Author: Khadijah Olowode

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024, commissioned the first solarised Medical Oxygen Pressure Swing Adsorption Plant in Nigeria and the Level 2 Newborn Unit at the Jericho Specialist Hospital, Ibadan. This was as he launched the Oyo State Strategy for the Scale-up of Medical Oxygen in Health Facilities (2024-2028), noting that his administration remains committed to providing essential healthcare infrastructure and supporting initiatives and ideas aimed at improving healthcare delivery in the state. According to him, the launch of the strategy for scaling up medical oxygen in health facilities across the state fits perfectly with the…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday, 29 Ma, 2024, inaugurated the 4.779KM Yebumot-Adeta Roundabout and Adeta- Oloje roads. He instantly renamed the roads after two giants from Ilorin in honour of their contributions to growth and the prestige of the capital city. Yebumot Adeta is named after retired Major-General Mohammed Abdullahi Adangba, while Adeta to Oloje Road is rechristened Sheikh Yahya Murtadha Agodi — a late prominent Muslim scholar. “One of the social contracts we have with the people is to deploy resources to improve the condition of living through the provision of infrastructure. The launching this morning of…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024, marked the first anniversary of his second term with a unique infrastructure gift to Lagosians. The Governor launched a fleet of new high-capacity ferries, fabricated and assembled in Lagos to cruise the State’s inland waterways and create a new transportation choice for commuters in the largest mega city in sub-Saharan Africa. The 15 boats have the capacity to carry 40 passengers each as against the 20 passenger limit in the existing vessels. The ferries were manufactured by Caverton Marine in a factory jointly run by Lagos State Government and the…

Oyo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola, has met with the chairmen of the 33 Local Government Areas of the state, who were recently sworn-in by the state governor, ‘Seyi Makinde. Olayiwola, who met the chairmen at the Ministry, on Wednesday, charged them to be of good conduct and to serve their people with commitment and focus. According to Olayiwola, Governor Makinde has in the last five years been running a people-oriented government and it is expected that the chairmen will follow the governor’s example by delivering the dividends of democracy to their respective councils.…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has revealed that bandits killed his elder who left behind three wives and 27 children. Radda said his saddest moment was any time he received news of bandits’ attacks in the state. The Governor made this disclosure on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 in Katsina at a press briefing for his one year in office. “My saddest moment is when I receive calls that people were killed, houses burnt and women raped by bandits in a particular village. The only way to appreciate that is to put yourself in their shoes, and…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Benue State High Court presided over by Justice T. T. Asua has restrained the Benue State Government from probing the administration of the former Governor of the state, Chief Samuel Ortom. Recall that the Benue State Government recently set up a commission of inquiry into the funds (income and expenditure) of Benue State Government from May 29, 2015, to May 28, 2023, to probe the immediate past administration of former Governor Ortom in the state. The order stopped the panel from sitting, pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice filed by former Governor…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024, commissioned the Sagamu-Iperu-Ode-Sapade road, as part of activities to mark his first year for the second term in office, even as he announced award of contract for the construction of the Siun-Ogere-Iperu-Ilisan road. It would be recalled that the Govenor on Tuesday was in Ogijo, in Sagamu Local Government Area to commission the popular Hospital road in the town, where he vowed to sustain the tempo of the ongoing infrastructural transformation across the State. Speaking at the commissioning of phase one and two of the eight kilometres road, the…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured residents of the State of his administration’s determination to sustain the present tempo of infrastructural development across the State. The Governor made the pledge while commissioning a newly constructed hospital road in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government on Tuesday, as he promised the people of the area of more projects to enhance economic development. He said that his administration has constructed over 600 kilometres of road across the state in the last five years, adding that more roads would be commissioned at Iperu and Ilaro during the week. According to the governor, the…

Indigenes of Kogi State have cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against those they described as embittered and desperate ethnic jingoists who are strengthening the public opinion that the Commission is collaborating with certain opposition figures to persecute the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The indigenes said since the allegation of corruption by the EFCC against the former Governor became a national discourse, “some persons who are afraid of chasing their dreams at the polls have hidden under the veneer of activism to sponsor their tribesmen to impugn on the character of ex Governor Yahaya…

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024, in Abuja, inaugurated the National Assembly Library and Resource Centre, which is named in his honour. Before the inauguration of the library, the President had briefly attended a commemorative sitting of the National Assembly, where he made extemporaneous remarks. President Tinubu, who had signed the National Anthem Bill, 2024, into law at the Presidential Villa earlier on Wednesday, said he was at the National Assembly as a mark of respect, and to congratulate the legislators and Nigerians on the 25th anniversary of Nigeria’s unbroken democracy. He extended his gratitude to the lawmakers…

MTN Group has retained the top spot in the annual ‘Brand Africa 100: Best Brands’survey, also continuing to lead the list of African brands ‘doing good for society,people and environment’ in recognition of its ESG efforts to create shared value and a sustainable business, society and world. “This Africa Day, we take heart from this accolade and would like to acknowledge and thank our partners everywhere for their support,” said MTN Group President and Chief Executive Officer Ralph Mupita.  “MTN is committed to meeting our customers’ current and future needs, leveraging digital capabilities for a more sustainable future, and fostering strong partnerships to drive meaningful…

The United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Yobe State Government and Almajiri Child Rights Initiative (ACRI) have pushed for official and regularized education of Almajiris to enable them fit into modern needs of a society and subsequently achieve their full potential. This was the crux of discussion at a roundtable meeting: “achieving durable solutions and sustainable impact for protecting vulnerable street and migrant children in Nigeria.” The event organised by organised by IOM, Yobe government and ACRI which commenced on Monday and run through Wednesday, also featured workshop session on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Gender-Based Violence (GBV),…

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC) has said with proper classification of inmates at correctional facilities across the country, correctional centres would truly become reformatory institutions. Speaking at the training of officers of Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS) in Lagos on Tuesday, the Project Coordinator, Prisons and Penal Reforms, UNODC, Munchaneta Mundopa said it was imperative for proper classification of inmates at correctional centres, insisting that his would make administration at the various centres easy. She added that it would also enable the needs of the various inmates to be met since the various classes of inmates have different…

The European Union is providing €201 million in humanitarian funding to address the needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria. Nigeria with specifically benefits €31.5 million The announcement was made on the occasion of the Senior Officials Meeting on Sahel and Lake Chad, attended on Tuesday by Commissioner Janez Lenarčič in Brussels. The funding will support food security and assistance for malnutrition, health care and protection, water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter and education activities, as well as the transportation of humanitarian workers and supplies to remote…

A married couple cocaine trafficking cartel has been smashed by the operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). A statement on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024, by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drug were recovered in two major operations following the arrest of Bolanle Dauda and Olayinka Dauda, the kingpin and the queen of the cartel. He revealed that the intelligence led operations led to the smashing of the cartel which scope of operations spread across Lagos and Ogun States. He disclosed that the duo were arrested last Saturday by operatives of…

As the Governor Sanwo-Olu-led administration marks its first year anniversary in its second tenure, the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Lagosians of more goodies from the government. Chairman of the party in the state, Cornelius Ojelabi, who gave the assurance on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024, said the government was poised for more tailor-made programs that would make the citizens to continue to enjoy the dividends of democracy. Pastor Ojelabi whose message marked another year of active and commendable performance on May 29 , said the government of Babajide Sanwo-Olu was focused on fulfilling its…

A Mayor in the United States of America has declared a day in honour of the spiritual and humanitarian work of Senior Pastor of the Spirit Revelation Ecclesia, Pastor John Ikechukwu Anosike. The Mayor of Buffalo, Honorable Byron W. Brown gave him a Declaration in Anosike’s recognition and also named May 23rd after him in honor of his works. The man of God in a recent visit to the United States held a conference where a lot of Americans and other nationals gathered with about 5000 people in total. The Mayor of Buffalo said that his works were exemplary and…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano High Court presided by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu sitting on Miller Road has restrained the police, the State Security Service (SSS) and Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The case was filed by the emir alongside the four kingmakers of Kano: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi; Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta Bello Tuta. Granting the order on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024, Justice Aliyu also retrained the security agencies from arresting or harassing the emir and his kingmakers. The judge held “that an order…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim has announced the reason for the formal withdrawal of a lawsuit filed to seek nullification of the primary election that produced Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. From the April 20 primary election, Aiyedatiwa emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the forthcoming election in Ondo State. The situation didn’t go well with the senator which made him approach a Federal High Court in Abuja, citing irregularities. Ibrahim, in a statement issued on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024, said this decision was a result of a personal…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Senate has pardoned and recalled Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ahmed Ningi. Ningi was suspended for three months on March 12, 2024, after accusing the Senate of budget padding. The recall process onTuesday, 28 May, 2024 was initiated after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Abba Moro, who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended Senator. Sen. Abba Moro pledged to assume full responsibility for Sen. Ningi’s actions, acknowledging the gravity of the suspension. The Senator’s conduct during the period of suspension has been a matter of scrutiny and debate within the legislative body. The Senate…