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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has called on Nigerians to stand together against those who are described as ‘blood guzzlers’ and enemies of the state, who take solace in the mindless killings of innocent souls.

The monarch said he would reinforce collective will, to completely snatch the country and destiny from the jaws of insanity and barbarism, just as socio-cultural orientations that uphold the sanctity of life and the intrinsic dignity of the human person must never be surrendered to the ungodly.

Oba Owoade gave the charge on the heels of recent killings of some people who were of Yoruba extraction by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Oke Ode area in Kwara State.

He spoke in a statement issued by the media Aide, Bode Durojaiye, on Thursday.

Disturbed about the development and putting into consideration the fact that Yorubas and Fulanis had for decades been living harmoniously without let or hindrance, Alaafin said he had contacted the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, on the incident and how best he could come in to nip the criminal onslaught of the bandits.

The governor, in his response, the statement added that he lauded the Alaafin for his concerned, visionary style of administration and assured that a battalion of soldiers had been deployed to the scene of the gory incident.

The Alaafin, who lamented about killings and wondered why the herdsmen became threats to peace and security, added that they had long been in existence without serious criminal records, as is presently the case.

Oba Owoade enjoined the Federal Government to ensure that all those found culpable in the mindless killings in Kwara state are brought to justice and to serve as a credible deterrence.

According to the Alaafin, ‘There can be no national development without relative peace and stability. There have been greater challenges of security in recent times than at any point in time in our history, thus rendering our political stability fragile, democratic institutions and processes fluid.

‘Government, political leaders and followers, and all of us, must have the courage and honesty to get to the root causes of our current state of insecurity, underpinned by criminality, insurgency, and, of recent, terrorism by herdsmen.

‘Our leaders and followers should not take the issue of security for granted, but ensure urgent and immediate steps are taken to consciously respond to current threats by architectonic designing and building a security system that would create a stable and relatively peaceful environment, conducive to national development. We must accept the reality that while it is necessary to create unity in diversity, we must identify and respect our differences, which is diversity in unity.’

While eulogising security agencies for their steadfastness and commitment to duties, Alaafin, who warned against acts that are detrimental to peace, orderliness, and unity of the country, assured all ethnic groups living in the metropolis of adequate protection of lives and properties.

‘Before now, the Oyo Empire under the reign of Alaafin not only remained the first to provide cattle ranches for Fulani herdsmen in Yoruba land, another ten acres of land were made available for the convenience of the herdsmen, free of charge, to ensure a harmonious relationship and peaceful co-existence among all ethnic groups residing in the metropolis.

‘Whenever there are skirmishes between farmers and the herdsmen, the royal father would adopt his age-long conflict resolution mechanisms, which provide an opportunity to interact with the parties concerned, promote consensus-building, social bridge reconstructions, and enactment of order in the Empire.’

The Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Forum (NDEAF) – Phases 1, 2 and 3 – has reiterated total support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

The ex-agitators made the pledge during a rally to celebrate Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary and the giant strides by the Tinubu administration to revamp the country in all sectors.

Speaking during the rally in Warri, Delta State, the Forum’s Convener, ‘General’ Emma Satu, said despite the fact that there are some challenges confronting the nation, the last two years under the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had indeed been momentous for Nigeria.

He asserted that the Niger Delta region, in particular, had received immense attention in terms of infrastructure development, road construction, federal appointments, and so many more.

Satu stated that Nigeria had thrived democratically since President Tinubu was elected two years ago, noting that under his watch, Nigeria had taken giant steps through policies targeted at the economy, education, health, infrastructure, power and other key sectors.

Satu stated: ‘You will agree with us that the various policies implemented by Mr President including the subsidy removal on petrol, are all aimed towards making Nigeria a united, progressive, developed, egalitarian and virile nation as well as pride in the comity of African nations and globally.

‘Our support for Mr President stems from the love and concern and sense of belonging that the Niger Delta region enjoys in his administration. The Niger Delta has never had it so good, as we are enjoying a period of peace, stability and development across our region.

‘And that is why we are gathered here on this special occasion of Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary to re-echo our total support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

‘Despite the fact that there are some challenges confronting us as a nation, the last two years under President Tinubu have indeed been momentous for Nigeria and the Niger Delta region has received immense attention in terms of infrastructural development, road construction, federal appointments, and so much more

‘Ladies and gentlemen, our support for Mr President is borne out of the belief in his impactful leadership and giant strides in every sector since he was elected by the majority of Nigerians across the six geopolitical zones of the country in 2023 and we make bold to say that Nigerians, especially the Niger Deltans will rally behind him once again come 2027.

‘For those who are wondering why there have been gales of endorsement of President Tinubu, we wish to state it clearly that our support for Mr President is because he embodies good governance culture, and respect for the rule of law and the Nigerian constitution.

‘In the past two years of his administration, Mr President has manoeuvred turbulent waters to enrich the democratic practice in Nigeria and expanded the frontiers of development across the length and breadth of our great country.

‘We are excited to say that Mr President through his Renewed Hope Agenda, has not only strengthened the unity of Nigeria but promoted peaceful co-existence, stability and development across the nation. His leadership has truly ushered in a new lease of life for all Nigerians, including the people of the Niger Delta.’

The Convener also said Mr President won their hearts, support and love when he entrusted several Niger Delta sons and daughters into key government portfolios in his administration.

He noted: ‘These Niger Deltans are contributing their quota towards achieving the administration’s eight-point Renewed Hope Agenda and the development and growth of this nation. ‘Indeed we are proud of all of them because they are representing us very well as worthy ambassadors.

‘Mr President, of all your appointments, one particular one stands out and that is the appointment of Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro from Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State, as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP. ‘Through this appointment, you have given us a huge sense of belonging and we are happy and grateful to you because giant strides have been recorded by the PAP Administrator.

‘We also applaud the President for the support so far given to Dr. Otuaro, especially in the area of prompt release of funds for smooth-running of the Amnesty Office which we believe is the catalyst for the remarkable success of the programme.’

The Image Merchant Promotion Limited (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, has inaugurated a new hostel for its Young Communication Fellowship in Kano, addressing a key logistical need for participants from the state and beyond.

PRNigeria Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Yushau Shuaib, spoke at the graduation of ten fellows, who completed an intensive training that blended classroom instruction with field experience to connect academic theory and expertise in journalism, public relations, and crisis communication.

While thanking the training partners, Shuaib explained that the hostel was built to accommodate participants from distant locations as the programme forges ahead in its goal to nurture professionals and tackle misinformation.

‘Beyond equipping participants with essential communication skills, this programme prepares them to respond to the challenges of information disorder and positions them to contribute meaningfully to society,’ he noted.

Fellowship Coordinator, Dahiru Lawal, detailed the curriculum, which included digital journalism, fact-checking, social media management, and crisis communication strategies. Fellows undertook visits to media houses, academic institutions, and corporate firms for firsthand experience.

The graduation featured strong endorsements from industry leaders and public officials. IMPR Board Chairman, Associate Prof. Sule Ya’u Sule, praised the initiative’s youth development focus and donated ?250,000 to support the fellows’ corporate project.

Nigeria Customs Service spokesperson, Asst. Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, lauded PRNigeria’s mentorship model for shaping his own career. He advised the graduates to remain disciplined and pledged technical support for their projects.

A grassroots politician and former Kano commissioner, Malam Garba Yusuf, and Kano Command Police spokesperson, SP Haruna Kiyawa, encouraged the graduates to use their new digital capabilities to create positive change in their communities.

Other dignitaries in attendance were the Sarkin Kofar Dukawuya, Alhaji Bello Maitama, Senior Special Assistant to the Kano Governor, Hon. Ramadan Yusuf, and the Publisher of Solace, Abdullatif Jos.

Aliyu Shehu Ingawa, on behalf of his peers, assured that the cohort would apply their skills to solve real-world communication challenges. A fellow, Hadiza Umar, in a project pitch, proposed a platform to combat information disorder and promote media literacy among youths.

Apart from the annual fellowship, PRNigeria Centres in Abuja, Kano, and Ilorin have trained young people in a wide range of skills, including videography, photography, web management, graphic design, and public speaking, among others.

Launched in 2024, the PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship is an IMPR initiative designed to promote excellence in journalism and strategic communication by equipping young Nigerians with the skills to thrive in a dynamic media landscape.

Revolution isn’t cooking spice. It is not something you purchase in small nylon sachets on a busy street. Yet, folk sell it like spices, summoning its aroma in flavoured words, promising to make everything taste new.

The sellers shout and the crowd leans in, clutching their coins and heady fantasies. But Nigeria is not a kitchen stall; it is an ecology of households and habits, of private demons and public horrors.

If Nigeria is to mark 65 years of independence with anything resembling true rebirth, let that rebirth be a deliberate, internal jihad. It’s about time we shunned the fireworks of rage and mob grandeur frequently broadcast by conflict profiteers and romanticised by the disillusioned.

Revolutions that do not tend to the seedbed of civic character result in anarchy. The consequences are better imagined: ethnic cleansing, random murders, rampant rape, burning markets, crushed neighbourhoods, displaced families and orphaned children.

We must reject the rage-fuelled template. History and recent memory establish that uprisings, especially in a fragile polity, can be a match that sets dry tinder aflame; and the fire rarely knows the difference between palaces and boondocks. The so-called Arab Spring began as an earnest cry against corruption and tyranny; in places it yielded openings, but elsewhere it snowballed into protracted internecine wars, destructive vacuums and authoritarian relapse. Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen, among others, show how revolutionary fervor without robust institutions or measured stewardship can produce catastrophe as often as it produces reform.

The lesson is not that people must never act, but that action divorced from civic preparation and a plan for long-term governance risks annihilation of the very goods people seek: safety, livelihoods and dignity. Those who romanticise a fast, thunderous overthrow: demagogues, disgruntled election losers, and entrepreneurial rabble-rousers who dress ambition as moral crusade are desperate actors, who are less interested in the public good than in the power and patronage that follow breakdown.

Others, sometimes foreign actors or ideologues, exploit youthful anger and digital fervour to accelerate outcomes that suit external agendas. Movements started online can be genuine, righteous and necessary; they can also be manipulated, redirected and weaponised. The #EndSARS movement of 2020, for example, began as a clarion call against police brutality and produced powerful civic energy and urgent reforms. But like most mass uprisings, its narrative was complex: genuine grassroots anger, social media amplification, and contested claims of outside manipulation and incendiary messaging all coexisted. The movement’s tragic collapse is a reminder that popular protest can be a force for accountability and also a prism through which external interests and local secessionist tensions play out, often leaving scars between communities.

Nations do not emerge fully formed from constitutions or borderlines. Nations are neither remade nor redeemed by violent uprisings, but by the character of the citizenry. And the latter, in turn, are shaped by their most intimate institution: the family. The family is the receptacle in which the values of a nation are first kindled or corrupted. It is where character and social conscience are either nurtured or strangled in the cradle. The integrity of our public life, therefore, depends on the morality of our private lives.

Family is key. From this sacred unit, a people’s sense of self, place, and purpose begins. If the family is compromised, then society itself becomes a ghost town of ethics: full of laws but lacking justice and compassion; rich in rhetoric but bankrupt of vision. Societal growth, therefore, cannot be engineered solely by policies or economic indices. It must be cultivated through the slow, careful evolution of the human spirit.

Our collective persona as a nation is reflected in the governor who once stole $4.2 million from his state’s coffers and stashed it to fund his vanities abroad, not minding what good such loot could do in resolving the educational, healthcare, and infrastructure woes of his state. It is reflected in the shenanigans of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor who currently seeks a plea bargain to escape punishment for fraud running into billions of naira, among others.

It is reflected in the former female Minister of Petroleum, who aggravated fuel scarcity and economic recession through reckless looting of public fund. Yet she fights to walk free.

Our collective personae flourishes in the antics of youths feverishly flying ethnic flags in defense of their ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ lawmaker, governor, minister, and ex-CBN governor irrespective of the atrocities committed by them and the criminal charges levelled against them.

Our public offices aid and abett dubious citizenship. They legitimise our culture of being, which enables and justifies a public officer’s immediate descent into a basement of opportunism right after emerging as an elected representative. The latter locks himself or herself in that amoral cellar and embarks on a quest of inordinate acquisition, counting his spoils in material possessions.

Such characters are, however, mere fragments of our bigger cultural dilemma. They are our decadence; our disease.

Yet even as we have rightly identified their emergence as an affliction of the eye and disease of the mind, our chances at healing are hindered by chinks in our surgical armour: the fissures of ethnoreligious bias, illiteracy, willful degeneracy, greed, poverty, savage ego, and sheer malevolence.

Nigeria’s geographic, religious and ethnic fault lines make reckless upheaval especially dangerous. Where social trust is thin, identities are layered and historical grievances fester unhealed, the romanticised revolt too often degenerates into intercommunal violence.

We must therefore be honest: to overthrow a corrupt structure is not the same as constructing a just polity. Too often the poor pay the heaviest price for our experiments in instant remaking. Thus, must teach a new civic grammar: that the right to revolt is philosophically bound to responsibility and respect for rule of law.

President Bola Tinubu’s administration,on his part, must build institutions that make governance responsive, humane and honorable. His government must measure policy success by lives improved, not by patronage expanded. The incumbent ruling class must avoid financial recklessness and obscenities while urging the citizenry to tighten their belts.

The youth on their part must be sceptical of leaders who promise instant catharsis. They must look beyond what their rhetoric destroys to see what it builds. Those who live by humiliation, intimidation and petty cruelty will never make a humane state.

The revolution Nigeria needs must be borne of patience. It will not photograph as readily as a burning barricade, but its fruits are durable: trust, predictable markets, better schools, safer streets, and a political class kept honest by a public unwilling to tolerate theft.

If Nigeria is to become a decisive actor in Africa’s future, economically, culturally and politically, it must first become a more decent assembly of persons. Nations rarely thrive by grand treaties and trade deals; they are made by how neighbours treat each other, how families rear children and citizens stand for truth. Every country’s reach in the world is directly proportional to the nature of its civic interior.

It’s about time we renounced our easy romance of rage. We must stop inciting our youths to equate destruction with virtue and instead cultivate a different heroism: the courage to be honest when it costs us convenience and the patience to build institutions that outlast us. That is the revolution we must espouse; the type that moulds citizens into caretakers of our common destiny and Nigeria into an inheritance worth passing on.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has said that the process for the appointment of judicial officers in the country now enjoys greater transparency.

Justice Kekere-Ekun, who is also the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), said this while presenting a paper, titled: ‘Innovations in judicial practice: Embracing change for a better future,’ at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges’ Association Triennial Conference held in Banjul, The Gambia.

The NJC, at its 108th meeting held between April 29 and 30 approved a landmark policy to publish the names of

candidates under consideration for appointment as judicial officers and to invite public input.

The CJN, in her presentation, explained that the policy adopted by the NJC was to introduce an additional layer of transparency into the process of appointing judges by ensuring that members of the public and other relevant stakeholders can raise objections, provide information, or endorse nominees before appointments are finalized.

According to her, it is a deliberate effort to strengthen accountability, enhance public trust, and align Nigeria’s appointment procedures more closely with international best practices, including those recommended in the Constitution Hill Guidelines.

The Constitution Hill Global Guidelines on Apex Court Appointments, published in September 2024, provide globally for a set of baseline principles tailored to the singular role of apex courts as the final arbiters of constitutional interpretation and guardians of democratic governance.

Justice Kekere-Ekun noted that members of the public are already taking advantage of the initiative as shown in the last exercise for the appointment of judicial officers conducted by the NJC.

She that ‘in a plural society such as Nigeria, with over 200 million citizens across different ethnic, religious, and linguistic identities, the visibility of diversity on the Supreme Court bench strengthens public confidence and assures citizens that the judiciary reflects the society it serves.’

The CJN noted that despite several efforts to strengthen appointment of judicial officers, challenges still remain.

She identifies some of the challenges to include executive delays in acting on recommendations for appointments made by the NJC, which, she said, could impair the court’s capacity to sit at full strength.

Other challenges, she added, include the requirement for security vetting and the interpretation of federal character requirements, which often sparks debate about whether merit is being compromised for inclusivity.

The CJN however, assured the audience, among whom were Chief Justices of Commonwealth countries, that Nigeria will continue to appoint to the bench only people who satisfy constitutional, professional and ethical standards.

Justice Kekere-Ekun, while in The Gambia, also visited the Nigeria High Commission in Banjul, where she was received by the chargé d’affaires, Muhammed Mainasara Usma; Head of Chancery, Amali Musa and other staff of the commission.

As Nigeria marks 65 years of independence, maritime journalists have urged policymakers to look seaward for solutions to the country’s economic challenges.

The maritime journalists under the aegis of the Maritime Correspondents Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON), in a statement signed by its President, Ismail Aniemu, and Secretary, Olamide Osho, said the blue economy holds the potential to create at least 100,000 jobs annually.

They, however, cautioned that such opportunities will remain elusive unless coastal communities are brought into the centre of implementation.

The group described Nigeria as a ‘maritime powerhouse’ whose potential has yet to meaningfully impact its citizens. It argued that while President Bola Tinubu has taken commendable steps by creating the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and approving a 10-year policy roadmap, grassroots inclusion remains the missing link.

‘Job creation through the maritime sector is not a mirage. It is easily realisable if the federal government and its agencies close gaps with states to explore untapped opportunities in fishing, boat building and repairs, as well as the local production of life jackets and other marine essentials,’ MARCON stated.

The group emphasised that bridging the gap between federal agencies and coastal states is critical for achieving the government’s ambitious employment targets.

It recommended quarterly engagements with traditional rulers and community stakeholders in maritime-endowed regions to ensure inclusivity, environmental sustainability, and safety compliance in water transport.

MARCON also stressed the importance of skills development at the grassroots level, calling for mass training in coxswain duties, fish processing, rescue operations, and maritime security.

‘We must begin to focus on training locals to become active participants in the maritime economy. Coastal communities should not only be beneficiaries but should also play critical roles in monitoring suspicious vessel movements and safeguarding our waters,’ the statement read.

The journalists further argued that state governments with marine resources must not limit themselves to federal allocations, but should instead seize the economic opportunities within the blue economy to empower their citizens.

‘State governments must, as a matter of urgency, key into the blue economy agenda. This will expand citizens’ participation in what is clearly Nigeria’s low-hanging fruit for economic diversification,’ the statement added.

As Nigeria reflects on its 65 years of independence, the message from maritime stakeholders is clear: the nation’s vast waters are more than just a boundary-they are a frontier for jobs, security, and sustainable economic growth, if only the coastal communities are given a seat at the table.

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the ongoing Abuja-Keffi road rehabilitation project within the stipulated deadline of December 2026.

Speaking during an inspection visit to the Maraba-Nyanyan section site on Thursday, the Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, said the project, which commenced in December 2023, spans 43.6 kilometres from the Keffi-bound section, with 41 kilometres completed up to Binda, representing 50 percent progress.

The project, being executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme and funded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), was awarded on April 19, 2023, commenced on December 20, 2023, and was initially scheduled for completion in May 2026.

Noting that the Abuja-Keffi dual carriageway is one of the busiest routes into the Federal Capital Territory, serving thousands of commuters daily, Goronyo explained that the major challenge lies on the Abuja-bound section, particularly a three-kilometre stretch prone to flooding.

‘A lot of people coming from the Keffi-Nyanya axis experience serious difficulty crossing into Abuja city. We immediately directed the contractor to put in palliative measures and create a route to ease movement,’ he said.

According to him, work on the section will be carried out mainly at night to reduce disruption to traffic.

‘The contractor must fully mobilise to the site. We are not happy with the suffering commuters face daily on this arterial road. It is a key corridor for civil servants and residents, and people must have ease of movement,’ he stressed.

The Minister, who was accompanied by ministry officials and representatives of the contracting firm, said the government will ensure strict monitoring to guarantee timely completion.

‘We don’t want to see this problem persist. The contractor must finish within the stipulated period,’ he emphasised.

The Project Manager of China Harbour Engineering Company, the contractor handling the project, Dong Hong, assured that the firm remains committed to meeting the deadline.

‘We have the confidence to finish this project on time with the highest quality. Much of the work is now being done at night to meet the schedule,’ he said.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed seized fake, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and products worth N15 billion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

According to the Director General of the Agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the destruction, held in Ibadan, became necessary to prevent reintroduction of the drugs into circulation.

Adeyeye, who was represented at the event by NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, said NAFDAC as lead agency and chair of the Federal Task Force on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods is resolutely committed towards ensuring that foods, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemical, packaged water and drinks are safe, wholesome and effective for human consumption.

She said, ‘There is no doubt that drugs are a critical aspect of NAFDAC’s mandate, and the agency has established strict guidelines governing the licensing, sale, and distribution of drug products.

‘The products we destroyed today include expired, counterfeit, uncontrolled, unregistered, and banned drugs such as Analgin, Cocodamol, Codeine cough syrup, Tramadol, Oxytocin, and various types of vaccines.

‘The estimated street value of these products being destroyed today stands at fifteen billion naira only.’

She stated that the destruction of those products will eliminate the risk of their re-entry into the Nigerian market.

She thanked the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), which handed over 25 40ft containers of pharmaceutical products, including Tramadol 225mg, Artesunate injection, CSC cough syrup with codeine, as well as frozen chicken, which is prohibited.

She also appreciated the Police, Nigerian Army, DSS, NDLEA, NSCDC, and Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria, among others, for their support.

She urged stakeholders to educate their families and wards about the dangers of patronizing quacks and unauthorized medicine dealers.

She, however, sought the cooperation of Nigerians in providing information to help prevent and ultimately eradicate the presence of unregistered and dangerous medicines and other volatile products from society.

In his remark, SK Tijani, who spoke on behalf of the Controller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, said there is synergy between Customs and NAFDAC in the fight against fake, expired, substandard, and unwholesome drugs and products across the nation.

He said all stakeholders must play their role in making sure that the nation is free from criminal activities, such as importing and producing the products and drugs.

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Reality TV star and actress Phyna has penned an emotional tribute to her late sister, Ruth Otabor, on the occasion of her child’s sixth birthday.

She described Ruth as a confidant, safe haven, protector and quiet strength in every storm.

Phyna, on Instagram, praised her sister’s kindness, grace, and unwavering support, stating that Ruth’s presence significantly shaped her life.

Ruth’s passing came after a tragic accident involving a Dangote Group truck.

Phyna had accused the company of attempting to cover up the incident, but Dangote Group pledged support for Ruth’s medical care and compensation.

In her tribute, Phyna reflected on the memories she shared with Ruth, describing her sister’s laughter as a soothing balm in difficult times.

She wrote: ‘Today, I want to speak from the deepest part of my heart about someone whose presence shaped my life in ways words can barely capture: my beloved sister, Ruth.

‘Ruth was more than a sister; she was a confidant, a safe place, a protector, and a quiet strength in every storm. Her laughter had a way of softening the hardest moments, and her kindness wasn’t something she performed; it was who she was to her core. She carried love with so much grace, gave without hesitation, and taught me what it means to show up for those you care about.

‘There are memories of her that live with me like warm light moments of comfort, jokes we shared, silent understandings, and the way she believed in me even when I doubted myself. Losing her left a space that no one else can ever fill, but loving her left an imprint that can never fade. I honour her in the way I live, in the strength I gather, and in every step forward I take. Ruth, your name is stitched into my story forever, and I will continue to celebrate you in everything I become. You are loved beyond words, remembered beyond time, and missed beyond measure.

‘Today also marks a beautiful milestone: Ruth’s first child turns 6! Happy Birthday to this bright, growing star! You carry a piece of your mother’s light, and watching you become your own person is a blessing. May your life be filled with joy, wisdom, laughter, protection, and endless opportunities. You are surrounded by love, and your mother’s spirit lives proudly through you. Shine, little one, this world is better with you in it. I love you

‘Four Years of Love, Fame and Family From the very first day till now, it has been a ride of highs, lessons, memories, growth, and grace. My fans, my people, you stood by me in noise and in silence, in celebration and in controversy, in mistakes and in milestones. You didn’t just support me; you became my family, and together we built something powerful.

‘To everyone who has loved me, rooted for me, prayed for me, protected me, and grown with me, thank you. Ruth, your memory lives in me. I love you, baby’.