31 communities protest N43.2b compensation for land acquisition by Oyo govt

31 communities protest N43.2b compensation for land acquisition by Oyo govt

By Adeola Badru  A total of thirty-one communities affected by the acquisition of 90 hectares of land earmarked for the Ibadan Inland Dry Port by the Oyo State government at Lapite/Olorisaoko community and environs in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state have said that they are yet to receive any form of compensation from […]
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Oyo govt urged to strengthen engagement of CSOs to improve routine immunisation, COVID-19 vaccines utilisation

Oyo govt urged to strengthen engagement of CSOs to improve routine immunisation, COVID-19 vaccines utilisation

By Adeola Badru  Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other critical stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector, yesterday, called on the Oyo State Government to strengthen CSOs’ involvement to improve Routine Immunization (RI) and increase utilisation of COVID-19 vaccines in the state.  They made the call as part of their recommendations at the end of a two-day […]

NGO donates fans, chairs to Bola Tinubu health centre

NGO donates fans, chairs to Bola Tinubu health centre

By Elizabeth Osayande Reachout Pertinence Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the Pertinence Group, headquartered in Lagos, has donated units of ceiling fans and waiting area chairs to the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Primary Health Centre in Egbeda, Lagos. The CSR gesture, one in the series of events that marked the company’s 10th year anniversary, […]

How Jesutoba Lopez Is Shaping Africa’s Software Security Landscape

How Jesutoba Lopez Is Shaping Africa’s Software Security Landscape

By Udeme Akpan  Across Africa’s rapidly expanding technology ecosystem, a small circle of software engineers has emerged as defining voices in automation, financial infrastructure, and digital governance. Among them is Jesutoba Lopez, whose work on intelligent systems and payment-security frameworks has become a case study in how home-grown engineering can achieve global-grade reliability. Interviews with […]

The Qualities of a Good Leader: A Yogic Perspective

The Qualities of a Good Leader: A Yogic Perspective

What are the qualities of a good leader? How can you be a dynamic, confident, and enthusiastic leader? A major aspect of good leadership is letting go of control. Are you in control when you’re sleeping or when you’re dreaming? No! Are you in control of any other function in your body? Your heart is […]

Itsekiri groups protest, demand NDDC board chairmanship

Itsekiri groups protest, demand NDDC board chairmanship

A coalition of Itsekiri pressure groups, yesterday, took to major streets of Warri, Delta State, in protest, saying the chairmanship of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, board should be granted to the Itsekiri ethnic nationality as of right.

Edo court restrains Police Commissioner, wife, others from trespass on land

Edo court restrains Police Commissioner, wife, others from trespass on land

An Edo State High Court sitting in Okada has restrained the wife of the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Abibatu Yaro; Commissioner of Police, Mr Abutu Yaro and four others, their agents, assignees, privies, employees or any other persons, howsoever, described, acting for or through the defendants from entering, building, selling, mortgaging, letting, farming on the parcel of land measuring approximately 160 feet  by  360 feet lying and situated on the left side of New Benin-Lagos Expressway at Ovbiogie village, Ovia North East LGA of the state.