A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller has gifted his media aide, Kola Popoola, a car. This surprise took place at Peller’s Lagos residence, which left Popoola both astonished and grateful. Popoola said: “Such acts of kindness not only strengthen professional relationships but also reflect the outstanding character of leaders who appreciate the hard work of their team members.” Popoola in a statement issued Monday said when he arrived at the residence without any inkling of what lay ahead, he was met with a warm welcome and a stunning vehicle. “This impromptu presentation showcased not just…
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The Lagos state government has revealed that thea collapsed building at No. 20 Amusu Street, Baale, Orile Iganmu was already marked for demolition before it collapsed Monday morning. The Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso in a statement issued Monday revealed that occupants of the distressed building had already evacuated two weeks ago. He said: “A distressed storey building already marked for demolition has collapsed in Orile-Iganmu. “No casualty was recorded as the building had been evacuated two weeks before the incident. In fact, it had been marked for demolition. “The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA), Fire Service, Building…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INE ) has said that the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in all the 203 Wards will commence on Thursday ahead of the Ondo State governorship election, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Monday said during the period, the backlog of uncollected PVCs from previous registrations would also be available for collection at the designated centres. He revealed that a total of 89,777 new PVCs from the recent CVR were printed, saying this is made up of 58,708 new voters, and 31,069 applicants for…
Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria (CCSON) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to make public its findings regarding the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu. The group made the call in a statement issued Sunday while making reference to the earlier write-up by the Senior Legislative to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Cecelia Ogbeche Odok from Cross Rivers State, who tagged Edu’s trial as witch-hunts. She further claimed that the suspended minister is clean and should be acquitted of any wrongdoing. TheHintsNews reports that Edu was suspended…
The United States government has piled more charges on the earlier $20 million bank fraud case against Allen Onyema, the CEO of Air Peace, as the Nigerian businessman continues to elude trial in an American court in the last five years. Although Onyema, founder of the major Nigerian airline, has denied wrongdoing, he has been wanted in the US over the bank fraud charges pending against him and a co-defendant at the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, in Atlanta since 2019. “On 8 October 2024, they were both charged in a superseding indictment alleging an additional count…
A multimedia bilingual journalist, Alhassan Bala, has launched a Hausa fact-checking platform called “Alkalanci” (The Arbiter). Bala in a statement issued Sunday explained that the platform focuses primarily on fact-checking claims on health, politics, and many other topics in Hausa language. He said it would also be fact-checking pictures and videos to enlighten the Hausa readers in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana and beyond about misleading claims or false pictures and videos. Bala stressed that the berth of the platform became imperative at a time when people use photoshop and Artificial Intelligence to create “deep fake” pictures and videos. He said: “We…
The Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMM&BE) has embraced the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP 25) with the inauguration of the Core Performance Management Team (PMS). The Permanent Secretary, Oloruntola Olufemi while inaugurating the PMS Champions team of the ministry, charged the drivers pooled from various departments to work with zeal and commitment in achieving the Key Results Areas of this policy. He recalled that PMS was one of the Six Pillars of FCSSIP2025, a Strategic Plan launched by the Office of Head of Service of the Federation towards evolving the civil service into a…
The French government has awarded the sum of €250,000 to five tertiary institutions in Nigeria to help combat plastic pollution in the country. The Project, under the l French Embassy Fund (FEF) was part of the French government’s global effort to encourage proper plastic waste management and young Nigerian researchers to develop innovative ideas for a safer environment. At the official inauguration of the FEF Waste Management in Nigerian Campuses Project in Abuja, the Head of Cooperation and Cultural Affairs in the French Embassy, Thierry Valentin said the idea was to show to the global community that with little or…
Amnesty International (AI) Friday urged the federal government to reintegrate and empower girls and young women who survived terrorism attacks in Nigeria, including the Chibok girls who are now women. Programme Manager, Amnesty International Nigeria, Ms. Barbara Magaji, made the call during an event to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child in Abuja. Magaji stressed the importance of standing in solidarity with girls affected by conflict around the world, including those in Nigeria who have faced grave violations at the hands of terrorist groups and, in some cases, security forces. She said: “This International Day of the Girl,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the attempt by immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi to hoodwink Nigerians into his web of false empathy and incitement to violence is hypocritical, provocative and dangerous. Amaechi had in a recent interview blamed the youth in a recent interview for not protesting against hardship in the country. His call for protest, however, did not go down well with the ruling party who said Amaechi has been a leechy dependant on state resources almost all of his adult life. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka in a statement…