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  • Lagbaja, Mansion Piller, Faya, others set Lagos hotel on fire

    Lagbaja, Mansion Piller, Faya, others set Lagos hotel on fire

    Legendary Afrobeat singer, Bisade Ologunde, popularly known as Lagbaja, and other Nigerian musicians have brought the heat to Oko-Afo area of Lagos State on Sunday night as they performed at Turning Touch Hotel stage.

    The CEO of conscious music Entartamant, Mansion Piller, was the first to take the stage. He thrilled fans with his  “No be God” song and dropped something from his new project.

    He was then joined by the Legend, Lagbaja, to give the audience a link-up that was never expected.

    Reggae artist, Faya, held spectators at the event spellbound as he took over the stage to chant some of his recent vibes and later did a freestyle for his long awaiting fans.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the event started at 7 pm till midnight, with exhilarating performances by various upcoming artists.

    One of the best moments of the night was when the masked genius (Lagbaja) left the stage to meet his fans while performing his dance hit “Konko Below- Pade mi ni sale” from the album “Me”.

    It was gathered that Ologunde adopted the name Lágbájá (meaning “Jane Doe” or “John Doe”- A person whose name, and identity is intentionally concealed in Yoruba) as he embarked on his career in the early 90s.

    His name was reflected in his choice of stage attire- a slitted textile and rubber mask adopted so that the artist represented the ‘common man’ in keeping with the carnival tradition of his Yoruba tribe.

    Lagbaja formed his first small band in 1991 in Lagos after he had taught himself to play the saxophone. With a high quotient of percussion instruments including congas and talking drums.

    His album “We Before Me”, which was released in 2000, demanded honesty from politicians and urged brotherhood and unity.

    Speaking on the event, the CEO of Turning Touch Hotel, Collins Ubamachukwu Emeka, pointed out that music, just like football, brings Nigerians together and makes people happy.

    Collins noted that since Nigeria could not qualify for the ongoing World Cup in Qatar, he decided to use music to put smiles on the faces of the Nigerian youths.

    The owner of the top-notch hotel at Oko-Afo asserted that only if those scouting for players for the national team can pick players across the federation, based on merit, Nigeria would provide the best team in the world.

  • Hotelier seeks IGP help to secure freedom for kidnapped cousin

    Hotelier seeks IGP help to secure freedom for kidnapped cousin

    A Lagos hotelier, Collins Ubamachukwu Emeka, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to ensure the 19 suspects arrested for the kidnap of his cousin, Amaechi Ogonna, reveal his whereabouts.

    Emeka, who owns Turning Touch Hotel in Oko-Afo area of the state, lamented that the suspects have been in the custody of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Enugu, and yet have not disclosed where they kept his cousin.

    He explained that Ogonna was kidnapped as he came out from an hotel in Enugu State in October, last year.

    “He was coming out of a hotel in Enugu, on his way to a place in Enugu, when he was kidnapped. Till now, we have not seen my cousin. The kidnappers demanded for ransom and we gave, yet we have not seen him till today.

    “We involved the police. Before we involved the police, the kidnappers put a call across to us and demanded for N17million ransom, which we paid them. After the payment, till now, they have not released our brother to us.

    “The police have so far arrested 19 people in connection with the kidnap; both the people that planned it and those that executed it.”

    Emeka noted that his cousin was kidnapped since October 2021 and SCID- Enugu State was handling the case.

    According to him, the people arrested have accepted being the ones who kidnapped Amaechi but refused to disclose his whereabouts.

    He advised government at all levels to seek the assistance of mercenaries in tackling the issue of insecurity in the country.

    “Many hotels today are being affected with this issue of kidnapping in Nigeria. Most victims of kidnapping are been trailed either from hotel or home, bumper to bumper.

    “Kidnappers now pitch camp at various hotels waiting for the victim. So it has really made us loose the patronage because people are now scared of lodging in a hotel.

    “Today makes it almost six months that Amaechi has been kidnapped and those arrested have been arrested for almost five months. Some of them were arrested in November, December and January 2022,” Emeka said.

    The hotelier said he felt so bad to know that he is not secured in his own country, stressing that one cannot boast of sleeping in Nigeria with both eyes closed.

    On his personal experience with kidnappers in the state, Emeka said: “Personally, I have witnessed a situation where I was trailed by kidnappers, right from my leaving an hotel in Enugu State.

    “I noticed that a certain vehicle was coming after me, I speed up to a distance and the vehicle was still following me. They parked outside the hotel gate and as I drove out of the hotel, they followed me.

    “They tried overtaking me but I did not give them the chance till I got to a police checkpoint and parked and they drove off. I reversed and went to another direction because of their way of monitoring me.”

    He pointed out that kidnapping is in other parts of the world, not only in Nigeria.

    “The only problem is that Nigeria’s situation is getting worse than other parts of the world. Kidnapping is fast becoming a tradition in Nigeria and some take it as a business,” Emeka added.

  • Lagos hotelier appeals to IGP for assistance in securing freedom for his kidnapped cousin

    Lagos hotelier appeals to IGP for assistance in securing freedom for his kidnapped cousin

    A renowned hotelier in Lagos State, Mr. Collins Ubamachukwu Emeka, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, to ensure that the 19 suspects arrested for the kidnap of his cousin, Amaechi Ogonna, give information regarding his whereabouts.

    Emeka, who owns Turning Touch Hotel in Oko-Afo area of the state, lamented that the suspects had been in the custody of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Enugu, and yet did not disclose where they kept his cousin.

    The hotelier explained that Ogonna was kidnapped as he came out from an hotel in Enugu State and was on his way to another place within the state.

    In his words: “He was coming out of a hotel in Enugu, on his way to a place in Enugu, he was kidnapped. Till now, we have not seen my cousin brother. The kidnappers demanded for ransom and we gave, yet we have not seen him till today.

    “We involved the police. Before we involved the police, the kidnappers put a call across to us and demanded for N17million ransom, which we paid them. After the payment, till now, they have not released our brother to us.

     

    “The police have so far arrested 19 people in connection with the kidnap of my cousin brother, both the people that planned it and those that executed it.”

     

    Emeka noted that his cousin was kidnapped since October 2021 and SCID- Enugu State was handling the case.

     

    According to him, the people arrested have accepted being the ones that kidnapped Amaechi but refused to disclose his whereabouts.

     

    He advised government at all level to seek the assistance of mercenaries in tackling the issue of insecurity in the country.

    “Many hotels today are being affected with this issue of kidnapping in Nigeria. Most victims of kidnapping are been trailed either from hotel or home, bumper to bumper.

     

    “Kidnappers now pitch camp at various hotels waiting for the victim. So it has really made us loose the patronage because people are now scared of lodging in a hotel.

     

    “Today makes it almost six weeks that Amaechi has been kidnapped and those arrested have been arrested for almost five months. Some of them were arrested in November, December and January 2022,” Emeka posited.

     

    The hotelier said he felt so bad to know that he is not secured in his own country, stressing that one cannot boast of sleeping in Nigeria with both eyes closed.

     

    On his personal experience with kidnappers in the state, Emeka said: “Personally, I have witnessed a situation where I was trailed by kidnappers, right from my leaving an hotel in Enugu State.

     

    “I noticed that a certain vehicle was coming after me, I speed up to a distance and the vehicle was still following me. They parked outside the hotel gate and as I drove out of the hotel, they followed me.

     

    “They tried overtaking me but I did not give them the chance till I got to a police checkpoint and parked and they drove off. I reversed and went to another direction because of their way of monitoring me.”

     

    He pointed out that kidnapping is in other parts of the world, not only in Nigeria.

     

    “The only problem is that Nigeria’s situation is getting worse than other parts of the world. Kidnapping is fast becoming a tradition in Nigeria and some take it as business,” Emeka added.