Owo killings: Ondo govt, Catholic Church differ over causality figures
•We’ll fish out perpetrators, bring them to book —AGBEKOYA •3-yr-old still in shock, due to explosion By Our Reporters GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and the Catholic Church, yesterday, differed over the causality figures recorded during the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-Iuwa Street, Owo. While Akeredolu confirmed that 22 people died […]
APC’s sole female Presidential Aspirant, Uju steps down for Tinubu
The only women presidential aspirant in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Barr. Uju Ken Ohanenye has stepped down for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
SDP Primary: Female presidential aspirant withdraws, collapses structure for Adebayo
One of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, presidential aspirants, Cesnabmihilo Dorathy Nuhu-Aken’Ovia, has stepped down from the party’s primaries holding today at the Eagles Square. She has also collapsed her political structure to support one of her colleague-aspirants, Prince Adewole Adebayo. Cesnabmihilo was one of the few and probably first female aspirant across parties, who […]
Publish the NDDC probe reports now
THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is easily one of the most corrupt organs of the Federal Government. Established on June 5, 2000 by the President Olusegun Obasanjo regime, it was meant to be a special intervention to assuage the militant agitations through rapid development and engagement with stakeholders in the oil-producing communities. Responding to […]
NDE launches apprenticeship scheme for 540 trainees in Ondo
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off the orientation ceremony for 540 youths of the Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B- NOAS) and Advanced National Open Apprenticeship Scheme ( A- NOAS) in Ondo state.
Future Concerns Nigeria bags double award at Shell Leaders and Contractors CEO Conference 2022
Future Concerns Nigeria Limited (FCNL), has been awarded for leadership in two categories – The Wellness and Care, and Leadership Commitment and Leaners Mindset awards. Both awards were given at the 2022 Shell Leaders and Contractors CEO Conference, 2022 held recently in the Shell of Port Harcourt as part of the CEO leadership charter. In […]
ANAN holds 3rd mandatory continuing professional development programme
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – Experts in the accounting profession have been tasked to adhere strictly to the tenets of the profession and eschew conducts that could bring the profession to disrepute. The President and Chairman of Council, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN, Professor Benjamin Osisioma gave the charge while addressing the […]
Alaro City partners Lagos to empower host community through CSR initiative
By Kingsley Adegboye Alaro City, through its partnership with Lagos State and the Office of Civic Engagement, has further reinforced its commitment to its host community by providing nutritional packages and other resources needed by pregnant women in Epe Local Government. This was done under the auspice of the Mother, Infant and Child Initiative (MICHD). […]
I still want my ex
Dear Bunmi, I’m currently in love with a very nice man who’s smashing to the two children I had in my early relationship. Unfortunately, I’m still in love with the father of my children. Though we broke up, we still remain friends because of the children. When he visits the kids, we often end up falling […]
How O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation’s 5-day free medical outreach brought much-need succor to Omoku community
For its 35th Free Medical Outreach, the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation sent a high-powered team of medical professionals to Omoku Community in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (Onelga Local Government Area) of Rivers State to provide multi-million Naira medical intervention services to the people.
World Bank Assisted Project Programme appoints former Obaseki’s COS, Akerele Technical Advisor
FORMER Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Taiwo Akerele has been appointed by the NGCARES project, a world bank assisted project in Nigeria as its Technical Adviser to the National project coordinator.
TECNO unveils Fireboy DML as ambassador for its Spark Series of smartphones
It’s official: renowned smartphone brand TECNO has announced Fireboy DML as their first brand ambassador for the TECNO Spark series. The unveiling happened virtually on Wednesday 8th June 2022, alongside the unveiling of the latest line of Spark smartphones, the TECNO Spark 9 series. Fireboy DML is widely recognized as an energetic young man whose music […]
Concession of the Nigeria Customs Service: An invitation to modern/debt slavery
By Aare Afe Babalola RECENTLY, the Federal Government conceded the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to a Chinese company in a bid to facilitate what it described as ‘e-Customs project’. The concession is reportedly expected to attract an investment of $3.2 billion with an estimated income of $176 billion to be generated for […]
Nobel Prize-winner confirms learning gains among largest ever measured in Africa, in new independent study
Nobel Prize-winner confirms learning gains among largest ever measured in Africa, in new independent study
Ethnic jingoism and national development
By Godson Moneke NOBODY wants the truth but only the truth can set you free. Everybody hates to be called a tribalist but our utterances expose the innermost contents of our minds. When people accuse the current APC administration at the federal level of being nepotistic in the allocation of resources and patronage some people […]
Here’s How You Can Avoid NFT Scams, Per vEmpire
Digitally tokenized artwork or NFTs are a rage all over the world. With the Bored Ape Yacht Club ($BAYC) non-fungible tokens selling in 6-figures, the rising demand for NFTs is primarily due to fear of missing out (FOMO.) However, as per NFT legend vEmpire, investors and art collectors must dip their feet with caution in […]
