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Adegoke Adelabu Penkelemesi Joseph Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu  alias  Adelabu Penkelemesi  was a colossal in the political arena of  Ibadan  and the then Western Region before the  independence of Nigeria in 1960. He was born in Oke-Oluokun, Ibadan, on September 3, 1915 to Mr. Sanusi Ashiyanbi Adelabu and Mrs. Awujola Adelabu. At the tender age of five, Adegoke Adelabu lost his mother and then lived with his paternal aunt. Adegoke Adelabu attended St. David’s C.M.S School in Kudeti, Ibadan from 1925 to 1929; CMS Central School, Mapo, Ibadan in 1930 and Government College, where he was a head boy, from 1931 to 1936. In 1936,  he won a U.A.C scholarship to study commerce in  Yaba Higher College  but eventually left the college six months later to work as an assistant to the UAC Ibadan district manager. After working with UAC for sometime, he was promoted to an Assistant Manager due to his hard and clever work. However, he left UAC in 1937 to ...

Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala aka ‘Ajala the traveller’ on his vespa Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala , popularly known in Nigeria and across the globe as ‘ Ajala the traveller ‘, was the man who toured the United States of America on a bicycle, and the world, on a motor scooter better known as Vespa. From the ordinary son of a traditionalist, Ajala rose to a global celebrity and his name became a song sang on every lips. During his prime, Ajala was envied and praised by both the young and old for his courage, determination and success. Even in 1972, the Nigerian music wizard himself, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey , immortalized Ajala and his adventures in a song included in his album titled ‘Board Members’. Obey sang thus: “ Ajala travel all over the world (2ce), Ajala travel (2ce), Ajala travel all over the world. ” Below is OldNaija’s detailed account of the life, career and death of the legendary and iconic Ajala the traveller. Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala was born in Ghana into a Ni...

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By  Temi Banjo     /   British-Born Nigerian, Chinyelu “Chi” Onwurah won first seat of the night at Newcastle Central hereby making Newcastle the first general election constituency to declare. It beat Houghton and Sunderland South, which has been the fastest to declare for the past six elections. Newcastle Central declared at 11pm, just an hour after polling stations closed. Labour’s candidate Onwurah won 24,071 votes, comfortably beating the Tory candidate Steve Kyte who had 9,134 votes. Nick Cott, the Liberal Democrat candidate, secured 1,812 votes and David Muat, the Ukip candidate, won 1,482 votes. The Green candidate Peter Thomson won 595 votes.

By  Anuoluwapo Adeseun     /   Wearing a Barcelona shirt in Saudi Arabia could land you with a fine of up to £120,000 and a 15-year prison sentence, due to the club’s continued ties with Qatar Airways. Tensions in the Gulf region have seen countries such as Saudi Arabia boycott Qatari entities – and their measures could impact football fans who wish to wear Neymar and Lionel Messi replica shirts. Qatar’s Arab neighbours have blacklisted entities such as Qatar Airways over their alleged extremist connection, with Barca shirts sporting the airline’s logo said to be outlawed. Qatar have rejected the claims. Donald Trump Reveals The Country Funding Terrorism According to Sky Italy, supporters caught donning shirts with the Qatar Airways logo now face €135,000 fines (around £120,000) and up to 15 years in jail. The ban comes amid a diplomatic row as Saudi Arabia blacklisted entities and individuals that they perceive as connecting Qatar to extremist ...

  Temi Banjo     /   Pope Francis has laid down an ultimatum to defiant Nigerian priests: lose your job if you don’t obey me and your bishop. According to a report by Associated Press, Pope Francis  at the Vatican on June 8 met with a delegation from the Ahiara diocese, south-east Nigeria where priests have been refusing to accept the 2012 appointment by the then pontiff, Benedict XVI, of the local bishop. The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, reporting the pope’s unusually harsh order, said on Sunday that Francis was acting “for the good of the people of God” by threatening to suspend the priests from the ministry if they didn’t pledge in a letter, by July 9, “total obedience” to Francis and accept Bishop Peter Okpaleke’s appointment. Mr. Francis told the visiting delegation he was “very sad” about the priests’ refusal to obey and ruled out tribal loyalties as explaining the refusal. Africa has been one of the continents where ...

By  P rince EL-Nazeer    /   Following the three-month ultimatum issued to the Ndigbo residing in the North, the Eze N’digbo (traditional rulers) and leaders of Igbo socio-cultural associations in the North have vowed to resist any attempt to force them out of the region. The tension generated by the declaration of the northern youths worsened on Friday afternoon, when a prominent member of the Northern Elders’ Forum, and former Ahmadu Bello University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, threw his weight behind the coalition. The Eze Ndigbo of Kano, Boniface Ibekwe, said the over three million Igbo indigenes in Kano would not leave the city with all their investments acquired over several decades. He said, “We have advised our people to remain calm and that nobody should travel. The lives and property Igbo are secure. As far as I am concerned, no Igbo man has relocated with his family to the East. We are here and going about our normal business...