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By Halimah Olamide As tributes pour in for the Evergreen Music founder the late Olufemi Esho, a former Commissioner for Tourism in Lagos, Steve Ayorinde has said the music museum enthusiast was a legend. Ayorinde said Esho honoured legends and with that became a legend himself. Reacting to the death of Esho on Tuesday, Ayorinde who was also Commissioner for Information and Strategy under the Akinwumi Ambode government, said Esho was a collector per excellence, “Uncle Femi Esho epitomises the concept of ‘evergreen’ in Nigerian music landscape. He was a collector and a custodian of diverse genres of music,” said…

By Olaito Adams The entertainment industry lost a prominent member today as Olufemi Esho, promoter of the Evergreen Music died at the age of 78. Esho was known for his rich archival works on Nigerian music and music from other parts of the world. Media enterprise speaker, Taiwo Obe was one of those who have responded to the death of Esho saying, “He spent much of his life collecting records of Nigerian musicians. Then, he created Evergreen Records , to share his collections with the public. Good thing: his daughter, Bimbo, was converted into the ministry, and will now continue…

By Halimah Olamide Supporters of the Governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara have on Tuesday destroyed a statue of the former governor, Nyesom Wike, located in the Obi/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. This was as tension heightened in the state on Tuesday after the governor directed Heads of Administrations of the councils to take over with the expiration of the tenures of the council chairmen on Monday. NPO Reports that the council chairmen, who are loyal to Wike, had vowed to stay put in offices in spite of the directive by the governor. At the Obi-Akpor council, pro-Fubara…

By Halimah Olamide The heightened tension continued in River State Tuesday morning as many chairmen of the 18 local government areas of the state made attempts to force their ways into their offices. Their offices lapsed on Monday and Governor Sim Fubara had directed that Heads of Administrations of the local council areas take over the affairs of the councils. Most of the council chairmen are loyalists of former Governor and current Minister of Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike. https://x.com/i/status/1802999986759618709 The Chairman of Ahoada East, Ben Eke who was seen making his entry to the office, was prevented as he…

By Halimah Olamide The widespread cases of vandalisation of infrastructural facilities like electric cables, rail line equipments, traffic control equipments and many others has become a source of worry to President Bola Tinubu. The president voiced his disappointment when he received a delegation of National Assembly members who paid him a courtesy call on him Monday evening. Tinubu said there must be a total change of the value system if the nation is to make progress. The delegation, led by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, included the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau; Deputy Speaker of the…

By Kamil Opeyemi Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has ordered the Heads of Administration of each of the local government areas in the state to takeover the affairs of the councils pending next directive. Fubara had, in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday also gave his farewell admonitions wishing them success in their feature endeavors. It would be recalled that there has been palpable tension in the state since Monday following the expiration of the tenure of the elected chairmen and Councillors. A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt had voided the Local Government law as repelled by the…

By Halimah Olamide The Fouani brothers and two others who were kidnapped last Friday in Lagos have been rescued. NPO Reported last Friday that the Managing Director of the company that distributes LG and Hisense electronic appliances in Nigeria were kidnapped from the boat in which they were moving near the Falomo, Ikoyi area of Lagos. The Fouani brothers who were kidnapped were identified as Youssef, Abass and Amtal Fouani. Their boat captain and his assistant were also kidnapped. The abductors had demanded for a ransom of $1.5m to release them the victims. While confirming their release, Hundeyin said the…

By Halimah Olamide Mystery hangs in the air at the Akungba Akoko in Ondo State as the death of a 500 Level student of Agricultural Economy has raised dust. While some are saying the student, whose name was given as Ayandare Modupe, committed suicide some of are of the conviction that her death is more than meet the eye. Popularly  known as Com. Modesty, from the Faculty of Agriculture, Agronomy department, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungbo Akoko, her body was seen lifeless and with a noose around her neck which drew down from the part of an incomplete building. The Ondo State police…

By Halimah Olamide A renowned educationist and founder of the popular Atanda Continuing Education Centre, Dr. Oluremi Atanda has died. President Bola Tinubu, in a condolence message on Monday, described the former Chairman of the old Oyo state Civil Service Commission as an “administrator who contributed immensely to the development of Old Oyo State and Nigeria.” A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser on Media, said President Bola Tinubu extended “his heartfelt condolences to the Atanda family over the passing of their patriarch, Chief Oluremi Ademola Atanda”. “The late Atanda, who was the Eketa of Iwoland in Osun State, founded…

By Halimah Olamide A former Minister under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, Solomon Dalong, has accused President Bola Tinubu of making sacrifices without showing examples. He expressed doubts that Tinubu understands the degree of sufferings that Nigerians are going through under his administration. In a tweet released on Monday, Dalung said Tinubu appeared to have mocked Nigerians with his further call for more sacrifices. “I listened to @officialABAT calling on Nigerians again to sacrifice, love, and believe in the country. Could this be mockery of the suffering of the masses, or he genuinely believe in what he was saying? If President…