Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

The husband of Dolly Parton, Carl Dean, died Monday aged 82, the country music superstar said, after nearly 60 years of marriage kept out of the spotlight despite the singer’s chart-topping fame. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years,” Parton wrote in a post on X. The singer-songwriter and actor met Dean in 1964 outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee on the day she moved to the country music capital. She was 18 and he was 21. “I was surprised and delighted that while…

Two persons have died in a tanker fire that occurred in a filling station at the Orita Challenge area of Ibadan, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Oyo State Fire Services Agency confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the agency’s General Manager, Yemi Akinyinka, a petrol tanker driver and his motor boy lost their lives in the incident. Akinyinka said the fire service immediately deployed its men to the scene after receiving information about the fire at 5:15 am. “We got information about the GABSTAB Mega Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, fire incident at 5:15 am…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 20-year-old Safiyanu Dalhatu for allegedly beating his mother to death. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Tuesday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. He explained that, “On February 24, 2025, Peace and Security Committee members in the Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi reported an incident to the ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters. “At about 3pm, Safiyanu Dalhatu, a 20-year-old male resident of Abujan Kwata, allegedly assaulted his biological mother, Salama Abdullahi, a 40-year-old female of the same residence. “Safiyanu Dalhatu is accused of attacking Salma Abdullahi with a…

The House of Representatives, on Monday, extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda on the creation of new states and local governments to March 26, 2025. According to a statement issued by the House spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, this decision was arrived at following public demand for additional time to refine and resubmit their legislative proposals in compliance with Section 8 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Recall that on February 7, 2025, the House Committee on Constitution Review announced that it had received memoranda to create an additional 31 states, stating, however, that none of the proposals met the…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said the crisis within his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was one of the reasons why  his administration could not implement the report of the 2014 Confab he set up. Jonathan made this known when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the late leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo at Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, in company of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma and former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Olaode George, among others. Jonathan said convening the CONFAB was made possible because of people…

Nestle Nigeria Plc has posted a revenue growth of 75.2 per cent N958.8 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2024. The Company’s operating profit improved by 35.6 per cent to N167.9 billion, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew by 45.2 per cent. The company’s total comprehensive loss stood at N14.6 billion as against N79.4 billion in 2023, impacted by high finance costs due to currency devaluation. Speaking on the results, CEO/managing director of Nestle Nigeria, Wassim Elhusseini stated, “our 2024 results demonstrate the resilience of our brands and teams and underscore our strong fundamentals…

The Senator representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, wife of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to stay out of the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against her husband. The dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio began after she refused to sit in a designated seat during a Senate session, citing Order 10 of the Senate Standing Rules. Tensions escalated further when she appeared on Arise News on Friday, accusing the Akpabio of blocking her motions, maligning her, and intimidating her after she allegedly rejected his sexual advances. In response, Mrs Akpabio held a…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has blacklisted an Indian firm, Aveo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Limited, over alleged production and importation of dangerous opioid combinations into West Africa, including Nigeria. In a statement signed by its Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Friday, NAFDAC accused the Indian company of producing and distributing Tafrodol and Royal 225—drugs containing a harmful mix of Tapentadol, an opioid, and Carisoprodol, a banned muscle relaxant. NAFDAC stated that the substances pose severe health risks, including respiratory failure, seizures, overdose, and death. “The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has…

Veteran journalist and former presidential candidate, Chief Dele Momodu has blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), especially President Bola Tinubu for the crisis that has trailed the recently conducted local government elections in Osun state. While commending the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, Momodu in an interview with Tribune said President Tinubu is desperate to control all the states in the South-West because of his reelection in 2027. His words “I think what is happening right now is that APC is already preparing for 2027 presidential election and Tinubu believes that if he does not control the entire South West…

Many people were on Friday burnt to death in an auto crash at Oko-Olowo, along the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway, in Ilorin, Kwara state. Unconfirmed sources put the number of burnt accident victims at not less than 60 people, said to be travelling from the northern part of the country. The auto crash occurred when a trailer carrying fertiliser and petrol laden truck collided while overtaking, resulting in an inferno. It was a gory sight, as burnt skulls and other parts of human bodies like legs, arms, etc were seen burnt inside the affected vehicles, while other parts of the victims had…