Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, has approved the appointment of 12 new Permanent Secretaries in Kogi State Public Service from their respective constituencies to fill in the available vacancies. A statement issued by the state Head of Service, Mr Elijah Evinemi, said the Governor emphasized the fact that, the permanent secretaries have been carefully selected based on merit, fairness and justice. While congratulating the successful candidates in his office, the Head of Service, Mr Elijah Evinemi, charged the new permanent secretaries to live up to expectation in the discharge of their schedules with utmost loyalty, dedication and uprightness. The…
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The NNPC Ltd has flagged off the third edition of the Vision First Programme, as part of comprehensive community-focused healthcare outreach targeted at the Ilaje community and its environs in Bariga, Lagos State. The Vision First programme is a continuation of NNPC Ltd/ SNEPCo Production Sharing Contract (PSC) commitment to advancing health and well-being within its host communities. Through this initiative, over 1,000 individuals will receive free eye care services, alongside a range of general healthcare provisions. The services include cardiovascular screening, BMI assessments, laboratory services, consultations, treatment of mild and chronic diseases, and distribution of insecticide-treated nets. Since its…
Popular Nigerian music video director, Thankgod Omori, aka TG Omori, recently underwent a kidney transplant surgery in Lagos. The director, who disclosed this in a statement shared via his X handle on Wednesday, 28 August, 2024, sadly revealed that the surgery was unsuccessful. Omori called on his fans to pray for him as he continues to battle the kidney ailment, just as he also revealed that his kidney got damaged last year. “One year after my kidney crashed I just had a failed transplant at St Nicolas Lagos. Pray for me,” Omori wrote.
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly murdering his neighbour’s 4-year-old daughter. The Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect committed the sadistic act at the Nsukka, the state capital. Ndukwe disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, 27 August, 2024, that “on August 18, 2024, around 10:30 pm, Police Operatives serving in the Nsukka Sector of the Enugu State Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad hastened to a compound at Orba Road in Nsukka Local Government Area, upon receiving a distress call alleging the murder of…
The Police in Lagos on Wednesday, 28 August, 2024 arraigned a 38-year-old man, Lucky Ugwauka, before Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Patrick Adekomaiya, for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter. Ugwauka, whose address was not provided, is charged with defilement. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Inspector Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug.16 at 6.00.p.m, at Abapasha St. in the Ojo area of Lagos. Adeosun said the defendant defiled his 10-year-old daughter and threatened to kill her if she revealed the sexual abuse. He said the offence contravened the…
Tragedy occurred on the night of Tuesday, 27 August, 2024 as 16 persons were burned to death in an accident that occurred along the busy Ore-Ondo highway in the Ajue area of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The accident occurred when an 18-seater Toyota Hiace passenger bus had a head-on collision with a heavy-duty truck, which resulted in fire. With three injured in the fatal crash, the commercial bus, according to an eyewitness account, was travelling at high speed when it attempted to overtake another vehicle, leading to a direct collision with the oncoming truck. “The driver of…
Famous Nigerian afrobeat singer, Wizkid has paid his disc jockey, DJ Tunez N10 million to play singer Asake’s hit song, Fuji Vibe. Wizkid made the payment to DJ Tunez, during his sold-out concert in London. In a now trending video from the concert, DJ Tunez made the announcement which led to an explosion of cheers and applause from the audience. He said “One of the afrobeat singer Wizkid just paid me N10 million now to play this song.” DJ Tunez’s performance with ‘Fuji Vibe’ stand out as a major highlight of the night, as the crowd sang along.
Four Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to prison in the United Kingdom after being convicted of forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to facilitate illegal residency in the country. The convicts, identified as Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade (41), Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo (38), Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi (31), and Adekunle Kabir (54), were all sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Tuesday. The Home Office revealed that the group was part of an organized criminal network that submitted fraudulent applications under the EU Settlement Scheme for Nigerian nationals between 2019 and 2023. The operation, which included the provision of false Nigerian Customary…
Both the federal and state governments, plans to spend N100 billion in finance to import electricity meters into the country amid metering gap challenges. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this disclosure while addressing broadcasters in Ibadan, Oyo State recently, noting that this was under the Presidential Meter Initiative program. According to him, President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been making efforts to close the meter gap in Nigeria, adopting various initiatives. “In the PMI, we have made good progress in sourcing the fund for this, and it is going to be by a combination of the federal and state governments. “Today,…
Ahead of the 21 September, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 125,928 of the 184,438 newly printed Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) have been collected in the state. The National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Tuesday, 27 August, 2024 in Abuja. The PVC collection, he said, represents 68.3 per cent of the 184,438 new cards issued during the recent Continuous Voter Registration exercise. This marks the highest collection rate recorded by INEC since the introduction of CVR for…