Nigeria’s First Lady and Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme for women petty traders nationwide with the disbursement of N50,000 business recapitalization grant to 37,000 petty traders, 1,000 from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. She flagged off disbursement of the grant in Asaba, Delta State capital where 1000 petty traders benefited from the scheme. As one of the interventions under the economic empowerment programme of RHI, the grant, she said, is targeted at helping petty traders overcome some of their…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
A 38-year-old woman, Amarachukwu Happiness Nzekwe, who used a hot pressing iron on the back of her househelp has confessed to officials of the Anambra State Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, led by the commissioner, Ify Obinabo, after her arrest,said that she only did it to discipline the child. The woman, who identified herself as a nurse from Ezinifitte, Aguata Local Government Area, said the househelp stole her money. She explained that she placed a pressing iron on a stove and used it to scald the child’s back after he refused to confess to stealing. “All the suffering…
Pakistani police authorities on Thursday, 22 August, 2024 confirmed that gunmen opened fire on a school bus, killing two girls and injuring five other children. Police official, Usman Haider, said the attack occurred in the town of Attock in the central province of Punjab when the children were travelling to attend classes in the morning, adding that all of the dead and wounded children were aged between five and 10. According to him, the motive of the crime was not immediately known, but the preliminary investigation pointed towards a feud between two families. “We are also looking into the possibility…
Tragedy occurred on the evening of Wednesday, 21 August, 2024 as four women drowned in a boat accident in River Benue in the Mayo Ranewo area of Ardo-Kola Local Government Council of Taraba State. This latest sad development is coming barely a year after several people drowned in the same river and River Ibi, in Ibi Local Government Council, respectively. Recall that in October 2023, over 50 people drowned when a boat capsized on the same river while travelling to a neighbouring village in Karim-Lamido. The latest incident has thrown the community in mourning mood Sources from the community, who…
The 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has retired from service. Ariwoola’s retirement followed his attainment of 70 years. Justice Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1954. On 22 November 2011, he was elevated to the bench of the Supreme Court and was appointed substantive CJN on 27 June 2022. Ariwoola was appointed CJN following the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad Justice Ariwoola was formally confirmed Chief Justice of Nigeria by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022. Events of Ariwoola’s retirement are ongoing at the Supreme Court. However, there are indications that Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun will…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Thursday, 22 August, 2024 granted an ex parte order restraining the National leadership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), led by Abdullahi Umar-Ganduje and the Secretary Surajudeen Ojibola-Basiru, from proceeding with the planned Ward, Local Government, and State Congresses scheduled for11, 16, and 26. 2024 . The lawsuit, filed by Peter Ohochukwu and Haija Ndidi-Chukwuma on behalf of themselves and all elected executive members of the APC in the state, also named the APC, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, the Nigeria Police, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
The headquarters of Surulere Local Government on Wednesday, 21 August, 2024 was agog as the council boss, Honourable Bamidele Sulaiman Yusuf, empowered 640 people with tools, machineries and N2.5 million in cash to alleviate the prevalent economic challenges. Speaking at the august occasion, Yusuf said during the commemoration of his two years in office last year, ”empowerment programme like this was one of our various chains of event, and today we are here again to give the dividend of democracy back to the people whose public trust we hold. “Today, hundreds of people in Surulere will benefit in various items,…
As part of the policy thrusts of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, the provision of electricity is considered a fundamental human right to all Nigerians, and efforts will be intensified to achieve this. Power Minister Chief Adebayo Adelabu announced this on Wednesday, at the inauguration of the Power Sector Communications Team (PSCT). The PSCT is made up of media managers in the Ministry of Power and all its agencies. He described the inauguration of the team as a significant milestone in the sector’s effort to inform the public about the policies and programmes of the Ministry and its agencies.…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, 21 August, 2024, said his administration was working to leave a mark for future generations and not to please anyone but God. Governor Oborevwori disclosed this when he played host to President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Wale Oke and his delegation at Government House, Asaba. He said his administration has done a lot in the delivery of infrastructure and human capital development across the state and expressed optimism that he would continue to work for more progress and development in the state. He said: “We have done a…
The United Kingdom has donated a Counter Insurgency (COIN) training facility to the Nigerian Armed Forces, to help enhance the reality of their training and better prepare the force for its future operations. According to a statement on Tuesday, 20 August, 2024, by the Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer | Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development, Ndidiamaka Eze, the training facility was funded by the UK through its Ministry of Defence and built by a team of Royal Engineers from the British Army working alongside Nigerian Army Engineers. The facility will make training more realistic for the soldiers and…