The first 240 members of the Young Farmers Club, Nigeria have been inaugurated in Abuja. The Induction and launch of the Club, which is a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Renewed Hope initiative (RHI) aims to catch the youth early so as inculcate in them the love of agriculture and farming. “The aim of the Young Farmers Club, Nigeria is to “catch them young”, by making farming more appealing to our pupils and students. We are not just teaching them how to farm; we are also nurturing a generation that will transform our…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The Ogun State Government, through the state Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency (Oguninvest), will be collaborating with the Manufacturing Africa programme, an initiative of the UK government through its Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) at the British High Commission, and Hinckley E-Waste Recycling Ltd towards a vibrant manufacturing sector in the state. To this end, there will be an interactive session with the media aimed at showcasing this pivotal partnership to enhance the manufacturing sector and boost investor confidence in Ogun State as a leading industrial hub in the West Africa corridor. The Special Adviser/DDG of OgunInvest, Ms. Sola…
The Apex Leadership of The Mandate Movement (TMM), a political caucus in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has held its caucus meeting in Lagos. The meeting was held to deliberate on crucial matters of nation building and proffering lasting practical solutions to challenges confronting Nigeria. At the conclusion of the meeting, TMM commended the courageous leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for taking bold decisions that would take the country out of the doldrums and secure a prosperous future for her citizens. While acknowledging the harsh socio-economic realities Nigerians are going through presently, the group…
Reprieved has come the way of victims of Borno flood disaster as United Nations earmarked $6 million to support them. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, on Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 announced the sum of 6 million dollars from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in the state. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State collapsed on September 10, compelling hundreds of thousands of people to flee from their homes. UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, at a news conference on Monday, 16 September, 2024 in New York, monitored…
Gunmen the night of Sunday, 15 September, 2024 attacked Mbar community in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing at least five youths. The Chairman, Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang, made this disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen According to him, the attack occurred on the night of Sunday, 15 September, 2024 when some youths were in transit within the local government area. He added that the harmless and unarmed youths were attacked on their way from Mbar town to Koh village along a bypass encircling Yelwa Nono village by fleeing terrorists on motorcycles, who…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo sued Senator Adams Oshiomhole over comments on the Planwell scheme. Ighodalo slammed the former Governor with a N20 billion lawsuit. The governorship candidate, through his counsel, Ayo Asala (SAN) & Associates, also sought an immediate retraction and apology for the false, defamatory, and malicious comments which should be published in at least two (2) National Television Networks and three (3) nationally circulating newspapers. He noted that the allegations by Oshiomhole were baseless, false, and malicious, describing them as another of such defamatory…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that a 54-year-old man, identified as Benjamin, has taken his life in the Agege area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this on Monday, 16 September, 2024 in Lagos, said that the incident happened on the morning of Sunday, 15 September, 2024 According to the police image- maker, the elder brother to the deceased reported the incident at the Elere Police Station that his brother committed suicide by hanging himself to death in the store of their house. “Officers of the division immediately visited the scene…
Tragedy occurred on Monday, 16 September, 2024 as four persons were burnt to death and eight others severely injured in an auto crash that occurred at RCC, Ogbere, Ore-Ijebu Ode Expressway. The crash involving a white Toyota Hiace bus with the registration number XA690AKU happened at about 2:00 p.m on Monday, 16 September, 2024 Confirming the crash, The Public Relations Officers for the Federal Road Safety Corps’ Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the development, disclosing that 18 persons were involved in the accident. She blamed the cause of the crash on fatigue and loss of control of the driver.…
Gunmen on Sunday, 15 September, 2024 attacked ECWA and Catholic churches in Bakinpah-Maro, a community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State killing at least three worshipers, just as they also abducted about 31 persons including a pastor . It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, 15 September, 2024 during church service. According to LEADERSHIP, a former chairman of Kajuru LGA, Cafra Caino confirmed the unfortunate incident. Caino said the bandits who arrived around 10 am in large numbers, shot sporadically targeting the two churches in the community. He disclosed that a pastor of one of the…
Famous American singer, Sean Combs, professionally called Diddy, has been arrested in New York on the night of Monday, 16 September, 2024 by the federal agents in a Manhattan hotel, following a grand jury indictment. His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, criticized the US Attorney’s Office for pursuing what he considers an unjust prosecution,explaining that the singer had voluntarily traveled to New York anticipating the charges. “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “Sean Combs is a music icon, a loving family man, self-made entrepreneur and proven…