Author: Abimbola Ogunnaike

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Students of Queen’s College, Lagos, have received sanitary pads and educational materials, courtesy of a firm, Clina-Lancet Laboratories Nigeria. The firm said the donation is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility and commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3. SDG Goal 3 aims to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages.” The firm stated that no fewer than 3,000 sanitary pads were donated to the girls to improve their menstrual hygiene and alleviate the burden of the high cost of sanitary pads. The Managing Director of Clina-Lancet Laboratories, Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Dawodu, while distributing the…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Bundesliga 2 club, FC Cologne have announced the signing of Nigerian-born midfielder, Chilohem Onuoha. The 19-year-old Onuoha, who joined Cologne from RB Leipzig’s youth team, will, however, spend the 2024/25 season on loan at third division club, SC Verl. Onuoha revealed the reason behind his decision to join the club. “I chose Cologne because I felt a lot of trust in the discussions. I also have the opportunity to develop myself here,” he told the club’s official website. “I have friends in Cologne who have been following the club for a long time and who have told…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Spanish Football FA has announced that the first Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be played on October 27 at the Bernabéu. This was confirmed on Tuesday, 18 June, 2024 after La Liga released fixtures for the 2024/2025 season. The two rivals faced each other three times last season – twice in La Liga and again in the Spanish Super Cup final. Madrid won all three. The second match between Madrid and Barca will take place on May 11, 2025. Barcelona begins their league campaign away at Valencia, while Madrid travel to Mallorca, both on…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Senate in Thailand on Tuesday, 18 June, 2024 passed the same-sex bill, thereby legalising gay marriage in the country. Earlier in March, the lower House approved the bill with only 10 of the 415 sitting lawmakers voting against it. With this new development and when the bill finally becomes law, it will make Thailand the third Asian country and about the 38th globally to approve same-sex marriage. Two Asian countries, Taiwan and Nepal, had earlier become countries in Asia where two people of the same gender can marry each other. The Thailand Senate gave its approval…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike As Nigerians continue to groan over rising food prices, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the country must find a way to tackle banditry, terrorism and bad roads to address the problem. Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson in a statement on Tuesday, 18 June, 2024, said President Tinubu made this known when he met with the delegation of the National Assembly in Lagos. According to the statement, Tinubu noted that 60-70 percent of food is damaged in Nigeria due to bad roads, banditry and terrorism. “We must find a way to eliminate banditry and terrorism so…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A private security guard, Yusuf Akadogo, has lost his life after he was stabbed while settling a quarrel in in the Idi-Araba area of the Lagos State. Lagos State Police Command through its Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirming the sad development during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday,18 June, 2024. Hundeyin disclosed that the deceased security guard was attacked by an Okada rider, currently at large. “On that fateful day, around 9:20 p.m., the police received a distress call from a concerned community member regarding a disturbance at Igbira Road, Idi-Araba,”…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command in Lagos State have arrested a 21-year-old woman, simply identified as Blessing, for allegedly stealing a one-month-old baby boy. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during an interview on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024. Hundeyin said that the mother of the baby, whose name was not mentioned, reported the case at the Elere Police Division on Monday, 27 May, 2024 at about 2.30p.m. According to police image-maker, the mother of the baby reported that at about 7.00a.m. on…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Police Command has disclosed that it has deployed operatives at flashpoints in and around Kano metropolis in a bid to tackle potential security threats. The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 in Kano. Equipped and armed personnel have been deployed to handle any unforeseen circumstances around the identified areas. ”The state government’s order banning all protests would be strictly enforced with vigor,” he said, adding that anyone found participating would be arrested and prosecuted. The CP…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun has disclosed that Federal Government has restarted the provision of conditional direct N75,000 cash transfers to 75 million Nigerians to tackle the impact of inflation. Edun, who disclosed this on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024 at a ministerial briefing to mark the first year in office of the President Bola Tinubu administration in Abuja, added that the beneficiaries of the social investment scheme are 15 million households nationwide. He explained that the cash transfer will improve the living standard of Nigerians in the immediate term. Edun, who is the Chairman of the…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have killed at least 15 fishermen and left many others wounded in an attack on Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. It was learnt the attack occurred on late in the night of Sunday, 26 May, 2024, when the fishermen were preparing for night fishing at the Tumbun Rogo Kangarwa Ward in Kukawa LGA on the fringes of Lake Chad. According to a source, the ISWAP fighters stormed the area and rounded up the fishermen, arranging them before opening fire on them. “They came and opened fire on…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has disclosed that the components of Operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have eliminated 30 terrorists in air strikes in their hideouts in Katsina and Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes undertaken by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji in North West on May 27, eliminated several terrorists loyal to a notorious terrorist kingpin known as Babura. According to him, the strikes were conducted around Bakai, times…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Lagos State pilgrim, Idris Oloshogbo, has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia after eating his evening food. The Secretary, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Saheed Onipede, made the announcement in a statement through the agency spokesperson, Taofeek Lawal, on Wednesday, 29 May, 2024. Onipede said the 68-year-old deceased from Somolu Local Government, died while eating his food in the evening (after Solat Maghrib). Oloshogbo was confirmed dead by medical experts in the country shortly after returning from Tawaf (circumambulation) of the Holy Kaaba in Makkah. Onipede stressed that, while the cause of his death was yet…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government has pledged to give more support to local airline operators to create an enabling environment and ease of operations. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, made this pledge while presenting his master card at the ministerial news briefing on the administration of President Bola Tinubu’s sectoral update. The Minister said the government would support and empower all local airline operators, as it did with Air Peace, to enable them to compete with other international airlines. According to him, the government would also facilitate the acquisition of aircraft under dry lease agreement, which…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has disclosed that when she returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom to pursue her musical career, she was prevented from performing at concerts because her outfit was “too risqué.” Savage revealed that some of her earlier music videos were not aired because they were considered indecent. The ‘Koroba’ hitmaker, who disclosed this in a recent interview with BET, said, “When I first moved back, I would turn up at a show and they would say I can’t perform because my outfit was too risqué. “It was a cultural issue. Even some…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has revealed why his ministry would bypass the electricity distribution company on electricity supply to the country’s airports over rising electricity bills. Keyamo stated this Monday, 27 May, 2024 during the ministerial press briefing in Abuja to mark President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office, noting that the government pays N1 billion electricity bill at Lagos airport alone. The Minister, who said the government was considering N600 million solar energy investment to go off the National grid for electricity supply, added that government would save 30 per cent of the funds paid…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A former governorship candidate in Lagos State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, has lost his son, Bunmi. It was gathered that on morning of Tuesday, 28 May, 2024 that the son of the former governorship candidate died in Canada. Bunmi Agbaje , who was said to have died of cardiac arrest, is survived by his parents and two younger siblings. Jimi Agbaje is the Managing Director of JayKay Pharmacy and has extensive interests and investments in the maritime sector. In 2014, he gave the Lagos State governorship position another shot by…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened that it may go on strike if the federal government fails to review its members’ salaries and adequately fund universities. The Chairman of the ASUU Calabar Zone, Comrade Happiness Uduk, made this disclosure during a press conference on Monday, 27 May, 2024. Uduk voiced the concerns on behalf of chairpersons from various universities including Abia State University, Akwa Ibom State University, Ebonyi State University, Federal University Ndufu-Alike, University of Cross River State, University of Calabar, and University of Uyo. According to Uduk, university lecturers’ salaries have not been…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested at least 13 suspects, including four soldiers and an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over robbery. The suspects allegedly hijacked some food trucks, and diverted them to other locations. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko made the disclosure in a statement issued on Monday, 27 May, 2024. The PPRO noted that the arrests followed a thorough investigation triggered by an initial arrest of suspected burglary in a private warehouse in Elimgbu community, Ohio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. She said…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Barely a week after the House of Representatives passed a bill seeking the to restore the old national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” adopted by Nigeria at independence in 1960 on Thursday, 23 May, 2024, the Senate on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024 did the same. The old anthem was replaced in 1978 with the current one, “Arise O Compatriots.” Last week, the two arms of the National Assembly initiated the legislation to revert to the old anthem. The House passed the bill through first, second and third readings last week, while the Senate referred the bill to…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola,Revenue, Tinubu, disclosed that revenue generation in his Ministry surged by 92 per cent to N242 billion in the first quarter of 2024 compared to Q1 2023. Oyetola , who made this disclosure on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024 at a sectoral briefing to mark President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s anniversary in Abuja, explained that the ministry designed 18-program strategies to achieve the revenue target across its agencies. According to him, revenue generation in agencies, which includes Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, Nigerian Port Authority, National Inland Waterways, Shippers Council and…