The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Kogi Chapter, has re-elected Mrs Anne Olurinde of the State Information Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), as its chairperson for another three-year tenure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olurinde defeated her sole opponent in the race, Mrs Debra Samuel-Iyiola of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), with 33 to 20 votes in the keenly contested election at the NUJ Press Centre, Lokoja on Tuesday. Alhaji Adeiza Momoh-Jimoh, chairman of the state council of NUJ, who served as the returning officer of the contest announced the return of Olurinde. NAN…
Author: Ayo Oye
Read More
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Zone 4 Command, has advised all traffic offenders earlier arrested but have yet to pay their fines, to do so immediately, or risk arrest. Mr Terry Hoomlong, Acting Zonal Public Education Officer, Zone RS 4 in a statement on Tuesday, said that the advice was given by ACM Kayode Olagunju, the Zonal Commanding Officer. Hoomlong said that the offenders whom had already been declared wanted after exceeding the seven-day grace period from the date of arrest and issuance of notice of offence tickets, were now being looked out for. According to him, operatives of the…
No fewer than 25 persons killed and more than 51,000 houses destroyed by heavy rainfall in Jigawa. Gov. Muhammad Badaru, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Dutse. The governor, however, said he could not immediately give the exact number of casualties, adding: “You see to put the number of how many people died, you see this keep increasing. “The last count we had was between 20 and 25. Some are yet to be verify whether it is as a result of flooding or other issues, whatever it is even if it is one life that is…
The Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) on Tuesday convened a peace summit to evolve a roadmap for lasting peace in Southern Kaduna. The Executive-Secretary of NCPC, Rev. Yakubu Pam, who spoke at the summit in Kafanchan, called on the warring parties to take ownership of the peace initiative in the area. Pam said the commission had provided a platform for dialogue among the communities to resolve their differences. “Anytime I hear of killings, banditry anywhere in the world it brings me vision of catastrophy, pains, trauma and agony that God’s creation are subjected to. “Our mission here is to facilitate…
President General of the Nigeria Football and Other Sports Supporters Club (NFSC) Rafiu Ladipo, has pledged to reunite the various factions of the club in order to achieve better efficiency and success. Ladipo made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that the once united NFSC was now fragmented with each faction, having different names and leadership. Ladipo however decried the seeming disunity in the club, with a call on all factions to return as one big family in order to be more coordinated and effective. “We know what…
The French Container Transportation and Shipping Company, CMA CGM, has announced suspension of the application of peak season surcharge on ships calling in Nigeria from Oct. 1. Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, Head, Public Relations, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said that they followed in the footsteps of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). Recall that Mediterranean Shipping Company had earlier suspended application of the surcharge from Sept. 1 as a result of protests by Shippers’ Council and stakeholders. She noted that the suspension of the peak season surcharge was contained in a letter sent to the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL) Joint Venture has donated a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory facility to Warri Central Hospital in Delta.The facility was donated to the hospital on Tuesday in Warri, to assist in curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in the state.Also donated to the hospital were: test kits, medical consumables, five air conditioners, refrigerators and a 50-KVA soundproof generating set and a renovated four-bedroom laboratory building.Addressing the people, the General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs of CNL, Mr Esimaje Brikinn, said the gesture was part of the contributions of the oil…
Ekiti State Government has appealed to CBN to extend its support to the development of tree crops not captured under the anchor borrowers programmes and Commercial Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (CACGS-Fund). Dr Olabode Adetoyi, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, made the appeal on Tuesday when the management staff of Ado-Ekiti branch of the apex bank led by the Head of Development FinanceOffice, Mr Kola Oyedokun visited him in his office. The commissioner said that the state government wasdesirous of having the support of CBN at improving tree crops and commodities for economic development, adding that Gov. Kayode…
As part of activities marking the International Literacy Day (ILD), Google says it is upscaling its ‘Read Along’ app, a speech-based reading app designed to help primary grade kids learn to read. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ‘Read Along,’ formerly known as Bolo, acts as a personal reading tutor for children. Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, Google Head of Brand and Reputation, Sub Saharan Africa, said in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday that the read along app used speech-based technology to provide personalised assistance in students’ reading journey, correcting them when they needed help and encouraging them when they…
The Police in Kaduna State, said it had returned N3,991,650 to the family of one, Mustapha Sanusi, who died in a road accident at Unguwan Danisa, Soba Local Government Area of the state. The Soba Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Pam Mosses, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Soba, Kaduna. Moses disclosed that one, Alhaji Kabiru Garkuwan-Soba, received the amount from the Police on behalf of the deceased family on Sept. 7. He said that on Sept. 4, the police received a distress call on the accident and mobilised its personnel to the scene. The DPO…