Winners have emerged in Ogun State in the prestigious GTBank-sponsored Principals Cup. While Pakoto High school, Ayede Ifo, came first in the male category of the competition, Muslim High School, Isolu was top in the female category. The finals of the completion took place on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto,…
The ‘Kogi State PDP Concerned Group’ has been described as a faceless by the ‘Credible PDP Members Alliance.’ This followed a petition written by ‘Kogi State PDP Concerned Group’ and submitted to the PDP Governors’ Forum, expressing their displeasure over the candidacy of the present governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, in the forthcoming gubernatorial…
The Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative, YARPTI, is angry with the continuation of the policies which enrich the wealthy few while further impoverishing the poor working masses in Imo Sate of Nigeria. We are also sad over the non-payment of workers’ salaries and retirees’ pensions in Imo state by the Rochas Okorocha’s…
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has unveiled former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, as the new coach of the senior national football team. The position became vacant following the sack of Stephen Keshi, who led Nigeria to Nations Cup victory in 2013 in South Africa. President of NFF, Pinnick Amaju, unveiled Oliseh on Wednesday in…
ambuwal Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has commended Fidelity Bank for its viable Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, which he said is rare especially among organizations whose operations are commercially driven. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives made this comment over the weekend while commissioning the Sokoto State Orphanage Home renovated by…
Celebrated media mogul, Dele Momodu, in a recent interview, explained why he threw his weight behind the senate presidency of former Kwara State governor, Bukola Saraki, who is now a Senator, against the wish of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Excerpt; Your thoughts about President Muhammadu Buhari seems to…
The Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola has donated nutritional materials to pregnant and nursing mothers in 28 councils under his district. Making the donation of over 3000 cans of a brand of milk at his Senatorial Office in Ikeja to some primary health care centres’ representatives, the federal lawmaker explained that the…
**Party Wants Sacked Council Bosses Recalled Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has been tasked to implement, without delay, the judgment of the National Industrial Court reinstating the elected 22 Council Chairmen in Rivers State sacked by Governor Nyesom Wike. The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, challenged Arase to “do the…
On Monday, July 13, 2015, a top presenter with Cool FM 96.9 Lagos, Ifedayo Olarinde, better known as Freeze, accused his wife, Opeyemi, of assaulting him severally while they were still living together as husband and wife. He also described her as a “violent adulteress.” For a while now, both of them have been having…
President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed new Service Chiefs few moments after he fired the former occupiers of the positions. A statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Presidency also confirmed the appointment of a new National Security Adviser to the President. Here are the new appointees and their designations. Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin –…