Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 was yet another glorious day for the Olu Araromi Eleranigbe monarch, Oba (Dr) Abdulhammed Adejoro Ajijola as he was presented with an award of recognition by the Lagos State branch of the Estate Rent & Commission Agents Association of Nigeria (ERCAAN). The award was presented by the association chairman, Hon. Bisi Ogunneye at a modest but colourful ceremony held at the monarch’s residence in Ogudu GRA, Lagos. Hon. Ogunneye noted that Oba Ajijola was being recognized for his diligence, commitment and contributions to the growth and development of Araromi kingdom. Indeed, the monarch has been the…
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By Abimbola Oguunaike Famous Nigerian Singer, Tiwa Savage, has finally opened up about her challenges with declining eyesight which she has been battling for over the past three years. Savage, in a series of Instagram posts on Thursday ,15 February, 2024 admitted that reading has become increasingly difficult due to blurry vision. According to the Afro beats singer, after consulting with an optician in London, she got to know that her long-range vision is somewhat acceptable, but her short-range vision is problematic. She disclosed further that she obtained a pair of recommended glasses to deal with the problem. “Guys the…
President Bola Tinubu has been appointed as the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership against the backdrop of his ambitious, innovative, and people-focused efforts in the sector. “In recognition of President Tinubu’s commitment to train 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide within 16 months and to double the number of primary health facilities in communities across all local government areas of the federation from 8,800 to over 17,000 over the next three years; his doubling of health personnel enrollment capacity from accredited nursing and midwifery institutions to accommodate the new demand created by…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Abeokuta High Court presided by Justice O.O Stanley has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Monday Abbah, to death by hanging for killing his colleague, Mr Rapheal Osugbe. Abbah, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, was convicted on a one-count charge of murder. Delivering her judgment on Friday, 16 February, 2024, Stanley found Abbah culpable of the charge of murder, saying that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. She convicted Abbah, saying that the evidence presented by the prosecution was tenable and, therefore, sentenced Abbah to death by hanging. “I hereby sentence you Monday Abbah…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure and equipment across all six geo-political zones in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the health and social welfare sector for enhanced service delivery to all Nigerians. This was revealed on Friday, 16 February, 2024 via a press statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. “Upgrading health infrastructure and equipment is a top priority of President Tinubu’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative. To advance this landmark effort, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-stated its commitment to complete all its on-going development projects, especially those with key impact potentials, in the Niger Delta region. Speaking during an inspection of the 21-kilometre Okossi-Mfokpo Eyokan Ubodung-Etebi Road and bridges, in Okossi, Urue-Offong/Oruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the NDDC Executive Director Projects, Sir Victor Antai, said the Commission would fulfill the requirements stated in the performance bond it signed recently with the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The Executive Director, who was accompanied by other NDDC Directors and engineers, said the road traversed three Local Government…
By Wole Olujobi “Forget not in your speed, Antonius, to touch Calpurnia, for our elders say the barren touched in this holy chase, shake off their sterile curse,” decreed Roman General and tribune, Julius Caesar, who had positioned his barren wife Calpurnia to stand on Mark Anthony’s way as the annual Roman fertility ritual got underway on the Feast of the Lupercalia. Even though a colossus that betrode the entire world, the spiritual and cultural significance of the Lupercalia in the lives of Romans was not lost on this totalitarian Roman Army General, as Caesar stayed glued to seize the…
By Wole Olujobi When he stormed the Nigerian music scene in 1973/1974, not a few were jolted that a new master guitarist in the Yoruba juju music genre had emerged to challenge King Sunny Ade’s dominance in the mastery of guitar; the plugged stringed musical instrument that added taste and rhythm to the African heavy percussions that hallmarked the beauty of the emerging music stars of that epoch. The early 70s, when Emperor Akorede Akanni Pick Peters emerged on the music scene, was the period that Commander Ebenezer Obey and King Sunday were simply the icons in Yoruba music world,…
The Chairman of the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Hammed Ademola Benco, has commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for being sensitive and responsive to the plight of workers in the state. Benco spoke at the presentation of two brand new 18-seater buses to the state NLC and the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The NLC Chairman, who spoke on behalf of the two unions, said that the governor is a man who is bound by his words and genuinely committed to the plight of workers. Benco said: “We…
Member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, James Abiodun Faleke has empowered another set of his constituents again, reports thegazellenews.com This is coming weeks after the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance ignited Lagos with multi-billion Naira empowerment programmes in which lots of mini-buses, tricycles, hair dryers, refrigerators and other vocational empowerment items were distributed to residents of his Constituency. The latest in his empowerment programmes is the training of youths in Tilapia Fingerlings production which took place in Lagos between Wednesday, 14 February and Thursday, 15 February, 2024. Over 105 youths drawn from…