Author: Khadijah Olowode

A non-governmental organisation, Family and Youth Support Initiative (FYSI) has advised female adolescents to see themselves as natural leaders and stop playing second fiddle to their male counterparts. This advice was handed down by the Executive Director of FYSI, Mrs Bukoladeremi Ladigbolu, while addressing female students of Ikotun Junior High School, in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State, on Wednesday, during an interactive session to mark this year’s International Day of the Girl. Ladigbolu noted that the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) deliberately chose the theme for this year’s celebration to serve as an encouragement for girls…

The Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc., Mr. Wale Tinubu has joined millions of others across the globe to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child today, October 11, 2023. According the statement made available the oil and gas merchant wrote: ‘’On International Day of the Girl Child, we celebrate the boundless potential of girls worldwide. I implore everyone to go beyond observing the day and pledge to empower the next generation of girls by providing them with the opportunities to thrive and foster a brighter, more inclusive future. “Amongst the many ways I support the girl child, I am…

inq.Digital Nigeria has announced the appointment of Ifeanyi Akosionu as Managing Director, effective Tuesday, 3 October, 2023. With over 20 years of transformative leadership experience in the African technology and telecommunications sectors, Ifeanyi brings a wealth of expertise to his new role. Before joining inq.Digital, Ifeanyi led product and commercial development across West Africa at Atlas AI and served as the telecommunications and Fintech Commercial Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Verraki Africa. He has also held leadership positions at Commscope, TE Connectivity, Smile, Globacom and Schlumberger, in a career that has involved him leading teams that landed intercontinental submarine cables,…

Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals has reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) to the righs, protection, education, and empowerment of the girl child in Nigeria. The Presidential Aide gave this assurance in a statement released to commemorate the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child. Being celebrated under the theme “Girls Can and Will Change the World,” in 2023, the International Day of the Girl Child serves as a global call…

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON has said that investing in the girl child is in the best interest of the nation. She was speaking at the National Girls Interactive Session with Policy and Decision Makers to commemorate the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child. Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that the girl child must be protected from all forms of violence with a safe and inclusive environment provided for them to thrive. “Our girls are not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are the leaders of today. It’s high time we break…

There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country’s electoral commission was forged, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found. Allegations that President Tinubu’s certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by Chicago State University (CSU) of his academic records last week. We have looked at some of the most widely circulated claims. The release of the president’s academic documents is the culmination of a judicial case filed in August by one of his main rivals in February’s presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr…

A Commissioner in the Lagos State Audit Service Commission, Honourable Musiliu Alade Aigoro has lost his mother, reports thegazellenews.com. Alhaja Belau Aduke Aigoro died early Wednesday, 11 October, 2023, after brief illness. She was aged 96 years old. She will be buried today, Wednesday, 11 October, 2023, according to Islamic rites at Okesuna, Lagos. The late Alhaja Aigoro is survived by many children including Honorable Musiliu Alade Aigoro and Alhaji Ismail Oluwatoyin Aigoro among others.

By Ismail Omipidan I admire Chief Dele Momodu’s passion and unwavering support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the current Osun Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. However, the air he claims has been cleared over the lingering controversy surrounding Atiku Abubakar’s educational background is still hanging. I implore him to go back to our former Vice President after reading this piece for more clarification. These are my concerns: One, I know that in Osun a certain People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, who is a serving Commissioner in the current administration told us he obtained an HND before obtaining his OND.…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has identified the effective implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010 as one of the key levers for actualizing the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking during his tour of NCDMB facilities and projects in Bayelsa State on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023, the Minister revealed that the key mandates of the NCDMB, which are the promotion of in-country value addition in the oil and gas industry, incentivizing local manufacturing in the oil industry, development of human and material capacities and…

By Olumide Olubakinde Marrakesh, Morocco is host to World Bank & IMF meeting this week and making it the first time in 50 years to gather on African soil. Again, it is time to urge the rich nations to be generous to Africa. Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors including other selected financial experts from over 189 countries are attending need know that the economic cold war between the US and China is the undertone of this meeting and of course what to give Africa. The optimism however is to revise projection upwards and give the global economy a breath.…

Management of Dangote Cement Plc has denied reports in some online platforms that it has embarked on sales promotion and has further adjusted its prices. In a response to the misleading report, the Chief Branding and Communications Officer of the Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina described the reports as mischievous, malicious and false. He added that the Management has formally notified the law enforcement agents to track down, name and shame the perpetrators of this devious and deceptive information. He urged Dangote’s Cement customers and other stakeholders to continue patronising the high quality cement brand and be careful of scammers, who…

Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023 arrested two suspected internet fraudsters at House F10, Victoria Crest 4, Lekki, Lagos. The suspects: Udemba Chukwuemeka a.k.a Jody; and Jamal Jamiu Onasola, a.k.a. Jamal; were arrested at the residence of a musician: John Njeng Njeng a.k.a Skales. The two suspects, suspected of being involved in dating scam, described Njeng as their ” mentor”. While Chukwuemeka has been in Njeng’s residence for two years, Onasola has only stayed there for few months. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 4, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orio Business Connect Limited, Alhaji kabiru Haruna before Justice H. Mu’azu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. The convict was first arraigned by the EFCC on December 14, 2021 on eight- count charges bordering on obtaining by false pretense to the tune of N33.705 million. One of the Count Charges reads: “You Alhaji Kabiru Haruna, being the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orio Business Connect Limited and you Orio Business Connect Limited on or about the 6th day of May…

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders on Tuesday, 10 October, 2023, prevented another petroleum fire explosion on top of Stadium Bridge inward Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos. In a press statement released by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that a Conoil tanker, T–22032EA, fully loaded with Petroleum product (PMS) fell on a Golf Volkswagen car, KRD 810 EA, and had its contents spreading over other side of the expressway. Adebayo confirmed that in order to prevent another imminent fire explosion, LASTMA officials as…

Nigerian social media is awash with the news of ace singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, welcoming a set of twin babies. A Nigerian pastor, Evangelist Gospel Agochukwu, leaked what he called a whatsapp chat between him and Davido, wherein Davido purportedly announced the birth of the twins. Agochukwu put the news on his official facebook page together with a prophecy he gave at the time that Chioma lost her first child, Ifeanyi. According to the chat, Davido told the cleric that his prophecy from last year had come true. Agochukwu stated in November last year, 2022 after the couple…

Over 200 residents of Tipper Garage area of Olomore Community in Abeokuta recently benefitted from a medical outreach organised by Akanke Foundation, a non-governmental organisation. Akanke Foundation was established five years ago in honour of the late Mrs Felicia Akanke Obasa, mother of the Chairman of Winners Golden Group, Honourable Idowu Obasa. The Foundation aims to achieve the following: to promote the virtue of motherhood and its imperatives in the modern day world; to provide free education to the less-privileged and Indigenes in the society; to put smile on the face of the less-privileged; to empower the aged widows and…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) today, Tuesday, 10 October, 2023, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage shared aspirations and collaborate on diverse fronts in the delivery of sustainable development projects in the region. At a brief signing ceremony at NLNG’s Corporate Head Office, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NLNG, Dr Philip Mshelbila, and NDDC’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, signed the MoU in the presence of executives from both organisations. As part of the pact, the two organisations agreed to collaborate and partner to empower communities in the region,…

One of the negative tactics covertly deployed by home teams to run down the clock and win matches is the gradual reduction in the number of balls available for play when the home side is leading. The Ball Boys are instructed to hide away balls rather than keeping them to return for play when the one in use goes out. But the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has now moved to stamp out this unsporting behaviour, dangling heavy sanctions on clubs that henceforth fails to carry out a reorientation of their Ball Boys to put a stop to the practice.…

The Senate Committee on Marine Transport, under the Chairmanship of Senator Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni, commenced a five-day interactive session and oversight visits to agencies supervised by the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and under its purview, on Monday, 9 October, 2023. The engagement exercise which will hold between Monday, 9 October and Saturday, 14 October, 2023, is aimed at ensuring that the Committee is acquainted with the workings and challenges of these agencies so as to know how to provide the necessary support required for them to function more efficiently in their service delivery. The meeting is being held…

Fackson FC have qualified for the next round of the 1XBet Cup after completing their group A games on Monday, 9 October, 2023, at the Nitel Ground, Oshodi. Playing in the DBI Conference on Match Day 5, Capital Avalanche defeated Soccer Touch 3-1 in the first game. Emma Omini opened scoring in the third minute to give Avalanche the lead. Dare Joshua scored a brace in the 9th and 46th minute to increase the tally to 3-0. Lamin Abiodun scored the consolation goal for Soccer Touch in the 56th. In the second game, Cheche Stars lost to Fackson FC 1-0.…