Nollywood actress Joke Silva has for the first time spoken publicly about the health condition of her husband and veteran actor Olu Jacob
During an interview with Chude Jidonwo, Joke Silva disclosed that Olu Jacobs has dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). According to her, her husband has been having dementia for a couple of years but was not disclosed publicly.
“It’s been going on for a couple of years and it’s the first time she’s saying it publicly. He is dealing with issues and it is been going on for a couple of years. It is known as dementia with Lewy body”.
“It is a degenerative disease that affects the brain and it is almost like a Parkinson’s type of disease, it affects the brain and affects the person.
She added: “First time I’m saying this publicly… that is what we have been dealing…but the thing is, it is hard on him because he doesn’t understand what is going on and it is hard on us family members as well.
She continued: “We have gone through some times and situations recently that I wish I had the old you here so I don’t battle these times on my own but we are grateful for the moment of clarity. I miss the times we work together.”
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) – brainchild of Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder/Executive Chairman of BUA Group has donated and handed over a newly built 150-bed hospital to the Nigerian Police in Abuja.
The hospital, which is the first donation of its kind to the Nigerian Police, is called the “ASR Africa Police National Reference Hospital, Abuja”, and was developed at a cost of 4billion Naira with funding drawn from the annual $100million ASR Africa Fund for Social Development and Renewal.
Speaking at the physical handover of the hospital building to Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector General of Police, Abdul Samad Rabiu said that the hospital project was conceived out of the desire to provide the best healthcare services and facilities for the Nation’s security operatives.
“The ASR Africa Police Hospital will bring qualitative healthcare closer to the people that protect lives and properties in the country as well as other Nigerians who will also be able to utilize the facility.”, he added.
In his comments while receiving the original certificate of occupancy from the representatives of ASR Africa, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, commended the philanthropic work of the founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu. IGP Alkali mentioned that the ASR Africa Police National Hospital was conceived, completed, and built to standard in record time without any hitch. “We are really grateful to ASR Africa and Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu for this first-of-a-kind donation of a mega hospital to the Police.
It is heartwarming to know that there are patriotic individuals like Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu who are genuinely interested in providing support for the thousands of policemen, women, and their families through initiatives such as this.”, he added.
Also speaking on the activities of the ASR Africa Initiative, Ubon Udoh, MD/CEO of ASR Africa said that various grants have been awarded to educational institutions, health facilities, governments as well as non-governmental organizations as part of ASR Africa’s contributions to sustainable development in Africa.
“When ASR Africa began, we set aside $100 million yearly for various interventions in health, education and social development. Within nine months, we have shown how passionate we are about social impact and development especially in the areas of health care delivery, education, social development, and sustainable infrastructure across the country and Africa.
The brainchild of African Industrialist, Philanthropist and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) was established in April 2021 to provide sustainable, impact-based homegrown solutions to developmental issues affecting Health, Education and Social Development within Africa.
The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has expressed how pathetic it was for him to watch his brother die, while on life support machine.
“It is a very tough time for us; its been very trying, especially for myself.
“Having a brother like him; once you lose him it is really very painful. He died in front of myself, our mother and all his children.
“The most painful thing is when you are told that your brother will be passing on in about an hour.
“And you stand by watching as the machine is going down until it stopped working.
“It was very tormenting,” Dangote stated.
He said these when the leader of All Progress Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, paid him a condolence visit on Friday.
Tinubu was in Kano to condole with him on the death of his brother, the Vice Chairman of the Dangote Group of Company, Alhaji Sani Dangote.
“We have always known that when there is life there is death. We, as Muslims, don’t know who is next and it can be today, tomorrow or even now.
“That is why it is good to be good, so that when you get there you can bid for whatever you were asked to do on earth.
“Your excellency, you are our host because you are the governor of all of us and we really thank you for taking almost the whole week struggling with the crowds, its not easy.
“I thank you all for all your prayers and your support.
“This will actually help us to reduce the pain that we are going through,” Dangote added.
In his condolence message the APC leader, Tinubu stated that money cannot buy life and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
He called on the family to take heart and continue to pray for the repose of late Sani’s soul.
“We are here not to just commiserate or console you, we are here together to mourn our dear brother.
“Sani is not yours alone. He was a Lagosian and a great Nigerian and a friend and a brother to all of us here.
“I am not a preacher, but I know what it means to suddenly lose a close relation, especially a brother.
“What we have come to do is to join in prayers for you and the people of Kano state, for Nigeria and the entire family as a whole.
“May God give you the strength to bear the loss. It is a loss to all of us.
“May God grant you longer life, keep you in good health, keep the family in good health, give you peace of mind and the ability to accept the decree of God Almighty.
“He is the giver and the taker and He can do anything at any given time he chooses.
“With your faith and your strong capacity, we believe you will come out of it and continue to do good in his name, in your name, in the family’s name and the entire people of the country,” Tinubu stated. [Vanguard]
There was confusion in Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology (LAUTECH) as some cultist groups clashed, wrecking havoc in the school environment yesterday.
According to an eye witness, a student’s pen*s was chopped off by the weapon wielding cultists. Meanwhile, the reason behind the clash is yet to be ascertain.
However, the issue was later resolved by Amotekun and Operation burst, restoring sanity to the institution
The police in Ondo state have arrested a prophet identified as Festus James for allegedly raping an eight-month-old pregnant woman at Agbabu village via Ore, in Odigbo council area of Ondo state.
Parading the suspect before newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, said the prophet who came from Ibadan on a three-day revival, allegedly raped the 22-year-old woman under the guise of performing deliverance on her.
“On the 13th November, 2021, one Festus James ‘m’ from Ibadan in Oyo State went to Agbabu village via Ore, claimed to be a Prophet and that the Holy Spirit directed him to have a 3 days Holy Ghost Revival in a Church in the village.
The next day, the prophet claimed to have seen a vision concerning a 22 years old lady who was 8 months pregnant and told her to wait behind after the programme.
She took the pregnant lady into one of the rooms in the mission house under the guise of delivering her from an evil spirit and had carnal knowledge of her.
The suspect confessed to the commission of the crime.”
When interrogated, the suspect confessed to having sex with the woman.
“l did not know what came over me when I was carrying out the ungodly act”.
The police spokesperson said the suspect will be charged to court as soon as possible.
Ogun State House of Assembly has ordered security agencies to arrest a Nollywood star, Goriola Hassan, for allegedly parading himself as the Oba-elect of Imobi in the Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state.
The Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, during plenary on Thursday ordered that Hassan should be arrested and presented to the Assembly within 14 days.
The Assembly had in August threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on Goriola after he snubbed two previous invitations of the lawmakers over the allegations against him.
Oluomo ordered his arrest following the presentation and adoption of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The committee Chairman, Bolanle Ajayi, while reading the committee’s report, accused Goriola of converting a government building to private use.
Ajayi also accused the Nollywood actor of disobeying the orders of constituted authority that asked him to stop parading himself as the Olu of Imobi.
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The committee affirmed that the Onitasin of Itasin remained the only king and prescribed authority in Imobi land.
The committee recommended that the government building, which was the Government’s Community Dispensary House at Fotedo, Imobi, converted to private use by Goriola, be taken over by the community and he should be declared wanted and handed over to the security agencies.
The Nigerian Police Force has denied claim by the Wuse General Hospital that it was contacted after an identity card was found on the corpse of Tordue Salem, the late Vanguard reporter who was declared missing on October 13.
Vanguard had published an interview with the Secretary of Wuse General Hospital, Mrs Hanatu Sani, on why the hospital did not notify the police after it found a Vanguard identity card on the corpse of the late journalist.
Mrs Sani had claimed in the report published on Wednesday that the job of the hospital was to notify the police, whose job it is to inform families of dead bodies brought into the hospital.
The secretary said the hospital’s mortician who received the corpse promptly called the police officer who deposited the body the previous night, to inform him about the identity of the corpse, adding that the said officer– Isaiah Olumu from Utako Division– failed to keep his promise to come back.
But a senior police officer at the FCT Command who spoke to THE WHISTLER on condition of anonymity, faulted the hospital’s claim, saying the said police officer was not contacted.
He also claimed that the hospital was supposed to write to the police when it discovered the identity of the corpse.
The officer said, “I don’t think the mortician is saying the truth because immediately the incident occurred, a signal was sent to the command stating that an unknown person was hit by an unknown driver.
“If the mortician had contacted the said officer, the officer would have informed the DPO.
“Also, if it is true, the hospital should have written to the police immediately, indicating that the corpse has an ID card. So, I do not think that report is true.”
Effort by THE WHISTLER to meet the police officer who deposited the corpse was unsuccessful, as his colleagues at the Utako police division appeared to shield him.
Josephine Adeh, the FCT police command spokesperson, did not respond to our correspondent’s request for comment on the procedure for reporting such cases to the police.
But a senior officer at the force headquarters told this website that, “Sudden and Unnatural Death (SUD) cases do not necessarily require special procedures for reporting.”
The officer, who didn’t want his named mentioned said, “If and when a corpse is discovered, reports should be made promptly to the nearest police station in whose jurisdiction the body is found, they will know what actions to take, or you can put a call across to the command control room to report the discovery.”
The Nigerian Government has reacted to its removal from a Religious Freedom Blacklist by the United States Government.
In a statement on Thursday signed by Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, the Federal Government hailed the United States for removing Nigeria from the list calling the decision ‘fair and just’.
Mohammed reiterated his earlier stand, when Nigeria was put on the list last year, that Nigeria does not engage in religious freedom violation or have a policy of religious persecution.
He said Nigeria jealously protects religious freedom as enshrined in the country’s constitution and takes seriously any infringements in that regard.
”We will continue to ensure that every Nigerian has the freedom to practise his or her own chosen religion or belief without hindrance,” the Minister said, while commending religious leaders in the country who have been working to ensure religious harmony.
The police have arrested Oduduwa University owner Ramon Adedoyin over the death of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University.
The police have arrested Oduduwa University owner Ramon Adedoyin over the death of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University.
Mr Adedoyin owns Hilton Hotel and Resort, a facility Mr Adegoke lodged.
Mr Adegoke lodged in the hotel on November 5 to sit his examinations at the OAU distance learning centre in Moro, Osun.
The student was declared missing two days after he lodging into the hotel and was later found dead.
The police command in Osun said in a statement that it had arrested six people linked to Mr Adegoke’s death.
A police spokeswoman in Osun, Yemisi Opalola, announced Mr Adedoyin was arrested on November 15.
According to the statement, Mr Adedoyin is undergoing interrogation in connection with the case while the police await an autopsy report from the hospital.
The command commended the public, especially the bereaved family, students, and OAU authorities, for their patience to allow the police to conduct a thorough investigation on the matter.
A storey building in Flour Mills Estate, Magbon in Badagry area of Lagos State, has collapsed, leaving many people trapped under the rubbles.
Naija News reports that this was made know in a statement on Facebook signed by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye.
According to LSFRS, five people have been rescued from the collapsed building which was under-construction.
The agency stated that four individuals have also been rescued unconscious as residents and police officers are helping emergency workers.
The statement disclosed that those who have been rescued were taken to the hospital.
The statement read, “There has been a reported case of a storey building collapse at Sunny Filled, Flour Mills, Estate, Magbon, Badagry, Lagos.
“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Badagry Station had rescued five victims from the under-construction building while concerted efforts are ongoing to rescue remaining trapped victims.
“The victims which are mainly construction workers are however rescued with varying degrees of injury but in stable condition and been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
“However, four adults male have been recovered (unconscious) thus far as the Nigerian Police, Morogbo Division and the Community dwellers are complimenting the efforts of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.”
