President Bola Tinubu on Monday, 12 August, 2024, in Abuja presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, preceded by the swearing-in of the newly appointed Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack. Addressing Mrs. Walson-Jack, after she took her oath of office, President Tinubu asked the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to serve the nation with integrity and transparency. The President also paid tribute to the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, describing her tenure as exceptional. ”We must learn from her…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, 12 August, 2024, flagged off the first phase of the distribution of fertilizers to different categories of farmers with a promise to aggressively tackle food scarcity in the state. About 7,000 out of 12,000 farmers earmaked for the scheme, will benefit from the first phase, im which a total of 24,000 fertilizers will be distributed. Speaking at an event held at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Prince Abiodun acknowledged the growing disparity between food supply and global food production, which has led to scarcity. He said: “It is widely known that the…
The Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola said the 42-year-old institution has contributed to manpower development in every sector of the nation’s economy since its establishment He said the institution has grown from five faculties to 14 and from fewer than 300 students to 30,000. In a chat with newsmen over the weekend about OOU’s achievements, especially under his stewardship in the last two years, Prof. Agboola noted that the institution has experienced infrastructural uplift with the addition of courses while all the programs of the school have been fully digitalized to encourage online learning.…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday, 11 August abducted two Chinese nationals, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. It was learnt that the foreigners who are affiliated with Good One Carton Company situated in the area left the company around 1:45 pm to visit their friends without any security operatives. The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the development on Monday, 12 August, 2024 to newsmen, said the kidnappers had contacted the company to demand a ransom for their release. “The company’s security supervisor reported…
At least two persons died in a road accident that occurred on the Long Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday, 12 August, 2024. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident saying that the crash happened at about 5:38 a.m. on Monday,12 August, 2024. According to her, the accident involved a Mazda bus with registration number EDE217XB and a MAN diesel truck registered as AJL715XA. Okpe, who said the crash involved three male adults, with one person injured, attributed the cause of the crash to road obstruction and fatigue. She noted that the injured victim was…
A 30-year-old man and his two-year-old son died in a building collapse that occurred in Madabe village in Jigawa State. The Information Officer, Buji Local Government Council of Jigawa State, Alhaji Ali Safiyanu, confirmed the sad development to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital on Monday,12 August, 2024 . Safiyanu, who said the 25-year-old mother of the boy survived the incident, added that the surviving mother is responding to treatment at an undisclosed hospital. According to him, the incident which led to the collapse of the building, occurred on the night of Sunday, 11 August, 2024 during a heavy downpour. The Public Relations Officer…
The Action People’s Party, APP, has condemned the alleged bombing of the state secretariat in Rivers State, labelling it an act of terrorism. The National Chairman of APP, Uchenna Nnadi, stated this on Monday, 12 August, 2024 while addressing newsmen at the party’s state secretariat in GRA Port Harcourt, the state capital. According to Nnadi, the incident occurred on Sunday night, 11 August, 2024, shortly after a strategic meeting, fortunately, no party members were harmed. Nnadi urged President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to take decisive action against those responsible for the violent act, which he believes is intended to instil…
Emeka Beke, a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) is presently in a joyous mood as a Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku, reinstated t him as the legitimate Chairman of the party in the state Justice Aprioku in his ruling on Monday, 12 August, 2024 dismissed the seven-member Caretaker Committee of APC in the state, led by Tony Okocha, which was appointed by the National Working Committee of the APC. The court issued a perpetual injunction against the Okocha-led caretaker committee, prohibiting them from interfering with the Beke-led executive until the end of their…
On Monday, 12 August, 2024 the secretariat of the Action People’s Party(APP), situated along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital suffered a dynamite explosion. The incident, it was gathered reportedly occurred late in the evening of Sunday, 12 August, 2024 at around 9:35 pm. The assailants allegedly threw dynamites into the building housing the secretariat, destroying windows and doors, as well as other property of the party. This development came amidst speculations that the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, plans to move with his supporters to the APP. A party official who chose to remain anonymous said the…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday, 12 August, 2024 released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates. WAEC, which confirmed this in a post on its X page, informed candidates who took the examination to log on to waecdirect.org to access their results. “We are pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024, that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024. “To access the result, log on to waecdirect.org.”