Category: Life

Anuoluwapo Adeyemi, the enstranged queen of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has alleged threat to her life as a result of her walking out of her marriage with the Oyo monarch and calling on Nigerians to hold the Alaafin responsible should anything happen to her or her children. Anuoluwapo who has a set of twins for the Alaafin alleged that there was an attempt to kidnap her and called on Nigerians to note that were anything to happen to her, the monarch should be held responsible. The queen,…

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The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Lagos, has joined well-meaning Nigerians across the world to lend its voice against the *unfriendly approach* of the Nigeria Police Force to civil policing and respect of human rights. The foundation expressed its support to the widespread cry on the need for the Nigeria Police Force to be uplifted and modernised to promote its efficiency in the discharge of its primary duties of protecting lives and properties of all residents in the country, irrespective of nationality. A statement by the foundation’s…

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The remains of the late Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, who died on Sunday, has been laid to rest in the ’emir’s palace’ of the ancient city of Zaria, Kaduna State. Idris, who died at age 84, was buried beside past monarchs(emirs) from the Zazzau Emirate Council. The funeral prayers were led by the Chief Imam of the Zazzau Emirate Council, Alhaji Dalhatu Kasimu, in the palace at 5. 35pm in accordance with Islamic rites. In attendance were the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i, Secretary to the State…

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A Deputy Senior Partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Tola Ogundipe, is dead. The PUNCH learnt that the victim went missing on Saturday while boating on his own on the coast near Lagos. The boat was said to have been found on Sunday before the Marine Police discovered his corpse on Monday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident, said the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered a discreet investigation into the death. Price Waterhouse Coopers, in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Country…

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By Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Ubah Today is another beautiful day and an ultra special one for me. Today is a great reminder of how thankful I should be for all the blessings that the Almighty God has brought my way. As I turn 49 and celebrate my last birthday in the 40’s age bracket today, this occasion certainly deserves a moment of sobriety and deep reflection as I have always envisaged birthdays as a day to reflect on one’s ultimate purpose of existence on earth which should be to better…

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This video surfaced online shortly after the death of Sen. Buruji Kashamu. The late politician and businessman was said to have made similar calls to others notable personalities he had beef with shortly before he died.

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The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps said five persons died while one was injured on Thursday in an accident after Sagamu Interchange, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Ogun Public Relations Officer of TRACE, disclosed this in a statement made available in Ota, Ogun. Akinbiyi said the multiple accidents, which happened about 9.30 a.m., was caused by reckless driving and wrongful overtaking. He said three vehicles comprising a Daf tanker with no registration number, a Benz truck marked FST 340 XW, and a Mazda space bus marked GGE…

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Prolific writer and respected social commentator, Oluseye Arowolo, has joined the editorial board of National Infinity Magazine as a guest columnist. The column titled ‘Saturday Life Lines’ is a commentary on happenstances in Nigeria’s political scene and national landscape but laced with humour and satire. Oluseye is a 1985 Set, of Government College Ibadan (GCI), and was the best graduating student from the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1997. He is a Petroleum Technology Development Trust Fund (PTDF) Scholar and obtained his LLM (with Distinction) in Energy…

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The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, has declared Friday 31st July 2020, as the 10th day of Zulhijia 1441 and the day of Eid-el-Kabir. Abubakar, also advised on how to observe prayers across the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This is contained in a statement issued signed by the Chairman, Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sambo Junaidu. “In view of the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sultan hereby advises all the District Heads and…

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Mallam Isa Funtua, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s closest ally and Chairman, Bullet International Construction is dead He  reportedly died on Monday after suffering cardiac arrest. Buhari’s spokesmen, Bashir Ahmed confirmed the development on Twitter He wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un! Just heard about Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua’s sudden death. “This life! May Allah accept his soul, forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannah al-Firdaus.

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Akintunde Arotile, father of Tolulope, the late first female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force, has revealed some shocking revelations about the death of his daughter. Speaking with NAN on Wednesday, Arotile said being devastated “is an understatement,” recalling how the late Tolulope aspired to have an air service career as a child. The late NAF officer died in a freak accident at the Kaduna air force base on Tuesday. A former classmate of hers was said to have unknowingly knocked her down during which she sustained head injuries. Arotile recalled how he had told…

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The Fadairo Royal family of Owu-Abeokuta will be celebrating the life of its Chairman, Pa Adebowale Fadairo on Thursday at Grailland Iju Hills, Lagos where his body will be interred. Pa Fadairo, who would have been 78 years old on July 21, passed on last Saturday in Lagos after a brief illness. He was Head of Chemicals Marketing at National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company (now ConOil Plc), a subsidiary of Shell Petroleum Development Company, where he retired in 1998 after 18 years of meritorious service in the oil sector.…

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I WILL NOT DIE I will not die because you wish so.I will not die because you do not wish I live.I will not die because you hate and despise meI will not die because it is your prayer that I do. So, I will not die, but shall live to declare the glory of GodThe glory of God is a kind of supernatural gloryIt is an everlasting gloryGlory that is eternal; unending, endless, unparalleled glory. The glory of God,The glory of eternity;Glory that is above all,The glory that came…

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The remains of the late acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and immediate past governor of Oyo State, Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi was this morning laid to rest amid tears and tight security at his residence in Ibadan. Ajimobi was buried according to Islamic rites at his 6th Avenue, Yemoja Street, Oluyole Estate residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital at 10.05 am. The Agodi GRA, which was the preferred choice by the Ajimobi family, was reportedly not approved by the Oyo State Government on the ground that there is litigation…

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Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, is dead. Aged 70, the former Oyo State governor passed on after battling coronavirus-related symptoms for about a month. Ajimobi, was a senator from 1999 to 2003 and was governor from 2011 to 2019. He was named the Acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress last week but never resumed. Details later…

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Tears and emotions flowed as the remains of Ibidunni, the late wife of preacher and founder of Trinity House, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, was buried on Saturday afternoon in Lagos. It has been widely reported that the late ex-beauty queen will be laid to rest today in Lagos. At the Funeral Service aired live via the church’s social media platforms and monitored Arise TV was Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, who represented Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Also present was Pastor Idowu Oluyomade, Personal Assistant to the General Overseer of…

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The remains of Ibidunni, the deceased wife of Lagos-based pastor and founder of Trinity House, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the funeral would be attended by a few family members and friends. However, the service would be streamed live on various social media platforms. On Wednesday, the church streamed live service of songs and candlelight in honour of Ibidunni. Ibidunni died on Sunday of suspected cardiac arrest while in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, where she had gone to…

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The Senator representing Lagos East Adebayo Osinowo popularly known as Pepper is dead. He died a few hours ago at First Cardiologist Hospital, Lagos. A close aide confirmed the sad news. Details shortly

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Pastor Ituah Ighodalo’s late wife, Ibidun, visited her late father’s grave some few days before her sudden death. The pretty mother of two shared the video on Instagram three days before her death. According to her, she decided to visit the cemetery in Sango, Ibadan, Oyo State because she missed her dad, Chief Olaleye Ajayi. Not only that Ibidun went with her aunt who also insisted on seeing her brother’s grave again. Ibidun described the visit to the cemetery as “quite an emotional moment” and revealed that she cried profusely.…

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Celebrity event planner and wife of the founder and pastor of Trinity House church Ibidun Itua-Ighodalo has passed on. The ex-beauty queen died in the early hours of Sunday, according to his aide. She would have been 40 on July 19, 2020. The cause of her death is yet to be known as at the time of filing this report. Ibidun was in Bayelsa and Rivers State to work on COVID-19 Isolation Centres. Her husband’s church, Trinity House, in apparent confirmation of Ibidun’s death, posted a picture of burning candle…

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Onilua of Ilua, Samuel Durodola Afolabi, whose age was recorded as Nigeria’s oldest king at 141 years of age has joined his ancestors. The death of the centenarian threw residents of the community situated in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State into mourning. The monarch, who is believed to be the oldest in the inland state of Oyo in south-western Nigeria, joined his ancestors on the morning of Saturday, May 23. Born in 1879 during the reign of Adeyemi 1 of Alowolodu, who was the last independent Alaafin to…

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Administering chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 may be harming patients more than it is helping them, a large-scale study has found. The study, published in the journal Lancet analysed data of patients admitted for Covid-19 in 671 hospitals across six continents. The patients positively diagnosed for Covid-19 were hospitalised between December last year and April 2020. Researchers behind the study were “unable to confirm a benefit” of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine when used alone or with an antibiotic for Covid-19, they reported in the Lancet. Instead, they found the regimens…

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The league of eminent jurist in Nigeria’s judiciary depleted on Friday with the death of a legal icon, author and Professor of Law, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. According to family sources, the late former Justice of the Supreme Court Karibi-Whyte died on Friday May 22 at 88. Details later…

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Medical professionals have warned that people with chronic asthma who use face masks, especially the surgical and clothing type, are exposing themselves to hypoxia. Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level. The World Health Organisation described asthma as a common lung condition that causes sporadic breathing difficulties, adding that its strongest risk factors are inhaled substances and particles that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate the airways. Speaking exclusively with PUNCH HealthWise, Senior Registrar,…

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Former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has lost his Chief Press Secretary, Ayo Giwa. Giwa was reported to have died on Sunday night following a brief illness. The former governor confirmed the news to The PUNCH in a text message on Monday. He said, “I  received the very shocking news of the sudden death of our own Ayo Giwa last night after a brief illness. “Ayo Giwa was one of the original Gateway Front Media team since 2001. “After the election in 2003, he emerged as the Chief Press Secretary of…

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As the world is frantically searching for a cure for rampaging global pandemic; Coronavirus, hope is coming from the Middle East as a consultant for Internal Medicine and Digestive system at the Thunyan Al-Ghanem Centre at the Amiri Hospital, in Kuwait, Dr. Fahd Al-Najjar confirmed that scientific studies have proven that Moloikhia leaves scientifically known as Corchorus Olitorius contains a substance known as Flavnoid that can stop the spread of coronavirus. Corchorus Olitorius is Jute leaves, otherwise known as Ewedu in Yoruba and a Nigerian Don, Prof Jesse Otegbayo, the…

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The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad Asha. He was said to have died of suspected coronavirus-related complications in the early hours of Sunday. The Emir, according to the Publicity Secretary for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in the state, Alhaji Mustafa Jafaru Kaura, went into isolation at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau three days ago. Mustafa stressed that his blood sample had been sent to Abuja for the COVID-19 test, explaining, however, that “the result is still being awaited”. He said the remains of…

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The Emir of Rano in Kano State, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, is dead. He died on Saturday at a hospital in Kano at the age of 74. Turakin Rano and the lawmaker representing Rano, Kibiya, and Bunkure Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Kabir Alhassan-Rururm, confirmed the death of the monarch to The PUNCH. He said the late emir is survived by 17 children and two wives, adding that the deceased would be buried Saturday evening in the emirate. The Rano Emirate Council earlier confirmed that the Emir…

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DAAR Communications’ founding chairman, High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, his daughter-in-law, and six other members of his family have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. This came three days after his son and Chairman of the board of the company, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, also tested positive for the virus and has since gone into isolation. Dokpesi Jnr had tested positive for COVID-19 after having symptoms of malaria. However, after persistent bouts of cough, Dokpesi jnr. was said to have contacted the NCDC, which later confirmed that he had the infectious virus.…

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National Infinity reports that National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his wife, Remi, have tested negative to COVID-19 Virus. According to a statement on Monday by the spokesperson to Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, the late CSO, Lateef Raheem whose death was announced last Friday died of the virus and this necessitated Tinubu, his wife and aides going for the mandatory test. The statement reads, “Following the death of our well-respected and beloved Chief Security Officer, Alhaji Lateef Raheem, NCDC medics took the wise precaution of taking samples from…

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The novel Coronavirus which started in China but now become a global pandemic had made it glaringly clear that governments worldwide alone, can not meet all the requirements of citizens hence the need of an individual community to come together and forge a way ahead. The COVID -19 pandemic that locks down the whole world socially, economically, emotionally and what not had actually exposed our weaknesses and lack of social cohesion. President Muhammad Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria announced Total Lockdown in some parts of the country (Lagos,…

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A COVID-19 positive patient reportedly attempts to escape from the isolation centre in Kaduna in the early hours of this morning. Narrating the development, Corps Assistant Joshua Philip who was posted to Infectious Disease Control Center, Down Quarters, Kaduna South to provide security services in and around the isolation centre.  The suspected COVlD-l9 patient tried to leave the Center for morning prayers without the permission of doctors.  A confrontation ensued between our personnel and the patient who forcefully picked the keys of the gate of the Center and tried to…

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Founder And CEO Of Sosoliso Airlines, Victor Ikwuemesi died in a London earlier after testing Positive for COVID-19. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. The Chairman of the defunct airline died a few days after he was admitted and diagnosed with Coronavirus. A source close to the family told newsmen that Ikwuemesi was admitted to an unnamed London hospital after a brief illness. He later tested positive for COVID-19 in the result that was released on Tuesday. Founder of Sosoliso was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on oxygen since he arrived at the hospital. The source added; When the oxygen was removed for…

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The Executive Director of Stand to End Rape, Oluwaseun Osowobi, who recently recovered from coronavirus, has narrated her experience in the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. She also gave an account of how she lost a job and a contract worth millions on Twitter after being discharged on Monday. According to the survivor, she thought she would not survive the disease. Osowobi was the only female among the recently discharged five patients quarantined and treated at the isolation centre for two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus, The PUNCH reports. The Governor…

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