Pro-democracy Activists have lambasted a member of the National Peace Committee, Bishop Matthew Kukah, over his unguarded statement against Governor of Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, saying “he has derobed himself of his Bishoply honour by offering himself for a hatchet job” against a party in the same election his organisation is purportedly seeking to promote peace. The over 100 activists, under the umbrella of Federation of Social Justice Advocates, demanded that if Bishop Kukah remained in the peace committee, the committee must be derecognised as there were many other sincere and respected men of God fit for the task.…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON has charged the leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to encourage women to join the military. The First Lady gave the charge in her address read by the Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima at the Defence Headquarter’s one day Gender Mainstreaming Conference with the theme, Building Capacity Through Gender Mainstreaming to Meet Security Challenges. The First Lady, while commending the leadership of Armed Forces of Nigeria for organising the programme, acknowledged that the event was timely. “The theme is apt because it is…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has tasked the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management(CIPM) to do more in capacity building for personnel across public and private sectors for the good of the country. He gave this charge on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, when members of the Governing Council of the Institute paid him a courtesy visit in his office. The visitors were led by the President and Chairman of the CIPM Governing Council, Mr Olusegun Mojeed with a specific mission to invite the Senate President attend the opening of their International conference and Exhibition and the 55th Anniversary of…
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, advocated a collaboration between the States, Federal Government, and the Capital Market in raising funds for the provision of needed infrastructure in the country. Governor Abiodun, who spoke as the Special Guest of Honour at the 27th Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers held in Abeokuta, noted that basic infrastructure was key in engendering socio-economic development as no country could expand its economic base without adequate infrastructure. Prince Abiodun said the stock exchange serves as veritable source of funds, which governments can tap into for the execution…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the election of Senator Yunus Abiodun Akintunde as the duly elected representative of Oyo Central Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, reports thegazellenews.com The three man Appeal Court panel sitting in Lagos on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, dismissed the appeal of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the election, Chief Oyebisi Ilaka. The Court of Appeal also dismissed the appeal of the Labour Party and its candidate in the National Assembly Elections of Saturday, 25 February, 2023. The Appeal Court stated that there was no merit in the…
Lagos State government has rolled out plans to start a physical counting exercise of the pupils in the public primary schools kicking off on Monday, 13 November to Friday, 24 November, 2023.The exercise will be held in 1,020 government owned primary schools across the 20 Local Councils in the State to validate the current size of pupils for provision of quality and sustainable basic education.The state government through the Lagos Bureau of Statistics, LBS has meanwhile employed personnel for the different levels of operation for the survey: Ten Coordinators; Four Evaluators…
Nigeria is facing a fast-spreading scourge of substance abuse among the young population – higher than the global average and requiring a concerted effort to reverse – in a dark world not navigated by parents, guardians or schools. The People’s Parliament, a quarterly public discussion about important problems facing the country, attended by Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, concluded that without collaboration by the family, school system, faith-based organizations, community groups, traditional institutions and the government, Nigeria can easily go down the road of out-of-control violence, crime, wasteful expenditure and broken family relationships. Describing how staggering the problem…
Brazilian singer Darlyn Morias has died after he was bitten on the face by a venomous spider. Morias, 28, was at his home in the northeastern city of Miranorte on, Tuesday, 31 October, 2023 when the insect bit him on the face. His 18-year-old stepdaughter also suffered a spider bite. The pair both fell ill later in the week. But, while the 18-year-old remains in stable condition in hospital, the singer died from complications on Monday, his wife Jhullyenny Lisboa told the Brazilian news outlet G1. The colour of the vast, fang-shaped bruise also started to change colour. The 28-year-old…
British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has revealed that he still lives with his mother, Yeta Odusanya, at the age of 34, and is not ready to move out. Joshua moved back into his mother’s two-bedroom ex-council flat in 2017 after earning an estimated £15 million from defeating Wladimir Klitschko. The British boxer sat down with Louis Theroux to discuss his close relationship with his family and warned his future partner they’ll struggle to convince him to move out. “I still live with my mum,” the two-time world champion told the BBC. “In our culture, we grew up in our own family…
The Oyo State government has said it would work with Education Secretaries, and Heads of Sections in all local governments towards shutting down substandard primary schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Soliu Abdulwaheed Adelabu, in a meeting with basic education stakeholders on Wednesday, 8 November, 2023, said “mushroom” schools would not be allowed to operate in Oyo State. Speaking in Ibadan, he said the Ministry and OYOSUBEB will work closely with relevant stakeholders to tighten the noose on operators of mushroom Primary schools. He charged the Education Secretaries, Heads of Sections in the…