The grand finale of the seven week-long HRA Youth Cup competitions took place on Sunday, 3 September, 2023, with winners emerging in different categories. In the first match of the Grand Finale between female football teams, FC Phoenix Queens from Apapa Iganmu and Unification Talent Queens from Agege, the latter carried the day, beating their opponents by two goals to one. In the U-16 male category, the two teams: Ghetto Tigers of Odiolowo and African Future Stars of Maryland, played their hearts out to the admiration of the crowd at the Stadium but the match after 90 minutes ended goalless.…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Lagos State Government has approved and inaugurated a new secondary school for the people of Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The approval and inauguration took place, Monday, 4 September, 2023 at Adeleye Public School on Damengoro Street, Mushin. Welcoming the dignitaries to the event, the Chairman of Odiolowo-Ojuwoye LCDA, Honourable Rasaq Olusola Ajala, expressed joy for the approval and inauguration of the school. He stated that the journey for approval had been a long one. “The journey started about eight years ago when efforts were intensified by all the stakeholders, including myself, the member of the House of…
Former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). Princess Orelope-Adefulire described the victory as a triumph not only for Tinubu, Shetimma and APC but also a confirmation of the mandate the people of Nigeria voluntarily gave to the President during the Saturday, 25 February, 2023 Presidential Election. “It’s a sweet victory for us in the Progressives and we appreciate God for this. It’s a victory for democracy,…
The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC for expanding the scope of the Okrika-Borokiri Road with three bridges connecting several communities to Port Harcourt. Speaking during a meeting with the Management and Staff of the NDDC at the headquarters of the Commission in Port Harcourt, Momoh noted that the NDDC should continue to deliver on viable projects. He applauded the Rivers State Government for showing interest in partnership with the Commission on the project. The Minister said: “I am delighted to be at NDDC today. This is my first official…
Heirs Holdings Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu C.F.R., urged the Indian private sector to seize the opportunity to invest in Nigeria, during the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and Conference on Wednesday, 6 September, 2023, in New Delhi, India, jointly organised by the High Commission of Nigeria to India, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Nigeria-India Business Council (NIBC). Elumelu, who has built pan African financial service businesses and now controls significant power and natural resources operations, all focused on value creation in Africa, was in Delhi for the G20 Summit, both as an invitee of the President of the…
The crisis rocking the Kogi State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party took another dimension on Thursday, 7 September, 2023, as a former Deputy Governor of the State, Arc Abayomi Awoniyi, officially dumped the party “after 25 unbroken years of loyal and dedicated membership and service.” Awoniyi, who served as Deputy to former Governor Idris Wada, conveyed his resignation in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, dated 31st August, 2023. Though he has not officially indicated his next line of action, and did not give specific reasons for his…
The Lagos State Football Association led by its Chairman, Ogboni Fouad Oki on Thursday, 7 September, 2023, paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos Television. The LSFA’s visit, amongst other objectives was to extend a hand of fellowship to the management of the foremost state owned Television and seek support towards programs and activities of the board. Oki said his board is ready to work in tandem with the indigenous station to build a sustainable foundation for a vibrant football industry and culture in order to make Lagos the leading sports destination in Africa. “Sports reportage in Lagos has alway…
Following the lifting of suspension on Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya (MC Oluomo) and others in Southwest by the new national body of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) led by Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede; the Chairman, Lagos State Parks and Garages (LASPG), Alhaji Akinsanya, on Thursday, 7 September, 2023 announced his return to the body and all its members. Speaking at the event, Akinsanya lauded the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu for his support towards the union during ‘trying periods’ while describing the transition as a new dawn in the organisation to its “original home”. He reiterated the Union’s…
The military high command has confirmed that its operations across the Niger Delta region have denied oil thieves from stealing crude oil worth at least N4bn from the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba confirmed this in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Thursday, 7 September, 2023 during the quarterly briefing on the operations of the military across the country between June and August 2023. Buba also added that within this period, over 6.6 million litres of stolen crude oil; 3.5 million litres of AGO; 200,000 litres of DPK, and over 65,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirits were…
The military high command has confirmed that its operations across the country from June to August, a period of three months, have resulted in the killing of at least 814 terrorists and arrest of 2,328 criminals. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba confirmed this in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Thursday, 7 September, 2023, during the quarterly briefing on the operations of the military across the country between June and August 2023. “Our operations across the six geopolitical zones from June to August 2023 reveal that; we neutralised 814 terrorists and arrested 1,326 criminals. We arrested 42…