The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Lagos, on Friday, donated chairs and industrial standing fans to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos State. While presenting the items to the management of the NYSC at its secretariat in Lagos, a board member of the CBA Foundation, …
Read More »VIDEO: I once prayed to die at 70, – Ajimobi
Late Abiola Ajimobi Late former governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi, once said that he prayed to God that he should die at 70. Speaking on a radio show that aired on Splash FM during the Ramadan season, the late former governor said he wanted to die after 70 because his …
Read More »APC NEC affirms Ize Iyamu as Edo governorship candidate
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu will be representing the All Progressives Congress in the Edo Governorship Election slated for September after a ratification of the party primaries on Monday by the National Executive Committee in its ongoing meeting at the State House in Abuja. The NEC meeting, presided over by President Buhari, …
Read More »APC dissolves NWC, appoints Yobe gov as caretaker committee chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, as Chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the party. This followed the dissolution of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party. NEC’s decision followed the recommendation of President …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Ex-Oyo gov, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead
Ex-Oyo gov, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead The former governor, who was named the acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress last week Tuesday, had been on quarantine for over three weeks, battling COVID-19. More to come…
Read More »Edo 2020: Ogbeide-Ihama, PDP, others agree to settle out of court
All the parties in the Edo Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary election case holding in Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State have agreed to go for out of court settlement. An aspirant, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, had on Monday, secured a court order restraining Godwin Obaseki, Edo state governor from participating in the …
Read More »191 illegal contracts worth N1bn awarded in one day by Customs
Customs CG, Hameed Ali The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Unspent Funds by Ministries, Departments has queried the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) for bloated figures in its capital components which is not in line with the Appropriation Act. The committee, which is investigating zonal intervention and unspent funds by Ministries, …
Read More »CBA Foundation canvasses enforcement of laws protecting widows, their children
Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Nigeria, has called on the government to implement and enforce the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP), which gives protection to widows in the country. She stressed that the government needs to create more awareness about the act for widows to …
Read More »BREAKING: Police seal APC national secretariat
A detachment of Policemen has sealed off the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) based on orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). It was gathered the order, which was handed down through the FCT Commissioner of Police, to the APC Chief Security Officer, instructed members of the …
Read More »PSHAN, Aig-Imoukhuede Kick off Design Phase of PHC Adoption Programme
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, in collaboration with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) have unveiled a new initiative geared towards significantly improving Nigeria’s healthcare system at the grassroots level. The innovative strategy, in furtherance of a vision from an earlier stakeholders’ roundtable, entails delivering one Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in …
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