Oluwasegun Adesuyi, Author at SocietyGazette.com

Nigerian Celebrities congratulate Olamide on new album

Nigerian hip-hop star, Olamide Adedeji, simply known as Olamide, has delivered on his promise to his fans as he has released his highly anticipated album — Uy Scuti.

Uy Scuti is a red supergiant star in the constellation Scutum. It is considered one of the largest known stars.

The album, which was named after the supergiant star, was released earlier today and has been receiving positive reviews from the rapper’s fans and colleagues.

So far, the album name, Uy Scuti, and Olamide are trending at number one and three, respectively, on the Nigerian Twitter space.

Taking to their Twitter accounts, celebrities like Don Jazzy, Timi Dakolo, Adekunle Gold, Peruzzi, among many others, have praised the rapper’s latest effort.

In a tweet, legendary beatmaker Don Jazzy, wrote, “The bro @Olamide just blessed us with an amazing body of work. #UYSCUTI.”

Also, sonorous singer, Timi Dakolo, described the album as an amazing body of work.

He said, “Please, if you see this tweet, just give @Olamide his Flowers. #UYSCUTI is an amazing body of work.”

Fondly referred to as ‘The Energy Gad’, the hype man tweeted, “Olamide just reminded us all why they call him Baddo. He left us in a trance. This is a damn good album, beyond mature, magically different and heartfelt #UyScuti.”

Funny man, Mr Macaroni, while commending the rapper’s latest project, called Olamide a king as he tweeted, “Olamide is king forever abeg!! Truly, Truly, Baddo Na Baba! #UYSCUTI,” (sic)

In a tweet, Peruzzi said, “My Baddo Don Dropped!!!! Congrats Bad Man @Olamide #UYSCUTI,”(sic)

Iconic singer, Adekunle Gold, who was formerly singed to Olamide’s YBNL record, simply tweeted, “UYSCUTI Out now! No 11!”

Furthermore, in a series of tweets, Olamide revealed to his fans that it was not easy for him to keep the project to himself for one month before releasing it.

He wrote, “Imagine listening to #UYSCUTI alone for a month…. I want ment ! I couldn’t wait to share with the world.

“Glad it’s finally out #YBNLMafia run up the numbers! You know as the thing de go.”(sic)

Olu Stool: Thugs invade Delta Court, chase away Judge, lawyers

Thugs, on Friday, invaded the Delta State High Court 4 sitting in Warri, Delta State and chased away the presiding Judge, Hon. Justice V. O. Agboje, a renowned lawyer, Chief Efe.L. Akpofure, SAN, and others.

It was reported that the incident brought the court sitting into an abrupt end

The presiding Judge narrowly escaped being lynched by the thugs.

The Court is close to the Warri Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force and the “A” Division of the Police.

The thugs stormed the Courtroom during hearing of a suit brought by one Mr. Bernard Emiko, younger brother to the immediate past Olu of Warri Kingdom.

Emiko had approached the Court through his lawyer seeking the nullification of the selection of the Omoba (Prince Tsola Emiko) alleging that it did not follow due process.

Ogun Police Boss Pledges Support For Police Woman Delivered Of Triplets

The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Police Command, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has pledged to support a police woman who was delivered of triplets in the state.

CP Ajogun made the pledge on June 16, 2021, when he in company of executive members of Police Community Relations committee (PCRC) visited the Kemta residence of W/Cpl Bolaji Senjirin who was recently delivered of the set of triplets.

The Police boss, who expressed gratitude to God Almighty for the safe delivery of the d babies, assured the family of his continue support towards the upkeep of the babies since the mother who is an orderly to the CP’s wife is regarded as a member of the family.

The CP also made a cash donation to the babies and prayed that they will live to fulfill their destiny.

In the same vein, the chairman PCRC in the state, Arch. Samson Kunle Popoola, announced a cash donation of N25,000 on behalf of the PCRC to the babies, while the women wing of the PCRC also pledged to support the family.

The sum of N10,000 was also donated to the family by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state.

Other officers in the company of the CP were the DPO Kemta Division, CSP Grace Ejiofor, and the personal assistant to the CP, DSP Ade Akiti.

The triplets, two boys and a girl, are all in good condition, a statement signed by Abimbola Oyeyemi, PPRO, Ogun state disclosed.

In Nigeria, Kemi Olunloyo is the only journalist that possesses integrity – FFK

Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode who recently found love again has labeled controversial Nigerian journalist, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, the best in the field of journalism.

Fani-Kayode who is currently in court with his immediate estranged wife and mother of his 4 sons, Precious Chikwendu over their children’s custody, showered praises on Kemi for honoring the birthday of his sons on May 25.

Sharing a video of himself and Kemi hugging and exchanging pleasantries, FFK wrote, “It was an honor and a pleasure to receive my sister and friend Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo and her son KJ in my Abuja home on May 25th for the birthday celebration of my sons Ragnar, Aiden and Liam. We had not seen each other in 38 years and it was a wonderful reunion.

Kemi is one of the most courageous, incisive, and cerebral investigative journalists in Nigeria and she has become a household name in our country. She seeks the truth and speaks it boldly and she has no fear of anything or anyone.”

The politician added, “Not many people could have endured what this extraordinary lady has suffered and endured over the years all because she has spoken truth to power and against evil in a society that thrives on lies, deceit, slander, gossip, false accusations, injustice, the worship of money and the deification of the rich.

How I wish we had more journalists with Kemi’s integrity, courage and strength in our country. If we did Nigeria would be a better place. Simply put she is formidable and utterly irrepressible.
I am proud to be considered worthy of being her friend. Thanks for coming sister. The Fani-Kayode love you and we always will. Shalom.”

PDP is the only reliable alternative to change APC —Gov Diri

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will in 2023 bring about the desired change Nigerians are yearning for.

Diri also advocated the strengthening of the party at all levels in order to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the centre in the 2023 general elections.

In a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, the governor noted that the PDP was the only reliable alternative party that could provide purposeful leadership at this point in time.

He said, “Nigeria is ripe enough for change. We have experienced the change that the APC brought and now it is time to change the change.

“PDP is the only veritable and reliable alternative party for now. So, you and I have been given the mandate to rescue this nation. We have the best times to bounce back to the national scene.

“Our appeal is that the APC should allow the people to determine who becomes their president in 2023. We don’t want Nigeria to go down,” he said.

Diri also cautioned that the party and country’s interests should be placed above personal considerations in the choice of a presidential candidate, noting that political power should be utilised to positively impact lives as it was ephemeral.

Yomi Fabiyi insists Baba Ijesha is innocent of alleged child molestation

Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi has published a statement vindicating his embattled colleague and friend, Baba Ijesha, who is currently undergoing trial for reportedly defiling a 14-year-old minor, the ward of comedienne-Actress, Princess.

Recall the alleged pedophile, Baba Ijesha, real name Olanrewaju Omiyinka was denied bail by a magistrate court on Wednesday, June 16.

In a post shared on his IG page after the arraignment of Baba Ijesha on Wednesday, Yomi said the Nigerian police has no evidence against Baba Ijesha because according to him, the victim insists that at no time did the actor defile her.

He also continued his call for the prosecution of the adults who arranged for the actor to be caught on camera allegedly defiling the 14-year-old girl.

Here is what he published on Instagram on Wednesday night.

The Nollywood actor recently published a video on his Instagram page demanding the court to be unbiased.

His post reads;

”Part of my concerns and why the law must act unbiased. Fighting for the rights of the child means getting justice against all abuses and assaults done against her innocence and her wish.

“Have you ask yourself, what if in the process of the set up there was violence, door locked behind and aside been raped, the girl was killed, will ALL THE ADULTS INVOLVED be let go.

“How can the law be BLIND to that and set a horrible antecedent for several innocent children in our society?

“Where are the SOCIAL SERVICES in the state, why is the DPP advice silent on all the crimes involved in the entire episodes and all that done against the child, why the silence on all that?”

Jilted Lover, Native Doctor Arrested For Allegedly Killing Civil Defence Officer

A 54-year old jilted lover, Christopher Akpan, who lured his lover and Civil Defence Officer, Josephine Cynthia Oche, 45, to Obi Local Government and killed her with his alleged accomplice, a 47-year old native doctor, Rafiu Afolabi, has been arrested.

Akpan and his accomplice, Afolabi, were on Wednesday paraded by CP Frank Mba, the Force Spokesman and Commissioner of Police, at the STS/IRT Premises along Guzape Road, Abuja, with 34 other suspected criminals.

CP Mba said all the 36 suspects, allmalesandafemalewere clearly and evidentially linked withvariouscasesranging from criminalconspiracy, kidnapping, armedrobbery, homiciderelated cases, rape, unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms, cattle rustling, receiving of stolen property to car theft.

“In the course of this investigation, a total of 12 assorted weapons made up of eight AK 49 rifles, three AK 47 rifles, and one locally made weapon were recovered.

“Also recovered from these suspectsare20AK47magazines, 346 rounds of AK 47 ammunition, 24 rounds of live cartridges, a cash sum of N1.4 million recoveredfromsomekidnapped suspects as well as six stolen but recovered cars retrieved from some of the car thieves, among other exhibits,” he said.

On the case involving the brutal and murder of the Civil Defence officer, Josephine Cynthia Oche, a Benue born Civil Defence personnel who was in a relationship with one Christopher Akpan, Mba revealed that Christopher Akpan had earlier engaged Josephine having proffered love and having promised to marry her.

In the course of the relationship, he narrated that a lot of financial deals and transactions took place and it was believed that Josephine had handed over some huge sum of money amounting to N14 million to Christopher Akpan.

“Between 19th and 20th of December, 2019, she had visited Christopher who eventually lured her into the house of a native doctor, one Rafiu Afolabi who originally hails from Shaki in Edo State but resident in Ado in Obi Local Government Area of Benue State.

“It was in the house of this native doctor that Josephine was eventually murdered and her body taken to a forest in the sameareawhereshewasburied in a shallow grave.

“It took intense efforts massive follow up investigations by operatives of IRT before this crime was eventuallyuncovered and the decomposed body had since be exhumed. We intend to carry out further confirmatory test on her,” Mba said.

While narrating the story to newsmen, thenativedoctorsaid, he is a native doctor and farmer. Accordingtohim, hewasarrestedforparticipatinginthekilling of the officer.

He revealed that Akpan met him and told him that someone isowing himmoneyandtheperson is very wicked. And that he wanted to treat the person badly.

“He promised to give me give me N5 million, if I kill the women. When the woman came to my placeafter twodays, theman came and told the woman, I am going to do something for her to make her pregnant as soon as they get married. So he told the woman we were going to bath her.

“So, I took the bucket for them and we were going inside the bush. The man shot the woman from behind and asked me to burn her which I refused but he took her and buried her in the forest. He gave me N50 thousand from the woman’ spurse and told me he was coming back which he never did,” the native doctor said.

500-level law student becomes Bowen varsity’s VC

A 500-level student of the Faculty of Law, Olasubomi Olopade, on Wednesday became the vice Chancellor of Bowen University.

Olopade’s tenure would last for just one day for which he would be paid..

Olopade, who ran the affairs of the university on Wednesday, emerged the winner of a competition, One Day VC,’ which involved a series of screening, essay competition and manifesto presentation.

The students who came second and third, Ibunkunoluwa Areo, a 400-level student of Economics Department; and James Joshua, a 400-level student of Statistics Department, assisted Olopade as the deputy vice chancellors Academics, and Research and Outreach respectively.

The one-day VC, in an interview after a church service held in his honour, said he contested in the first edition, but could not make it beyond the best five contestants. He said he applied again this year and eventually became the winner.

Olopade said, “This is an opportunity to serve my colleagues and display the leadership skills I have imbibed.

“Our politicians usually tell us that the youth are the leaders of tomorrow and that is when they a begging for votes but after that, it ends.

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But the truth is the youth should be partners with the leaders now. I am.not calling for eradication of the elders but the youth should be given opportunities to showcase their talents.”

A 400-level student of Medicine and Surgery, Mayomikun Olawale, won the 2020 contest at the maiden edition.

The substantive VC, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, had told our correspondent that he introduced the concept of one-day VC to give students practical exposure to leadership.

Source: PUNCH.

Breaking: Nigerian football coach kidnapped

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a Nigerian football coach, Stanley Eguma.

Subsequently, the police commissioner in Enugu, Mohammed Aliyu, has ordered the rescue of Mr Eguma.

Mr Eguma is the coach of Rivers United FC, Port Harcourt. He was reportedly abducted along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Tuesday.

Mr Aliyu gave the order in a statement issued by the police spokesman ASP Daniel Ndukwe, on Wednesday, in Enugu.

The statement disclosed that Mr Eguma was abducted by gunmen on June 15, at about 4:00 p.m. on the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway.

“The order is sequel to a complaint made to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the command, the same date as the incident at about 5:05 p.m., by two other persons travelling with the victim.

“His co-travellers alleged that the unidentified gunmen, operating in a white-coloured Hilux van, trailed and forced the black-coloured Hilux van conveying them from Gombe to Port-Harcourt, to stop.

“They further alleged that the assailants pushed the two of them out and made away with the vehicle, abducting the victim in the process,’’ the police statement explained.

The police added that the commissioner was urging the public to provide useful information that will assist the command in its ongoing investigation.

“Informants can call the command’s hotlines: 08032003702, 08075390883, 08086671202 or 08098880172 or by sending an email to: contact042ppro@gmail.com. The command is assuring the confidentiality of the informants’ identities,’’ the statement added.

Two Dead, Many Injured As Suspected Auxiliary Boys Attack Shop Owners In Ibadan

Tragedy struck again at Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital city on Wednesday, two people were confirmed killed when men of the Oyo State Park Management System under the leadership of Mr Mukaila Lamidi (also known as Auxiliary) allegedly attacked some shop owners in Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital city on Wednesday.

According to a report by The Nation Newspaper, the attack on the shop owners was said to be in continuation of an earlier attack and a counter attack between the Auxilliary PMS boys and members of the proscribed National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Tuesday.

Two persons were said to have died from the PMS and banned NURTW camps on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the suspected PMS boys stormed the Baba Onilu area of Iwo Road, attacking the shops where phones were being sold.

They were said to have unleashed terror on the phone sellers and shop owners destroying kiosk, show glasses and items.

One member of the NURTW was said to have been killed in the process while many others suffered varying degrees of injuries.

A son of one of the shop owners, simply identified as Ahmed, was said to have been killed in an effort to identify those fomenting trouble in the property.