The people of Kogi East Senatorial District, who trooped out in their thousands in Anyigba on Saturday to demonstrate their solid support for the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, have promised to strengthen the unity of the state by delivering massively for the APC in the November 11 governorship election in the state. The Igala indigenes, especially the critical stakeholders of the Social Democratic Party, Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, who defected publicly to the ruling APC at the Kogi East Senatorial District Rally, as well as other illustrious Igala sons and daughters, said the crowd witnessed…
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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has described the death of former Special Adviser on Housing in Lagos, Honourable Jimoh Ajao, as great and sad loss to not only the All Progressives Congress (APC) but also to the Progressives family in particular. Princess Orelope-Adefulire disclosed this on Saturday, 21 October, 2023, while reacting to the demise of the former Chairman of Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area via a press statement released to the media. The late Ajao died early Saturday, 21 October, 2023 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration would focus on strengthening technical and vocational training as part of efforts to address unemployment in the State. Governor Abiodun who stated this when he received the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein in his office, at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, at the weekend said unemployment has become an issue that needed urgent attention to avoid its repercussions. Prince Abiodun noted that not every university graduate would desire to work for someone else, hence the need for technical training. Strengthening the technical and vocational subsector of education, Prince…
The Borno State Police Command has commenced urgent investigation into the death of the state’s Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RRR), Engr Ibrahim Idriss Garba. Garba, died around 10.00am on Saturday, 21 October, 2023, at his Guest House in 777 Housing Estate in Maiduguri. He was suspected to have been poisoned A statement by the spokesman to Governor Babagana Zulum, Malam Isa Gusau confirmed the commencement of investigations to unraveled his death even as he is yet to be buried as at the time of filing this report. The statement by Gusau read that the state Commissioner of Police…
The Secretary of State for International cooperation and Angola communities, Domingos Lopes has said Nigeria’s export to Angola between 2020 and 2022 hit $16.8 million. Lopes made the disclosure stated at the first Angola-Nigeria business Interactive Forum held in Abuja on Thursday. The Secretary, who represented the Minister of External Relations, His Excellency Téte Antonio said the ties between both countries were marked by signing of the first economic, technical —scientific and cultural cooperation agreement in 1976, adding that exchange between the two has been remarkable in the diplomatic, defence and security, petroleum, education, culture and transportation. He said: “In…
In what looks like a heavily loaded Tourism and educational journey, Tourism Icon, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye who promised the nation and the entire world 52 new Tourism products, has delivered Youth African Tourism Expedition (YATE) as the 2nd of the 52 products. Otunba Wanle Akinboboye had out of the blues declared that he has 52 fresh Tourism products at his finger tips which he would willingly offer the Tourism industry, to stimulate business. Last week Friday, he presented Diaspora Nigeria Economic Recovery Programme (DNERP) as the first of such products. DNERP is already set to make a great impact, by…
The Bayelsa Political Watch has alerted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies of a plot to rig the next gubernatorial election in the state. The group called on the security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avoid any inducement and not become complicit in the odious plot designed to sabotage the election in the state. The group also called on the security chiefs in the country to prevent further violence in Nembe Bassambiri, Nembe Local Government Area of the State. The Coordinator of the group, Nadione Harrison also called on the State Government to…
Former Special Adviser on Housing in Lagos State, Honourable Jimoh Ajao is dead, reports thegazellenews.com. Honourable Ajao, a foremost leader of the Awori people and Asiwaju Oba of Igando died on Saturday, 21 October, 2023 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. He was 66. It was another devastating blow to the the Ajao family as the late Ajao lost his elder brother of the same parents barely two weeks ago. Ajao was two time Special Adviser on Housing to Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, between 2007 and 2015 when the senior lawyer was Governor of Lagos for two terms.…
Located in Pyongyang, Ryugyong Hotel was meant to open over 25 years ago. This hotel has never had a single guest, despite costing a whopping £1.6billion to build. The hotel has been compared to ‘Mordor’ due to its pyramid-shaped structure and its standing in one of the most impoverished countries in the world. Construction on the hotel initially began in 1987 and – had it been completed on schedule two years later – it would have opened as the world’s tallest hotel. The hotel has been compared to ‘Mordor’ due to its pyramid-shaped structure and its standing in one of…
Prominent Nigerians have confirmed their participation in the Realnews 11th Anniversary Lecture. They include: Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Ahmed Kuru, Managing Director, Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON); Kayode Adebayo, Director of Proceeds of Crime Department, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); and Felix Obiamalu, Associate Director, Legal and Sanctions, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). Bello-Koko will chair the lecture, which will be delivered by Edwin W. Harris Jr., Director General of the ECOWAS Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) and also moderate the discussion session featuring Adedayo…