By Abimbola Ogunnaike Luis Palma scored a late winner as Scottish champions Celtic twice came from behind to round off their triumphant Premiership campaign with a 3-2 win at home to St Mirren on Saturday, 18 May, 2024. St Mirren captain, Mark O’Hara twice gave the visitors the lead at Parkhead but goals from Matt O’Riley and Kyogo Furuhashi meant Celtic were level come half-time. The second half was a less incident-filled contest but when Palma turned in Anthony Ralston’s cross in the 86th minute, home fans were able to roar on Celtic ahead of the trophy presentation. Palma’s goal…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) South West Zone has commended the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on the appointment of Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, as the state Head of Service. It would be recalled that Onasanya, a leading journalist in the service of Ogun State Government, was recently appointed by the Governor as the 20th Head of Service. In a communique issued at the end of the zonal meeting of the union held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday, 17 May, 2024, Abiodun was lauded for appointing Onasanya as the first journalist to become…
A public-interest advocate observing an organ transplant trial in Abuja, Muhammed Suleman, has said that three prosecution witnesses admitted before Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya of the Federal High Court in Abuja that no staff member of Abuja-based Alliance Hospital discussed the donation of their kidneys with them at any point in time. Suleman, in a statement, said he has attended all the court sessions since the suspects were arraigned by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the hearing which took place from May 6 to May 9, 2024 before the trial judge adjourned hearing to…
By Muhammed Suleman Since the organ harvesting story broke in August 2023, I have taken a keen interest in the case and followed it closely with an open mind. To understand the facts firsthand, I attended as many court sessions as possible. So far, I have not missed any, from the arraignment of the suspects to the ongoing hearings, which took place from Monday, 6th May, to Thursday, 9th May, 2024, until Honourable Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya adjourned the hearing to Tuesday, 21st May, 2024. The revelations have been both intriguing and thought-provoking. My experience in court during the four days…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government has said that about $2.5 billion would be saved yearly from every one million vehicle converted into Compressed Natural Gas-powered cars. The Programme Director, Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this during the South-South/South-East Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Presidential Initiative on CNG held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday. Oluwagbemi explained that the initiative has the capacity to reduce the current inflation bedevilling the nation’s economy He said the push for CNG by the Federal Government is germane for the economic development of the nation and to end the era…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of 111 Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The appointment of the governing council followed Tinubu’s assent to a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, showed the appointment of a chairperson and four members for each institution. The advertorial stated that the Inaugural/Retreat for the Chairmen and Members of the Governing Councils of Tertiary Institutions will take place on Thursday,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named the Premier League’s 2023/2024 Player of the Season. This announcement comes after the 23-year-old England midfielder was voted Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers’ Association earlier this month, completing an awards double. Foden has scored a career-best 17 Premier League goals this season, with one game remaining for champions City at home against West Ham on Sunday, 19 May, 2024. Taking to X, #PhilFoden posted, “What a week! So honoured to receive these prestigious awards! Thank you to everyone who voted for me, to the City staff…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested one Rachel Geoffrey, a 23-year-old woman and resident of Federal Housing Estate, Girei, for allegedly setting fire to the hands of her stepchildren. The children, Genesis Geoffrey, seven years old; and Idadai Geoffrey, three years old, now have their affected hands bandaged. The state Police Public Relations Officer , SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday, 18 May, 2024, said that Rachel intentionally inflicted severe physical injuries on her stepchildren. .The police image maker said the incident occurred on Tuesday, 14 May,…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, will over the next two weeks commission 92 infrastructure projects executed at a cost of N84 billion across the nine mandates states in the region. The Commission’s Director, Corporate Affairs, Pius Ughakpoteni, in a statement in Port Harcourt, says the projects speak of the impact the Commission is making in changing the development narratives of the region. The projects include the 25.7-kilometre Ogbia-Nembe Road, which creates a road link to the ancient city of Nembe, for the first time in living memory. The star project also includes 9.15 km of pre-fabricated vertical drains on…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Following the foreign exchange crisis, the Naira recorded two appreciations and three depreciations in the last week . The development comes as the Naira closed on Friday, 16 May, 2024 at N1497.33 per dollar. This is an appreciation compared to N1533.99 on Thursday, 16 May, 2024. Accordingly, the Naira appreciated N1459.02 and N1497.33 per dollar on Wednesday, 15th, and Friday, May 17, respectively, in the week under review. Conversely, on Monday, May 13, Tuesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 16, the Naira depreciated N1478.1, N1520.40, and N1533.99, respectively. In the last seven days, the Naira has lost…