Thanks to Empress Njamah for organising this photoshoot.
It’s been one year of standing in the face of our unimaginable loss, and not a day has gone by without a thought of you. Your love still surrounds us, your laughter echoes in our hearts, and your presence is felt in the quiet moments when we miss you most.
You have no idea how tough it’s been, trying to stay strong for each other even as the world around us seems fallen apart. The grief remains heavy, the absence left a void that words can never fill, but through it all, we look up for strength from heaven as a guiding light.
Oh death, you have taught us to live each day as it comes, one step at a time bearing such extreme pain that can never go away.
I still don’t have the right words to respond to Jason and Jaden wanting to know if Daddy will fulfill his promise of taking them to a proper football academy and be present at their first official match. They said ;, “Daddy told them he wouldn’t miss it for anything in the world”. Then the littlest one (J papa as fondly called by daddy) Jamon, keeps asking when daddy is bringing the big toy car he promised him
We appreciate everyone who sympathized with us and stood and still stand by us through our time of grief. Words cannot express our heartfelt gratitude for your love and support towards us.
To our beloved, you did not only leave us, your family, but so many who loved you and loved your works. It is so difficult and unbelievable to say these words but still, continue to rest in the bossom of the Almighty. You will always be in our hearts and our thoughts and your memories and legacy will live on forever.
Though you’re no longer by our side, you live on in every memory, every smile and every tear.
We shall carry you with us always until we meet again.
We cannot question God right? May Your Soul Rest In Perfect Peace My Love 🤍
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has shared a revelation from God that the church’s Governing Council meetings will soon hold on the moon.
Adeboye disclosed this while speaking to members at a recent Church programme.
He expressed confidence in the prediction, citing God’s power and possibility.
Adeboye said: “I am not doubting God, I know with him all things are possible. He told me, I told some of my people. He told me that a day is coming that when the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Governing Council wants to hold their meeting, they’ll hold it on the moon. I know it doesn’t make sense, but then, that’s God.
“When God says we’re going to be holding our governing council meetings on the moon, you don’t have to believe it, but he has spoken and it will come to pass”.
A petition into the death of Adetunji ‘TeeJay’ Opayele, the Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Nigerian retail automation startup Bumpa, has received over 20,000 signatures on change.org directed to the Lagos State Government.
Techpoint Africa reported that Opayele died on March 5, 2025, after being involved in a car accident. The change.org petition initiated by ‘Teejay Legacy,’ has revealed the details of the accident allegedly caused by one Biola Adams-Odutayo and the events that followed.
According to the petition, Opayele was said to have been returning from the gym and was riding his power bike on March 4, 2025, at about 10:20 p.m. along Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos, when the incident occurred.
“He had the right of way when Miss Biola Adams-Odutayo, driving a vehicle with licence number LND 418 JR, merged onto the express way without considering approaching traffic, thereby crashing into him,” the petition reads in part.
Adams-Odutayo was reportedly returning from dinner at a restaurant by the express way with her friend on the night. She reportedly drove herself while instructing her driver to follow her friend’s car. Despite being in full safety gear, TeeJay was allegedly knocked down and lay unconscious on the road.
In the aftermath of the incident, Adams-Odutayo allegedly refused to step out of her car to check on the victim. Eyewitnesses reportedly rushed to the scene and begged her to help, but she did nothing. When they approached her friend, they were reportedly told, “She doesn’t want blood to stain her car.”
The petition further noted, “As Teejay lay unconscious but still breathing, Biola, a healthcare professional and Head of Health at a reputable insurance brokering firm, chose to stay on a phone call for over 30 minutes instead of helping save a life.”
After much back and forth, the eyewitnesses helped get Opayele to a hospital—after some hospitals refused him treatment—where he was pronounced dead in the early hours of March 5. Without showing remorse, Adams-Odutayo walked into the same hospital and requested a drip, claimed to be in shock, and then tried to flee.
Adams-Odutayo and her family have allegedly used influence and privilege to avoid the full weight of justice. From boasting about their connections to securing lenient charges of mere reckless driving, the response by authorities has left TeeJay’s loved ones feeling betrayed. She reportedly spent just one night in detention, with her bail set at ₦1 million—which she met almost immediately, and has since continued life as usual.
The petitioners are demanding for Adams-Odutayo to be charged with manslaughter rather than the lesser offence of reckless driving, while calling on elected government officials, including the Governor of Osun State, to wade in the matter.
The petition is in line with the comments of Bumpa Co-founder Kelvin Umechukwu, who stated, “Though his presence will be missed, we commit to keeping Teejay’s legacy alive.”
Nine years ago, Shola Akinlade, Paystack’s CEO, bet on making online payments frictionless and that bet paid off with a $200 million acquisition by Stripe. Now, his startup is betting on consumers transferring money with Zap, its new app, to fuel its next growth phase—a shift for the fintech known for its business-focused products.
Zap does one thing well: it allows users to send money to any Nigerian bank account within 10 seconds. Customers can fund their Zap account by linking their Nigerian bank accounts to Zap using Paystack’s direct debit infrastructure or depositing money directly into a Paystack-Titan account. “We have a partnership already with Titan Trust Bank and we extended that partnership to Zap,” Akinlade told TechCabal, explaining how Paystack can hold deposits.
Only commercial bank accounts can be linked through Paystack Vault, excluding neobanks like OPay, PalmPay, and Moniepoint from the list of supported institutions. Depositing ₦10,000 via a linked account costs ₦35, while withdrawing ₦9,900 incurs an additional ₦25 fee—meaning customers pay ₦50 in fees for depositing and withdrawing ₦10,000. This pricing makes Zap more expensive for users than OPay, PalmPay, and Moniepoint, which have already established themselves as more affordable alternatives. “The pricing is going to evolve,” Akinlade said.
Users can also link debit or credit cards from any country to Zap. In a demonstration at the company’s Evening With Paystack, Akinlade transferred money from his Bank of America card to a Nigerian account almost instantly. Although the card feature resembles a remittance service by allowing Nigerians abroad to link their cards and instantly send money home, Akinlade told TechCabal that Paystack is not yet entering the remittance market.
“Today, we’re not targeting the remittance scenario. Our ideal scenario is for people from abroad to come to Nigeria and make transfers using Zap. If you’re sending money to Nigeria from abroad, you can wait a couple of minutes. Our priority is immediate delivery,” he said.
Customers can only send or deposit money on the app after completing know-your-customer (KYC) checks. Tier-1 users, who verify with only their Bank Verification Number (BVN), can send up to ₦50,000 daily and maintain a maximum balance of ₦200,000.
For Tier-2 users, who must provide a selfie, physical address, and National Identification Number (NIN), the limits rise to ₦200,000 daily and ₦500,000 maximum balance. Tier-3 users can send up to ₦5 million daily and hold up to ₦100 million in their accounts after verifying their address.
Why bank transfers? Why now?
In 2023, bank transfers accounted for over half of the transactions Paystack processed, double the previous year, growing from 28% in 2022 to 58%. In the two years since then, the startup has deepened its pay-by-account infrastructure with several products like Paystack Terminal, its attempt at in-person payments, and integrations with other fintechs like OPay.
These products have all been built on Paystack’s pay-by-bank infrastructure and contributed to the payment channel surpassing card networks like Visa and Mastercard on its network. “What’s important (to Paystack) is building reliable infrastructure: starting from the bottom with the infrastructure, then delivering great experiences, then crossing borders,” Akinlade told TechCabal.
While getting customers to use Zap directly from their phones could drive revenue growth for the Stripe-owned fintech, the app represents Paystack’s ambition to build a financial services ecosystem. After years of dominating Nigeria’s online payment processing, consumer-focused payments will allow Paystack to exert more control over the flow of funds within its network.
If a Chowdeck user pays by transferring money from their Zap account to Chowdeck’s Paystack-Titan account, the money never leaves Paystack’s ecosystem. This closed-loop model could improve the online payment experience, powered by Paystack’s APIs—which process transactions faster than you can blink—and a bank transfer infrastructure where 98% of transactions are confirmed within 10 seconds.
Zap’s minimal homepage also streamlines the user experience. The customer’s balance appears at the top left, recent transactions fill most of the screen, and a single “Send Money” button sits at the bottom.
“Bank transfers are now a big thing but still broken in many ways. So we designed Zap as your everyday tool: when you open it, the only thing you see is sending money out. I should pull out my phone without going through multiple steps. That’s it,” Akinlade said.
Competing against the big boys
Zap places Paystack in direct competition with fintechs like PalmPay, Kuda, OPay, and Moniepoint in Nigeria’s highly competitive consumer banking and payments market. Its new rivals grew rapidly during the cash scarcity in 2023 by offering exactly what Paystack now aims to deliver: fast and reliable transfers.
Despite varying approaches and successes, these fintechs have become entrenched in Nigeria’s financial ecosystem, amassing millions of customers—Kuda with 7.2 million users and OPay with over 30 million users. For Paystack, differentiating itself quickly in this competitive landscape will be the key to success.
Akinlade believes Zap’s success will come from delivering a superior transfer experience. “We are not competing against other fintechs. Our ideal users are people who send money frequently and are on the go a lot; think of Nigerians travelling across Africa. We have our audience: people who deeply care about great experiences—taste, speed, reliability.”
If Zap is to gain traction in Nigeria’s consumer market, Paystack will need to revisit its pricing strategy and compete on more than just design and user experience. With millions of Nigerians facing mounting economic pressure from inflation, affordability is more important than aesthetics.
Yet Akinlade is undeterred. “A lot of our work is shaping the country’s experience. It’s important to me that things in Nigeria are as elegant as everywhere else. Zap will get even better.”
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