The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has urged Niger Delta stakeholders to forge stronger bonds and collaborate to pave way for a brighter future for the oil-rich region. Speaking during a reception in honour of Dr Samuel Ogbuku by Yiba-Ama (Oruma) Community at Yiba-Ama School Field in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the in-coming NDDC Chairman said that the event was an endorsement of the collective commitment of Niger Deltans to realising the full potentials of the region. Ebie, who was represented as Chairman of the occasion by the Executive Director Projects…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Lagos State Government has shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Etti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences. The action was carried out by the combined enforcement teams of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA; State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences, LASTMA and LAGSEC (KAI). Shanties and illegal traders’ structures around Ajah BRT corridor, and Ajah Jubilee Bridge, were also cleared by the enforcement team. Commenting on the development, commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, noted that the enforcement action was a continuation of the administration’s onslaught on filth and indiscriminate waste…
Oyingbo, a province in Lagos Mainland, welcomed a new flyover that slices through the well-trodden transport convergence, altering the landscape with its exalting piece of engineering. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, 5 November, 2023, opened the T-shaped Oyingbo Overpass Bridge to traffic, marking the delivery of another ancillary infrastructure of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line. Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on invitation of Sanwo-Olu, commissioned the project undertaken by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Inauguration of Oyingbo Flyover came three days after Yaba Flyover – another key Red Line infrastructure – was commissioned by Sanwo-Olu. The Oyingbo…
Nollywood actor, Kelechi Udegbe has survived a ghastly car crash, which left his vehicle in tatters. The actor himself shared videos and photos of the crash on his Instagram page where he described the situation surrounding the crash. Also sharing a video of himself at the hospital, he wrote, “With immense gratitude to God almighty, I write these words with a heart full of mixed emotions. “Just a few hours before the commencement of acting in the lead role in the ongoing film project of the illustrious and incomparable filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, fate dealt an unexpected hand. “I was involved…
Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, 3 November, 2023, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a businessman; Chief Cletus Ibeto, for failing to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N4.8 billion fraud.The Judge had, on October 5, 2023, adjourned till November 3, 2023, the arraignment of Ibeto alongside Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings on 10-count charges bordering on obtaining by false pretences, fraudulent conversion of property, criminal breach of trust, forgery and deception, following an application and appeal by his lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN.Ikpeazu, while seeking an adjournment, had told…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called for cooperation between the State and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in such critical sectors as housing, energy transition, ICT, women empowerment, job creation and employment. Speaking while receiving the UNDP Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Yahya, in his Abuja office, Prince Abiodun disclosed that those sectors were the major focus of his administration under his ISEYA Developmental Pillars. He noted that the government had also made giant strides with attendant success in those sectors, vis-a-viz delivering more housing units in the first four years of the administration than all…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, 3 November, 2023 appointed a new member into the State Executive Council in a bid to expand the scope of administration in the State’s health care system. Mrs. Oluwakemi Ogunyemi, a trained nurse and two-term member of Lagos State Health Service Commission, was sworn in on Friday as Special Adviser to the Governor on Health. She took the oath at a ceremony held at the State House, Alausa. Besides, Sanwo-Olu elevated two Directors in the State’s civil service to the position of Permanent Secretary. Mr. Adewunmi Ogunsanya, a Director of Administration and Human…
First Bank Nigeria Plc have confirmed allegation that N68 million was illegally and fraudulently withdrawn from the account of a customer who banks with the bank’s branch at Ring Road, Benin City. A Nigerian based in Italy, Glory Omokaro had accused the bank of fraudulently removing N68 million from her saving bank account domiciled with the Ring Road Benin branch. First Bank has now come out to admit the fraud noting that the matter is undergoing investigation. First Bank said, “We confirm the report of fraudulent activity on the account of one of our customers. This incident has been undergoing…
Radical preacher, Founder and Lead Pastor of The Transforming Church, Rev. Sam Oye, on Thursday, 2 November, 2023, warned President Bola Tinubu to exercise caution and not take sides in the Middle East conflict between Israel and Palestine. According to him, the advice became necessary following demands that Nigeria should cut diplomatic relations with Israel. The Ogun State-born cleric stated these during a press conference ahead of the annual programme of the church with the theme, “The Encounter” slated for Friday, November 3 in Abuja. He said the President should rather play the role of a mediator with other world…
Distinguished player in the electrical and construction industry, NEWS Engineering Limited, is set to celebrate its 40 years of what it described ‘exciting journey towards a brighter and more sustainable future.’ During the celebration scheduled for Monday, 6 November, 2023, the company is excited to announce the launch of its “40/40” initiative, in partnership with GOTNI Leadership Center, which, it said, would be a significant milestone which coincides with the anniversary. The MD/CEO of NEWS Engineering Limited, Josephine Nwaeze, said on Thursday, 2 November, 2023, that the initiative embodied the unwavering commitment of the organization to fostering leadership excellence, particularly…