As Babatunde Nurudeen Omidina, also known as Baba Suwe, returns to dust today, it is safe to conclude that it is no longer a laughing matter. He had “died” several times, only to bounce back to life. I recall a hilarious interview Baba Sala, (real name Moses Adejumo) granted the Nigerian Tribune in 1992. We had asked him if there had ever been a time where his life of comedy had caused people to doubt him as a serious person. He described an instance when he fell ill and was rushed to the hospital at the point of death. As…
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Senator Kola Balogun has written a letter to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, calling for a thorough investigation into the brutal murder of the Oyo State-born Timothy Adegoke Oludare. The late Oludare was reportedly murdered in the night of 5 November, 2021 in his room at the Hilton Hotel and Resorts, Ile Ife, Osun State where he had lodged to sit for his Executive MBA examination at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. As contained in a release by his media aide, Dapo Falade, Senator Balogun, in the letter dated 21 November, 2021, called on IGP…
A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations have warned, that it will no longer tolerate, what it described as the series of orchestrated campaign of calumny, against the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi. The group in a Press statement on Friday in Lagos, said it has noticed the persistent call by some unpatriotic Nigerians, mainly sponsored under different groups, in the sustained campaign, where they’ve continuously demanded for the probe and sack, of Dr Audi, as the NSCDC Boss, over series of unsubstantiated allegations of corruption. The statement, signed on behalf…
Ralf Rangnick is the current managing director of sport and communications at the Russian side, Lokomotiv Moscow, and has had previous managerial roles at clubs such as Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig. Rangnick said at the start of the 19/20 season that United had been ‘underperforming’ when he was asked about the situation regarding Solskjaer. His last managerial role was at RB Leipzig and he left at the end of the 18/19 season with Leipzig finishing third in the Bundesliga and since then, he has moved into more off-field roles with Salzburg and now Lokomotiv Moscow. The 63-year-old is one of…
Manchester United are in advanced talks to appoint Ralf Rangnick as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season, sources told ESPN. Rangnick, 63, is set to leave his role as head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow and sign a six-month contract at Old Trafford. Sources close to Rangnick initially distanced him from the role at Old Trafford when contacted by ESPN in the wake of Solskjaer’s departure. Sources added that a breakthrough was reached when a consultancy role was offered as part of Rangnick’s move to the club. The exact terms of the consultancy role…
It was a very solemn and sober occasion at the residence of our late Senator Gbenga Aluko in Asokoro, Abuja. As friend among whom were Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi, Senator Jide Omoworare, Hon Kayode Oladele, Senator Lawal Shuaibu and Senator Opeyemi Bamidele visited to condole, the widow of the deceased Mrs Sileola Aluko. The visitors expressed their shock and sadness at the sudden departure of Senator Gbenga Aluko while conveying to the Wife their sincere condolences and that of other friends, and His colleagues at the 4th senate(1999 senators), where he was also a principal officer. They assured…
The past few days have been trailed with series of episodes and reports with respect to the strange death of our Client’s son; Mr. Timothy Adegoke Oludare from different quarters and not unusually, among rumour peddlers. Of more interest is the intriguing statement made by the Osun State Commissioner of Police, wherein Dr. Rahman Adedoyin’s son, Raheem Adedoyin was identified as the one who dumped the corpse of the Late Timothy Adegoke in the bush. While we welcome this development with keen interest, one would readily expect the Nigerian Police to immediately declare the said Raheem Adedoyin wanted for this…
It was a beautiful sight to behold on Wednesday Nov 24 2021 as a newly appointed teacher, Mr. Ibikunle Oyewale Titus brought smiles to the faces of staff and students of Oranyan Grammar School in Oyo Town, Oyo State of Nigeria. Mr Ibikunle, who was recently posted to the school, provided chairs to indigent students of JSS1 in his school. According to him, he was touched by the students inability to enjoy a conducive learning environment and he decided to intervene in his own little ways. It must be emphasized that the teacher Mr. Ibikunle Oyewale Titus is a PhD…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Osun State Police Command to unravel the root cause, ensure due diligence in the investigation on the cause of death of late Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. The South-West Coordinator of NANS, Olatunji Adegboye, made the demand at a news conference in Abeokuta. Adegoke, an Abuja-based Master’s degree student at the Obafemi Awolowo University, had travelled to Ife on November 5 to sit for an examination. However, the student was declared missing after friends and family members could not reach him. Investigation revealed that…
Board of Directors of Seat of God Football Club and Academy Limited (SOGFC) met on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital and approved the participation of the club at the Pro 1 league in the coming season. The Directors also agreed on conducting scouting exercise all over the country between November 2021 and January 2022. These were made known in a communique made available to newsmen at the end of the meeting. The Seat of God Football Club and Academy is a Kaduna based football outfit. They also agreed that the lunching program for the club will be January/February,…