The Photo Editor of Guardian Newspaper, Femi Adebesin-Kuti, is dead. The Photo Journalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN) announced his passage through a statement issued by its chairman, Kola Olasupo and secretary, Sly Okoruwa. “We the members of Photojournalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN) regret to announce the passing away of our former Vice – Chairman, Femi Adebesin- Kuti. “Until his death, Femi Kuti was the Photo editor of Guardian Newspaper”, the statement reads. The remains of Mr Adebesin-Kuti have been buried in Abeokuta according to Islamic rites.

“It is against this backdrop that the Service pointed out its disapproval to the Editorial authorities of the Newspaper. “This statement, however, becomes important to guide public understanding and perception, especially that the said report is misleading. It falsely left an impression that the Service went to Court against the INEC Chairman. According to him, “one of their strategies is to subvert the efforts of the Service in ensuring peaceful coexistence and harmony. It also advised all critical stakeholders to be vigilant and resist attempts to use them to thwart the law.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly set to bend its marriage law to allow Al Nassr new star signing Cristiano Ronaldo to live with his partner, Georgina Rodriguez. Saudi Arabia marriage law forbids couples that are not married from living together. However, Spanish news outlet, Sport, revealed that Ronaldo and Rodriguez will be living together in Saudi Arabia and are most likely not going to be punished for breaking the law. Ronaldo was officially unveiled as an Al Nassr player on Tuesday after receiving a thrilling welcome upon arrival. He said he chose to join the Saudi Arabian club because he wanted to help in developing the sport in the region and be a mentor to the younger generation there.

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspect identified as Issa Naigheti who allegedly kidnapped his father, Bature Naigboho, in Igboho in Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State and got a ransom of N2.5 million before his release. The command said that the suspect was arrested by the anti-kidnapping team at the Kambi area on Ilorin-Jebba road in Moro local government area of Kwara state on Wednesday, January 4,2023. A statement by the command’s spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, said the anti-kidnapping team was on the trail of suspected kidnappers around Kambi area when they arrested Issa. Okesanmi said Issa confessed during interrogation that he conspired with two others to kidnap his father, Bature and collected a ransom of N2.5 million. The statement read, “Members of the command’s anti-kidnapping team arrested one Issa Naigheti “m” on 4/1/2023 around Kambi area of Ilorin while on the trail of suspected kidnappers.

The Photo Journalists Association of Nigeria has been thrown into mourning mood, following the death of Femi Adebesin-Kuti. Until his death, Adebesin- Kuti was the Photo Editor, The Guardian Newspaper. The Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos Council, has expressed condolence over his death to the Photo Journalists Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter. ‘‘We pray that God in his infinite mercy will uphold and stand by his immediate family and friends at this trying time as we sympathize with members of the Guardian Newspapers Chapel and the entire PJAN family. ‘‘May God continue to protect the rest of us and show up for us in our time of need.’’TRY IT TONIGHT!!!

The Nigerian Union of Journalists, Lagos State council, on Friday mourned the demise of a veteran photojournalist, Femi Adebesin-Kuti, who died after a brief illness. It was gathered that Kuti, who until his death was the Photo Editor at Guardian Newspaper, died early Friday. In a statement by the NUJ Lagos chairman, Adeleye Ajayi, the union condoled the family of the deceased and the Photojournalist Association of Nigeria. The word of God says, ‘Everything is vanity!’ Femi Adebesin-Kuti, is a friend, colleague, hardworking, and always fun to be with. “Until his untimely departure early this morning, Femi Adebesin-kuti was the photo editor of GUARDIAN Newspapers.

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Mexican security forces captured a son of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Thursday, scoring a high-profile victory in the fight against powerful cartels days before US President Joe Biden‘s visit. The 32-year-old man, nicknamed “El Raton”, would have helped run his father’s drug trafficking operations since El Chapo was extradited to the United States in 2017. “El Chapo” is serving a life sentence in the United States for trafficking hundreds of tons of drugs into the United States over the course of 25 years. The Sinaloa state government urged people to stay home Thursday after the latest arrest. Among the fugitives was Ernesto Alfredo Pinon, known as “El Neto,” the leader of a gang allied with the Juárez drug cartel.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday flagged off the second phase of food distribution from items donated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) for 8,000 households of Internally Displaced Persons in four camps and host communities in Borno State. The NEMA Director General, Mr. Mustapha Habib Ahmed who flagged off the distribution in Maiduguri explained that at conclusion of the second phase of the distribution, about 16,000 IDPs households in Borno State would have benefitted from the food donation by KSrelief. According to him, the first phase of the food distribution took place in December 2022. Between 2018 and 2021, the Centre donated relief items (food baskets) to some Internally Displaced persons in Borno, Yobe and Zamfara States.”He further that “KSrelief has been very benevolent to the Country. Interventions have been beneficial as evident from the positive testimonies from the IDPs.”The food distribution is being carriedout directly to the IDPs in their places of abodes at the camps by NEMA Staff in collaboration with staff of Borno State SEMA.

President Muhammadu Buhari is building the infrastructure needed to transition Nigeria to a manufacturing economy, the NASENI chief says Thursday. Professor Muhammad Sani-Haruna, Executive Vice President of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), said this at a ceremony in Bagudo, Kebbi State. The stove and pots were invented by NASENI in collaboration with a German NGO. “The soft component of the manufacturing or knowledge-based economy is quality human resources. ”(These) are provided by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari; and they are the necessary prerequisite for Nigeria’s transition to a manufacturing economy.

A Canadian college, George Brown, has withheld the part-payment of the school fees paid by a Nigerian applicant, Miss Precious Ademokun, who got denied a study visa by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. When Ademokun contacted the college on September 19, with no decision on her visa by the IRCC, she missed the school’s refund deadline. Despite that, the Canadian college told Ademokun it could not refund any of the fees she paid to the school. She appealed, but the school denied her request for withdrawal and refund in a letter sent to her on December 15. In a letter sent to Ademokun, George Brown College denied her appeal to withdraw her first tuition deposit of $8,962 because she didn’t meet up with the deadline date.

THE G5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have abandoned their attempt to line up behind a single presidential candidate in the February presidential election. Ortom is stoutly in favour of the candidate of Obi, announcing on Tuesday that he supports his endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. It was learnt that the G5 members went into Wednesday’s meeting to encourage each other to take a position that is consistent with his state’s political reality in order not to jeopardise their personal ambitions. The source added that the Ibadan meeting should produce a common stand where the governors will now be allowed to stick to their preferences. Benue can say whatever he wants to say.

According to Punch Newspaper, the student numbering about six including boys and girls absconded from the school dormitories. However, the school Principal, Mrs Tofunmi Akamo, who spoke to Punchng.com yesterday on the development denied any cover up. Mrs Tofunmi Akamo told Punch Newspaper that the students, numbering 6, were picked up from the hotel by the school, adding that the incident happened once. punch Newspaper quoted the school principal as saying. she told Punch Newspaper correspondent regarding the issue.

It is important to appreciate that there are a million and one ways to improve our mental health in the new year and beyond. Thus, a happy new year comprises of 12 happy months, or 52 happy weeks or 365 happy days. Work hard: Hard work is the critical lynchpin for success in almost every human endeavor. So roll up your sleeves and work hard and smart, through the year. Improve your emotional intelligence: Emotional intelligence is the capacity to understand yourself, to recognize your emotional reactions to situations on the one hand; and to also value and understand the emotions of significant others.

In addition, the subscription to Starlink’s service in Nigeria will cost $43 per month, which is about N31, 000. Recalled that Starlink, the Internet company owned by billionaire, Elon Musk, will begin operations in Nigeria in December 2022, the Nigerian government has revealed. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has already issued Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence to Starlink, and the firm is currently undergoing some administrative processes. This means at the end of the fourth quarter this year, Starlink will compete with other Internet service providers like MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom, 9mobile, and Spectranet. “With this collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink, Nigeria is set to be the 1st African country to introduce the service.” He told participants at the event.