BREAKING: Nigeria Police invites VeryDarkMan over comments at NBA conference

BREAKING: Nigeria Police invites VeryDarkMan over comments at NBA conferenceThe Nigeria Police Force has invited social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, to substantiate a claim he made during a speech at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt.

VeryDarkMan on Tuesday served as a panelist at the 66th Annual General Conference of the NBA, where he made allegations against officers of the NPF.

He alleged that police officers manning checkpoints along major highways in the country relay information to kidnappers and bandits regarding the identities and movements of travellers.

According to the activist, the actions of the officers have been facilitating abductions for ransom across the nation.

Responding, a statement issued on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, denied the allegation.

The police explained that personnel deployed to checkpoints and other locations nationwide were there to prevent crime, detect criminal activity and protect citizens, not to facilitate kidnapping.

“Indeed, these same police officers routinely confront the very criminal elements alleged to be receiving such information.

“Accordingly, the Nigeria Police Force hereby invites Mr. Martins Vincent Otse to produce, without delay, the evidence upon which he based these serious allegations, including any evidence that police personnel at checkpoints identify wealthy individuals and subsequently transmit information about them to kidnappers for the purpose of facilitating their abduction.

“Any such information will be treated with urgency and investigated thoroughly.

“We encourage any member of the public with credible evidence of officer misconduct to come forward through these channels rather than through public allegations alone, so that appropriate action can be taken,” he stated.

You lied – TCN tells AEDC as organizations clash over conflicting claim on Abuja power shortage

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) have issued conflicting explanations over the recent reduction in electricity supply to Abuja and parts of the Federal Capital Territory.

The dispute followed an AEDC public announcement dated August 26, 2026, in which the company said transmission constraints were affecting electricity supply to Abuja and parts of its franchise area.

AEDC said the tripping of transmission lines supplying Abuja from the Shiroro Transmission Station since Tuesday, August 25, had “significantly reduced” the power available to it.

According to the company, its allocation dropped from approximately 641 megawatts to 314 megawatts, substantially affecting its ability to supply electricity to customers.

FG advised against more spending on idle NNPC refineries

FG advised against more spending on idle NNPC refineriesThe Federal Government has been urged to stop committing more public funds to the rehabilitation of idle refineries, warning that continued spending without a clear commercial case could deepen the country’s financial losses.

An energy expert, Dan Kunle, made the call in an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, days after the president assured that the government-owned refineries would return to operation.

Tinubu had recently assured the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, that the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries would “come back to work”.

The President said his administration was undertaking a “firm reset and structural reworking” of the facilities to make them profitable and capable of delivering value to Nigerians.

However, Kunle in his letter questioned the rationale behind further investment in the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries, arguing that the government should first establish what had gone wrong with previous rehabilitation programmes and how much had already been spent.

The government-owned refinery units have a combined installed capacity of about 445,000 barrels per day, comprising the 65,000 barrels per day Port Harcourt old refinery, 150,000 bpd Port Harcourt new refinery, 125,000 bpd Warri refinery and 110,000 bpd Kaduna refinery.

They have all been moribund for years despite billions spent on turnaround maintenances.

Kunle noted that the Federal Executive Council approved about $1.5bn for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery in 2021, while another $1.484bn was approved for the Warri and Kaduna refineries.

He said this amounted to almost $3bn in major refinery rehabilitation approvals in 2021 alone, stressing that the recent expenditure represented only part of the money committed to the assets over the years.

He cited a House of Representatives record, based on information reportedly submitted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, which stated that the three refinery companies incurred about N4.8tn in operating and running costs between 2010 and 2020, with accumulated losses of about N366.5bn.

The record, he added, showed that about N42.65bn was spent on rehabilitation projects between 2013 and 2019.

Kunle further noted that a separate House of Representatives motion in 2023 cited N11.35tn as the cumulative amount allocated to refinery renovation from 2010.

He, however, said the figures should be independently reconciled before being treated as audited expenditure, arguing that this made a forensic accounting of the refineries’ spending imperative.

Kunle said the NNPC’s 2024 annual report also stated that Project Yield, a seven-year financing arrangement used for the Port Harcourt refinery rehabilitation contract, had drawn about N1.4tn as of 31 December 2024.

He argued that the issue had gone beyond routine maintenance, describing it as a national capital allocation and opportunity-cost question.

“Before spending another billion, perhaps we should finally ask the uncomfortable question: Are we repairing these refineries or refusing to admit that their time has failed?” he asked.

The energy expert also raised questions about whether the new Chinese partners in the refinery projects were genuinely committed to making the facilities operational or were mainly interested in securing the sites for their private ventures.

Kunle said the refinery problem could not be separated from the wider infrastructure required to operate them, including crude supply pipelines, product evacuation pipelines, depots and terminals.

He noted that the crude supply route from the Niger Delta through Warri to Kaduna had been plagued by years of vandalism, integrity issues and operational challenges, stressing that refineries could not function sustainably without reliable infrastructure for crude supply and product evacuation.

He said the country had also spent heavily on pipeline repairs, security and maintenance, citing about N49.69bn reportedly spent on pipeline repairs and management in the first 10 months of 2020 and N8.35bn spent on pipeline repair, security and maintenance in June 2022 alone.

He described the situation as a “stranded system” rather than merely three stranded refineries.

Kunle urged Tinubu to reconsider further rehabilitation spending and transfer the refineries to the Bureau of Public Enterprises for possible private-sector management.

He also identified other stranded national assets, including the Ajaokuta Steel Company, NIOMCO-Itakpe, ALSCON, NIPP power plants and the Mambilla hydropower project, as examples of projects that had consumed significant public resources without delivering their intended economic benefits.

The energy expert said Nigeria needed to distinguish between assets worth saving and institutions that the government was simply afraid to close.

“Some assets should be rehabilitated. Some should be sold or concessioned. Some should be repurposed. Some require complete replacement. And some should be allowed to die,” he stated.

Kunle urged the Federal Government to carry out an honest accounting of funds already committed to the assets before approving further investments, warning, “Past expenditures must not become the justification for more future expenditures.”

He added that the government should allow the private sector to lead Nigeria’s industrialisation while focusing public resources on effective governance and infrastructure development.

However, fuel marketers told our correspondent that they believe the words of Tinubu that the refineries would work again.

The National Vice-President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Hammed Fashola, said the current approach to reviving the facilities was different from previous rehabilitation efforts and expressed confidence that they could work again.

Similarly, the National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry, backed the revival, arguing that Nigeria needed multiple sources of refined petroleum products and should not depend on a single major refinery. Both groups rejected former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s position that the government-owned refineries could not work again

Otedola boosts First HoldCo control with N12.58bn stake

Billionaire businessman and Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has further consolidated his controlling position in the financial services group through a fresh N12.58bn equity transaction.

The insider transaction was formally disclosed in a regulatory filing submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, which was authorised by the Group Company Secretary, Abiola Baruwa.

According to the official notification, Otedola executed the trade through his affiliated investment vehicle, Calvados Global Services Limited. The firm purchased 95,699,240 ordinary shares of First HoldCo Plc (ISIN: NGFBNH000009) at a unit price of N131.48 per share on the floor of the NGX.

The regulatory disclosure highlights an ongoing share accumulation strategy by the chairman on the main board of the local exchange. Emphasising corporate transparency, Baruwa stated in the filing that the publication serves as an “Initial Notification” of insider share dealing to satisfy all standard regulatory disclosure requirements for capital market issuers.

Outlining his strategic intent behind expanding his ownership, Otedola previously stated, “Building a strong, major stake in an institution of this caliber ensures long-term stability and aligns strategic direction directly with sustainable shareholder value.”

This latest acquisition brings Otedola’s total equity holding in First HoldCo to 27.70 per cent, comprising approximately 12.14 billion shares, as he steadily closes in on his long-term ambition of securing majority control of Nigeria’s premier financial institution holding group.

The continuous capital injection follows an aggressive wave of share acquisitions over recent months, including a massive 1.78 billion share buyout in late July, which firmly displaced institutional holders to solidify his position as the single largest shareholder.

The latest market activity serves as a critical insider dealing notification and further cements the chairman’s position as the financial holding group’s principal investor.

Uncertain regulations can derail oil investments – NMDPRA boss

Uncertain regulations can derail oil investments – NMDPRA bossThe Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Rabiu Umar, has warned that uncertainty in the regulatory environment could undermine investments in Nigeria’s petroleum industry.

Umar said investors were prepared to manage commercial risks but found regulatory uncertainty more difficult to accommodate, stressing that clear, consistent and predictable rules were critical to attracting and retaining capital.

The NMDPRA chief executive stated this Wednesday in a message on regulatory certainty, where he highlighted the importance of predictable regulation to the development of Nigeria’s midstream and downstream petroleum sectors.

“Investors are prepared to manage commercial risk. What they find far more difficult is regulatory uncertainty,” he said.

According to him, government efforts to provide fiscal incentives, financing support and policy reforms to encourage investment could achieve little if investors were unsure how the regulatory system would operate in practice.

Umar said investors wanted assurances that rules were clear, decisions were consistent and regulatory processes were predictable, adding that such confidence could influence investment decisions as much as commercial considerations.

He noted that the issue was particularly important in the midstream and downstream sectors, where investments in refineries, pipelines, storage facilities and gas infrastructure were designed to operate over many years.

“Investments in refineries, pipelines, storage facilities and gas infrastructure are designed to operate over many years. Investors need confidence that the regulatory environment will remain stable, consistent and credible throughout the life of those assets,” he said.

The NMDPRA boss said the Petroleum Industry Act had provided the industry with a strong legal and regulatory framework based on transparency, competition and accountability.

He said the responsibility of the NMDPRA is to ensure that those principles are reflected in its day-to-day regulatory activities.

Umar, who said he had spent nearly three decades on the commercial and operational side of the downstream petroleum industry before joining the Authority, said he understood the concerns investors raised before committing capital.

He listed timely approvals, consistent application of regulations and fair and predictable decisions by institutions among the key issues investors considered.

The NMDPRA chief executive further stated that effective regulation went beyond issuing licences and enforcing compliance, as it should provide certainty and create an environment where businesses could plan and investment could grow.

He said the authority was strengthening collaboration with other government institutions, noting that effective regulation depended not only on good policies but also on consistent implementation.

“When institutions work together, the industry experiences a more coordinated and predictable regulatory environment,” he said.

Umar said the implementation of reforms would ultimately determine the confidence investors had in Nigeria’s regulatory system.

“The true measure of any reform is how it is implemented. Every licence issued, every inspection conducted and every regulatory decision contributes to confidence in the regulatory system,” he stated.

He assured stakeholders that the agency would carry out its mandate fairly, consistently and transparently to support responsible investment and the continued development of Nigeria’s midstream and downstream petroleum industry.

NGX sheds N259bn as All-Share Index declines

The Nigerian Exchange Limited concluded Wednesday’s trading session on a subdued note, as persistent selling pressure pushed equities benchmark indicators further into negative territory. The All-Share Index dropped by 402.25 points to settle at 238,682.92 points, down from 239,085.17 points recorded during the previous session on Monday.

There was no trading on Tuesday, as the Federal Government declared a public holiday in commemoration of the 2026 Eid-el-Maulud celebration. Reflecting this downward movement, the overall equity market capitalisation contracted by N259.04bn to close at N154.14tn, touching its lowest point of the period as the Central Bank of Nigeria maintained its Monetary Policy Rate at 26.50 per cent.

Sectoral performances across the exchange reflected widespread weakness, with several key sector indices recording losses. The NGX Banking Index lost ground to close at 2,447.97 points, driven down by dips in heavyweights such as Zenith Bank Plc, which declined 2.13 per cent to N119.40 per share, and Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, which slipped 0.08 per cent to N127.60 per share.

Insurance stocks also experienced broad declines, pulling the NGX Insurance Index down to 1,070.51 points. Additional downward pressure hit the consumer goods and energy sectors, as the NGX Consumer Goods Index fell to 4,028.23 points and the NGX Oil/Gas Index dipped to 4,954.75 points.

Despite the overall bearish sentiment across the market, select equities managed to post notable gains. Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc led the gainers’ chart, surging 9.66 per cent to close at N7.95 per share. NEM Insurance Plc followed with a 6.67 per cent rally to N32.00 per share, while Regency Alliance Insurance Plc gained 6.25 per cent to reach N0.85 per share. Other positive performers for the day included Linkage Assurance Plc, UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust, and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, which advanced 1.47 per cent to close at N69.00 per share.

Conversely, market sentiment was dragged down by sharp pullbacks in pharmaceutical and agricultural counters. Fidson Healthcare Plc topped the losers’ list, falling 9.99 per cent to close at N84.20 per share. FTN Cocoa Processors Plc experienced a similar sharp drop of 9.94 per cent to N7.79 per share, while International Energy Insurance Plc slid 9.74 per cent to N3.15 per share. Livestock Feeds Plc and Omatek Ventures Plc also saw severe declines, falling 9.43 per cent and 9.42 per cent, respectively.

Trading activity across the market floor remained active, recording a total equity volume of over 733.25 million shares valued across 49,116 deals. Institutional and retail investors traded heavily in financial services, with First HoldCo Plc logging over 88.9 million shares traded and Access Holdings Plc following with 32.6 million shares.

In the Exchange Traded Funds market, the Lotus Halal Equity ETF led the advancers with an 8.46 per cent jump to N125.00, whereas the Vetiva Industrial ETF logged the biggest drop among ETFs, sinking 9.02 per cent to N109.00. Debt securities registered minimal activity on the day, leaving bond valuations largely unchanged.

ZENITH BANK’S 10TH INTERNATIONAL TRADE SEMINAR SETS OUT STRATEGIES TO SCALE NIGERIA’S NON-OIL EXPORTS


Zenith Bank Plc hosted the 10th edition of its International Trade Seminar on Non-Oil Export
on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, marking a decade of sustained advocacy for the diversification
of Nigeria’s economy. The virtual event brought together policymakers, regulators, exporters,
manufacturers, investors and development partners from across Africa and beyond, all
focused on one question: how Nigeria can earn more from what it sells to the world.
Held under the theme “Unlocking Value and Harnessing Growth”, the seminar examined
how Nigeria can move beyond exporting raw commodities to building competitive value
chains, strengthening trade infrastructure and financing, and deepening the sector’s
contribution to sustainable economic growth.
In her welcome address, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith
Bank Plc, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, paid tribute to the Bank’s Founder, Dr. Jim
Ovia, CFR, whose vision gave birth to the seminar in 2015, and urged participants to turn
Nigeria’s improving export numbers into lasting economic value.
In her words: “Our theme, ‘Unlocking Value and Harnessing Growth’, is not just a slogan. It
speaks to the opportunities before us and the need to translate our collective efforts into
sustainable economic value. According to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Nigeria’s
non-oil exports reached a record $6.1 billion in 2025, up 11.5 per cent from the $5.46 billion
recorded in 2024, and a remarkable leap from the $612 million recorded a decade earlier.
Through our partnership with the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, we have
commenced the development of the SMARTAfCFTA portal, and our integration with the Pan-
African Payment and Settlement System is making cross-border business easier for our
customers. Wherever our exporters need to reach, Zenith Bank will reach with them.”
She commended His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for the structural
reforms creating a more enabling environment for businesses, and the Central Bank of
Nigeria, under Governor Olayemi Cardoso, for reforms that have improved foreign exchange
stability and market confidence. “As we build on the progress recorded so far,” she added, “it
is important that, as a nation, we accelerate growth by creating more value locally and
exporting finished products, rather than just raw materials.”
Delivering the keynote address, the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, MFR, called for deeper trade and investment reforms, a better export
environment and wider market access within Africa and beyond. “The question before us
now is not simply how to export more, but how to retain more value in Nigeria from
everything we export,” she said. “Our focus at the Ministry is straightforward: produce more
competitively in Nigeria, process more in Nigeria, connect Nigerian businesses to bigger
markets, and ensure that the financing, infrastructure and trade systems exist to help them

scale. In July, I assumed the chair of the AfCFTA Council of Ministers, and I see at first hand
that the opportunity before us goes beyond the size of the African market of over 1.4 billion
people and approximately $3.4 trillion in GDP. It is about enabling Nigerian firms to sell more
products, reach more markets and deepen regional value chains. Nigeria’s role as an
AfCFTA digital trade co-champion further positions us to help shape how this market
evolves, particularly as digital trade creates new pathways for Nigerian businesses to reach
customers across the continent.” She urged financial institutions to go beyond financing
export transactions to financing export capability, and encouraged Nigerian businesses to
prepare for intra-African trade by investing in productivity, quality and skills.
In his presentation, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fund for Export Development
in Africa (FEDA) and immediate past President/Chairman of Afreximbank, Professor
Benedict Oramah, GCON, argued that the moment demands new thinking. “The theme
chosen for this 10th edition is both apt and timely,” he said. “The global economy is
experiencing unprecedented levels of entropy. I do not raise this to alarm us. I raise it
because a unique opportunity lies ahead of us that may well pave the way to Africa’s
ascendance. The question is no longer whether Africa can attract enough external capital
and external demand to power its growth. The question is whether Africa, and Nigeria within
it, can build her own internal demand, participate effectively in global supply chains, build the
capacity to finance her own trade and industries, and create her own markets.” He
commended Zenith Bank and its leadership for advancing Nigeria’s non-oil export agenda
over the past decade.
The Founder and Executive Chair of Plot Enterprise Ghana Limited, Mrs Patricia Poku-
Diaby, made the case for transformation plainly. “Let us make no mistake: the future of our
economy will not be determined simply by what we grow or what we mine, but by what we
transform,” she said. “We need to move from being suppliers of raw materials to becoming
producers, processors, manufacturers, exporters and owners of strong African brands. Our
focus should be on creating more value before our products leave our shores.”
Speaking on the Nigeria-United Kingdom trade relationship, the UK Minister of State at the
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Rt. Hon. Florence Eshalomi,
MP, represented by Ms Mujina Kaindama, Head of Trade Policy for UK Business,
Innovation, Science and Trade, commended the Bank for the platform. “The trade
relationship between the United Kingdom and Nigeria is one of immense importance and
even greater potential,” she said. “Nigeria is home to extraordinary entrepreneurial talent,
innovation and creativity. One of the most promising opportunities lies not simply in
increasing exports, but in increasing the value of those exports: moving further up the value
chain, processing raw materials, developing branded products and creating higher-value
manufactured and agricultural goods. In doing so, Nigerian businesses can unlock greater
returns, create jobs and build sustainable economic growth.”

The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, His
Excellency Wamkele Mene, placed the private sector at the centre of the continent’s
economic restructuring. “The private sector is at the heart of the fundamental restructuring of
Africa’s economy that all of us want to see,” he said, “and the seminar Zenith Bank has
convened strikes at the heart of that objective: reducing the reliance of exports on
unprocessed commodities and accelerating industrialisation and value addition in Africa. The
success of the AfCFTA will ultimately be measured not by how many protocols and legal
instruments have been signed, but by the extent to which our private sector can leverage the
AfCFTA to access new markets, scale their investment and scale their productive capacity to
create jobs across the continent.”
The seminar featured two panel sessions. The public sector panel brought together Mr
Abubakar Bello, Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM),
represented by Mr Hope Nyongo, Technical Adviser; Mr Adewale Adeniyi, MFR,
Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service; Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing
Director/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Authority, represented by Mr Adebowale Lawal, Ports
Manager, Lagos Ports Complex; Ms Aderinola Shonekan, Director, Trade and Exchange
Department, Central Bank of Nigeria; Mrs Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director/CEO of the
Nigerian Export Promotion Council; and Mr Adekunle Ajai, General Manager, Neroli
Technologies. The panellists committed to improving trade facilitation, customs efficiency,
logistics reform, trade advocacy and exporters’ access to funding.
The private sector panel featured Alhaji Adeniji Adeyemi, MD/CEO of Starlink Global & Ideal
Limited; Alhaji Sada Ladan-Baki, Group Executive Director, International Trade and Export,
Dangote Group; Mr Bamidele Ayemibo, Senior Consultant, 3T Impex Trade Centre; Mr
Mobolaji Salako, Managing Director, Terra Aqua Environmental Consultancy Nigeria Limited;
Mr Ramzi Taher, Managing Director, RMM Global Company Limited; Mrs Oluyemisi
Iranloye, Founder/Managing Director, Psaltry International; and Chief (Mrs) Chinwe Ezenwa,
MD/CEO, Lelook Nigeria Limited. Their discussions centred on trade barriers, value creation
and addition, competitiveness, product certification, market intelligence and the structured
financing needed to scale non-oil exports.
The Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar on Non-Oil Export was launched in 2015 to
drive dialogue and action around Nigeria’s non-oil export potential. Ten years on, the Bank
continues to champion the sector’s growth by opening up market opportunities and backing
exporters with financing, incentives and practical support.
The 2026 edition streamed live on Zoom, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok,
drawing thousands of participants from 97 countries. The tenth edition closed the way the
first began a decade ago: with a commitment to give Nigerian businesses the tools,
partnerships and capital they need to compete in regional and global markets.

Ogun 2027: ‘APC can’t suspend me after taking N50m’ – Hunye

Ogun 2027: ‘APC can’t suspend me after taking N50m’ – HunyeOgun State All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant for the 2027 election, Abayomi Hunye, has blasted the party for suspending him.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Hunye questioned how the APC could suspend him and still sell the nomination form to him for N50 million.

He said he received the necessary forms, completed the documentation and passed the screening process, stressing that he was number 52 on the screening list.

According to him, during the primary election on May 21, he was recognised as a valid candidate.

ADC rejects Tinubu’s endorsement by 500 Islamic scholars in Jigawa

ADC rejects Tinubu’s endorsement by 500 Islamic scholars in JigawaThe Jigawa State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the purported endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term by about 500 Islamic scholars as unfortunate and contrary to the teachings of Islam.

“We reject the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term by over 500 Islamic scholars, clerics and preachers who gathered in Dutse at the weekend, because such actions have clearly violated the Principles of religious teachings,” the ADC stated

In a statement signed by Ambassador Nuraddeen Suleiman Jidawa, ADC Youth Ambassador, North, and Deputy Chairman, Jigawa State, the party described the endorsement as unfortunate, urging religious leaders to preserve their independence and moral authority.

The ADC also faulted the communiqué issued at the meeting, particularly the claim that the Tinubu administration initiated the Kano-Dutse/Kano-Maradi railway project.

Ex-Oyo SSG, AbdulWaheed Olajide dead

Ex-Oyo SSG, AbdulWaheed Olajide deadA former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Alhaji Abdul Waheed Akintola Olajide is dead.

Olajide served during the administration of the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.

He died on Tuesday, as confirmed by the family in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday.

The statement said, “It is with gratitude to Almighty Allah for a life well lived, and with submission to His will, that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and cousin, Alhaji Abdul Waheed Akintola Olajide, who returned to his Creator today, August 25, 2026.