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Professor Abass Olajire, a senior lecturer at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, is dead. According to reports, Olajire slumped during a Jummat service at Ansarudeen Mosque at Oke Ado area of Ogbomoso while observing Jummat prayer on Friday. He was confirmed dead at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.

A 22-year-old soldier identified as Amos Adorable Sobosu Royal has been killed while on national duty with the Nigerian Air Force. Amos was killed just after motivating school pupils in North-East region of the country. The burial ceremony of the deceased who is from Egbebiri-Biseni in Yenegoa local government area of Bayelsa, is scheduled for September 25.

Iretiola Doyle has advised people on the most important thing to take into account when deciding on who to make their next of kin. She said 'next of kin' shouldn't be chosen based on who you want to inherit your belongings, instead it should be based on who you trust to make life and death decisions on your behalf.    She tweeted: 'When filling the blank space for "NEXT OF KIN", let your first thought not be "who will inherit my stuff".   'Let it be "who is the one person I would want making life & death decisions on my behalf should I be unable to do so for myself." E get why.'

A writer, Samline Olatoye, has said that a woman has no religion, surname, or permanent home until she gets married. He went on to throw shade at ''feminists'' who like to think otherwise.

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Channels TV last night to speak on his recent defection from PDP to APC. FFK felt insulted when he was asked if his defection to the ruling party he has always criticized, was ''financially related'' as claimed by his critics. Responding, FFK said; ''I don't expect that kind of ridiculous and absurd question from you. I have never ever lacked in finances. There have been no inducements. Politicians don't move because of finances. If I wanted finace, I would have moved a lot sooner than today. I have struggled and I have fought over the last six years than any of the little monkeys that said what you just said to me now. I stand proud and I stand tall. The kind of family I come from, the kind of background I have, finance is never an issue, but of course this is always the absurd narrative that people with a very small brain, with low intelligence quotient will always put out when they feel threatened an

Voluptuous actress, Nkechi Blessing, has opened up on how a sister set her up with her boyfriend to confirm if she was a virgin. Blessing made the revelation in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, According to the filmmaker and role interpreter, the incident was the reason she felt strongly about the Baba Ijesha (real name James Omiyinka) rape saga.She recalled how at age 16 or 17, the older sibling didn’t believe she was a virgin “because I was weird”. She said though her mother had a beer parlour then, she was so strict that her kids dare not mess around. “She (sister) invited me out with her boyfriend. I was cool with it but then it started to seem as though she wanted to set me up with her boyfriend to confirm if I was still a virgin or not. They brought drinks and I drank them. She stood up, left, and said she would be back. The guy stood up and sat beside me. My mind immediately went to the fact that my mother didn’t believe I was a virgin. I was scared to death but I knew I needed

Old tweets of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode saying he will rather die than join the All Progressives Congress which he described as "Almajiri Peoples Congress", has surfaced just after it was announced that he has joined the ruling party. FFK who was reacting to reports of joining the APC in the tweets shared two years ago, also described the ruling party as a filthy, rat-infested sinking ship. See the tweet below;

Former Minister of Aviation during the President Olusegun Obasanjo government, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr. Fani Kayode said that he was led by the Spirit of God in his decision and that he joined the APC to help for the unity of the country, adding that he was against anything that would cause the disintegration of Nigeria. The governors he mentioned were Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, Ben Ayade of Cross River State and Bello Matawale of Zamfara State.

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is hale and hearty. This was revealed in a statement on the agency’s Facebook page minutes after it was reported that Bawa had collapsed during an event on Thursday at the Presidential Villa and was hospitalized in Abuja. “The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa is hale and hearty. This clarification became necessary following an incident today September 16, 2021 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja where he was giving a goodwill message to the National Identity Day celebration, felt unwell and had to return to his seat. He has since received medical attention and is due back at his desk,” the statement read.

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has spoken for the first time after he collapsed while delivering a speech on Thursday. Bawa was talking at an event organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he fainted. The EFCC boss was immediately rushed to the hospital, where doctors told him he was dehydrated. Bawa, speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, explained: “While giving my goodwill message during the programme organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), there was a sort of dizziness on me and I had to excuse myself from the stage. And of course I went straight to the hospital where the doctors confirmed to me that everything about me is okay except for the fact that I’m a bit dehydrated and need to take a lot of water. Straight away from the hospital, I went back to the office and now I’m back at home.”

Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday said he was wrong about some of his criticisms of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in the past. Fani-Kayode, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, attributed his actions in the past to the fact that he did not know the President so well at the time. “It is absolutely clear to me that the perception that we had in the past, that many people had, is clearly wrong. We can work together, we can come together, we can build bridges, we can effect unity in this country. A man that I believe would not listen to anybody else in the past, I was quite wrong on that. With his receptive ears, his reception, and those around him; I have seen that definitely this is a man that one can work with provided you go through the right channels.” The former minister spoke hours after he met with President Buhari where he was formally introduced as the newest member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode, a former

Abdulrasheed Bass, The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was rushed out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after slumping at a programme, on Thursday, September 16th, 2021. Bawa was giving his goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration when he suddenly stopped speaking. He was talking about a man the commission arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state, with 116 SIM cards when the incident happened. Bawa had stopped talking and covered his face with his right palm, saying, “Please, excuse me, I can’t continue.” He was assisted to his seat by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami and other senior officials at the event, but the anti-graft czar slumped on his seat he was immediately rushed out of the seat of power to a hospital in Abuja.

A 23-year old graduate of law from Buckingham University, United Kingdom, Mr Toritseju Emmanuel Jackson, has passed on in Abuja. The Conclave reports that he was allegedly stabbed to death on the on the premises of a hotel in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. It is reported that the tragic incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, September 12, 2021. According to a family source who spoke with The Conclave, the victim was at home when he received a call from one of his friends late in the night of September 11, 2021, who invited him to meet up with him somewhere in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. The family source said that about 4.24 am, a call was put to a member of the family from Wuse Police Station, asking family members to come forward to identify his corpse. He said seven people, including three staff members of the hotel, where the incident occurred, had been arrested and remanded in Wuse Police Station. He said that the case had since been transferred to the Homicide Section of the Nigeria Police

Big Brother Naija star, Natacha Akide popularly known as Tacha has taken to social media to show off a new house which she recently acquired. The reality show star shared the good news on twitter with an "alert" caption and Post Malone's "Congratulation" playing in the background. Tacha was one of the Big Brother Naija season four housemates but was disqualified from the show after a heated argument with fellow female housemate.

Nollywood Actress has said that she's probably one of the most controversial people on earth. She said this while speaking on “Leveraging controversy” at TEDx Ikenegbu recently. In a video posted via her Instagram page from the event, she said “Thank you very much for having me, everybody. My name is King Tonto and I’m probably one of the most controversial people on earth….proudly! And the only reason why I can be proud of it is because, I’m not fighting it. I’m using it for my advantage. I’m using it for my growth. I’m using it for my satisfaction''

Nollywood Actress, Tonto Dikeh, has alleged that her ex-lover, Prince Kpokpogri, is threatening to release her nude pictures. The actress, whose relationship with Kpokpogri crashed last month, said this in a petition to the police. DailyTrust reports that Tonto in her petition to the police issued by her legal team accused Kpokpogri of blackmail, extortion, and obtaining by false pretense. “From sometime in June 2021, one Prince Kpokpogri Joseph started to court our client with a proposal to marry her. In the process, he would invite our client to his residence and sometimes, he came over to our client’s residence. Unknown to our client, the said Joseph Kpokpogri (who our client later discovered to be a serial blackmailer) had other motives for courting our client. Our client now has reasons and evidence to believe that Joseph Kpokpogri has planted closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV Cameras) at private areas of his residence, and had stage-managed those visits with the aim of blac

Big Brother Naija TV star Peace Ogor turns 27 today and to mark the event, she took to Instagram to share stunning photos of herself. Peace was one of the BBNaija Season 6 "Shine Ya Eyes" housemates.

Big Brother Naija housemate, WhiteMoney emerges the winner of week eight’s Head of House, HOH, and selects Queen as his deputy. He has been willed the necklace of authority for the week after triumphing in the HOH task of the week and as such, free from eviction nomination. WhiteMoney gets to share the luxury apartment meant for the head of house with his appointed deputy, Queen.

Popular Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda Coker celebrates her 47th birthday today, 13th September 2021 with a dazzling photoshoot. She took to Instagram to shower her fans with stunning shoots of herself, the film producer rained prayers on herself for the new phase in her life. She wrote, “Dear Abba, Some people look for happiness in wealth and other material things. For me, my happiness lies solely in your love. I pray that I receive oceans of that every second of my life. Another year has successfully been completed.. I rejoice💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃 Do rejoice with me Fam❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋.”

BBNaija housemate, Liquorose has successfully topped the list of the richest ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemates, with a sum of 6 Million Naira. It is interesting to note that apart from the 90 Million Naira grand prize to be taken home by the winner of the show. Housemates have the opportunity to win cash rewards from tasks assigned to them in the house. Presently, the dancer stands out as the richest amongst them all. She is followed by Saskay, who has garnered the sum of N4.5M, Cross N4.2M, Whitemoney N3.49M, and Angel N2.9M. Check out the full list below: Liquorose- 6M Saskay- 4.5M Cross – 4.2M Whitemoney-3.49M Angel-2.9M Yousef-2.82M Jaypaul-2.7M Saga-2.3M Emmanuel-2.20M Queen-1.65M Nini -1.52M Jackie B -956k Pere-722k

Nigerian Music Legend, Sir Victor Uwaifo has passed on at the age of 80. His song, Joromi is the first African song to be certified gold. He received the gold disc in 1966. He was a Professor, Singer/Songwriter, Sculptor, Car Designer, Guitarist, Inventor, Writer and Body Builder.

Ghanaian Midfielder, Kamal Sowah has become Belgian club, Club Brugge's Record Signing, after joining the club from Leicester City for €9 million plus add ons. He had 8 goals and 6 assists in 34 league games at Belgian club, OH Leuven in the 2020/2021 season.

Africa's Most Streamed Artistes on Spotify 1. Wizkid (3.87 billion) 2. Burna Boy (2.3 billion) 3. Fuse ODG (1.32 billion) 4. Mr Eazi (1.2 billion) 5. Davido (757.4 million).

DR Congo's Prof. Jean Bele produces the OKAPI Win8 computers, which are scheduled to be sold on the world market. He also manufactures the OKAPI smartphones which are available for purchase.

Jolidee Matongo was elected as the Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa unopposed on August 10, 2021. He was born to a Zimbabwean dad and South African mum. He served as the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for finance under the ex Mayor, Geoff Makhubo who died of COVID-19.

Former DR Congo Goalkeeper, Robert Kidiaba Muteba has launched his own football gear and clothing line. The 45-year-old former goalkeeper represents one of the most iconic figures in African football history with his famous 'bum shuffle' or 'donkey ride' celebration earning him global attention and a firm fan favourite on the continent. The merchandise are branded with his famous celebration. Kidiaba who is a Congolese politician was elected a Member of Parliament in the DRC in January 2019.

Gorongosa National Park is at the southern end of the Great African Rift Valley in the heart of central Mozambique, Southeast Africa. It was once promoted as "the place where Noah left his Ark" and it's regarded as Africa's greatest wildlife restoration story.

Mohamed Salah has become the first Liverpool player to score at least 20 goals in three different Premier League seasons. The 28 years old Egyptian Liverpool Forward scored a goal during the Liverpool Vs Newcastle match at Anfield. Image credit: Liverpool FC via Getty Images/Andrew Powell

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has won the 2020 International Service Award of the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). Congratulations to her!!! 

Zimbabwe's 18-year-old Grace Chitapa has won the 2020 edition of The Voice UK. Congratulations to her!