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Tears as Sisi Quadri is buried in Iwo
Popular Nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri also known as Sisi Quadri, has been buried. Sisi Quadri was buried in his hometown of Iwo in Osun State. The late Nollywood actor was buried according to Muslim rites at about 1 pm on Saturday. He died on Friday at the age of 44. His death was revealed by some of his colleagues in…
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Surulere APC Reps aspirant dies in UK
A House of Representatives aspirant for Surulere federal constituency 1 under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulraheem Owokoniran has died. Owokoniran who once served as the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Works and Infrastructure, Abdulraheem Owokoniran, was said to have died in the United Kingdom. He was pronounced dead by medical experts in UK barely four…
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Stop playing politics, tackle economic hardship- Ajaero replies Tinubu
Innocent Raphael President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero has asked President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promises to Nigerians rather singling the union out for criticism. President Tinubu had accused NLC of partisanship, during the commissioning of the Red-Line Railway Project in Lagos, on Thursday, suggesting the union was unfair to his 9-month-old administration. “Allow me…
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Olubunmi charges New Immigration CG on adequate border protection
Innocent Raphael The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has charged the newly appointed Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, to take the protection of Nigeria’s borders as a top priority. Olubunmi gave the charge at the decoration ceremony of the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Abuja on Friday. “I will judge you by how…
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BREAKING: Popular Iwo-born nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri dies at 44
The popular nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri, has died. Quadri commonly known as ‘Sisi Quadri’ passed away in the early hours of Friday after brief illness at the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho (LAUTECH), Oyo State. The late actor who hailed from Iwo in Osun State, was known for mimicking the female gender in films and skits. He acted in numerous movies…
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Abiodun to receive 2024 Silverbird ‘Man of the Year’ award Sunday
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, will on Sunday, 3 March, receive the 2023 Silverbird ‘Man of the Year’ award. Abiodun emerged the 2023 Silverbird Man of the Year award, beating four other nominees after a rigorous voting process. A statement signed by Jacob Akinyemi-Johnson, Chief Creative Officer/Chairman Editorial Board of Silverbird Group, said Abiodun won…
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Police arrest 4 money counterfeiters in Lagos
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command have arrested a 4-man syndicate of money counterfeiters who specialize in remodeling naira, pound, dollar and CFA currencies. The syndicates were; Oludare Olamilekan (50), his wife, Oludare Oluwayemisi (46), Ilelabayo Johnson (62) and Adeniyi Quadri (35). Parading the suspects before the media on Friday, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the…
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RedRail Line: Lagos taskforce raids pen cinema corridor, clears impediments
The Lagos State Special Taskforce On Environmental Offences has raided the pen cinema corridor of the Red Rail Line in Agege. The agency carried out the enforcement along side the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) and the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) operatives. Comissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Wahab Tokunbo, confirmed the development in a post on his X…
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Ogbeni Lanre Banjo: Celebrating a patriotic Nigerian, advocate of good governance at 66
By Kosamatu Raji The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy, says Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ogbeni Lanre Banjo practicalises this on various issues that affect the masses in Nigeria regardless of the cost to him. Lanre Banjo adopted the…
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UPDATED: Soyinka warns leaders not to take citizens for granted
Innocent Raphael Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has warned Nigerian leaders at all levels to desist from taking citizens for granted. Soyinka said this, while delivering a lecture at The Punch’s 50th anniversary, themed ‘Recovering the Narrative,’ on Thursday. Professor Soyinka alleged that earlier national conferences intended to tackle Nigeria’s problems were dishonest and that the events were only conducted…
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