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Ekiti: Between today’s civility and yesterday’s insolence

  _By Segun Dipe_ *”When one with honeyed words but evil mind persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.” -Euripedes.* It is two months into the administration of Dr. John Kayode Fayemi in Ekiti and things are already looking up. The strained relationship between the state and its external world was as a result of the insolence of its ... Read More »

GLOWFUX 2018: DR. OSIKOLU, QUINCY AYODELE TO RECEIVE AWARD AS GLOWFUX YOUNG AMBASSADORS GETS DECORATED

As D-day for the 3rd edition of the charity concert Giving Love With Fun 4 Xmas (GLOWFUX) draws closer, the organizers had disclosed to BlackBox Nigeria that the introduction of new ideas ambassadorship to young people will add value to the project GLOWFUX. Speaking to BBN360, the Coordinator, GLOWFUX 2018, Miss Abosede Idiaka stated that amongst the introduced ideas to ... Read More »

Nigerian Breweries Appeals Against Court Judgment

Counsel to Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Godfrey Airemen has disclosed that the Company would appeal against the judgment of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, whereby the Company was ordered to apologise to one of its consumers, Professor Ernest Izevbigie for what the Court described as “wrongful inscription of low sugar” on the bottle of the Company’s Amstel Malta brand. Speaking with journalists ... Read More »

Yoruba Self-determination group condemns Attacks on Afenifere by Self-serving Yoruba Elders

Needless and Pretentious Attacks on Afenifere by Self-serving Yoruba Elders. We of the Yoruba Self-Determination Advancement Forum (YOSEDAF); a coalition of over sixty (60) self-determination platforms committed to the political survival and democratic values of the Yoruba people unequivocally condemns in strongest terms the recent needless attacks and mud-slinging of Afenifere leadership. We condemn the attacks on Afenifere leadership by ... Read More »

For The Records He Mrs Bisi Fayemi Lecture at Nuj press week in Ado

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked former Cross Rivers State Governor, Donald Duke as the Presidential candidate of the SDP. In delivering judgment, the judge pronounced Prof Jerry Gana as the Winner of the October 6th Presidential primaries and declared him winner and Candidate of the Social Democratic Party. Prof. Jerry Gana Duke had reportedly defeated Gana in ... Read More »

AT THE 2018 PRESS WEEK ORGANUSED BY THE NIGERIA UNION OF JOURNALISTS, EKITI STATE COUNCIL. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018.

  It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning. I thank the leadership of NUJ Ekiti State chapter for their kind invitation to give this lecture. I am particularly pleased that I have been asked to talk about ‘Reclaiming our Land, Restoring our Values’ which was the theme of HE Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s electoral campaign and which resonated ... Read More »

Osun governorship dispute: Tribunal directs PDP, Adeleke to open case Monday

The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has directed the petitioners – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last governorship election in the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke – to open their case on Monday by calling witnesses. Tribunal Chairman, Justice Ibrahim Sirajo, gave the directive, following the prayer by the petitioners’ lawyer, Paul Ananaba (SAN), to allow ... Read More »

FG’S N72 BILLION DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION PROGRAMME IS A COMMITMENT TOWARDS ENHANCING POWER DISTRIBUTION-FASHOLA

Says amount was arrived at in consultation with the DisCos as to their priority investment areas within their franchise to improve evacuation of power to consumers Although the power sector Operation is now in private hands, Government is concerned, he assures Calls for consistency and understanding saying decision to privatize is a matter of policy and policies take time to ... Read More »

Tony Elumelu Foundation Appoints Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu as Chief Executive Officer

Elevates the Retiring CEO Parminder Vir to the Advisory Board of the Foundation   LAGOS – December 13, 2018: The Board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading philanthropic organisation empowering African entrepreneurs, announced the appointment of Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu as Chief Executive Officer at the end of its Board Meeting on December 12. This appointment takes effect from ... Read More »

PICTURES: FASHOLA , HASSAN RECEIVE HEAD AND LEADERS OF GORA COMMUNITY IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE  ON COURTESY/THANK YOU VISIT IN ABUJA 

Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN(middle), Minister of State, Surveyor Suleiman Zarma Hassan(2nd right), Village Head of Gora, Alhaji. Jafaru Adamu(3rd right),  Community Elder, Prof. Moh’d Sani Haruna(2nd left), Farming Entrepreneur, Hajia Kareen Fatimah Mohammad(3rd left), Ward Head, Mr Bako Samuel(left),  Secretary to the Gora Community, Mr Ishaku Baba Garu  and others in a group photograph shortly after a ... Read More »