in the country. Kabir Elelu, ICPC Resident Commissioner for Lagos State, made this known during a one-day training titled, “Building a Transparent and Accountable Public Institution and Inauguration of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) of the NNMDA”. Elelu expressed concern over the unchecked sale of herbal mixtures by hawkers as the consumption of such substances posed severe health risks. “One particular area I want you to look at is the area…