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Nigeria’s Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has expressed shock over the death of renowned Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu. She described it as “one death, too many.” Musawa stated this a through her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Nneka Anibeze. She said this was coming just 24 hours after the death of yet another Nollywood actor, Sisi Quadri. “I’m deeply shocked at too many deaths occurring at the same time. Mr Ibu was a household name who made families happy throughout his acting career. “His death at this time is very…

By Halimah Olamide Popular Nigerian comedian John Okafor, also known as Mr. Ibu has reportedly died. News of his death has taken over the airwaves even as family sources decline to confirm as at press time Saturday evening. NPO Reports that Okafor’s leg was recently amputated when doctors said the action was to save his life. He came out of the hospital some weeks ago after many months in hospital. His reported death is coming same day another actor of the Yoruba acting stock, Tolani Quadri Oyebanji popularly caller Sisi Quadri, was buried in his Iwo Osun state home. He…

By Femi Alabi Nigerian Bar Association NBA has described the passage of its former President, Charles Idehen as a loss not just to the legal profession but also to Nigeria as a nation. National Publicity Secretary of NBA, Akorede Habeeb Lawal said the association will particularly miss the guidance of the former NBA President Mr. Idehen was elected as the NBA President in 1989. His administration as NBA President was renowned for its active commitment to the rule of law and advocacy for democracy in Nigeria. “It was with great sadness that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) received…

By Femi Alabi The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has described the death of a popular nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri, as shocking and devastating. The Governor noted in a condolence message on Friday that Sisi Quadri was a delight to watch on the screen, radiating homes with laughter through his style of acting. https://x.com/nporeports/status/1763959585965015533?s=46&t=bC9rXNhOjvr-U1ffFr-F3g Adeleke in a statement by his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed commiserated with his immediate family, especially his aged father, Alhaji Oyebamiji, the people of Iwoland and the movie industry as a whole, urging them to take consolation in…

By Femi Alabi Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has charged the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Kemi Nandap, to be vigilant and keep the nation’s borders safe especially with the current security challenges facing the country. Tunji-Ojo gave the charge while decorating the new C-G on Friday in Abuja. The minister enjoined the comptroller-General to be active and lead by example. He said, “I will judge you by how well you protect the nation’s boarder because the safety of the country depends on how well its border is secured. “Mind you, talking of the…

By Femi Alabi Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 1, 2024, arrested seventeen suspected internet fraudsters. EFCC on its X handle reported that the suspects were arrested in the Gwagwalada axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, in a sting operation, following credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet fraud. Items recovered from them are four cars and 22 phones and two laptops They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

By Kamil Opeyemi It was wailings all the way in the Agbowo area of Iwo in Osun state on Saturday morning as the remains of Tolani Quadri Oyebanji popularly called Sisi Quadri was brought in for burial. The remains was brought from the hospital in Ogbomoso where he died on Friday. A massive crowd had met with the remains which was brought in in a white bus to the waiting hands of Islamic clerics who were to perform the last rite on him before burial. One of the actors sighted by the NPO Reports as the body was brought in…

By Halimah Olamide The Harvard Business School has released a case study examining the role and impact of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), and its unique approach to catalysing entrepreneurship in Africa. The foundation said this is coming at a time of renewed geopolitical interest in Africa, and an increasing questioning of traditional development finance models. The Foundation, Africa’s leading funder of young entrepreneurs, has pioneered an innovative approach to seeding, capacitising and networking young entrepreneurs across Africa. Drawing directly from Tony Elumelu’s entrepreneurial journey, his acknowledgement that luck and chance played an important role in his success, the Foundation…

By Femi Alabi The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)has said that the Federal Government in implementing the Oransaye report should ensure that the emerging new structure and composition should have clear definitions of functions, protocols, and reporting lines. LCCI Director General, Dr Chinyere Almona, on Friday in Lagos, said the call was to avoid an over-bloated structure that worsened bureaucracy and reduced the chance of service inefficiency due to loss of expertise. Federal Government had approved the implementation of Oronsaye’s report aimed at restructuring federal agencies, parastatals, and commissions. The move, which involves merging, subsuming, and…

By Femi Alabi President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the appointment was for a renewable term of four years. The new appointees are Oluwagbenga Ajiboye, Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider and Nafisatu Asabe-Ali, Executive Director, Independent System Operations. Others are Ogini Chukwuka, Executive Director, Finance and Accounts and Abiodun Afolabi, Executive Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services. He said the appointment…