The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, says his administration has agreed to be part of the funding for the reconstruction of the deplorable Lagos -Ota-Abeokuta expressway.To this end, Abiodun said the administration has got the approval for a template that will allow the state government to partly fund the reconstruction.Our correspondent reports that the highway has been problematic having turned into death trap due to its deplorable condition.Speaking at Ota, during the 70th birthday ceremony of the Chairman of the Ogun State House of Assembly Service Commission, Olayiwola Taiwo, held in Ota, Abiodun noted that his administration agreed to be…
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General Overseer of Shekhinah Glory Ministries worldwide, Prophetess Rose Kelvin has called out Amarachi Eze, the twin sister of Osinachi Nwachukwu, for preventing her from taking up some responsibilities left behind by the Late Gospel singer.A couple of weeks ago, in a post shared on Facebook, Rose Kelvin declared her willingness to give scholarships to the four children of the singer.Prophetess Rose hinted that she never met Osinachi till her death but got to know about her and the amazing work she did in providing for her family on social media. Rose said she intended to grant the children scholarships…
Adams made the disclosure on Friday in his reaction to the St. Francis Catholic Church massacre, Owo, according to Nigerian Tribune. Chief Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, has said that the terrorists who attacked the St.Francis Catholic Church members, Owo, Ondo State, camped in a secret forest and were being fed by food supplied by a helicopter, according to a report by SaharaReporters. Adams revealed that the South-West Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG) had five weeks ago raised the alarm that some terrorists had invaded the South-West, but the South-West governor ignored it. Adams made the disclosure on…
A truck driver identified as Mr Ejiro Otarigho, has been hailed a hero after he risked his life to drive a burning truck out of a residential area in Agbarho town, Ughelli North LG, Delta state. It is understandable that the man’s bravery apparently averted what would have destroyed sources of lives and properties in Agbarho town. Sharing the heroic story on Facebook, the senior special assistant to the Delta State government, Agba Abraham confirmed that the driver is hail and healthy amid swimming in the inferno.Agba Abraham wrote: “This truck driver Mr Ejiro Otarigho deserve a National Honours for…
Yul Edochie‘s daughter, Danielle Yul-Edochie, has slammed fans who frequently associate her with her father’s line of work. The 18-year-old took to her Insta-story to blow hot on fans, who habitually tag her to her father’s work on the gram.According to Danielle, she has no passion for Nollywood, neither is she interested in being like her father. Danielle also noted that she is a completely different person. She wrote;Please I’m NOT an actress, I have no business with acting and nollywoodtr. No dey force career on me abeg.I don’t act and I’m not interested in acting.acting is for site NOT…
May, Nollywoped actor, Yul Edochie’s first wife, has updated her fans and loved ones of her situation since news broke that her husband impregnated another woman and went ahead to pay her bride price. She took to her Instagram page to appreciate everyone who has showered her with love and support. Waking up daily to the love and support I find here gets me going. I am on a constant journey of self discovery. It sometimes takes unprecedented situations to discover our true abilities and how we can utilize them in unimaginable ways.I have always been behind the scenes as a wife, an…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has met his New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) counterpart, Engineer Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in his (Kwankwaso) Abuja home ahead of the forthcoming general elections. Sources close to Kwankwaso the immediate past governor of Kano State told our correspondent on Friday that the meeting which was held behind closed doors on Thursday night was an exploratory one that came at the instance of the former vice president. One of the sources privy to the meeting confirmed the development to Saturday Telegraph in a telephone chat, saying “Yes, I can confirm to you…
A wealthy man finds his teenage twin children mocking an old man with a drinking problem and teaches them a life lesson.Jade and Justin were bored. They usually lived in L.A. with their mother, and spending the summer with their dad in the doldrums of New Orleans was a bore. There was no one to hang out with, and their dad had confiscated their phones and laptops.For such a wealthy influential man, their dad was a bore, just like Louisiana. He worked, he hung out with these really lame musician types — and not even cool rappers — old-style old…
A man is accused of being the father of a baby abandoned on his doorstep and it costs him his marriage and his way of life.Kyle Greenbecker had spent a year working on an oil pipeline in Alaska, but finally, he was on his way home to his beautiful wife. He and Lisa met in high school, and Kyle had never regretted marrying her at nineteen.Maybe he was old-fashioned, but Kyle was proud that Lisa was the only woman he’d been intimate with in his life. He didn’t need and didn’t want anyone else. It never occurred to him that…
Two children begging outside a luxury mall at Christmas time are run off by the shop owners, but one kind man changes their lives.It was late November and the main entrance to the mall was already glittering with Christmas ornaments and lights, even the flocks of snow that drifted down seemed made to order.One thing spoiled the delightful Christmassy mood — by the side of the door decorated with giant golden bells and boughs of holly stood two children huddled in their coats, carrying a placard that read: ‘Help Our Mother!’The shoppers passed them by and threw them a disapproving…