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African First Ladies Unite: Highlights from OAFLAD Summit at the 79th UNGA in New York

First Lady of Suriname, Mrs Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry, First Lady of Zanzibar, Mrs Mariam Mwinyi, First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady of Malawi, Mrs Monica Chakwera, First Lady of Kenya, Mrs Rachel Ruto, First Lady of Congo, Mrs Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, First Lady of the Gambia, Mrs Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, First Lady of Botswana, Mrs Neo Jane Masisi, First ... Read More »

“IGP Egbetokun Honors Fallen Heroes with Historic N5.7 Billion Insurance Disbursement to Families of Deceased Officers”

. Protocols It is with great honour and a deep sense of responsibility that I welcome everyone to this solemn occasion. Today, we proudly continue our tradition of honouring the ultimate sacrifice of our fallen heroes. We will be presenting cheques totalling Five Billion, Seven Hundred and Fifty-Four Million, Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand, Four Hundred and Eighty-Six Naira, Thirty-Eight ... Read More »

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Urges Development Partners to Support Climate-Friendly School Meals in Nigeria

First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , Senator Oluremi Tinubu has called on development partners to assist in the country’s bid to rollout climate friendly school meal programs. She stated this at the Roundtable lunch, organized by Organization of African First Ladies for Development, OAFLAD in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation on the sideline of the 79th Session ... Read More »

BUA Group Steps Up with N2 Billion Donation to Aid Maiduguri Flood Victims

September 20, 2024, Maiduguri, Nigeria—In response to the recent devastating floods in Maiduguri and President Bola Tinubu’s call to private sector to support recovery efforts, BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading conglomerates, has extended a donation of N2 billion to aid the victims and support recovery efforts in Borno State. The donation includes N1 billion in cash and N1 billion ... Read More »

Oyo State Unveils Packed Schedule for Nigeria’s 64th Independence Celebration

Plans have been revealed by the Oyo State Government in celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary. According to a statement released by the State Ministry of Youth and Sport, the festivities will commence with a Cultural Game of Ayo Olopon on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at the open space of Oyo State House of Assembly Complex Secretariat in Ibadan, starting ... Read More »

Yahaya Bello’s Triumph Over EFCC: A Circus of Corruption and Incompetence – By Zainab Suleiman Okino

If the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello tango were a contest, the latter would have won in a knockout blow that sent the anti-corruption agency to the canvas, hitting so badly that it may never recover, at least not soon. However, while the EFCC reels from this misadventure, the joke is on the nation and ... Read More »

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Advocates for Planet-Friendly School Meals at OAFLAD Dinner

Members of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development, OAFLAD have described the reintroduction of the Alternative High School for Girls by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu as a strategic intervention, capable of tilting the balance in favour of women. This was at a high-level dinner on empowering Africas future through education hosted by the organization in partnership ... Read More »

Peter Obi Condemns Edo Election: Calls It a Blatant ‘State Capture’ Undermining Democracy

What happened over the weekend in the name of election in Edo State does not in any way represent the democratic process we chose as a method of electing our political leadership. Instead, it was a blatant example of ‘state capture’ and continued gross undermining of our democratic process and values. Any nation whose leadership recruitment process is so fatally ... Read More »

Kogi Assembly Demands Immediate Dismissal of EFCC Chair Over Alleged Assassination Attempt on Gov Ododo and Ex-Gov Bello

.Alleges assassination attempt on Gov Ododo, ex-Gov Bello The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The legislators, during plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, on ... Read More »

Yahaya Bello and the EFCC: A Tortoise-and-Elephant Tale of Legal Maneuvers. By Lere Olayinka

Those of us in Yorubaland who were told the tales of “A ó mérin j’ọba ẹ̀wẹ̀kú ẹwẹlẹ” (We will crown elephant as the king…) will understand the Igbo’s Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo tales. Just with a slight difference, while “A ó mérin j’ọba ẹ̀wẹ̀kú ẹwẹlẹ” was about Ìjàpá ọlọ́gbọ́n ẹ̀wẹ́ (Tortoise the trickster) tricking the elephant to the King’s palace ... Read More »