Vanguard Personality Award: Lifetime Achievement Award – Chief Bode Olajumoke
…Olajumoke: Philanthropist with human kindness By Dapo Akinrefon ASIDE his sojourn as the lawmaker representing Ondo North Senatorial District in the Senate from 2003 to 2007, Dr. Wilfred Olabode Olajumoke, is known for philanthropy. Not many people can place Olajumoke’s mien, he is seen as one individual who is not given to frivolities. Also, his […]
How we are reducing Oyo infrastructure deficit despite Covid-19
As 2020 closes, I am reminded of the words of the very popular 1897 hymn by Johnson Oatman Jr, “Count your Blessings.” This song encourages us to take stock of the good things that happened in our lives. When we do this, we often find that we have overlooked many positives.
Aremu Hails Buhari’s Speech, Jan-December Budget Cycle
Demands that “Things Fall in Place” in 2021 By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The new year speech of President Muhammadu Buhari had rekindled hope that the economic, security and health challenges of 2020 would be overcome in the new year. Comrade Issa Aremu, a Member of National Institute and Vice President of IndustriAll Global Union made this […]
Crossover Service: Taskforce rates Churches high on COVID-19 protocols in FCT
The FCT Taskforce on COVID-19 Protocols has rated most Churches high on compliance with safety guidelines during Thursday’s Crossover Services to usher in the New Year. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Head of Media and Enlightenment of the taskforce, said this while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Attah said that most Churches were found to […]
DESOPADEC boss ask Nigerians to go into 2021 with optimism, renewed hope
By Perez Brisibe MANAGING Director of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh has asked Nigerians to go into the New Year with optimism and renewed hope irrespective of the challenges of 2020. Askia in a statement, Friday, also outlined the developmental programmes of the commission for the year adding […]
Again, BUA’s Kabiru Rabiu ranks first in 2020 edition of Choiseul 100 Africa Laureates list
Kabiru Rabiu of the BUA Group, Africa’s leading foods and infrastructure conglomerate, has ranked first in the laureate list of 2020 edition of Choiseul 100 Africa Economic Leaders for Tomorrow by The Institut Choiseul, a renowned French economic and political think-tank based in Paris, France.
Road mishap: Woman dies, 3 children injure in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that one woman died while three children sustained various degree of injuries in a road accident on Gbogan -Ibadan highway on Thursday. The FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement by the command spokeswoman, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi in Osogbo. Ibrahim attributed […]
Adesina, Elumelu, Awosika congratulate News Central TV on official launch
Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings; Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank Nigeria and other eminent personalities have congratulated News Central TV on its official launch.
COVID-19: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use
To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new year, the UN health agency approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use. Regulatory experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) from around the world and UN agency’s own teams reviewed the data on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine […]
Buhari pledges to keep citizens safe from COVID-19 resurgence
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to keep Nigerians safe from the resurgence of Coronavirus pandemic. In a New Year broadcast on Friday in Abuja, the president stated that the Federal Government had completed arrangements to procure and distribute the COVID-19 vaccines to citizens. He, however, enjoined Nigerians to always observe the COVID-19 […]
Let’s keep hope alive to overcome our challenges in Ebonyi—-Gov. Umahi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has urged the people to keep hope alive to overcome all challenges in the state as they step into the New Year. Umahi, who gave the advice in his New Year message on Friday, in Abakaliki, said embracing the year with courage would bring successes to the people. “The year, […]
Ensure Human Rights are respected in 2021, Deji Adeyanju urges Buhari
Human Rights activist and convener of pro-democracy and good governance group, Concerned Nigerians, comrade Deji Adeyanju has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the fundamental human rights of the citizens are not violated in this brand new year 2021. Mr Adeyanju, in a new year message, urged the government to “decriminalize freedom of assembly […]
NANS promises to intervene in hike in school fees
By Adesina Wahab The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said it will intervene in the hike in tuition fees by some tertiary institutions in the South-West geopolitical zone. This was contained in the New Year message by the South-West Zonal Coordinator of the body, Comrade Kappo Samuel Olawale, in Lagos on Friday. The […]
SANWO-OLU: Standing in the gap
By Charles Kumolu IN a world disrupted and recreated by COVID-19 pandemic, two classes of people hold the key to normalcy: the citizen and the state. The latter represents political leadership in the forefront while the populace constitutes the former. Even though both stand on the precipice of uncertainties caused by COVID-19, leadership is a […]
Zulum: Restoring hope in the midst of adversity
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor HIS name rings a bell across the landscape of Borno and Nigeria. Many Nigerians have never met him face to face but his strings of achievements anchored on people-oriented projects have made Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State a household name in the country, drawing ceaseless applause for […]
Release Sowore, others now, Group tells Nigerian government
Concerned Nigerian group has condemned the arrest and detention of Journalist, Omoyele Sowore and other pro democracy activists by the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force. The Human rights and pro democracy group in a statement made available to journalists by its spokesperson, Theophilus Abu Agada said, it is critical that the Nigerian […]
