Author: Khadijah Olowode

The Chairman of Jaiz Bank Plc, Alhaji Mustapha Bintube, has urged the Federal Government and governments at other levels to continue working on creation of an enabling environment for ease of doing business. This, he said, would aid charity organisations that are assisting people with funds to establish businesses. Alhaji Bintube spoke on Saturday, 2 September, 2023 during the grand finale of the annual Zakah distribution of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation for the year 2023 in Abuja. Materials including industrial sewing machines, grinding and washing machines, mixer, generator, vulcanised machine and cash were donated to thousands of beneficiaries. According…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday, 4 September, 2023 flagged off the commercial operations train service in the State by riding on the maiden passenger operation on the Blue line rail from Marina Terminal to Mile-2 Station. Sanwo-Olu, who was the first passenger at the iconic Marina Station of the Blue Line Rail, was joined by dignitaries, which included his wife, Ibijoke, Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Secretary to Lagos State Government, Mrs. Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin; Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi; state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa; government officials and party leaders, among others…

Governor Dapo Abiodun and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, 4 September, 2023 urged the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ladi Adebutu and his party against the election of Abiodun during the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state. This is even as the tribunal reserved judgment in the petition as counsels to all the parties submitted their final written addresses. The Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Hamidu Kunaza, told the counsels that the final day of the judgment would be communicated to…

In an order to complement the efforts of other security agencies to tackle kidnapping, armed robbery and other related crimes in the Kaduna State, the state Governor, Uba Sani, has flagged off the training of 7,000 recruits for the Kaduna Vigilance Service. According to Sani, the recruits, being trained at the Police College, Kaduna, in the state capital, were drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event, Sani said the recruits, after their intensive and vigorous training, would complement the efforts of security agencies and rid the state of crimes. He explained that the…

A 31-year-old man is currently cooling off in one of the cells of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly sending the nude picture of his ex-girlfriend to her suitor. The suspect was arrested on 27 August, 2023 in Benin City by the anti-kidnapping and cybercrime unit after a distress call from one Ogechi Nwokolo. According to the state Police Commissioner, Muhammed Dankwara, said the victim, Ogechi Nwokolo, reported to the police that his ex-boyfriend, Osayande Efosa, sent her nude pictures to a man who said to be preparing to marry her. Dankwara, who said the victim added that the…

British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Mr Jonny Baxter, was in Enugu State to attend the inaugural edition of the state’s Diaspora and Investment Roundtable, hosted by the Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah. The stakeholder roundtable was an opportunity for high-level discussions on how to advance viable investment, boost trade and create more economic opportunities in Enugu State. Delivering the opening remarks and highlighting the UK’s new trade scheme, the British Deputy High Commissioner, said: “My thanks to the Enugu State Government for putting together this timely gathering, which I hope will deepen investment and trade in the state. The UK…

In continuation of his stakeholders’ engagement, the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has charged the management of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), to raise their game under his ministerial oversight as it will no longer be business as usual. During his meeting with the management of these agencies led by their CEOs, he thanked them for the good job done so far, as revealed from his review of the activity records of these agencies. He commended the management of NERC for its role in the recently…

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ojo Local Government, Tolani Sule Akibu; former Managing Director of the Lagos State Soil Testing Agency, Dr Tajudeen Abiodun Afolabi; and former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Shakirudeen Sola Giwa were among the new entrants in the updated list of cabinet members submitted to the state House of Assembly by the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The new names were read on the floor of the House on Monday, 4 September, 2023 by the Clerk of the House, Barrister Olalekan Onafeko. Fifteen names earlier rejected by the lawmakers made a return.…

The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has met with the handlers of the Siemens Project under the Presidential Power Initiatives (PPI). The meeting which held in the office of the Minister had in attendance, the Managing Director of Siemens Energy, Mr. Seun Suleiman, the Siemens Energy Project Director, Mr. Sean manley and Siemens Energy West African Head of Business Development, Mr Oladayo Orolu. The Siemens team briefed the Minister on the status of the project, the project timeline/milestone deliverables, and the challenges being encountered. They also sought the support of the Minister, who is a major stakeholder in the…

By Olamide Abdur Rasak Old students of the first girls’ learning institution in Abeokuta, under the aegis of Abeokuta Girls Grammar School Old Girls Association (AGGSOGA), are set for a grand and befitting 70th-anniversary celebrations of their Alma Mater. AGGSOGA, under the able leadership of the Global President, Mrs Olusolape Ajibola, an industrialist, and her team, is working towards rewarding and fun-filled, ceremonies comprising sporting events, science exhibitions, lectures, essay competition, old girls’ dinner, gala and awards night among other crowd-pulling events. Distinguished alumni will be invited to share their success stories with a view to encourage the current students…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has on Sunday, 3 September, 2023 announced that Super Eagles Head coach, Jose Peseiro has agreed to a contract extension. Peseiro’s previous contract with the NFF expired in June. The 62-year-old Portuguese coach has now agreed to continue in the role after accepting a pay cut on his earlier terms. According to the new terms, he will also handle the home-based Super Eagles. With the latest development, Peseiro has been given the mandate to lead the Super Eagles to the semi-finals of the 34th Africa Cup of Nations finals, taking place in Cote d’Ivoire in a…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has taken over the medical care of Adebola Akin-Bright, a 13-year-old boy, whose small part of his intestines was allegedly missing at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Sunday, 3 September, 2023, when he paid an unscheduled visit to Adebola and his mother, Mrs. Deborah Abiodun at the Pediatric Ward of LASUTH. The Governor pledged to take over his medical care by pulling all medical expertise from LASUTH and other resources to save the boy’s life. It would be recalled that Deborah Abiodun, had in a…

There is palpable fear of breakdown of law and order in Birnin Magaji community of Zamfara state over the refusal of bandits to release community members at their disposal even after their own (terrorists’) wives were released by the youths who had abducted them. A reliable source in the community told PRNigeria that the failure on the part of the bandits to fulfill the expectations of the youths has set the community on the edge. A report by PRNigeria on Saturday had revealed that residents of the community, in a bizarre twist, abducted family members of bandits as a retaliation…

American super star singer and actress, Selena Gomez has disclosed that she has been fan of Nigerian afrobeats sensation, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema even before they collaborated on the ‘Calm Down’ remix. According to Gomez, she first fell in love with Rema’s song, ‘Runaway,’ before the “Rave Lorde” contacted her for a remix of ‘Calm Down,’ just as she also added that she accepted to work with Rema because she loves his demeanor, stressing that she “just wanna take care of him.” The 32-year-old singer, who said she “just wanna take care of him.” made this disclosure while appearing in the latest episode…

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has given all miners engaged in the illegal extraction of mineral resources across the country an ultimatum of 30 days to join notable mining cooperatives in their area or face the full wrath of the law. The Minister also disclosed the plan to set up a surveillance task force that would include policemen and other relevant agencies to secure the mines in the country. Alake, who gave the ultimatum at a world press conference held in Abuja on Sunday, 3 September, 2023, also disclosed the plan to introduce security operatives, which according…

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, 3 September, 2023 flagged off the distribution of food items for vulnerable households through the Lagos Food Bank Programme, to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal government on Lagos residents. The flag off of the food bank programme is part of the social and economic intervention programmes by the Lagos State Government to ameliorate the pains some Lagosians are experiencing due to the increase in transportation costs and food prices across the State as direct effect of the policy on the removal of fuel…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of a notorious drug trafficker named Suleiman Babatunde Oba while attempting to board a Rwanda Air flight to South Africa with two boxes loaded with ephedrine sealed in semovita packs. According to the statement on the agency’s website, the suspect is said to be a member of a cartel distributing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and ephedrine between Nigeria, Brazil, Ghana, South Africa, Mozambique, and Europe. “Through credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives on Friday 25th August intercepted a notorious drug trafficker, Suleiman Babatunde Oba, who is a member of a cartel distributing Cocaine,…

President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, 4 September, 2023 jet out of Abuja for New Delhi, India, to attend the G-20 Leaders’ summit. Tinubu is attending the two-day summit on the special invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. This is contained a statement signed and issued on Sunday, 3 September, 2023 by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. In the statement titled ‘President Tinubu set to attend G-20 Summit in India with investment attraction topping Nigeria’s agenda,’ Ngelale revealed that the President aims to leverage the platform to attract global capital and promote increased foreign direct investments…

By Mustapha Mohammad Climate crisis perhaps, is the greatest threat to inhabitants of this earth in this century. The twenty first century has witnessed and continues to witness a lot of environmental disasters. High temperature as a result of green house gas emissions, which lead to faster melting of ice in Antarctica, and deforestation which leads to drought and rising level of sea waters and floods across the globe. Rivers and lakes receding and drying up, like lake chad. All these resulting in greater climatic changes. In 2010, it was estimated that over 70 million Nigerians were directly or indirectly…

The Forum of Local Government Chairmen of Delta APC has expressed excitement over the appointment of Mr. Chiedu Ebie as Board Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Bola Tinubu. Ebie, former Secretary to State Government (SSG), Delta State, was announced chairman of the commission’s Board on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. The LGA Chairmen in a statement released by the forum’s Chairman, Norbert. A. Sochukwudinma (NAS) after the meeting of the forum, thanked President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for finding the person of Chiedu Ebie (EsqI worthy to pilot the affairs of the Governing Board of the NDDC. …