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In Arabian folklore, the genie is a spirit depicted as being imprisoned inside a bottle or oil lamp. No matter how impregnable the walls of its captivity are, the moment it is summoned, the spirit comes out and grants the wishes of the one who invoked it. Trust them for their gift of incredible ingenuity, in the thick of their daily pain, Nigerians trip above their existential woes to summon the genius within them. Their latest invocation is a perfect-fit moniker which they affix to their president’s lapel. To them, their president’s diverse self-procured prefixes – Asiwaju, Jagaban etc – are miscasts today. “T-Pain” is his super fit. To be able to arrive at this moniker, Nigerians travelled through thorns and briers in search of existence. In the last 17 months, suffering and pain have been the first guests Nigerians see at cockcrow, sunset and at dusk. Noelia Bueno-Gómez, in his journal article, “Conceptualizing suffering and pain” published in the Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities

The demise of one of Nigeria's iconic real estate merchants, Bashorun Lamina Ayinla Ojugbele has been announced. Trendscopenews learnt that the prominent businessman and Lagos socialite passed away on Wednesday (yesterday). He died at the age of 89, according to a report monitored on CityScoop. Ojugbele until his dead was the Bashorun of Otaland. The Ota Prince was born on June 16, 1935 by the first Iyalode of the ancient town of Ota.  Not only was Ojugbele in his his lifetime a successful businessman but one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry in those days. In fact, the name Lamina Ojugbele was very prominent in the social circle of the 60s and 70s. He was one of Nigeria’s pioneer club owners who patronized notable musicians of the time. One of the famous traditional Apala music exponents of that era, Alhaji Yussuf Olatunji did a number in one of his albums on Lamina Ojugbele and his ‘Ota Night Club & Guest House’.   Ota Night Club and Guest House, located on P

The CEO of Opulence Creation and Outfits, Alhaji Bashir Azeez Akande will on Saturday 12th October, 2024, be installed as Mogaji Olorin Family of Ijaye-Orile and the Maye Onijaye of Ijaye-Orile, Akinyele Local Government of Oyo State. Akande, in chat with Trendscopenews, announced that the installation ceremony will hold at the Ijaye Palace of Onijaiye of Ijaye-Orile, His Royal Highness, Oba Lasisi Oladimeji Akano (Alemulera1). It has been congratulations galore for the Ibadan-based fashion designer since details of the installation was made public.  Top celebrities, especially members of the Ibadan Golf Club (IGC) where Akande is a prominent member, are expected to grace the epochal event.

All is now set for the celebration of the 40th anniversary reunion of the 1984 set of the Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association. The 3-day event is scheduled to hold between Thursday 17th and Saturday 19th of October, 2024 at the Felicia Hall of Jogor Event Centre, Obafemi Awolowo Stadium Road, Ibadan. The anniversary celebration, according to the organizers, will feature many activities, including charity walk on cancer awareness, medical outreach and Annual General Meeting (AGM). Other events that will take place are banquet (to hold on the 18th at Felicia Hall, Jogor Centre), presentation of cheque for WAEC and JAMB fees as well as donation of uniforms and inauguration of projects. The celebration promises to be an unforgettable experience of a lifetime, according to GCIOBA 84 Set, will commence on Thursday 17th October with a press conference, games and welcome cocktail at the poolside of Jogor Hotel by 7pm.  

Family, friends and associates recently joined the MD/CEO of Afia Construction and Building Engineering, Engr. Abduljelyl Adekunle Karheem MCIArb, MCIOB, MCABE, the Turaki Adini of Oyo State and Mogaji of Adanla family, Ibadan, at Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Ikeja, for a 3-in-1 event marking his 52nd birthday, signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc, and the unveiling of Afia Homes and Properties' Afia Court Ring Road, Ibadan. Some of the dignitaries at the auspicious occasion included Chief Ahmed Oladimeji Abdulai, Baale of Adanla; Mr. Peter Idanwekhai of Union Homes Savings & Loans and Anthony Unuafe of Union Homes Savings & Loans. The list also include Alhaja Mujidat Adenike Abiola, a Director in Afia Construction; Mrs. Adenike Taiwo, a Director in Oyo State Ministry of Land and Housing; Town Planner Owolabi Agboola; Engr. Abdulkareem Babalola Salau; Alhaji Jamiu Lawal, and the lovely wife of Engr. Karheem, among others. Below are colour

Mogaji 'Bowale Oluwole Arisekola and his adorable wife Morenike Arisekola are in a joyful mood. The reason for this is not far-fetched as their first child, Segilola is set to walk down the aisle with her partner. An inside source said the debonair publisher of Street Journal and the President of the Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON) is not ready to leave any stone unturned to stage a moderate but glamorous wedding for his daughter. The source also added that best of the best of party vendors in town have already been engaged. The wedding, he said, is slated for Thursday the 19th of December, 2024 at Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos State. This, no doubt, is one event that top Nigerian celebrities are looking forward to. Even though left for Arisekola, he would have preferred a low key ceremony judging by the not-so-friendly situation of things in the country presently. But Arisekola, irrespective, has every reason to celebrate. This is the first time he would

Union Homes Savings & Loans Plc, a leading real estate player, on Friday 4 October, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Afia Homes and Properties to build quality and affordable homes. The MOU was signed at an event making the 52nd birthday of Engr. Abduljelyl Adekunle Karheem MCIArb, MCIOB, MCABE, popularly known as Mogaji Adanla, the CEO of Afia Construction and Building Engineering. It was a 3-in-1 affair at Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Ikeja, venue of the event with the birthday celebration, signing of MOU between the two companies and the unveiling of Afia Court Ring Road, Ibadan. Speaking at the event, Dr. Femi Adewoye, Chief Operating Officer, Union Homes Savings & Loans Pls, said the partnership is part of his company's policies of contributing to the growth of the sector. The inspiration to partner with Afia Homes, he said, was as result of the company's track records. "We are very delighted to partner with the company. The decision was as result of t