Author: Khadijah Olowode

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has through her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative donated fabrics in commercial quantities to support the business of women in politics. Representing the First Lady at the event, the Wife of Vice President, Hajia Nana Shetima, donated the fabrics to boost the businesses of the APC women in the textile industry. According to the First Lady, the initiative aims to touch those at the grassroots in furtherance of her belief in empowering women and fostering inclusive economic growth. The First Lady through her representative said the gesture is to provide the…

The sixth parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has considered and adopted crucial parliamentary instruments to guide the progress and implementation of its mandate. The was part of decisions made on Wednesday at the 2024 second extraordinary session of the parliament holding in Kano, North West Nigeria, The instruments consist of the rules of procedure, the strategic plan and the 2024 work plan of the parliament. Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament and Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, in his speech at the session’s opening, stressed the importance of the protocols…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least two people died in a fatal road accident on the Akure-Ondo expressway at Bolorunduro, the headquarters of Ondo East Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024 The Ondo State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps, which confirmed the development, said accident involved a motorcycle with the registration number NND 218OC and an unregistered Toyota Hilux Jeep. The motorcycle, which was suspected to have been speeding, attempted to overtake a vehicle heading to Akure while facing the oncoming Hilux heading to Ondo. A resident of the community, who identified herself as…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The House of Representatives on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024 called on the Federal Government to renovate and convert its abandoned buildings and forfeited lands locally and abroad for public use. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion titled, “Call to convert abandoned and seized properties including buildings and lands for public use,” moved by the member representing Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State, Iyawe Esosa, on the floor of the House at Wednesday’s plenary. Esosa argued that some agencies of government were operating from rented office apartments whereas the Federal Government…

A yet-to-be-identified septuagenarian has slumped and died inside an Ondo State High Court in Oka, Ondo. According to the Nation, the incident happened before court proceedings began. Witnesses said that the deceased was present to testify in a case involving his friend. A court staff, who asked not to be named, narrated that the septuagenarian collapsed suddenly without any apparent interaction or collision with anyone or anything. According to him: “The man was in court with his friend and suddenly, he stood up where he was seated and fell down, hitting his head on the tiles and he passed on.…

There was wild jubilation in part of Kano as members of the Sixth Legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024, paid sensitization visits to two schools in Kano State as part of activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the regional legislative arm holding in the North West Nigeria town. The Deputy President of the Senate and the Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau Jibrin, a prominent son of Kano State led the delegation to Aliyu Saidu Bebeji Government Arabic Secondary School and Maryam Abacha American University…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Oyo State High Court presided over by Justice Moshood Ishola sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has granted a female Muslim student at the University of Ibadan International School, Ibadan (ISI) the right to wear hijab on top of their school uniforms, reports thegazellenews.com Justice Ishola gave the judgment on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024. The secondary school is owned and controlled by the University of Ibadan, one of the public universities in the country. Recall that the controversy over the usage of hijab by female Muslim students of the University of Ibadan International School, Ibadan, started in…

A police officer attached to the enforcement team of the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) has been reportedly shot dead at Terminus Market, Jos, the capital of Plateau State, Reports Daily Trust.com. Daily Trust reports that security operatives, including policemen and soldiers, have been mobilised recently by the state government to carry out enforcement against street trading in the area. The security operatives were stationed around Terminus Market to ensure total compliance to the law. Ibrahim Musa, told Daily Trust that the police officer was hit by a stray bullet fired by one of the security men patrolling the area.…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament is set to elect its first female speaker. The Parliamentarians representing Togo at the ECOWAS Parliament are already in where the 2024 Extraordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Community Parliament is ongoing. It is expected that the delegation from Togo will be sworn in on Thursday and subsequently the new Speaker would emerge among them as the position has been allotted based on the rotational system of the parliament for the Speakership. Statements emerging from the floor of the Parliament showed that a female parliamentarian, Memounatou Ibrahima, will emerged…

Amb. Dr. Jonathan Ojadah, UNIPGC Global President & IRDCUN-EU Permanent Rep. to the United Nations has made the list of 2024 US President’s Lifetime Achievement award. The honour is reserved for those who contribute more than 4,000 hours of service in their lifetime. Along with the ultimate honour of presidential recognition, recipients usually receive a personalized certificate, an official pin, medallion or coin and a congratulatory letter from the president of the United States of America. Announcing his emergence as one of the 2024 recipients of the President Joe Biden’s award, Amb. Ojadah in his social media post said it…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of The Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria as the Lead Arranger and Developer of Evergreen City, Nigeria’s green industrial zone. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, on Sunday, 19 May, 2024, the appointment was in line with the President’s “commitment to ensuring industrial development that meets the demands of the present and the future” The statement listed the terms of reference for the green industrial zone to include : “Selection of partners/consultants to undertake critical development activities, including project design, environmental…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Annett Gunther, has disclosed that trade relations between Federal Republic of Nigeria and Federal Republic Germany currently stands at about three billion euros. Gunther, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, 19 May, 2024 in Abuja, said that the trade relations between both countries had grown over the years. Specifically, she said the trade relations grew from two billion euros in 2022 to the current figure of three billion euros with balance of trade in favour of Nigeria because of crude oil…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government is set to launch national policies and guidelines on organ transplants owing to several cases involving unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation. The move was revealed by The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, made the revelation on Saturday, 18 May. 2024 during the Living Kidney Donor Day event organised by Nisa Medical Group in Abuja. Pate, who was represented by the Head of the Trauma and Emergency Disaster Response Division, Department of Hospital Services, Kamil Shoretire, noted that 843.6 million persons around the globe were suffering from chronic…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu has appointed his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, as Nigeria’s Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action. This was as he established a 25-person committee to oversee the country’s green economic initiatives. The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation revealed the development in a statement signed Sunday,19 May, 2024 by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen. “Ngelale will serve in this role as part of a larger Presidential Committee, to be chaired by the President. Ngelale will retain his role as the Official Spokesperson of…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) has disclosed that it would commission 92 infrastructure projects valued at over N84 billion across five states in the region in the next two weeks. This is according to a statement by The Director, Corporate Affairs, NDDC, Mr. Pius Ughakpoteni, made this disclosure in a statement made available to media houses on Sunday, 19 May, 2024 in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital “With a forward-looking, innovative and result-oriented roadmap, the commission is well-equipped towards ensuring a holistic and sustainable development of the Niger Delta into a region that is economically prosperous,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A mother, her two children and one other person have been killed in a road crash that occurred in Ode-Omu town, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State on Saturday, 18 May, 2024. It was gathered that the victims, including the rider, were on a motorcycle when a car heading towards Ibadan from the Osogbo end of the road rammed into them around 6 am. The victims were returning from a vigil when the incident happened. The vehicle involved was said to be conveying students of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. The victims were travelling to Oogi,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report The military of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, 19 May, 2024 thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving “foreigners and Congolese,” the army spokesperson said. The coup bid took place in the early hours outside the residence of the economy minister, Vital Kamerhe, in the Gombe area in the north of the capital, near the president’s offices at the Palais de la Nation. “An attempted coup d’etat has been stopped by the defence and security forces,” said Gen. Sylvain Ekenge in a message broadcast on…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash in the East Azerbaijan province, along with eight others, including Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The helicopter was returning from the inauguration of a dam on the border with Azerbaijan when it went down, reportedly due to bad weather and fog. The crash occurred on Sunday, 19 May, 2024. President Raisi, 63, had been in office since August 2021 and was known for his conservative stance and close ties to the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Vice President Mohammad Mokhber will assume power temporarily, pending approval from Ayatollah Khamenei, and…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade (alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade (alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke) wanted over involvement in running a drug cartel. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the married couple was declared wanted following the arrest of four members of their syndicate in Lagos where a Sports Utility Vehicle was recovered and two houses already traced to them sealed for forfeiture to the Federal Government. Babafemi said two members of the syndicate: Imran Olalekan and Ishola Olalekan…

The Federal Government has asked the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and other stakeholders to improve on environmental regulatory framework and use of cleaner technologies for sustainable future. Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako gave the charge on Thursday at the Maiden Environmental Performance Award for the Oil and Gas sector in Abuja. The event was organised by NOSDRA in collaboration with the Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), an NGO. Salako identified effective environmental regulatory mechanism in the petroleum industry as essential for sustainable resource management, climate change mitigation, economic efficiency and accountability. The minister said…