The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed his heart-felt sympathy to the victims of the petrol tanker explosion at Matogun Area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state. Abiodun, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, on Saturday, described the incident, in which no fewer than 10 houses and shops were destroyed by fire from ... Read More »
At least six construction workers have been trapped in an uncompleted seven-storey building which collapsed in Lagos State. The incident occurred at Oba Idowu Oniru Street by Avi Maria hospital close to sand field bus stop in the Lekki area of the state. According to the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, “Upon arrival ... Read More »
As Nigeria approaches the 2023 general elections, the United Nations Women (UNWomen) in partnership with Women Radio and funding from the Canadian government has trained 20 political reporters on gender sensitive reporting. Political reporters were drawn from major news media including the prints, broadcast (TV and Radio), and the new media from across the country. The two day training held ... Read More »
y Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend expressed optimism that the Kwara United FC will outshine its competitors at the Continental game, assuring the team of his administration’s support to boost their chances in every outing. The Governor was speaking in Ilorin, the state capital, at an event to honour him with an Award as a “Pragmatic Leader ... Read More »
Billionaire business mogul and candidate of All Progressives Congress(APC) for Ondo Southern senatorial district in the forthcoming general elections, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim has promised to sponsor 100 boys in the annual bootcamp organized by the wife of Ondo State governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu. He made the promised while appealing to the Ondo State first lady to incorporate boys in the ... Read More »
Unless you are the discerning type, listening to public discourse today, you would think the only thing happening in the country is insecurity. Yes, Nigeria has battled, and is still battling grave security issues. But it will win. As sure as night follows the day. In fact, insurgents and bandits are being put on the back foot already. Nigeria shall ... Read More »
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists on Friday abducted dozens of worshippers from a Jumuat Mosque in Zugu community of Gummi local government area of Zamfara state. Residents said the armed men hid their guns inside their clothes and stormed the mosque when the Imam was about to start delivering sermon. “When they laid siege, they asked those outside to go ... Read More »
Alleged assault: Court remands singer, Ice Prince in prison This photo released by the police on September 2, 2022, shows Ice Prince in police custody. A magistrate court sitting in the Ajah area of Lagos has ordered the remand of hip-hop recording artist, Ice Prince Zamani at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly assaulting a police officer. The ‘Oleku’ crooner ... Read More »
The leadership team of Kaizen Institute, a global consulting services organization, recently paid a courtesy visit to Mouka, the market leader in the mattresses and beddings sector of the Nigerian economy Kaizen Picture 1 From Left: Qualid Mougou, Director, Dolidol Africa; with Vinod Grover, Managing Director, Kaizen Institute, South Asia, Africa; and Femi Fapohunda, Managing Director, Mouka; during the courtesy ... Read More »
Although travelling by air confers certain rights, responsibilities and obligations on air passengers and air carriers respectively, the issues of air passengers’ right breach ranging from flight delays, denied boarding, loss of baggage, cancelled flights etc still abound. This can be exasperating for the reason that such situations are very often attended with impunity by the airlines despite the existence ... Read More »
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