Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, the first Federal Capital Territory minister (FCT) died at the age of 96 on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Confirming his d£ath, his family said in a statement; “The family of Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun has announced the passing away to the eternal glory of their patriarch, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun,…
The federal government has revealed plans to stop funding of professional bodies and councils starting from January 2024. There are at least 25 professional bodies and councils drawing funds from the federal government.This was revealed in a circular released by the Budget Office of the Federation. The circular with reference number: DG/BDT/GEN. CORR/2016/XII/3067, was dated…
The management of Innoson Automobile Company, says the N3 million scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme will still stand if found to be innocent of the result manipulation allegation by JAMB. Mr Cornel Osigwe, Head of Corporate Communications at Innoson Group, stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in…
In a bid to ensure steady water supply for people in the rural communities, Senator Ademola Adeleke’s administration has commenced the distribution of generating sets to power boreholes drilled across wards in the State. Recall that 332 boreholes was recently constructed across all the wards in the State to mark the 100 days in office…
Two students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Samson Kennedy, a 200 level student of Biochemistry and Wilfred Emmanuel, a 500 level student of Optometry have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force, Edo State Command. They were nabbed for allegedly taking their colleague, 23-year-old, Francis Aniude (a final year student of Department…
Sellers, food vendors, housewives, the tomato crisis is troubling many people across the country Some housewives in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Sunday said they have ditched tomatoes for their stews and other sauces as cost skyrockets.The residents, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said they have…
President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA), new Service Chiefs, and the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is the first since President Tinubu approved the appointment of the new set of security managers almost two weeks ago. They were appointed on June 19, 2023….
The absence of Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun of the Yaba Magistrates’ court has further stalled the trial of Afrobeat Musician, Seun Kuti. The registrar, Mr Babalola, in the absence of the chief Magistrate, Olatunbosun, adjourned the case till September 27, 2023, for the continuation of the proceeding. Magistrate Olatunbosun was said to have resumed her…
Africa’s richest man has revealed that while some of his staff have houses abroad which they use as holiday homes, while he has none. The business mogul also revealed tips in order to succeed as a person in the business space. During an interview conducted by Business Insider Africa and published recently on the Tonyelumelufoundation’s…
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it is aware of the worries of corps members over the delay in the payment of their June 2023 monthly allowance. The Scheme attributed the delay in the payment of June allowance to “administration of funds by various banks”. In a statement on Sunday, NYSC…
