Bed Space
Legendary highlife singer singer Chris Ajilo passes on
Legendary highlife singer, Pa Chris Ajilo, who composed and sang what has become the Lagos anthem, “Eko O Gba Gbere,” has died at the age of 92. David Ekanem, the singer’s caregiver, said Pa Ajilo had been battling malaria since last week. He died in a hospital this morning at 10:30 am Ekanem said, “What happened is that he had malaria last week, so, we gave him malaria medication. The malaria persisted, and as there was no improvement after three days, we rushed him to a hospital at Ilesha, but there was no bed space. “I took him to two hospitals at Ile-Ife as well, but there were no bed spaces there; so, I had to take him back home. A doctor was attending to him at home. Yesterday, I noticed that there was no improvement, so, I had to rush him to another hospital at Ilesha. I was there w...
We paid N10 million to secure hospital bed space for Bolu Akin-Olugbade – brother
Sunmade Akin-Olugbade, the economist brother of late socialite and businessman, Bolu Akin-Olugbade, has alleged that the family had to cough up N10m before his brother could be allocated a bed space at a hospital in Lagos to be treated for Covid-19. Unfortunately, the Rolls Royce connoisseur gave up the ghost. Speaking to Asabe Afrika TV, Sunmade said his billionaire brother who had been away for most of 2020, arrived Nigeria from London in October hale and hearty and began attending parties against his advice. Bolu he said, would always dismiss his worries by telling him he had his face mask on. He said Bolu was doing fine until New Year’s Eve when he complained that he was feeling unwell. He was initially sent some bitter kola and ginger among other local herbs but it was his breathing d...
