Ademola Adepoju In the spirit of Ramadan, Foluso Omosebi Care Foundation extended its philanthropic outreach by visiting Fiwakesin Mosque on Ladipo Street, Mushin, Lagos State, on Tuesday. The team, led by Mrs Laide Gold, was warmly received by the Chief Imam, Alhaji Fiwakesin, a 102-year-old cleric, who was accompanied by his wife, children, and members of the congregation. The atmosphere was filled with gratitude as the mosque welcomed the foundation’s representatives. As part of its commitment to supporting communities during Ramadan, Foluso Omosebi Care Foundation donated essential food items and provisions, including bags of rice, cartons of noodles, cooking oil,…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
Nestlé Nigeria has once again demonstrated its commitment to providing accessible and affordable nutrition with the launch of Golden Morn 3in1, Nigeria’s first fully ready-to-eat cereal. This product combines Nigeria’s favorite Maize and Soya cereal with milk, requiring only the addition of water to serve a complete meal that can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Golden Morn, the cherished homegrown family cereal born in 1986, has since grown into the most consumed cereal in Nigeria. Building on this rich heritage, Golden Morn 3in1 is the first ready-to-eat cereal in Nigeria, offering consumers unparalleled convenience and cost savings…
On the 15th of March 2025, at about 1030 hours, the DPO Ekpan Police station received information that one Victor Edavwe ‘m’ the youth president of Ekpan community was suspected to have recently purchased an AK-47 rifle. The DPO Ekpan division CSP Aliyu Shaba mobilized and led operatives to Shrine Street in Ekpan where the suspect Victor Edavwe was arrested and taken to the Police station for questioning. During the interrogation, suspects gave useful information that corroborated the intelligence earlier gathered and led the operatives to the house of one Efe (surname unknown) A.K.A ‘Eteyomo’ a search was conducted in…
Justice doesn’t always work fairly when faced with power, bias, or red tape, but Barrister Olakunle Abiodun Afolabi stands out as a voice for those who aren’t heard. With ten years of court experience, Afolabi has become known for defending human rights, working with constitutional law, and giving hope to people caught in Nigeria’s complex legal system.Afolabi’s path comes from hard work, not luck. He graduated with honours from Lagos State University with both his law degree and diploma, then trained at the Nigerian Law School before starting a career full of impressive legal achievements. Beyond his education, he has…
It is a common saying in our local parlance that who ever beats the drum of war must be ready to dance to its tune. When we echoed it that ‘Asawana’ is not a love song some people clearly took it a joke; but never knew Asawana judgment day has come, because we are going to show them the definition of the true spirit of Asawana. Since the President fail to learn from the recent reply of Asawana in River State he should be ready our next reply. Again we have come to make it clear that the Unconstitutional suspension…
The current crisis in River State is an attack on the Ijaw nation. As clans and Kingdom’s of ijaw nation within Delta State and Edo state, we the people of Egbama, Gbaramatu, Isaba and Ogbe-Ijoh, we are fully aware that these are activities aimed at silencing the voice of the Ijaw people in Nigeria. Eight years ago, we witnessed how an Ijaw man was disgraced from office and removed from the presidential villa. The Ijaw people were reduced to nothing because the Ijaw nation failed to act when President Goodluck Jonathan was removed. We, the Gbaramatu Ijaw, Egbama Ijaw, Isaba…
L-R: Moyo Akinyosoye, Business Executive, Institutional Banking, Sterling Bank; Zuriel Oduwole, Youth Envoy/Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor, Lagos State; Olapeju Ibekwe, CEO, Sterling One Foundation; and Ifeoluwa Elegbede, Communication Lead, Sterling One Foundation, during a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor’s Office to discuss youth empowerment, gender equality, and the need for sustained action in creating opportunities for young leaders. Nobel Peace Prize nominee Zuriel Oduwole and Sterling One Foundation have emphasized the need for gender equality and youth empowerment during a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor’s Office, where discussions focused on sustained action…
L-R: Oyinkan Kusamotu, Principal Legal Officer, Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority; Adetunji Mustafa, Divisional Head, Strategy, Innovation and Business Transformation, Fidelity Bank Plc; Aboluwade Margaret, South-West Zonal Coordinator, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council [FCCPC]; Osita Ede, Divisional Head, Product Development, Fidelity Bank Plc; Chetachi Okechukwu, Regional Bank Head, Ikoyi, Fidelity Bank; and Aigbadon Ehi, Surveillance and Investigation Officer, FCCPC; at the second and third Monthly draws of the Fidelity Bank, Get Alert In Millions Season 6 (GAIM 6) promo in Lagos recently. Fidelity Bank Plc has announced 20 new millionaires at the 2nd and 3rd monthly draws of…
Members of the suspended Rivers State House of Assembly, the faction led by Martin Amaewhule, have sent out a message to their constituents following the suspension of all elected officials of the state by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The declaration of a state of emergency by Tinubu means that the lawmakers would stay away from their legislative duties for the period of six months as declared by the President. In a statement signed by Martin Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on behalf of members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the lawmakers informed their…
Mr Ibas takes over leadership of River State following Mr Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the oil-rich state. Retired Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the Rivers State military administrator in the wake of the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu, was born on September 27, 1960. Mr Ibas, a native of Nko in Cross River, was Nigeria’s 22nd Chief of Naval Staff between 2015 and 2021. He served in the Nigerian Navy from 1979-2021, when he retired. He started primary education at Nko Primary School in 1966 and concluded at Big Qua Primary…