Westminster Foundation for Democracy(WFD) in collaboration with the Ondo State government on Thursday 4th August, 2022 convened assembly of different agencies and stakeholders to map out strategies on how to sensitise students, teachers and parents on Violence Against Person(Prohibition), VAPP, law in Ondo State. In an address, Special Adviser (Gender) to the governor, Chief (Mrs)…
Nigerian-based Medical Doctor and former Presidential Hopeful, Dr Thomas-Wilson Ikubese has sent strong petition to the United Nations, seeking the destruction of all nuclear weapons around the world, to save humanity from imminent calamity. According to Thomas-Wilson, “As it stands today, these nuclear weapons owned by super powers, if deployed in the event of war,…
By: Ade Adeleke The Ondo State First Lady, Chief (Mrs) Betty ANYANWU AKEREDOLU has expressed appreciation to her Husband, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for standing by her and for being her number one fan in her efforts to impact positively on many girls and women in the state and beyond. The first lady who was flanked…
…….Ondo SSG admonishes First Female NAOSS President on transparency, probity and equity The first female Secretary to the Government of Ondo State (SSG), Princess Catherine Oladunni Odu, has encouraged the first female President of the National Association of Ondo State Students’ (NAOSS), Comrade Mary Ogunga, to be above board in the discharge of her duties,…
Facebook-owned services, WhatsApp and Instagram, are down on Monday, leaving some three billion online users frustrated and unable to connect all over the world. The social tools including Facebook’s own Messenger service were first reported as not being available from 04:25pm on Monday. Users visiting the social platforms owned by Silicon Valley guru Mark Zuckerberg…
Stakeholders including the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and the Association of Small Business Owners on Sunday lamented the worsening scarcity of forex in the country, saying they were already cutting costs as their profits were shrinking. MAN, ASBON and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and industrialists in separate interviews with The PUNCH said the free…
Oleksandr Usyk is the new unified heavyweight world champion after dethroning Anthony Joshua with an incredible performance in London. The Ukrainian put on a masterclass in front of 65,000 fans inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, outclassing Joshua over 12 rounds, and hurting the defending champion on numerous occasions. The scorecards – 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 – were…
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one lsmail Saliu, 25, for allegedly conspiring with a herbalist and one other, to slaughter his brother. The NSCDC Command Spokesman in Kwara, Mr Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, in Ilorin. Afolabi said that Saliu conspired…
PRESS RELEASE DIASPORA CALLS FOR INTRODUCTION OF PRIVATE PRISON TO IMPROVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE Hospital and Prison Welfare Initiative (HPWI) is calling on the President of Nigeria to allow the privatisation of the Correctional Service. This will make the service more effective and productive Criminal Justice System. An improvement in Nigeria Correctional Services will meet the…
Nigeria has its first medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after Ese Brume, in the early hours of Tuesday, claimed a bronze medal after finishing third in the women’s long jump event. Brume leapt 6.97 metres with her very first jump to claim bronze behind second-placed Brittany Reece of the United States and gold…
