Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has cancelled his fifth coronation anniversary to honour the late billionaire philanthropist, Captain Idahosa Okunbo, who was buried last Friday in Benin. Secretary of Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Frank Irabor, made the announcement on Monday evening in a statement. Irabor said: “The BTC, on behalf of His Royal Majesty (HRM), wishes to inform the general public that as a result of the demise of Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, and his burial few days ago, HRM has directed that all the events lined up to mark his 5th coronation…

History was made on Monday, October 12th, 2020, when Hon. Marcus Iziegbeaya Onobun emerged Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. The lawmaker, who got to the house by virtue of the votes of his constituents in Esan West, by this occurrence became one of the youngest politicians to become a Speaker in the history of Nigeria. Rt. Hon. (Ambassador) Onobun hails from Idumoza Quarters, Iruekpen, Ekpoma, in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. He studied at the Ambrose Ali University(AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, where he bagged a B.Sc. (Hons) in Geography and Regional Planning. Upon his…

As PCRC EXCO VISITS ADRON HOMES GMD/CEO. The leadership of PCRC in Simawa has paid a thank you visit to the GMD/CEO of ADRON HOMES AND PROPERTIES, Aare Adetola Emmanuel King over the weekend. Highlights of the meeting included formal appreciation of the Akile of Remoland and Babalaje of Simawa on his financial engagements on the most beautiful Police station building ever in the history of Ogun state and Nigeria presently. At the meeting which was well attended, the Simawa PCRC executives had fantastic interactions with the GMD/CEO of ADRON HOMES AND PROPERTIES over vital issues bothering on security, policing…

*Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go* *Jean de La Fontaine* The life and times of Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo , the Benin Born Business Mogul and Philanthropist , can be aptly captured in the words of Julius Caesar , which was depicted in a letter by him to the Roman Senate ,after one of his many victories at war around 47 BC , thus : *Veni, Vidi, Vici: ‘I Came, I Saw, I Conquered’* Indeed Captain Hosa Okunbo might be dead., But he lives on .This is because some times , you…

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here as we honour my dad, Captain Idahosa Okunbo. Ladies and gentlemen, the extent of my dad’s impact is embodied in the tremendous show of love and support my family has received from you all and many around the world in the past two months. It is humbling to see this room filled with many people who knew and cared for him. Thank you. I would like to specially thank my great king and loving husband Ogiame Atuwatse III for the love and support in this most trying time in my…

The family of late business mogul, Capt Hosa Okunbo, has Monday, declared that all COVID-19 protocols, would be strictly enforced during his burial. A senior member of the family, Mr. Kingsley Okunbo, who disclosed this while outlining activities  marking the burial of their brother, father, uncle and grandfather, noted that Tuesday, and Wednesday are slated for tributes by family and friend. Flanked by the daughter of the deceased, and wife of the Olu of Warri, Olori Atuwatse III, his brother, Pastor Dandison Okunbo, Morrison Okunbo and Edith Nwagbuzor and other members of the family, the younger Okunbo also noted that…

When describing what a beautiful lady with brain is; one could agree to say: beauty is commendable. It is an admiration of high esteem. This means beauty is the meekness of God’s eyes to Queen Jennifer Okoobo Osayamen. And her natural beauty and sense for fashion has made her to be renowned when it comes to young fashion mongers in Nigeria.She is a perfect example of the English type of perfectness, the apple-blossom type. She has all the fragrance of charmingness and the good-luck of an entrepreneur in her; with her astonishing courage of innocence. To some people, they could…

A photo book, titled: Discover Nigeria, produced by the Official Photographer to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Bayo Omoboriowo, has been officially tagged “Guinness World Record largest photo book”. Guinness notified Omoboroiwo yesterday on his attainment of the global feat. The news of the epoch-making verification came few hours before the unveiling of the photo book by President Buhari at the State House Conference Centre on the eve of Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary. In an email to the 34-year-old photographer, the Records Management Team of Guinness wrote: “Dear Adebayo Omoboriowo. We are thrilled to inform you that your application for largest…

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NEW-YORK, USA – Conveiner of the 2nd edition of US-Nigeria Investment Summit, Mr. Franklin Ekechukwu has described the event as a veritable channel to woo more foreign investment to Nigeria. Ekechukwu who was the Chairman planning committee of the summit, disclosed this at the summit themed: “Nigeria: the Future of Global Business”, which took place between September 17 and 18, 2021 at Ziegfeld Ballroom, New York, United States of America. He noted that “the Investment Summit plays a vital role in attracting and facilitating business investment and job creation by raising awareness about the wide range of opportunities and enabling…