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President Bola Tinubu has appointed his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, as Nigeria’s Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action. This was as he established a 25-person committee to oversee the country’s green economic initiatives. “Ngelale will serve in this role as part of a larger Presidential Committee, to be chaired by the President,” the office of the secretary to the government of the federation revealed in a statement signed Sunday by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen. “Ngelale will retain his role as the Official Spokesperson of the President and Special Adviser to…

The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) South West Zone has commended the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on the appointment of Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, as the Head of Service. It would be recalled that Onasanya, a leading journalist in the service of Ogun State Government, was recently appointed by the governor as the 20th Head of Service. In a communique issued at the end of the zonal meeting of the union held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday, Abiodun was lauded for appointing Onasanya as the first journalist to become Head of Service in…

renowned businessman, philanthropist, and licensed Customs agent, Ibrahim Egungbohun, (fondly called IBD Dende by his associates), is in the news lately for the wrong reason. In recent viral social media posts, some reckless reporters under the guise of investigative journalism accused him of the crime of smuggling, gun running, and terrorism, among others. Following the ensuing outburst of comments, reactions, and innuendoes that trailed the wrongful allegation, he is now before the Federal High Court, Abuja, to seek appropriate redress for the emotional and psychological assault he has had to grapple with since the offensive publication became a public issue. …

… How Court cases stalls the bank’s commitment and progress. With 415 litigation cases hanging around its neck, Stanbic IBTC has stated that its exposure has come up to more than N268 billion in addition to other large foreign currencies in contingent liabilities at the end of the first quarter of 2024. The Group litigation portfolio as at 31 March 2024 consisted of 415 cases and aggregate value of monetary claims against the Stanbic IBTC Group was N268,273,907,895.42 USD$4,468,675.78 and £74,284.64. This amount, according to explanatory note provided by Stanbic IBTC Group in its first quarter of 2024 unaudited financial…

Let me begin my essay with this unique quotes by Mahatma Ghandhi, which says the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. A quote which has long been lost in the modern day African Christianity. The biggest sin in the world is not being able to love someone but acquiring common wealth of others to satisfy your selfish interest which many of our elites today are guilty of including our religious leaders. Primate Ayodele is indeed a man after Gods heart and a beckon of hope in the Christendom in Africa at this…

A truck has rammed into a Lagos State BRT bus at Ibafo bus-stop along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent who went to the scene gathered that the accident occurred around some minutes to 6am on Saturday. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Police on response call at the accident scene insisted that only their Public Relations Officers were authorised to speak. However, unconfirmed reports from onlookers noted that several people on the BRT bus were injured. Onlookers accounts noted that the BRT was parked loading its passengers at the bus stop before the truck loaded with cows…

The trio of Omawumi, Ric Hassani and 9ice had to make tough decisions last Sunday as they selected contestants at the first theatre week for the Top 20 round of the highly competitive Nigerian Idol show. Competition got fiercer at this phase as the 62 qualified contestants were paired for duo performances at the theatre. However, they were informed that they would not perform as a team, rather, the better performer from each duo would be selected for Top 20 by the judges. However, the judges also had the right to either send outstanding duos to the next round or…

By Adeyemi Obadimu The Presidential Community Engagement Team today 16th of May 2024 met with the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa, to discuss a strategic roadmap and action plan aimed at promoting digital literacy, talent cultivation, and inclusive access to digital infrastructure and services in communities. The community engagement team led by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement in the South West, Moremi Ojudu in Abuja said these initiatives align with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed hope agenda. During the meeting, key areas of focus were…

The road to the grand finale of The King of the Ring showdown taking place in Saudi Arabia on May 25 is set to get tougher for four superstars this Friday on Smackdown as they are set to battle for a place in the semi-final of the tournament. Randy Orton will square up against Carmelo Hayes, while LA Knight will have to prove his mettle against Tama Tonga. Tune in WWE Network at 1am (ch 68) to watch the fights and other interesting showdowns set to unfold on Friday Night Smackdown. Randy overpowered AJ Styles last Friday to book his place in this week’s bout card, while Carmelo’s sleeky moves earned…

…bill will create comprehensive database of Lagos state …will curb issues involved in land ownership A new bill that seeks to harmonise all geographic information service projects of Lagos is under consideration at the State House of Assembly. The Lagos Geographic Information Service bill, which had stakeholders making contributions on Friday, is also aimed at establishing a computerised central database for all information relating to geospatial matters and related issues. Section 4(2) of the bill says the agency’s responsibilities include introducing, implementing and sustaining best practices for all Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the state as well as “develop and…