IGP redeploys Ondo Police Commissioner, Afolabi The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has redeployed Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Olutokunbo Afolabi and replaced him with another Police Commissioner. No official reason has been given for the sudden removal of the CP. But we learnt that the IGP decision to redeploy Afolabi has nothing to…
Nigeria, Brazil deepen economic ties as delegation tours WACOT Rice facility in Kebbi By Jamil Gulma, Kebbi State In a move to deepen bilateral economic cooperation, a high-powered Brazilian delegation led by the country’s Vice President and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Services, His Excellency Geraldo Alckmin, has visited the WACOT Rice milling facility in…
Gov Aiyedatiwa, Deji of Akure, Adegbonmire, Adubiaro, others to grace commissioning of Multi-million Naira Muslim Creche and Orphanage Home in Akure In a landmark move to uplift and support vulnerable children in the Muslim community, the Akure Muslim Women group is set to officially commission Manzilu Mustaqbalin-Nayyir Lil-Muslimaat Bi-Madeenati Akure (Bright Futures’ Home), the first…
Lagos plastic ban to displace 89% of operators – MAN The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has raised the alarm that the planned ban on single-use plastics in Lagos State will wipe out the livelihoods of over 89 per cent of operators in the plastic value chain. The Director-General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, issued the warning…
Kolokuma/Opokuma, Hold’s Former Governor Seriake Dickson In Very High Esteem, Says Gov Diri. In continuation of his Thank-You Tour to various local government areas of the state, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri was in his local government area today, Kolokuma/Opokuma to thank the people for his victory in the last gubernatorial election. The…
EFCC Boss Commission’s Bayelsa State NDDC Office, — Says Commission Has Yielded Positive Results. It was a fun-filled interesting atmosphere at the Opolo axis of Yenagoa the Bayelsa State Capital, where a newly renovated and well equipped branch office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was inaugurated. The Commissioning which is part of activities…
Housing Minister backs plan for ‘NUJ FCT Journalists Village’ in Abuja …Promises housing support through Federal Mortgage Bank …NUJ pledges cooperation with Ministry By Saheed Badmus The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, has given his full support to a proposed ‘FCT NUJ Journalists’ Village’ in Abuja, a housing scheme planned by…
PDP May Forfeit National Secretariat to Jimoh Ibrahim The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faces a possible loss of its permanent national secretariat complex to Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The dispute centers on the land where the 12-storey building is being constructed in Abuja’s Central Business District. Ibrahim, who represents Ondo…
NUF partners ECOWAS on Para Games, Pledges social inclusion, support for PWD’s, Wounded Soldiers By Saheed Badmus A Non.Governmental Organization, Nigeria Unconquered Foundation has pledged commitment to promote the rights and opportunities of persons living with disabilities and wounded soldiers across Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS sub region. The Executive Director of the…
The Role of Men in Supporting Women’s Empowerment Once upon a time and sadly, still too often today women were told that their place was in the kitchen, not the boardroom. That their job was to be seen and not heard. That their worth began and ended with marriage and motherhood. But let’s get one…
