Don’t give up, governor’s wife urges prison inmates
The wife of Akwa Ibom governor, Mrs Martha Emmanuel has urged inmates of the Ikot Ekpene Prisons not to give up in life, irrespective of the situation in which they found themselves.
Dr. Tom Frieden on Ebola: Protecting the world from the next pandemic
It wasn’t just luck that the Ebola epidemic didn’t spread once it reached Lagos. Here’s what other countries can learn from Nigeria’s effective response.
Oyo CJ releases 59 inmates awaiting trial
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, has released 59 out of the 903 inmates awaiting trial in Agodi Prison in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State
Build on gains of reforms, Ambode tells new HoS
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has charged the new state Head of Service, Mrs Olabowale Ademola, to build on the gains of recent reforms and realignment undertaken in the civil service. Ambode spoke on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Alausa, during the swearing-in ceremony of Ademola, who became the 19th person to hold the office in the state.
France to lift ban on gay men giving blood
France will lift a ban on gay men donating blood, introduced in the 1980s to prevent the spread of AIDS but criticised by rights groups, the health minister said Wednesday. “Giving blood is an act of generosity, of civic responsibility, and the donor’s sexual orientation cannot be a condition,” Marisol Touraine announced in Paris.
Nigeria’s gay pastor, Jide celebrates 50th birthday
Rev Rowland Jide Macaulay, the gay minister who founded House of Rainbow, Nigeria’s only gay church, which was forced to close in 2008, has expressed his gratitude to God in celebration of his 50th birthday.
