Chairman of Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Hon Rasaq Olusola Ajala on Wednesday, 13 December, 2023, paid courtesy visit to Area D Police Command and three prominent police stations in the council area: Alakara, Olosan, and Ilupeju. This gesture marks a transformative step towards fostering collaboration between local governance and law enforcement. At the Area D Command, ACP Bamidele Awoniyi expressed his astonishment at the Chairman’s dedication to community security. Acknowledging the pervasive stereotype of Mushin, he emphasized the need to change this narrative and avoid profiling residents based on location. “My first encounter with the Chairman was cordial, and…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Rauf Solomon Memorial Hall on Olateju Street, Mushin, erupted with jubilation as family, friends, and well-wishers celebrated the graduation of students from various departments at the two ICT centers of initiated and created by the Rasak Ajala led Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The event saw the Chairman, Hon Rasaq Olusola Ajala, emphasizing the programme’s goal of uplifting individuals from poverty and providing them with valuable skills. “We’ve prevented you from becoming ‘Area boys and girls,’ aiming to offer a pathway out of the various challenges you may face in developing your career,” Ajala declared. Highlighting…
Nigeria has joined other countries on the globe to collaborate and strategise on strategies to combat corruption. The Nigeria Delegation attended the 10th Conference of States Parties in Atlanta to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), with over 150 member states in attendance. Led by the Attorney-General of the Federation (HAGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, the Nigerian delegation included representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, the Code of Conduct Bureau, the Corporate Affairs Commission, the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria Police…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the takeover of the education of the children of the deceased Director of Finance and Administration in the office of the governor, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi. The Governor also directed the immediate payment of the gratuity of the slain director to cushion the effects of his death on the family he left behind. He has also instructed the Ministry of Housing to provide the wife and children of late Oyekanmi with one of the affordable homes built by his administration. Governor Abiodun made these known at Ibara Baptist Church on Wednesday, 13 December,…
The United State government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and in partnership with the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR) handed over 10 renovated tuberculosis (TB) facilities and diagnostic equipment to the Government of Nigeria. These renovated facilities, located in Lagos, Anambra, Oyo, Rivers, Kano, Bauchi and Katsina states, according to a statement, will provide life-saving services to patients for TB screening and treatment. The statement said Nigeria faces a significant health challenge with a triple burden of TB, drug-resistant TB, and HIV-associated TB, placing it among the top 10 countries globally with the highest number of…
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has charged members of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) to ensure their economic decisions and reforms are reflected in the lives of Nigerians from all parts of the country. Specifically, he urged them to defy the way things were being done in the past in order to pave way for economic growth that is in harmony with the aspirations of the citizens. The Vice President gave the charge on Monday, 11 December, 2023, during the induction programme for members of the NCP and other critical stakeholders at the conference centre of the NIA…
The ECOWAS Court of justice has ordered the State of Guinea to pay 269,000,000 Guinean Francs as compensation for emotional harm for the violation of the right to life and integrity to the Applicant whose son was fatally injured during a protest in Labe in Guinea. The Court also ordered that the Respondent pays the Applicant 44,000,000 as damages in the same currency. Hon. Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma, Judge Rapporteur, delivered the judgment on Monday on behalf of the Panel which held that the Respondent had violated the fundamental right of the Applicant under the African Charter on Human and…
Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has re-stated the commitment of the new leadership in the Commission to quickening the pace of development in the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a send-off party for the immediate top management staff of the Commission in Port Harcourt, Ebie commended the NDDC management for recognising and honouring retired directors for their various contributions to the efforts of the Commission in fulfilling its mandate. He said: “We intend to put in our best to ensure that we change the narrative concerning the NDDC and the…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the release of appointment letters to 1000 Ogun Teaching Experience Acquisition Channel (OgunTEACh) beneficiaries, 12 years after teachers were last employed in the state. This is in fulfilment of the promise made by Governor Abiodun during the World Teachers’ Day celebration on October 5, this year, to absorb the OgunTEACh Interns on permanent appointments. The Governor also announced at the event, the employment of 2,000 interns in addition to the 2,000 Interns already employed, making a total of 5,000 teachers. Speaking during the presentation of letters to the newly recruited teachers, Governor…
The Ogun State government has unveiled a Regeneration Programme aimed at the transformation of some dilapidated structures within the state’s Government Reservation Areas (GRA). Tagged “Ogun State GRA Regeneration Programme”, the project is meant to create “Smart Cities” with the construction of modern housing units on over 100 hectares of land, valued at billions of Naira in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Ota, amongst other areas. The Regeneration Programme, according to the state Commissioner for Housing, Jagunmolu Jamiu Akande Omoniyi, was the idea of the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun to rebuild the GRAs, starting with Ibara GRA. Speaking to reporters after an…