In order to push Abolish Widows Maltreatment campaign beyond advocacy, Felix King Foundation, FKF, has identified agriculture as a tool to genuinely empower vulnerable widows, hence, the Widows in Farming – WIFARM – AID programme planned for launch in June 2017.

A two-day Education Convention holding under the theme, “Transforming our Society through Education” is being organized by Meadow Hall Foundation, a subsidiary of Meadow Hall Group, from 20-21 April, in Lagos, aimed at bringing stakeholders in the education sector to discuss and learned ways to advance the society through education.

SINCE it was conceived by veteran broadcaster and culture activist, Mr. Cally Ikpe, and its adoption by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Violence-Free World, VFW, project has remained a viable vehicle.

AS agitation for political positions hots up in Ondo State, the wife of Governor Rotimi Aderedolu, Betty, has appealed that 35 percent of all appointments be reserved for women in the state.

In his bid to promote academic excellence amongst students of Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, HRM Emmanuel Ekemejewan Sideso (JP), OON, Abe 1, the Ovie of Uvwie kingdom, has promised cash awards to best students of the institution.

Multinational company, General Electric (GE) and leading entrepreneurship body The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), have announced a partnership that would allow up to 25 TEF Entrepreneurs to participate in a dedicated 4- week advanced manufacturing training program every year at GE’s Lagos Garage – a hub for advanced manufacturing-based innovation, strategy development, idea generation and collaboratio

The manager of a petrol station operated by an independent marketing firm and located at Kola, Alagbado area of Lagos State, Oluwaseun Samuel, has been dragged before an Ikeja Magistrate Court, sitting in Ogba, Agege by the police, to explain the circumstances surrounding her alleged failure to deposit the company’s money totaling N1,763,000 into its account as had always been their practice.

The event making the 2016 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl In Eko (MBGE)-Beauty Pageant has been scheduled to take place on June 27.

The Rotary Club of Osubi under District 9140, has commenced community development works in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, with the laying of the foundation stone of the community’s health centre. In her welcome address, Rtn. Mfon Otite-Douglas, President, Rotary Club of Osubi, expressed appreciation to the leaders and people of the community for giving them land for the project, especially to the Chairman of the community, Mr. Igho Omategiren and Chief Sherrif Oborevwori, member, representing Okpe state consistency in Delta State House of Assembly.

Appeal Grace Assembly International (APGA INT’L),Lagos has held the 2016 edition of her Night of 1,000 Dancers, tagged Praise Up Chop Up, with Felix Obamo winning the star prize of N250,000. Jacob Princess and Da Blazin Rockaz took the second and third prizes respectively and got N50,000 cash each. The competition held on December 26, 2016 but the winners only got their prizes at an elaborate occasion held at APGA headquarters, located at Onikanga, Ayobo, Lagos last Sunday. Jacob Princess broke record by becoming the first member of the church to win a prize since the inception of the competition six years ago. Observers attributed this to transparency of the process to select the winners.