The District Governor of Rotary International District 9127, Engr. Sikiru Adetona Owonikoko yesterday said the war against Polio disease is winnable. He said the EndPolioNow campaign of the Rotary International in has saved over 20m children from being crippled. He appealed to Nigerians to immunise their children against poliomelytis. Owonikoko asked Rotarians not to give up the campaign until Polio is completely eradicated. He pleaded with members of the district to mark World Polio Day on October 24th with renewed vigour to put an end to the disease. Owonikoko, who made the submissions at the unveiling of three sensitisation billboards…
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The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, will on Friday, October 23, 2026, inaugurate the Abuja Headquarters of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement. The inauguration, scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Abuja, is a major step towards strengthening the movement’s nationwide grassroots mobilisation for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. This was contained in a press statement signed on Tuesday, October 21, 2026, by the National Coordinator of the movement, Comrade Sunday Adekanbi Asuku. According to the statement, the Abuja office will serve as a strategic centre for coordinating activities in the Federal Capital…
A few years ago, rolling back the mat of history, Nigerians living in Nigeria, the most populous Black Race in the world, were declared the happiest homo sapiens (people) on Planet Eartn. Not because they were fed with freebies or manna from above, or living the El Dorado lifestyle of mega lottery jackpot winners! Nay. Nigerians, naturally, were born with innate characteristics of contentment – a desire hinged on ancestral socio-cultural heritage of simplicity, humility and hospitality. But what has suddenly gone amiss? For a country of “we are a happy people, we’ll make you happy”, a la Fuji music…
Between 1982-3, under the civilian administration of late Governor Adekunle Ajasin, of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, patriotic, highly disciplined and handsome gentleman Chief Reuben Fasoranti, served as the Ondo State Commissioner for Finance. He was extremely frugal and prudent, diligent and meticulous in handling public funds. Zero corruption was his mantra. A great Awoist to the core. He lived like a stoic in his modest bungalow private house in Akure. One of his counterparts then was the late Chief Adebayo Adefarati, then Commissioner for Works andTransport, who later became a governor of the State (1999-2003) Yours truly Alaba…
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has completed the drafting stage of its assignment and has formally submitted the draft National Policing Bill (2026), together with twenty-nine (29) consequential amendment bills, to the Federal Ministry of Justice for legislative drafting review and validation. The submission was made on 19th October, 2026, to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in line with the Working Group’s work plan. The Ministry’s review will ensure that the bills conform to legislative drafting standards and conventions, and that they do not conflict with existing laws. The Ministry…
The PBAT/APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council has announced the creation of a new Directorate of Stage Organisation and Management and adjustments to the leadership of the Directorates of Youth Mobilisation and Women Mobilisation. The decision follows the inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council and is aimed at strengthening the Council’s organisational structure, enhancing coordination and improving operational efficiency ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Under the new arrangement, Hon Farouk Adamu Aliyu has been appointed Director of the Directorate of Stage Organisation and Management, with Rt. Hon. Adejare Bello serving as Co-Director. For the Directorate of Youth Mobilisation, Mr. Ayo…
Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, at the weekend, inaugurated newly renovated and fully equipped Chemistry and Physics laboratories at Government College, Ibadan (GCI). The multi-million naira project was donated by the Group Chief Executive Officer of Emadeb Energy Group, Mr Adebowale Olujimi, through the Emadeb Development Foundation, as a member of the Class of 1985. Governor Makinde cut the tape and unveiled the commemorative plaque to formally open the facilities for use by students and teachers. Speaking at the ceremony, Olujimi said returning to GCI after many years evoked deep nostalgia, recalling his days on the hockey pitch and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 19, 2026, secured the conviction of Chukwuebuka Nweke, a former banker for bank fraud before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Investigation revealed that Nweke, on June 21, 2025, in Lagos, accessed a desktop computer assigned to one Emmanuella Anyanwu without lawful authority, thereby facilitating the unauthorised withdrawal of ₦1 million from an account belonging to Leelee Dumbari and domiciled with one of the new generation banks. The offence is contrary to Section 386(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Upon the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has warned Governor Seyi Makinde against embarking on reckless spending, indiscriminate borrowing and accumulation of fresh financial burden on the state in the closing months of Allied People’s Movement (APM)’s administration. Alli, through his campaign organisation, cautioned that financial decisions taken at the twilight of the current government must not mortgage the future of Oyo State or impose avoidable debt burdens on the incoming administrations and generations yet unborn. A statement signed by Bisi Oladele, Director of Media and Publicity for Alli’s Campaign Organisation on Tuesday, expressed…
A high-level delegation from Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Tuesday visited the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, to explore a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening technical capacity in Ghana’s oil and gas sector. The visit, which took place at PTI’s Council Chambers, is part of Ghana’s plan to build its own centre of excellence for petroleum training by drawing on Nigeria’s over five decades of experience in hydrocarbon manpower development. Receiving the delegation on behalf of the Principal and Chief Executive of PTI, Engr. Dr. Samuel E. Onoji, the Director of Research and Development, Dr. Tina Isechei,…