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The popular Ibadan broadcaster and human rights activist Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat said in one of the radio programs on Oke Ogun J.FM 95.5 sometime in March that he is not a broadcaster. Speaks on what brought him into the limelight.

Oriyomi in the radio program interview narrates how he was arrested, imprisoned, and later re-arrested by DSS officials a year after because he has a passion for assisting less privileged and children also fighting for the right of people.

He stressed further that he is delighted with what he is doing and couldn’t hesitate to procrastinate about whatever he wanted to do because of posterity.

The philanthropist who has helped many out of a series of problems and stands behind the death of Timothy Adegoke for the past two years, spoke about his love for the Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde. Because if passion lies in good governance because he is ready to support whoever has the potential and credibility to lead, irrespective of the political party.

Moreover, he said “People might see me as a politician or a broadcaster, but I am far from that, radio was just one of the tools needed to execute my calling in life. I was called to wipe away tears and fight for people’s rights”.

He further narrates his connection with Seyi Makinde says, he sees the potential of who was sent to wipe away tears in him, which is aligned with what he believes and what he stands for.

However, he said no one can fight for the rights of people without the backing of people in power.

“ MY IMPRISONMENT WAS BASED ON HELPING CHILDREN, FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE, AND DUE TO THE POTENTIAL WHO IS WHO IN THIS COUNTRY SEES MADE THEM APPROACH ME AND SAID NO ONE CLIMBS A LADDER WITHOUT A PILLAR TO HOLD THE LADDER AND NO ONE IN THE BROADCASTING HAS EVER PASSED THROUGH WHAT I PASS THROUGH”

Nevertheless, nothing one can do without moving closer to the government. He said, his standing with Seyi Makinde’s second term agenda was because he has the same vision as him and also takes care of and settled the teachers in the state.

Opeyemi Falegan, the ex-lover of actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has proposed to stand as a surety for embattled social media personality, Blessing Okoro aka Blessing CEO.

Blessing CEO was arrested a few weeks ago for alleged cyber-bullying, libel, and for exhibiting uncensored movies.

Despite having been granted bail, she has been in prison because she reportedly couldn’t meet her bail conditions.

The judge granted Blessing CEO bail in the absence of opposition. She was admitted to N10 million bail each with two sureties in like sum.

There have also been speculations about some clauses added to the conditions which had made it even tougher for the self-proclaimed mental experts or her sureties to meet.

Confessing being affected by the sufferings of women, Falegan offered to stand as a surety for Blessing CEO though, admitting the bail conditions were a bit too harsh.

The Ekiti born politician clarified that he wasn’t supporting the embattled Instagram celebrity’s actions on social media but noted he was only being a peacemaker as two wrongs never make a right.

He shared a photograph of Blessing CEO with the supposed list of bail conditions and wrote: “On her bail conditions, can someone outside the country be her surety? Even though I never supported all, she said, but 2 wrongs don’t make a right.

“But I think it seems her bail conditions are a bit hard to please, but can someone outside the country be her surety? It seems I ticked some boxes on those bail conditions, any lawyer in the house please? Please read carefully before u insult me (na peace maker I won bi).

“Really hard to see a woman been in prison for her misuse of words, but I get fans wey dey insult me daily.

“Guys I once messed up too, and u guys even still love me, I reacted to someone lying against me on social media, and it trended for 3 weeks. Let’s forgive and forget.”

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dropped off the request to hear an ex-parte motion filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Senator Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed (Benani).

Instead, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered her lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff, to address the court on whether it possesses the jurisdiction to hear the motion relating to the happenings in Adamawa State.

Justice Ekwo, who ordered the lawyer to file a written address, adjourned the case until April 26th for the hearing of the ex-parte motion and the applicant’s address on jurisdiction.

LASEMA said in their press statement that it was one of the trucks at the site that ran into the collapsed building, which is different from the cause of the incident from an eyewitness

Eyewitness, We discovered that there was a hidden agenda toward the collapsed building, which made the security to chase us away from the site but other government officials were allowed in even as you can see that they block journalists from accessing information about the collapsed building. I was there last night and people were trapped under the rubble while some people were evacuated overnight 

Reliable information from one of the eyewitnesses speaks with exponentplusnews and informed us that there is an ongoing evacuation by the LASEMA at the venue of the incident since last night, which made the management bar journalists from accessing the area.

As of the time of filling this report, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) ambulance, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), and other Lagos state officials were seen entering the estate without giving the journalist any information on the situation of things. While the journalists were still waiting for the next point of action.

Social media comedian, Ganiyu Kehinde popularly known as ‘Ijoba Lande’, has been alleged missing by family

His wife took to social media to announce his missing husband. Says she had reported the incident to the police station

According to the wife, she said she left home around the evening three days ago without his phone and all means to reach him proved abortive. Cries out to Nigerians to help search for his husband.

Credit: Instagram | @ijoba_lande1

Monalisa Stephine

The Nollywood actress, model and video vixen who has featured in countless Nigeria movies and comedy skits aside from producing her own movie, also features in the recent Funke Akindele blockbuster movie “Battle on the Buka street”
Stated on a radio program with Nedu called THE HONEST BUNCH recently that her boyfriend used to have sex with her during her menstrual period.

According to her, she confirmed that while discussing with her friends, some of them confirmed that their boyfriends even suck their private parts while on their person

Moreover, she said she had googled to check if there is a danger in having sex while on her period, but found out that there is nothing wrong with it, and she had to continue with him.

Nude, who happens to be the anchor of the program was amazed and pressed further to know the extent and how weird she has gone with her boyfriend.

Monalisa said, in as much as she can suck the private part of her boyfriend, and lick his armpit, and some girls go weird with sucking their boyfriend’s ass then, there is nothing wrong with her boyfriend having sexual intercourse with her while on her period

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The founder of Mountain Of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry Onitsha Prophet Chukwuemeka Cyril Ohanemere, popularly known as Odumeje, on Sunday 19th of March 2023 during the Sunday service has said he will soon come to the end of his sojourn on earth.

Odumeje said this in a song he sang to his church members during Sunday service at Onitsha, Anambra State

According to him, he said that his time on earth is gradually coming to an end, as he has almost finished the work God sent him to do on earth.

Odumeje went further to reveal that he had already authorized his Son David to look after his family and take responsibility as man of the House.

He also admonished his church members not to be afraid of anybody on earth, adding that there is no power in native doctors.

GRV gets SSG, Labour Party gets 10 Commissioners, and 5 Special Advisers slots

The much-anticipated alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party in Lagos State was finally brokered in the early hours of Friday.

According to a credible source, the alliance was brokered by the presidential candidates of the two parties, Alh. Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi.

During the parley held in a popular hotel in the Victoria Island area of the state, the leaders of the parties agreed to work together to unseat the ruling APC. The legal issues associated with the candidacy of the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour were regarded as a major bottleneck to his consideration as the face of the alliance.

The leaders of the parties, however, agreed to jointly form the government after recording victory in the Saturday, March 18 guber election. The office of the Secretary to the State Government was reserved for Mr. Rhodes-Vivour while 10 Commissioners and five Special Advisers slots were assigned to the Labour Party.

Members and supporters of the two parties have been directed through the leaders at the local governments, wards, and support groups to vote en block for the candidate of the PDP, Dr. Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor.

With this development, the chances of the incumbent governor of the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to achieve a second term in office have become unrealistic.

Ahead of the Saturday, March 18 governorship poll in Lagos State, the election bid of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor) received a major fillip, on Tuesday, as a youth coalition including Afenifere, Arewa, Ohaneze youths threw their weight behind his governorship bid.

In a press conference in Ikeja, Lagos, the President of Afenifere National Youths Council, Barr. Eniola Joseph Ojajuni, said the youths have chosen to support the PDP candidate because he is the most credible and competent of the three top candidates.

“Jandor in his manifesto has a clear mandate and strategy to transform Lagos into a functional, prosperous, and secure state that will deliver the promise of making Lagos work for all.”

Ojajuni added, “The political life of a country is always in a cycle, and each time we have the opportunity to influence the same, we are pious to do it correctly.

“To us, Lagos is a cosmopolitan city of many dreams, and today, it would be proper to say many dreams could have been achieved here.

“There are no perfect situations except the people who make it right. This is a truism for all. However, we are convinced of the many possibilities Lagos holds. The question we continue to ask is who can make it happen for Lagos?

“After a close examination of the three contestants for the seat of the governor of Lagos State, we have seen Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran of the PDP as the most qualified, matured, and experienced person to handle Lagos and its many peculiarities having been on the ground as a true Lagosian. Jandor has developed capacity for the same over the years as an active politician.”

The youth coordinator further noted, “This is why we have come together as a coalition to throw our weight behind him. The coalition includes members of the Afenifere National Youths Council, represented by my humble self, Prince Barr. Eniola Joseph Ojajuni; the Arewa Consultative Forum (Lagos Chapter), ably represented Hon. Yakubu Mohammed and the Ohanaeze Indigbo (Lagos State Chapter) youths represented by Hon. Emeka Chukwudi. We have collapsed our structures for the PDP and will mobilize our members and supporters across the state to ensure his victory on March 18, 2023.

“We urge all youths in Lagos to come out in their millions to vote for the governorship candidate of PDP in the Saturday election.”

says ethnic and religious sentiments should be eschewed

11th March 2023

A group of opinion and religious leaders in Lagos State named Leaders After God’s Own Spirit Initiating A New State with acronym LAGOSIANS on Saturday 11th of March at Protea Hotel called on all eligible voters in the state to vote against any representation of godfatherism in the March 18 governorship election.

The group led by Dr. Bolaji Akinyemi decried the negative effect of the grip of the godfather of the ruling party on governance and the growth of the state.

Dr. Akinyemi while addressing a press conference on Saturday 11th expressed the displeasure of the group over the sentiments of ethnicity and religion introduced to the campaign for election in the state. He noted that all drumming of war and calls for ethno-religious crisis must be stopped.

He enjoined the people of Lagos State to kick against the attempt to replace the godfather of the ruling APC who has held the state by the jugular in the past 24 years with another godfather from one of the opposition parties who recently endorsed one of the gubernatorial candidates.

However, he said, “What Lagos need is a truly independent governor who will not be at the whims and caprices of a godfather. We will gladly vote for a youth, but we prefer a boy to a boy-boy, that is, a puppet who is tied to the apron string of his godfather”

Moreover, He revealed that the people of the state will soon be mobilized to work together for a governorship candidate who will serve in the interest of the masses and be responsible to the people who elect him into the office and not to any godfather.

Also speaking at the conference, Dr. Femi Ferguson, the president of the Ndigbo United Association, made a clarion call for all residents of the state to unite in the crusade to rid the state of political leaders who create divisions among the people.

He called for peace and calmness before, during, and after the election and that security must be beefed up to allow people to exercise their franchise without fear or intimidation.