The National Emergency Management Agency has concluded a high-level two-day strategic session focused on shaping its operational blueprint for 2025. In a statement issued on Friday, the agency said the planning workshop, held from June 10 to 11 in Abuja, convened critical stakeholders from across Nigeria’s emergency response network to chart a coordinated path forward….
By Adebayo Yusuf A Human Right Activist, Comrade Moshood Erubami says Nigeria is celebrating 26 years of uninterrupted civil governance and not democracy. Comrade Erubami made this known shortly after featuring on Pensioners FM political programme, “The Searchlight” in reaction to June 12 celebration. According to him, if Nigeria is truly a democratic nation, citizens…
By Michael Adeyemo The University of Ibadan Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has held a one-day entrepreneurship sensitisation workshop in Ibadan. The workshop drew participants from various departments across the institution. Delivering the keynote address on the theme, “Entrepreneurial Potential and Potential Entrepreneurs: The Making of an Entrepreneur,” Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ckrowd.com Mr….
South African rescue teams on Thursday raced to reach survivors after heavy rains flooded parts of an eastern province, with no fewer than 49 people already confirmed dead.Torrential rains and freezing temperatures struck the largely rural and underdeveloped Eastern Cape on Monday, causing major flooding that submerged houses and swept away at least one minibus…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on Kudirat Abiola, the wife of the late Moshood Abiola, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Humphrey Nwosu and former vice president, Shehu Yar’Adua. President Tinubu conferred the national honours on them during his June 12 address to a joint session of the National…
Ajilala Oso Festival Not Just a Celebration but to Revive Ede Cultural Heritage, Traditions – Prince LaoyeThe display of traditional and colourful attires marked with rhythmic drum performances that caught the attention of lovers of Yoruba culture across the world by participants of the Ajilala Oso Festival 2025 has been described as a move to…
Protest has commenced in the Federal Capital Territory to demonstrate against rising hardship and insecurity in the country.Security agencies had earlier deployed heavily armed personnel to strategic locations across the city, including potential protest hotspots.The presence of operatives was particularly noticeable at major junctions and the national Assembly, among other places where the protesters could…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu As Nigerians commemorate this year’s Democracy Day, a Chieftain of All Progressives Congress,APC,in Oyo State, Barrister Akeem Agbje has described the moment as a memorable and an eventful period in the history of existence of the people of Oyo State and the nation According to the Ibadan based Legal Icon and astute…
A lecturer at Baze University, Abuja, Dr Tope Ojeme, has urged Artificial Intelligence developers to create digital applications capable of detecting fake news and combating unethical media practices in Nigeria.Okeke made the remark in a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt by Joseph Obari, Registrar of the West Africa Broadcast Media Academy.The statement said…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has charged newly appointed officials to approach their duties with diligence, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to the people.Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony of new commissioners and special advisers, the Governor enjoined the appointees to “roll up their sleeves and hit the ground running,” stressing the urgency and importance…