Category: JustGist

Pay Us N500m, Family Demands From Gbajabiamila Over Newspaper Vendor’s Death

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-Adewale Adetoyese The family of Ifeanyichukwu Okereke, a vendor who died after being shot by a security aide to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has written a letter to the Speaker, demanding N500 million. TellAfrica learnt this through a letter dated November 23, 2020, signed by the lawyer of the family, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN). Ozekhome was given the mandate to write the letter by the father of the deceased, Okorie Okereke; and the younger brother to the deceased, Destiny Okereke. The letter read in part,…

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“We Paid Money, Soft Drinks, Milk To Rescue Our Children” -Parents Of Kidnapped ABU Students Lament

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-Adewale Adetoyese Parents of the kidnapped students of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, have said they paid between N500,000 to N4 million to get each of their children released. TellAfrica gathered that while some handed over the ransom to members of the syndicate in Kaduna, the rest of them, who were contacted separately and made to take the ransom to the kidnappers’ enclave on the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The parents said the kidnappers also demanded that they bring maltina and milk with the cash. “They called me yesterday…

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Kidnappers Demand N100m For Six Police ASPs in Katsina Den

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-Adewale Adetoyese The bandits holding six Assistant Superintendents of Police captive in Katsina State for over one week are demanding N100m ransom for their release. The ASPs were among the nine who were just promoted to their current rank. They were attached to the Mobile Police Squadron 6, Maiduguri, Borno State. EyewitnessMedia gathered on Wednesday that they were demobilised from the riot unit and eight of them were on their way to the Zamfara State Police Command on transfer when they were ambushed in the Dogondaji area of Katsina State…

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Fingal Social Inclusion Week: Bashir Obasekola PhD & Oluwo of Iwo, A Nigerian Monarch Stole The Show In Dublin

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The migrant community in Fingal County Council, Dublin, Republic of Ireland were not just excited but grateful to the council for such an amazing event powered by MaryCare Foundation with the support of TellAfrica as homeland Africa was virtually relocated to Ireland on Tuesday 18 November 2020. The theme of the event: Health, Economic & Social Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrant Community in Fingal County Council & Environ was judiciously dealt by three guest speakers which includes; William Deng, Esq. from the Netherlands, Tolani Balogun RN while Oba Abdulrasheed…

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THE HEIR TO THE THRONE OF ODUDUWA IS BORN

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-Moses ‘Yera Olafare This is to officially inform the general public that The Almighty Olodumare has blessed the House Oduduwa with a crown Prince as our mother Yeyeluwa, Olori Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi gave birth to a bouncing baby boy at the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 18th November 2020. Mother and child are in a perfect condition. Congratulations to the Royal family, the kingdom of Ife(The Source), Yoruba race and the entire descendants of Oduduwa worldwide on the save arrival of this Heir to the sacred throne of the…

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Update: Nigerians In Diaspora Europe Election Debate 2020

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The management of TellAfrica having duly consulted with 22 out of 24 NIDO Europe Chapter Chairmen with a 100% support on the need to move with the tides of international standard and development in a bid to uphold democracy whilst promoting transparency and accountability in the forthcoming NIDOE election, present a first of it’s kind NIDOE 2020 ELECTION DEBATE. The place of the civil society and independent platforms devoid of bias and personal interest cannot be over-emphasised should we consider a free & fair election, where capable hands are elected…

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Hunger or Theft? As Masses Loot Hoarded Palliatives In Senator’s Home

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Masses have invaded the residence of Teslim Folarin, the senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial district. The angry youths looted several new motorcycles at the Oluyole home of the lawmaker. Other materials carted away are freezers, grinding machines and other valuables. Many of such incidents have been recorded where the homes of various government officials and palliative storage have been looted in the last 48 hours. Earlier today, some hoodlums also looted materials at the home of a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, in Osun State.…

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CNN journalist Richard Quest marries longtime partner Chris Pepesterny

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CNN International’s top business journalist and anchor Richard Quest has finally tied the knot with his longtime male partner Chris Pepesterny. The renowned news anchor took to social media to express his joy at having said “I Do” to Chris, sharing a beautiful picture with his husband in which they are all smiles. Quest captioned the post: “We said ‘I Do’ at the weekend. Happiest day of our lives.”

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Alpha Beta Saga: Oladapo Apara Exposes Jagaban Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Files Suit

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Oladapo Apara, the former Managing Director of Alpha Beta Consulting, has filed a suit which allegedly purported that former Lagos State governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ‘suspiciously’ diverted N22,360,000,000 and $4,396,063 from the firm’s account to that of Vintage Press Ltd, publisher of The Nation Newspaper. In writ of summons marked LD/7330GCMW/2020 deposed at a Lagos high court, Apara, claimed that he owns 30 percent stake in the company and that the former governor reneged on certain agreements reached in the past about…

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Missing Child: Prophet ‘Sotitobire’ & Others Get Life Imprisonment

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Justice Olusegun Odusola of the Ondo State High Court in Akure has sentenced the Founder of Sotitobire. Prophet Babatunde Alfa, and 6 others of Praising Chapel on Tuesday have been sentenced to life imprisonment over the disappearance of a one-year-old boy on the church premises. Gold kolawole went missing in the church last year on November 10 during a Sunday service after his mother, Modupe Kolawole, dropped him at the children’s unit of the church. The prophet was jailed alongside six other defendants: Omodara Olayinka, Margaret Oyebola, Grace Ogunjobi, Egunjobi…

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