The Northern Christian Youth Professionals have demand that the Federal and Borno State Governments investigate and hold accountable those responsible for Alau Dam’s reckless handling. The group on Tuesday, 17 September, 2024, in a signed statement by its chairman, Isaac Abrak while insisting that the commonwealth provided for dam maintenance and climate change initiatives which has now failed the people, noted that the recent flooding in Borno State, caused by the breakdown of the Alau Dam, has resulted in unprecedented devastation, with over 30 lives lost, 23,000 residential houses destroyed, and 414,000 people displaced, critical infrastructure, including bridges, roads, electricity…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
ThisDay Correspondent, Michael Olugbode has won N1 million dinning voucher at the commemoration of 2024 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in Nigeria. It was two-time lucky for Olugbode who after winning the top prize was picked in another draw for those with WeChat that saw him going home with two bottles of exotic spirit. The event which was held on Saturday, 14 September, 2024, at the magnificent Chinese Silk Road Restaurant located at the Central Business District, Abuja, was organised by the China General Chamber of Commerce in Nigeria in collaboration with the China Cultural Centre and the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria.…
A new Commissioner of Police has been posted to Akwa Ibom State, reports thegazellenews.com He is Joseph Eribo from Benin City in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. By this posting, he becomes the 33rd Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State. The 33rd Akwa Ibom CP holds a B.A (Hons) from the University of Benin; LLB from the University of Calabar; BL, Law School, Abuja and LLM from the Lagos State University. He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1994 and has grown through the ranks. He is the…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has provided clarity on the issue of the tenure of the current Governing Board of the Commission, stating that the members were appointed for a four-year tenure. Addressing a press conference at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Ogbuku said the insinuations in some quarters that his tenure as the Managing Director would end this year, was false and without any foundation. He stated that subject to the provision of section 4 of the NDDC Establishment Act, “a member of the board other than ex-efficio member, shall…
Nigerian Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Working Committee of the party have resolved to remove IIiya Umar Damagum as the acting National Chairman of the party. Bauchi State Governor, who doubles as the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, made the revelation on on the night of Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 shortly after meeting with the party’s NWC. Recall that Damagum is an avowed loyalist of the the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Nyesom Wike. He was made the acting Chairman of the party following the removal of Iyorchia Ayu…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke is one of the guests, expected to add pep to this year’s edition of The Nigerian Independence Ball, Awards, and Dinner (NIBAD),billed to hold in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 6th of next month. Planned to be an unforgettable celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day, recognizing the outstanding achievements of Nigerians in the diaspora, the event will take place on October 6th, 2024, from 5 PM to 11 PM, at Saint Gabriel Community Center, 6948 Dogwood Road, Windsor Mill, and it promises to be an evening filled with elegance, cultural pride, and excellence.…
The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency(NGSA), has allayed fears over earth tremors experienced in the Federal Capital Territory urging residents not to panic. A statement by the Director-General Professor Olusegun Ige disclosed that NGSA monitored the tremors and found them to be low and didn’t pose any threat to the environment The statement reads: “ The Monitoring Station (NGSA-5) at Katampe has been capturing several significant ground motions with high moment magnitudes (Mw) in the past five days, beginning from September 13, 2024 till date. Only one mild event was recorded on September 13th. Six of these events were captured on…
The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 declined an application by the Lagos State Attorney General, Lawal Pedro (SAN), to completely halt the trial of Azubuike Ishiekwene and Olalekan Abdul, being prosecuted by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N1.35b fraud. Justice Mojisola Dada discharged the duo of the 20 counts filed against them under the laws of Lagos State but ordered the continuation of their trial on five related counts simultaneously filed against them by the EFCC under the Advance Fee Fraud Act and EFCC Act. A mild drama ensued in the process,…
The founder of Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL), the Queen of His Imperial Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Olori Aderonke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi; and Yaba College of Technology’s Fashion Design Department are set to promote Nigeria and Africa fashion culture globally in the forthcoming African Fashion show in London and Brazil. This was disclosed at a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the College and AFWL on Fashion Design and Textile Design including the African Fashion Week Initiatives in Nigeria, London and Brazil. The Director, Linkages, Partnership & International Relations of the College, Dr. Masud Ajala disclosed at the signing event, that Queen…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, 17 September, 2024, promised that the construction of the Laderin train station road in Abeokuta will soon be completed. Governor Abiodun, who decried the idea by the Federal Government to conceptualize and build the train station without an access road, said that his administration, upon the construction of a world-class airport at Ilishan, deemed it fit to open up a new access road directly from the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, even as the Ilishan and Iperu roads still exist. The Governor stated this during a special church service to usher in the 2024/2025…