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26/01/2024

Ọba Ladapo Ademola (b.1872), the Aláké of Abeokuta (1920-1962) arriving with his daughter, Omoba Aderemi Ademola for the coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937.

Ọmo-Oba Aderemi (some sources also called her Adenrele) practised Nursing in Britain for over 30 years, she was so popular in those days because she attended many Royal social events with her father including a Royal visit to the famous Carreras Cigarette Factory, Camden, London in June 1937.

On June 27, 1941 she became a registered nurse (RN) at Guy’s Hospital, London having passed her nursing examinations after six years of training.

From 1941, she moves between hospitals; recorded at Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital in London before being listed at New End Hospital in Hampstead in December 1942, having passed her Central Midwives Board examination.

She was also an actress, She played 'herself' in the documentary film "Nurse Ademola" produced by the Colonial Film Unit, a division of the British Ministry of Information between 1939-1955. The film depicted Ademola as an African nurse at various phases of training at one of the great London hospitals’, it was said to have inspired many African viewers at its screenings across West Africa. Unfortunately, the present location of the film is unknown.

When her father abdicated the throne in 1948, she was said to have returned to Lagos but later returned to the UK with a man believed to be her husband, Timothy Odutola (A.O.C The famous Ijebu businessman). They both resided at Balmoral Hostel in Queensgate Gardens, South Kensington in 1949. This was her last known address and no known record of her afterwards.

25/01/2024

Few minutes before the Impeachment: Rt.Hon. Olakunle Oluomo last engagement at June 12 Cultural Center, kuto , Abk on Wednesday, 24th, 2024.

25/01/2024

25/01/2024

I Didn't Trick Adaobi to Umuahia, I Gave Her N40k After Hook-up but She Demanded for N150k - Orjiako Emmanuel Finally Speaks up😳

Adaobi Ebere has deactivated her account after making the huge accusations against Orjiako Emmanuel . I have tried to call her and she refused to take it.

From my findings it was a hookup which she was aiming for 150k , the young man said he woke her up in the morning when he was to leave for an appointment and gave her 40k , she now requested for 150k bcos of her rent. He asked her to go with what he gave her they will sort the rest over the 📱.

This is her phone number 0810 275 4825
All efforts to reach her so that I will hear from her directly and ask her a few questions was not successful as she has kept declining the calls.

©️ Hallmark Chibuzor

24/01/2024

HOW BUHARI'S LATE CHIEF OF STAFF, ABBA KYARI, PUNISHED ME TILL HE DIED

-Former Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina
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Former presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has revealed that the late former Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, fought him until his death and frustrated the functions of his office.

Adesina said he had a very strained relationship with the former Chief of Staff from the point he (Kyari) was appointed by the former President.

Writing in his new book, ‘Working with Buhari: reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015-2023),’ Adesina disclosed that Kyari objected to his direct access to the president even though he was merely obeying Buhari’s advice upon becoming his spokesman.

Adesina said for five years until he died, Kyari, the chief administrative officer of the presidential villa, denied the office of the media the necessary operational funds which had existed under previous administrations.

He also informed that Kyari blocked his effort to employ personnel in the media unit despite the approval from the president.

The former presidential aide wrote: “But somehow, me and him did not quite hit it off. He was a somewhat aloof person, and I tried to give him due respect, and forge an amicable working relationship.

“He was not forthcoming, and I too had a tendency to be aloof, unless there was warmth from the other party, so we just worked at a distance.

“A lot was said about him and his style, and how it affected governance, but one thing you cannot deny Malam Abba (as he was usually called) was that he was fiercely loyal to the President.

“With me, anyone that loved Buhari, all his sins were forgiven. If they be as scarlet, they would be as white as snow. And if they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. God rest Malam Kyari’s soul, but there are three things he did, that extended the fissure between us.

“In June 2015, I had done a memo to the President, recommending some people to be taken on be taken on as staff in the Media Department. They had gone through the campaign and struggles with us and pedestaled themselves as dyed-in-the-wool Buharists. They were from different parts of the country.

“I explained that much to Mr. President the day I took the memo to him. He thanked me and said he would pass it to the SGF when he appointed one, so it would be on record. Fair enough.

“When a COS and SGF were appointed, the President directed the memo to the COS. Also in order. But Malam Kyari just sat on it for the next one year. He did not say anything on it.

“Eventually, my colleague, Garba Shehu, went to see him. And he confessed to Shehu that he shunned the memo because I had taken it directly to the President. But the June date on it was clear. He had not even been appointed then.

“The second had to do with funding of the Media Department. There was no budget line, and funds were usually provided by the office of the NSA, as needs arose. I had consulted with two of my predecessors,

24/01/2024

'This Guy Tricked Me From Calabar To Umuahia, Slept With Me And Ran Away' – Lady Cries Out

I made a post on my Facebook about my accommodation issues in school and how I needed help with a new one.

This guy went to my DM and asked me to delete the post, that he’d help me.

Asked me to come to Umuahia from Calabar, I asked for tfare, he asked me to come first with mine, after all na me dey find help.

I traveled down two days later, got to Umuahia only for the guy to tell me to find a place to lodge and he’d join me later because he had to attend to an emergency.😳

I managed to lodge with what I had which was even a deposit and told the hotel receptionist that my host will balance up when he comes.

He came later in the night with “Nutri Milk and Bread”.😡

He coerced me into having $3x with him based on say I dey vulnerable to his help.😭

4am he took excuse to rush to go for another emergency.

Na so Orjiako Emmanuel Japa from the hotel and left me stranded o.🙆🏽‍♂️

Balance of hotel e nor pay.
Food e nor give me chop.
Transport e nor give.
Money for rent e promise e nor give

Blocked me everywhere and left me in more vulnerable and terrible state.😭😡

Nobody treats any human like that no matter what
You don’t ride on people’s desperation to make yourself feel good.

Orjiako Emmanuel is a terrible human and he should be famous by force!!!

Here is his number

He cannot block the whole world!”

23/01/2024

How and why Rt.Hon. Oluomo was impeached as Speaker of Ogun Assembly

We are law abiding legislators. We want the world to know that there is now a changed in the leadership of the house of assembly,” he said.

Mr Elemide, who said 18 lawmakers supported his emergence as speaker, appealed to residents of the state to remain calm.

“We are in custody of all the authority of the house. We are assuring that the new leadership will support our governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.

“I can assure you that the governor did not know anything about this impeachment,” he said.

23/01/2024

“I Make ₦200,000 a day washing cars”
– Nigerian lady who owns a car wash reveals how she made her daily living despite the hardship in the country.

23/01/2024

In a startling turn of events, members of the Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday, removed the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo.

This unfolded through a simple majority decision within the assembly.

Sources within the Assembly complex, revealed that Daisi Elemide, a member representing Odeda constituency, has stepped into the role of Speaker, effectively replacing Oluomo.

The roots of this power shift trace back to a previous contest between Elemide and Oluomo, in which the latter emerged victorious due to the perceived backing of the executive.

The assembly complex reportedly descended into chaos, with tensions escalating to the point of teargas being deployed to disperse the agitated crowd.

The removal of Oluomo, confirmed by lawmakers who do not want their names mentioned, signifies a significant shakeup in the political landscape of Ogun State.

As the situation continues to unfold, the details surrounding Oluomo’s removal and the dynamics within the assembly remain shrouded in uncertainty.

22/01/2024

Ogun State has become the model for industries, logistics, knowledge, and innovation as a result of the economic policies put in place by Governor Dapo Abiodun since 2019.

The state Commissioner for Finance and the Chief Economic Adviser to the governor, Mr Dapo Okubadejo, stated this at the official breakdown of the 2024 Appropriation Budget.

The N703 billion 2024 budget christened, “Budget of Sustained Growth and Development” already signed into law by Governor Dapo Abiodun, earmarked N415.6 billion for Capital Expenditure, while N287.3 billion was for Recurrent Expenditure.

According to Okubadejo, the Abiodun administration had been working in line with the Medium Term Economic Framework (MTEF), developed in 2020.

He said the government has continued to create an enabling environment that made the Gateway State the most preferred investment destination in the country.

These policies, he said, have ensured that the state was declared the Most Improved and the Most Viable Economy in 2023.

The commissioner also stated that Ogun has been recording steady growth in the last four years. This growth, he added, has ensured an appreciable increase in the state’s budget size and performances.

He said this year’s budget of N703 billion was a tremendous increase when compared to the 2023 figure of N472 billion, which performance was 75 per cent by December 2023.

Okubadejo said the state’s target was to be economically and financially independent by de-emphasising reliance on monthly allocation from the federation account.

About N240 billion is expected to be raked in as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2024, the Commissioner added.

At the briefing, Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Olaolu Olabimtan presented provisions in the budget, while Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, Commissioner for Transport, Mr Gbenga Dairo, Commissioner for Works, Mr Ade Akinsanya, Commissioner for Agriculture, Bolu Owotomo and Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof.Abayomi Arigbabuwo gave summary of their respective ministries as contained in the budget.

Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Ade Akinsanya, said the government would resuscitate some of the abandoned road projects while ongoing ones would be completed.

Akinsanya commended Abiodun for the work done on the Gateway International Agro Cargo Airport, Iperu-Remo, which recorded its first commercial operations, with two chartered flights that brought the governor and other state officials from Abuja after the judgment of the Supreme Court, that affirmed his 2023 election.

22/01/2024

20/01/2024

PHOTOS: Nigeria's First Female Major General, Kale Laid To Rest

Nigeria's first female Major-General, Aderonke Kale, who died on November 8, 2023, has been laid to rest.

Her son, Yemi Kale, who is also a former Statistician-General at the National Bureau of Statistics, revealed this in photos shared on his X handle.

According to funeral arrangements made available by Yemi, the internment was done on Friday at St James Anglican Church, Mobalufo, Ejirin Road, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

The reception took place on Saturday at the Omolayole Hall, University of Ibadan International Conference Centre.

PUNCH reports that Kale, who died at the age of 84, was the first female officer to be promoted to the rank of Major General in the Nigerian Army and West Africa.

She was also the first female Commander of the Nigerian Army Medical Corps.

Credit: X| sgyemikale

18/01/2024

*WHAT IS PE******IA?*

Pe******ia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction towards children/a child

*WHO IS A CHILD ?_*

A child is anyone below the age of 18. Also note that children are gifts from God and He expect us as earthly guardians to take proper Care of each and every one of them.

One of our major duties is to keep them away from this phycarist patients called pe*****le.

There are different ways children can be abused. Below are some:

*CHILD MOLESTATION!*

Child Molestation is also known as child sexual abuse. It is a secret crime involving a range of indecent sexual activities between an adult and a child.

*TYPES OF MOLESTATION:*
-Defilement
-R**e
-Fi*****ng
-Making a child watch po*******hy
-Exposing the ge***al to kids
-Indecent touching
-Fondling etc

*WHO COULD ABUSE YOUR CHILD?*
*ANYBODY*
Studies show that over *95%* of sexually abused children are abused by persons known or close to the child or the child's family.

*ABUSERS ARE MOSTLY NOT STRANGERS.*
They are right there in your house, co-tenants, family members, lesson teachers, neighbours. Their friends in school, hostel, classmates,class/school teachers, cousins, uncles, nephew, niece, fathers, step fathers, grand fathers, imams, choir masters, pastors, confidants, security guard, maids, family /school drivers, After school teachers, mummy's friends, daddy's friendd, caregivers,........

*CAUSES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE*

Parental negligence
Carelessness
Non- challant attitude.

*OTHER CAUSES:*
Absentee parents.
Parents who do not observe.
When the kids are not informed.....
What you watch with your kids.
Indecent dressing by our children.

*WHERE CAN YOUR CHILD BE SEXUALLY ABUSED?*
✓On your bed
✓Right under your nose, under your roof
✓In the school environment- class, toilet etc
✓Hostel
✓Parties
✓In their room (siblings)
✓Deserted/Abandoned places
✓ When you are distracted etc.

Perpetrators look for opportunities.

17/01/2024

FGN should wake up and control Solid Minerals. Stored Explosives by illegal miners in the second picture caused the heavy explosion, parts of Ibadan destroyed !!!!

17/01/2024

January 16, 2024

Just in: Residents of Ibadan run for cover as tremor shakes major parts

Residents of some communities in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State Nigeria were terrified on Tuesday evening as something like an earthquake shook most parts of the city.

The shaking happened some minutes before 8pm.

According to information gathered, the quake shook the School of Nursing, University College Hospital and reportedly shattered all the windows.

Some residents of Ologuneru, Owalla, Isokan, Ekerin, Eleyele and parts of Apete also said they felt the shaking.

At Ologuneru, gates and fence of a building shook but did not collapse.

According Mr Babatunde Arowosafe, “My daughter and wife who were in different places at the time of the shaking ran out saying they felt a heavy thud on the ground. My daughter said she heard it at the back of the house while her mummy said she heard it on the roof.”

“I was sitting in the living room when the earth shook. I thought something hit my gate and I was about rushing out when my boy said, he heard the gate of the neighbor’s house shake too.”

Some residents from Bodija, Obasa, Mokola, Oke Itunu, Barracks, Gbaremu also shared their experiences.

“I was alighting from a car when I heard a deafening noise. People ran Helter shelter. I felt things were rolling.

One of the nurses at UCH, Leye said on her status that some patients were confused and started running.

09/01/2024

Meet First Nigerian-American Billionaire
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I'm just reading about the First Nigerian American Billionaire, Tope Awotona. 43yrs old from Lagos who left Nigeria at 15 as migrant.

I have never heard of him before until today even though his company's name, Calendly sounds so familiar. He's another insanely passion driven Wealth Creator, using all he has to start a business that will change his course of life, and with history.

He searched for funding but to no avail because the Idea doesn't sound so good to most and till now, it still sounds funny but he won.

Imagine scheduling business meetings for people without Emailing stress. He hired programmers and created a software around it. Today, he's one of the two Tech Black Billionaires in US, the other being a 70yrs old man.

He's one of the Rich Nigerians on Forbes List at 2356, behind Dangote, Adenuga, Abdul Samad and others. He revealed in an Interview that he hopes to return to Nigeria to build more African Entrepreneurs with penchant for financial growth through Entrepreneurship.

My Take: When people dream of crazy Ideas of how better they think a certain thing should work and how they feel it will be, if they conceptualize their Ideas abeg no laugh them oo. More often big Money come from non conventional ways laced with high risks.

©Ọmọ Elu