The European Union (EU) is sponsoring a young Nigerian fashion designer to this year’s Madrid Fashion week holding in September, This is the prize for winning the 2023 Europe Day Afro-Euro Runway fashion show held in Abuja at the weekend. The young Nigerian, Oyindamola Aleshinloye, with the brand name “Kadiju” would be in Madrid being the winner of the maiden edition of the Fashion Show organised by EU. Aleshinloye was declared winner from among the seven finalists who had emerged from 124 young Nigerian designers who sent in their entries. According to the judges, the winner was picked using the…
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The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Monday, 19 June, 2023 during an Executive Council Meeting, administered oath of office, secrecy and allegiance on five returning appointees of his administration who initially resigned their appointments to seek for elective post in the recently concluded gubernatorial primary elections. The appointees are: the Chief of Staff, Pharm. Abdulkareem Jamiu; the state Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic planning, Asiwaju Idris Ashiru; the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bar. Deedat Ozigi; Accountant General of the State, Alh. Jubrin Momoh; and the Auditor General of the State, Alh. Yakubu Okala. In…
By Mansur Aramide, Gombe Youths numbering over 100 have urged the Senate to ratify appointment of the Acting Managing Director of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Umar Abubakar Hashidu. Umar is the son of the first civilian Governor of Gombe State. The agitators on the platform: Coalition of Tangale-Waja in Gombe State also pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider Gombe South indigenes in his ministerial list. According to the group’s Chairman, Sani Bilayabu at the weekend, “Umar possesses remarkable credentials and proven track records of dedication to public service. “We have complete trust in his ability to be…
Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo was on Tuesday, 20 June, 2023 re-elected the Speaker of the 10th Ogun State House of Assembly. Oluomo’s emergence followed the inauguration of the 10th Assembly by Governor Dapo Abiodun. Hon. Oluomo from Ifo II State Constituency in Ogun Central Senatorial District was elected unopposed. Hon. Ajayi Bolanle Latifat was elected the Deputy Speaker. Hon Bakare from ijebu Ode nominated the Deputy Speaker. The nomination was seconded by Hon Kaka. She was also elected unopposed. …details soon. ReplyForward
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Seven people, who claimed to be Yoruba Nation agitators, have been sent to the Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo by a Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan,Oyo State capital. The accused, dragged to court on Tuesday, 20 June, 2023 due to their alleged involvement in the invasion of a radio station in Ibadan last month, were ordered remanded pending the time when their case would be decided. Recall that some people who claimed to be Yoruba Nation agitators invaded Amuludun FM 99.1 in Ibadan last month. The accused seized the radio station and broadcast for about an hour. Those arrested…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that its operatives arrested no fewer than 501 drug offenders, 10 of whom are women, in Adamawa State in the past 12 months. The agency also disclosed that an assortment of illicit substances amounting to 1,164.7kg were seized within the period in view. Adamawa State NDLEA commander, Femi Agboalu, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 20 June, 2023, while addressing newsmen at the state headquarters of the NDLEA in Yola, the state capital The press briefing was part of the programme to mark this year’s United Nations International Day…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Popular American rapper Milton Powell, popularly addressed as Big Pokey, is dead. The 45-year-old singer collapsed on stage while performing at a bar in Beaumont, Texas, late on the night of Saturday, 18 June, 2023. Footage from the event showed the Houston-born rapper with a mic in his hand, speaking with a DJ on stage when he exhaled heavily, tripped, and fell. The incident was confirmed in a statement on the rapper’s verified Instagram page. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell. “Big Pokey…
Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR) has expressed disappointment on the recurring spat between the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and some states’ Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards and Agencies over the Hajj Saving Scheme (HSS). When it was first launched, the HSS was welcomed by all stakeholders and was seen to be the perfect solution to the lingering issue of Hajj operations planning and executions. Since the launch about three years ago, however, IHR notes that both the apex Hajj regulatory body, which is NAHCON and the states have found it difficult to work smoothly on the project. Central to the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has continued to to be showered with praises over the removal of Service Chiefs, others on Monday, 19 June, 2023, thegazellenews.com reports. The latest praise is coming from no other than a former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode. Reacting, FFK, in a statement on Tuesday, 20 June, 2023, said the staunch supporters of Tinubu, who believed in his capability amid criticism, have been vindicated. “No leader or President in the history of our country has effected so many positive changes and reforms and appointed so many credible,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command on Monday, 19 June, 2023, raided a hotel and rescued nine under aged girls used as sex workers, thegazellenews.com reports. The girls, who are said to be within the age bracket of 15 – 23 years, were taken away from the hotel while the owner of the brothel was arrested. The state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on Monday, 19 June, 2023, stated that the police carried out the operation on the Awka-based hotel, after a reliable information from the state Ministry of Women and…