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The Oyo State Government in partnership with Mottainai Recycling Limited on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022 met with Traders and Artisans in the State, to proffer collective solutions to the waste management problems in Oyo State. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun in Ibadan, indicated that the meeting was part of efforts to maintain a clean and healthy environment in Oyo State. Earlier in his remark, the state Commissioner for Information, Hon. Wasiu Olatunbosun noted that government cannot make the state clean alone without involving all the Stakeholders, calling on them to support…

By Valentine Emeka Utulu Four young women of Nigerian extraction stood on the tracks yesterday, in Birmingham, England. They stood together with other athletes from all over the world. All were elite athletes, rigorously selected by their nations for the Commonwealth games. The prize this time was the 4×100 meters relay gold. Jamaica was the favourite to win the race. They had in their team, the mercurial Elaine Thompson-Hera, regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive over the 100m and the third fastest ever over the 200m. Every athlete…

…Governor also in Mushin to inspect State-owned leather production factory A vehicle assembly plant being jointly set up by Lagos State Government and CIG Motor is getting ready for completion, it was learnt. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, 11 August, 2022 visited the plant on WEMPCO Road in Ogba area, where he inspected the progress of the automobile facility. The Governor was received by the chairman of the CIG Motors Company Limited, Chief Diana Chen, a Chinese investor. Sanwo-Olu’s visit came 17 months after the Governor formally sealed a Joint Venture Agreement with the automobile company for the establishment…

The Senator Abiru Innovation Lab (SAIL) has opened registration for teachers in both public and private schools across the Lagos East Senatorial District to apply for the Lagos East Teachers Fellowship (Cohort 2). Lagos East Teachers’ Fellowship Programme is designed to equip educators with new skills that would lead to better learning outcomes. It is for Teachers who are interested in inquiry-based learning, and want to use technology in their classrooms to the benefit of their students. SAIL, an initiative of the Tokunbo Abiru Constituency Team (TACT) Foundation, is a dedicated innovation and tech lab that is providing relevant technology,…

The second term bid of Governor Dapo Abiodun further got a boost on Thursday, 11 August, 2022, as traditional rulers under the aegis of the Progressive Royal Fathers of Ogun Central, endorsed the  governor for another term. The royal fathers, who hinged their support for the governor’s second term bid on what they described as “his sterling and creditable   performance in office”, said one good term deserves another. Addressing journalists on behalf of the royal fathers after their meeting in Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area, on Thursday, 11 August, 2022, the Olu of Itori, said that 72 monarchs, after…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Jumbo Owoidihe Otu before Justice Darius Khobo of the State High court sitting in Kaduna on a one count charge of cheating. Jumbo, a clerk in charge of diesel and fuel in a construction company, Ronchess Global Resources Plc, defrauded the company of huge sums of money. The charge reads; “That you, Jumbo Owoidihe Otu on or about the 25th of February, 2022 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did caused wrongful loss to Ronchess Global Resources Plc…

The Lagos State Area Unit of Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has faulted the state’s Ministry of Education over the inclusion of Bible knowledge questions in the 2022 entrance examination for public schools. MSSNLagos lamented that its members who took the examination complained that the Christian questions were included in a general paper set for the Primary Six Placement Test into JSS 1 held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, with reference number LSA/PT/2022. According to the Muslim students, the paper was captioned English Studies/Verbal Reasoning/General Paper but questions 12 and 14 were from the Bible. The MSSNLagos made this…

By Olabisi Deji-Folutile In other climes a total shutdown of the public university system in a pre-election year should be a major source of worry to a ruling party that aspires to remain in power. But here, that is far from being the case. Rather, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has carried on with its campaigns as if nothing is amiss. The party has not only chosen to stay aloof and distant, some of its major actors have compounded the party’s nonchalance by insulting Nigerians’ sensibilities. That is why one of its ministers and indeed the party’s presidential campaign…

His company announced his demise after he succumbed to liver cancer on Friday, and a private funeral has already taken place, Japanese media report. Known for his innovative styles and perfume, Miyake built a global fashion brand, which included designing Steve Jobs’ famous black turtleneck jumpers. Miyake was known to work with traditional and modern fashion techniques during his long career. Miyake reportedly wanted to be a dancer or athlete when he was young – but that changed after he read his sister’s fashion magazines. He studied graphic design at a Tokyo art university and then moved to Paris in…

A man has been stabbed to death by his wife’s Lesbian lover. The man, Ikechukwu Onuma, a resident of Onitsha in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, allegedly came to meet his wife having intimacy with her Lesbian partner. In order to conceal the act, the female lover allegedly stabbed Ikechukwu to death to cover their act. The man’s remains have already been deposited in a morgue

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has officially released the 2022 edition of the West Africa Development Outlook (WADO), which takes stock of socio- economic developments of the previous year and presents a macroeconomic outlook for the year 2022. The WADO discusses the socio-economic challenges of the times and postulates policy interventions that could help ease these challenges. The 2022 WADO, which is themed, “Navigating Global Shocks through Structural Transformation and Trade”, discusses how the ECOWAS sub-region can mitigate the recent price escalation by increasing local production capacities, improving intra-regional trade and embarking on a deliberate structural…

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde said on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022, that his administration has overhauled the security system he met in the state so as to guarantee the interests of all stakeholders. The governor, who was speaking during the Hijrah 1444 luncheon, held at the frontage of the Presidential Lodge, Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that security is a key aspect of his administration’s four-point service agenda. According to him, the government will continue to protect the interest of all stakeholders in the state irrespective of their religious or ethnic affiliations. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022, said the State Government will strengthen its partnership with the United States and work closely to deepen a mutually beneficial relationship on security, business, entertainment, technology and good governance, among others, to better the lives of the citizens. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the statement on Wednesday while receiving the new United States Consul General, Mr. Williams Stevens, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina. The Governor said Lagos State Government is looking forward to using the opportunities and mutually beneficial partnerships between the…

The Northern Youths Movement (NYM) has told the former Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangida Aliyu, to concentrate on winning Niger State for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, rather than going about boasting that the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar will win Rivers State in the election. According to a release issued in Abuja on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022, and signed by its Chairman, Mallam Ishaya Jato, the  NYM said empty assurance by the likes of Dr Babangida Aliyu was the reason Atiku is carrying on as if he had already won the presidential election.…

An exercise for an extensive inspection of the ongoing infrastructure upgrade in Lagos Island, on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022, turned to a homecoming event for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as a tumultuous crowd of residents trooped out to welcome the Governor back to his home base. Sanwo-Olu, who hails from Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, was in the community to inspect the progress of the ongoing construction of Tapa-Okepopo streets, Adeniji Adele Road and construction of new 10-storey Massey Children Hospital. The exercise literally turned into a rally when the residents, in showing their appreciation for the projects,…

A top ranking member of the House of Representatives, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke has been appointed as the Secretary of the Presidential Campaign Council for Tinubu/Shettima 2023. News of Faleke’s was confirmed through the Twitter handle of Tinubu Support Group, the foremost support group for the former Lagos Governor formed by Faleke and people of Likeminds. It is a well deserved honour for a man who has been in the forefront of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential aspiration even before the man himself made his ambition public. Faleke, alongside with people of Likeminds formed the Tinubu Support Group, to propagate…

Kwara State Executive Council has approved a programme to empower at least 30,000 female petty traders with a grant of N20,000 each over the next six months — a social investment measure modelled after a World Bank initiative. In a presentation to the council on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022, Secretary to the Kwara State Government Prof. Mamman Saba Jubril said the programme would be implemented under the Kwara State Social Investment Programme while beneficiaries would cut across the 16 local government areas of the state. “For stimulation of micro, small and medium scale locally-owned businesses, the agency…

The 2023 governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Denge Onoh, has taken a swipe at the critics of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu and Rivers Governor Nysome Wike, stating the duo was right to associate with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Onoh, who openly canvassed support for Tinubu despite his affiliation with the PDP, was reacting to the criticism that trailed Nnamani, who declared Tinubu is more than fit to contest the Presidency. He told newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022, that Nnamani was bold…