On Monday, 18th December, 2017, members of the Nigerian Senate were in Kano where they hosted a Roundtable on the Drug Use Crisis in Nigeria (#SenateTacklesDrugAbuse). These are highlights from the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s speech: 1. WE ARE HERE TO WAKE THE NATION “We are here to wake the nation to the insidious threat of drug abuse, which has, for too long, been the unacknowledged enemy within for us as Nigerians. The time has come to look that enemy in the face and say – Enough. And by your standing up to be counted at…
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…We had no money to buy textbooks before Opon Imo – Students “We have been asked to buy textbooks so as to prepare for the coming Senior WAEC but most of us have not been able to do that because of unavailability of money. Many of us cannot afford the textbooks and have been wondering how to pass the fast approaching exams.” These were the words of Adeleke Busayo, a final year student of Adventist Government High School in Ede, Osun State as she receives her “Opon Imo” tablet of knowledge. In a similar vein, the Head Girl of the…
In his usual manner and following the teachings and footsteps of Jesus Christ, Hon (Dr) Ladi Adebutu, Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development and the Otunba Nowoola of Odogbolu-Ijebu, celebrates 2017 yuletide seasons with thousands of Christian faithfuls by sharing Christmas and New Year gifts and packages across the length and breadth of Ogun State from Ijebu Ode to Sagamu, from Ipokia to Imeko Afon, from Atan to Ilishan, from Isara to Ijebu Igbo, from Ogunmakin to Ilaro, from Ogere to Odeda, from Panseke to Iperu, from Owode to Ibefun, from Ewekoro to Sango, from Ago Iwoye to Ifo, from…
As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality exist in our world, none of us can truly rest. There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. Stating the danger of hunger facing the world, the FAO in her 2017 statistics alarmed the world that, “815 million people in the world don’t get the food they need to live a healthy life”. Throwing more light on the above, former USA…
In recognition of his immense contribution to the spirtuality and growth of the body of Christ, the Ipokia Province Headquarter of the Celestial Church of Christ, Idopetu, Ogun State, installed Sp/Ven/M/S/Evang Oladipupo Adebutu as the Asiwaju Celestial of Ipokialand while his wife, Mother Celestial Adenike Adebutu, became the Mama Ijo Gbogbo Celestial of Ipokialand. The occasion took place at Celestial Church of Christ Auditorium, Idopetu, on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Speaking on behalf of Hon Ladi, Special Venerable Adegbenga Sopelola, who represented him at the event, said that Hon Ladi considered the spread of the gospel of Christ as very…
The National Committee of Yoruba Youth and the Coalition of Civil Society Against Terrorism in Nigeria, have accused opponents, particularly the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, of working to frustrate the efforts by the Federal government to put a timely end, to the reign of the Boko Haram insurgents, in the country. The groups at a media briefing on Sunday in Lagos, addressed by its Convener, Comrade Odeyemi Oladimeji, described those, who are opposed to the approval of the sum of One Billion Dollars, from the Excess Crude Account, by the Nigerian Governors Forum to support the ongoing war…
As part of efforts geared towards ensuring that the people of Ogun East Senatorial District enjoy the dividends of democracy, the lawmaker representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu on Saturday 16th Dec, 2017 donated a 500KVA transformer to Egbe Community in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State to improve electricity supply in the area. Handling over the transformer to leaders in the community, the Ogun State coordinator of Omoilu Foundation, Mr. Leke Shittu said that the transformer was meant to improve electricity supply in the community and as well, assist all the…
Following the Senate’s resolution in October on the state of drug and substance abuse around the nation, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and his colleagues in the Upper Chamber of the legislature have moved to address the widespread use of drugs and other illegal substances through a stakeholder roundtable with state governments, local governments, traditional rulers, the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria and NGOs. The objective of the Roundtable which will hold in Kano on Monday and Tuesday, is to bring together relevant stakeholders to discuss the drivers of drug abuse in Nigeria, identify the psycho-social and medical impact…
Lately, I have paid keen attention to events in Ekiti state to be able to gauge perceptions on the choice that deserved the mandate to take charge of the state next year. So, to better serve my curiosity, I took a tour to some parts of the state– a decision I must confess leaves an interesting impression with me. For the two days that the tour lasted, I observed with rapt focus the vigor which public debates around that should succeed Governor Ayodele Fayose was argued. Though, with varying sentiments expressed, the consensus of views I sampled during the tour…
HB 585, widely referred to as the ‘NGO Bill,’ recently passed its second reading at the House of Representatives and was referred to the Committee on Civil Society Organisations and Development Partners, which held its public hearings this week in Abuja. The NGO Bill was widely criticised at the public hearings, as fears were aired that it could prevent NGOs from carrying out life-saving work. The WBFA shares those concerns and cannot support the crippling effect that a Regulatory Commission would have on NGOs working in Nigeria. Dr Luther-King Fasehun, Country Director of the WBFA, submitted a memorandum in advance…
With less than 19 months left to run on his current contract, there’s been a lot of speculation regarding Jose Mourinho’s future at Manchester United.
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the decision to withdraw $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account to fight Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East region as a means by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government to fund President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. “For posterity sake, I wish to place it on record that I was not among the governors, who approved the withdrawal of almost half of our savings in the Excess Crude Account, which belongs to the three tiers of government to fight an already defeated insurgency,” he declared. In a…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the land regularization exercise for all the landed property owned by the Lagos State University (LASU) that have encroached upon by illegal occupants, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh has said. He therefore advised all the illegal property owners and encroachers on the Lagos State University land to regularize such properties with the Institution and assume the position of legal occupants as tenants with the University. Bank-Olemoh who disclosed this today in Lagos at a Stakeholders’ meeting held with leaders of community development associations and…
…As Prof Osinbajo Commissions the Landmark Project. It was an event built to make history. And it did. Time stood still as over 2000 dignitaries and guests witnessed the historical moment on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, as the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, commissioned the first phase (300 million litres capacity) of Petrolex Mega Oil City, the largest petrol tank farm in Nigeria and Sub-Sahara Africa. The epoch making event took place at the premises of the petrol tank industry, Ibefun-Ijebu, Odogbolu LG, Ogun State. The multi-billion naira mega oil city is owned by Mr Segun…
Kaspersky Lab disclosed the number of daily detected malicious files reflects the average activity of cybercriminals involved in the creation and distribution of malware. The number of new malicious files processed by Kaspersky Lab’s in-lab detection technologies reached 360,000 a day in 2017, which is 11.5% more than the previous year. After a slight decrease in 2015, the number of malicious files detected every day is growing for the second year in the row. The number of daily detected malicious files reflects the average activity of cybercriminals involved in the creation and distribution of malware. This figure was calculated for…
…Massive turnout as 5000+ Jobseekers, CEOs, Professionals attend 2017 National Career Fair Massive turnout has been recorded at this year’s edition National career fair annual symposium on career information, business development, employment and economic opportunities for students, young professionals and SMEs, as it witnessed the attendance of over 5000 jobseekers, CEO, and Professionals Returning for its 6th succession, the capacity building program which is designed to reduce the growing unemployment rate in Nigeria assembled top HR executives, various captains of industries, top organizations, and entrepreneurs, to coach prospective employees on ;thereby breaching the gap between employers, employees, and jobseekers; and…
These are eight things the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki said to the Northern Senators in Katsina State today. #MyOwnRestructuring. Today, the Northern Senators in the 8th National Assembly held their annual retreat. The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, spoke about the issue of restructuring at this event. These are the highlights from his remarks… 1. ON APPROACHING ‘RESTRUCTURING’ WITH OPEN MINDS “It is perhaps understandable if some in this gathering find the clamourous debate about restructuring a little irksome. We are, after all, meeting in a region that is, for want of a better word, beleaguered.…
As the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum convenes in Tokyo, this week, bringing together over 300 high-level policymakers, including heads of state and ministers of health and finance, Her Excellency, Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), has been named as a UHC Global Champion. The forum itself coincides with Universal Health Coverage Day, which takes place on 12th December, each year. UHC is defined as people and communities being able to use the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services they need, of sufficient quality and timeliness to be effective, while also ensuring that…
Patriotic Rivers Citizens today threw their weight behind Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Operations in Rivers-State. Citizens of Rivers State turned out in their numbers to show solidarity to “FSARS “. The event started with a peaceful rally, from the Aba road axis of Port Harcourt where banners and placards where hoisted, with men, and women signing solidarity songs for the Special Anti Robbery squad. The Rally went as far as the Police Head Quarters in Moscow Road, Rivers State. Hon Asita O. Asita (Former Deputy Governorship Candidate of the APC) who led the delegation to visit the Commissioner of…
Over 5000 residents of Rivers state took to the streets of Port Harcourt today to show Solidarity to the Nigerian Police and particularly for its embattled Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The sea of heads that marched from Polo Club on Tombia Street, GRA to Police headquarters, Forces Avenue in Port Harcourt carried several banners and placards with inscriptions such as: “No to End SARS”, “SARS fighting criminals to see the state safe”, “SARS has reduced the mindless killings of Rivers people”, “if you end SARS you increase killings”, “to end SARS is to increase Beheading” “Governor Wike making criminals kings…