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By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Army on Monday revealed how its men in conjunction with police operatives have killed at least three members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra. The Army, in statement by the Director Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the operatives engaged in a fierce battle leading to the killing of the three. He said th encounter ensued in the early hours of Monday 18 September 2023 at Igboro Forest, between Arochukwu and Ohafia Local Government Areas of Abia state. “On winning the fire fight, the troops wasted no time destroying several hideous camps used by…
By Halimah Olamide A music executive K Solo Oyeniyi, has challenged Marlian Records boss, Azeez Fashola (Naira Marley) to come and tell Nigerians what he knows about the death of singer, Mohbad. He said Naira Marley cannot prove that he has no hands in the death of the singer whose real name was Oladimeji Ileri Oluwa Aloba who died last Tuesday. The death of Mohbad has sparked series of outrage across the country as many celebrities, Nigerians, music executives are lending their voices to ensure that justice is served. Speaking in a session titled “Rubbin’ MINDS” on Channels Television, Oyeniyi…
Halimah Olamide The parents of late singer, Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly called Mohbad were present on Monday as the Police inaugurated a special panel to investigate the death of the singer. Mohbad died on Tuesday in circumstances believed to be controversial. Many have been fingered as being responsible for actions that led to his death. Among those being accused of having hands in Mohbad’s death are Azeez Fashola (Naira Marley who is the boss of the Marlian Music, and one of his associates called Sam Larry. Mohbad was previously signed into Marlian Records. He however parted ways with the label…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Deputy Governor of Edo state, Phillips Shuaibu, has alleged on Monday that he was locked out of his office. The Deputy Governor got to his office and was surprised to find the gate locked. Last week, a letter said to be from the office of the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, was reported to have been sent to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor which directed Shuaibu to relocate to a new office situated at No 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, GRA, Benin City. But Shaibu said it was the civil servants in his office…
By Halimah Olamide Some gunmen numbering. about 20 have stormed a small community in Osun, killing a teenager seeking university admission and burning his corpse inside a vehicle at the palace. The gunmen who struck at the Okanla community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun state on Sunday were reportedly. Prince Jimoh Qadri, who is an uncle to the teenager, said he was the target of the murder attempt. He said the gunmen invaded his house in Okanla area Sunday morning and started shooting sporadically. He said, “I went out this morning when my wife called me that some…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday said the accident involving a private jet carrying Governor of Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has come under investigation and reports will be made public when ready. A statement by the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Musa Nuhu, said that the Minister, Mr. Festus Keyamo, received with concern reports of the aborted take-off of the Bombardier Global Express 605 jet operated by Pacific Energy Company Limited at the Lagos airport on September 4th 2023. “The aircraft was carrying Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and his…
By Halimah Olamide Says Police Ignored Him Till He Died Nigerian rapper and very close friend of late Mohbad, Bella Shmurda, has opened up in far away Canada, threatening that it shall be pound for pound and flesh for flesh should the police fail to arrest those allegedly responsible for the death of his friend. Bella Shumurda, who few days before the death of the singer, had revealed on a television programme attempts by Mohabd to commit suicide as a result of the intimidations he was getting from some people in the industry. Mohbad was first signed under the…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu has finally found a Minister for Youths as the presidency on Sunday named Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim ahead of confirmation by the Senate. Also to serve as Minister of State for the Ministry is Mr. Ayodele Olawande who is a community development expert and youth leader in the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC). According to Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, Bio Ibrahim is a young medical doctor and most recently served as the President of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF). She has also served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor…
By Kamil Opeyemi A controversy is brewing over the real cause of a near aviation incident as Nigerian Governor Thinks The Plane Was Tampered With Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state on Sunday alleged that there was an attempt to cause his plane to crash having been compromised before take off sometimes last week. This was just as the Governor confirmed the reported near crash which happened when loud explosions were heard in the engines of the private jet forcing the flight to be aborted at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. In a statement by Olawale Rasheed, spokesman…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst insinuations of culpability, the Nigeria’s anti-drug agency washes its hands off arrest of singer Mohbad saying that substance he alleged he was forced to drink could not have been at the NDLEA The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that its operatives never arrested late singer, Oladimeji IleriOluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad. Femi Babafemi, Head of Media and Advocacy of the agency, in an exclusive interview with the NPO Reports, said contrary to the insinuations out there, at no time was the singer arrested by the agency. Expressing concerns about the manner the agency…