Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has named the 12.5 kilometres Kemta-Idi Aba-Somorin road in Abeokuta, after the Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Governor Abiodun, who spoke at a reception organized by the state government to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Noble Laureate, in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, said the naming of the road after the world renowned playright was as a result of his achievements in the academia and literature that has brought honour not only to Ogun State and Nigeria, but the black race. Abiodun said that apart from using his writings to expose human conditions, Prof. Soyinka…
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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Wednesday, 17 july, 2024 decried the delay in new minimum wage negotiations and urged the Federal Government and the leadership of organised Labour to ensure that any agreement reached must be backed up by stakeholders’ ability to pay. The Governors also threw their weight behind the recent Supreme Court judgement granting financial autonomy to local governments and pledged continous support to the third their of government. At a meeting of the Forum held at the Enugu State Government House, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Bauchi State,…
A New York federal court on Tuesday, 16 July, 2024 convicted a wealthy Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, a self-styled opponent of the authorities in Beijing, of defrauding customers of more than $1 billion. Guo presented himself as a fierce critic of the Chinese Communist Party and a fervent defender of democracy, while keeping links with US right-wing figure Steve Bannon, recently jailed in a separate case. The FBI arrested Guo in March 2023 at his luxurious Manhattan apartment, in a building overlooking Central Park, accusing him of using his online fame to convince thousands of investors to fund his companies…
Amid the breakup rumours with his wife, famous afrobeat musician, Kizz Daniel has requested a refund for all his expenses. Recall that it was earlier rumoured on the internet that Kizz Daniel’s marriage had crashed after his wife caught him with another woman in his studio. Speaking in a post on its X handle on Wednesday, 17 July, 2024, the singer requested a refund for all that he has done for her if she insists on breaking up with him. In a now trending deleted post, Daniel wrote; “If you won breakup with me, Follow no My problem just pay…
A final year student of the Niger Delta University, NDU, identified as Francis Palowei, has been reportedly killed by some youths from Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Monday, 14 July, 2024 over N150 levy at a sand dump, a popular relaxation spot in the area. It was gathered from a resident of the community who spoke on the condition of anonymity, that the sand dump is a popular spot where students often go to relax, socialize and climb the height of it for fun. He said some youths in the area, seeing the…
By Gbenga Akingbule Fifteen-year old Maryam Mohammed Ali life time ambition is to become a medical doctor where she can utilize her expertise to give care to her community in Baga, a town located on the fringes of Lake Chad Basin that had suffered several attacks from notorious Boko Haram Insurgents. Boko Haram which is translated in Hausa language to mean- Western Education is forbidden, almost succeded in making Ali give up on her dream when they invaded Baga town in Kukawa Local government Council of Borno state. Ali , like many other students couldn’t go to school as the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, with effect from August 14, 2024. Mrs. Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and has served in several Ministries. The new appointee will take over from the incumbent Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, who is due to retire on August 13, 2024. President Tinubu, while thanking the outgoing Head of Service for her stewardship, tasked the incoming Head of Service to discharge her duties with innovative flair, integrity,…
Operatives of the Jigawa State Command have arrested 23-year-old Islamic school teacher, Yusuf Yunusa for allegedly sodomizing twelve of his students in Gwaram Local Government. State Commissioner of Police A T. Abdullahi made this disclosure on Wednesday, 17 July, 2024 this while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters, Dutse, the state capital. According to him “on 11/07/2024 at about 2100hrs, information was received at Gwaram Divisional Police Headquarters that, on the same date at about 1400hrs, one Yusuf Yunusa, 23 years of Gwaram town, a teacher of an Almajiri Islamic school, formed the habit of taking some of his…
The United Kingdom Government has hosted a multi-stakeholder meeting in Abuja to discuss how its Serious & Organised Crime (SOC) Prevent Programme is making significant strides in deterring vulnerable young people from joining Organised Crime Groups in Nigeria. Launched as a three-year pilot in December 2021, the programme is designed to disrupt Nigerian Organised Crime Groups by redirecting at-risk youth towards positive alternatives in Bayelsa, Edo, Zamfara and Lagos states. In select local governments of these states, the SOC Prevent Programme has established robust structures and delivered various interventions, including Back-to-School Initiatives, Digital Skills Acquisition, Dance and Drama Workshops and…
Stiffer measures to cut raw mineral exports and boost value addition topped talks among African ministers of mining at the Ministerial Roundtable held yesterday to flag off the annual Africa Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) in Abuja. The measures include an upward review of licence fees, royalties and charges, support for indigenous miners, and value addition as a condition for licences. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, who chairs the African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), urged member-countries to ensure control of their mineral resources, leveraging the global shift to green energy to maximize the benefits…