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  Senator representing Cross River North senatorial district at the upper chamber of National Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has vowed to defeat the Cross River State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the senatorial election in 2023, Prof. Ben Ayade. Jarigbe spoke during the just-concluded one-million-man march organised by supporters of the federal lawmaker in Ogoja LGA of the State ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections. While boasting that he has the capacity to defeat the state governor, Ayade, who is the APC candidate in Cross River North senatorial election in 2023, stressed that his track record alone was enough to make the people of the Senatorial district put their weight solidly behind him. In a question and answer session with journalists shortly after the one-million-man march, the lawmaker stated that he was seeking re-election back to the Senate on the PDP platform to ...

  The immediate-past Secretary to the Katsina State Government (SSG) under the incumbent Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Dr Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, has announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Inuwa is also a former Commissioner for Education in the State. Inuwa, who is the longest-serving SSG in the State, made this known at his campaign office in Katsina on Sunday after meeting with hundreds of his supporters and groups, who were chanting songs of solidarity on his capacity and ability to shape the politics of the State. LEADERSHIP reports that Inuwa resigned as SSG some months ago to contest for Katsina State gubernatorial election under the platform of APC and he lost the party’s primary election to Umar Dikko Radda. He had pledged to support Radda before this latest development. Detail Later… from Leadership News https://ift.tt/G9v0axC

The School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) is no doubt changing the course of leadership in Nigeria and Africa as a whole by grooming disruptive leaders. SPPG is an unconventional school of the research-anchored #FixPolitics initiative that is designed to transform the quality of political and public leadership in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. The innovative leadership school is invested in developing a massive pipeline of value-based and disruptive thinking political-class equipped with the requisite knowledge, skills, and mindset to solve complex leadership problems to reposition Africa in the 21st Century. Undoubtedly the world suffers from the rapid emergence of a complex myriad of political, social and economic problems that require a leadership revolution to solve. The “normal” that societies once knew no longer exists with global risks like health pandemics, financial and economic crises, climate change, political upheavals within and between countries and on the o...

Hygiene EducatioIn a strategic move to advance good hygiene practices across the nation, global hygiene company Reckitt through its Dettol brand in Nigeria has partnered with leading non-governmental organization, Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) for accelerated Hygiene education in schools, communities, and healthcare facilities using the Dettol Hygiene Quest Curriculum, a collaboration which also coincides with the 2022 Global Handwashing Day campaign. The public presentation and official flag off the Partnership was held on Thursday, 13th September 2022 in Lagos State. In attendance were representatives from the Federal Ministry of Health, the State Basic Education Fund, leaders from both organizations, stakeholders in the health and education sectors from Lagos state, Kwara state and the FCT, Abuja. The Dettol Hygiene Quest curriculum aims to educate, empower and inspire 6 million school children to practice healthy hygiene habits, to achieve a 20% increase in hand washing inci...

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Kebbi State has commenced  training of 50 unemployed school leavers on “Quick fix demand driven” and techno cultural craft skills. Speaking while declaring the training open yesterday in Birnin Kebbi, the director general of NDE, Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, said the combined trainings, quick fix and techno cultural craft were introduced by the directorate to assist youths to acquire marketable skills within a short period. Fikpo, who was represented by the state coordinator of NDE, Mr. Francis Amos Ambionto, said the 50 trainees would be engaged in quick fix demand driven skills of make-up, bead making and saloon and  another sets as well as techno cultural skills on mats, bed and hart making. Ambionto commended the director general for initiating such programs which according to him would reduce the current mass unemployment, poverty and create wealth through self-employment. He noted that all the trainees and trainers would ...

The lawmaker representing the people of Okene/Ogori-Magongo federal constituency of Kogi State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuf Ahmed Tijjani Damisa, has trained 100 youths and women of his constituency in Poultry Production Value Chain. The lawmaker has always been training youths and women in rice, snail, poultry, fishery, soya beans, benny seed farming as part of his constituency project to create jobs and improve the livelihood of the electorate that gave him the mandate to represent them three consecutive times. One of such empowerment was a two-day training organised for 30 youth and women in poultry value chain to stimulate development of poultry production in Kogi Central senatorial district. The participants were equipped on modern techniques in poultry farming. At the training held at Afim Hotel in Okene, the headquarters of Okene local government area of Kogi State recently, facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in conju...

The Tinubu For President Action Group (T4PAG) has continued in its quest to drum support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and his running mate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim  Shettima respectively for the 2023 presidential election. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja at a rally and the official inauguration of its Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, chairman of the group, Prince Eyitayo ‘Lanre Adegun, said the Tinubu/Shettima combination is the only hope of Nigeria and Nigerians, and promised that the group would mobilise support for this achievement. Prince Adegun urged all well-meaning Nigerians to join them and work for the victory of Tinubu and Shettima. The director, planning and strategy, Omooba Tokunbo Adegun, added that T4PAG is the only support group that currently has a unit which emphasises on and caters for the inclusion of the disabled in Nigeria’s current political clime. In his response after being officially recognised...

A support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tinubu-Shetima Ambassadors (TSA) yesterday inaugurated its state/zonal coordinators, with a pledge to rally support for the party and its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. TSA said Tinubu-Shetima’s outstanding leadership qualities, personal attributes and antecedents had proven that Nigerians would be safe under their watch. Speaking during the official inauguration  and distribution of campaign materials  in Abuja, the director general of the group, Prince Oyelude Oladele, said the TSA is grassroots mobilisation campaign for Tinubu-Shetima ahead of 2023 general election. He described Tinubu as a merchant of hope and his running mate, Kashim Shetima, as a merchant’s dream capable of redefining the meaning and concept of modern leadership in Nigeria, adding that they will project their joint ticket as a transformation agenda. “We have identified Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Sen Shetima, as j...

The federal government has said an agreement has been reached between the Kogi State government and Dangote Group to reopen the Obajana Cement Plant. Minister of police affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday. According to him, an agreement has been reached to ensure the re-opening of the plant to give room for peace in the state. “Government is committed to the provision of employment to its citizens rather than closing factories that will make people unemployed and we do hope that the parties involved will respect this agreement and come to terms with the memorandum of understanding signed by the parties involved,” he said. The minister said the agreement was reached under the supervision of  the chief of staff to the president, Pro. Ibrahim Gambari. On his part, minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said counc...

Following incessant cases of kidnapping, residents of three communities in Alagbado area of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, have fled their homes. The communities which have been under intense attacks by kidnappers in recent times are Aseyori, Alubarika and Aleniboro phase II and phase III; all situated behind the popular Sobi Specialist Hospital, Alagbado, Okelele, Ilorin. LEADERSHIP Weekend recalls that within one week two residents of the areas; one Alfa Aribidesi and a woman (both traders) were traced to their houses and killed by suspected kidnappers during struggles to  abduct their children. The kidnappers succeeded in kidnapping two daughters of Aribidesi and later demanded N10m as ransom. The victims, it was gathered later escaped from the bush when their captors slept off. And just this Wednesday, the kidnappers struck again and abducted three children in the area. LEADERSHIP gathered that pockets of kidnapping cases had occurred in the area, but the relations o...

The village head of Zungeru, Alhaji Tanko Madaki, has called for the reconstruction of the Zungeru -Wushishi road. He said in an interview that the road serves as an alternative from the South West through Niger South,  but considering the deplorable state it could become a death trap for travelers. He noted that Zungeru -Wushishi and the bridges along the road were constructed during the colonial era and now require the attention of government considering its importance as an alternative route. The village head also stressed the need for the state government to rehabilitate the Zungeru-Minna road to ease the transportation of goods and services between Minna and Zungeru. The Bida-Wushishi-Zungeru – Minna road became an alternative for travelers from Bida to Minna last week when the bridge at Sabon-Daga linking the two cities collapsed. Meanwhile, Alhaji Tanko Madaki has enjoined the people of the area to always live in peace and harmony with one another irrespective of tribal...

The management of Doren Specialist Hospital located at Sangotedo area of Ajah in Lagos, has distanced its staff from unethical filming of a patient, Ibrahim Fakoya, popularly known as Rico Swavey, who was admitted at the facility after a car accident on Tuesday.   Swavey was a housemate in the 2018 edition of Nigeria’s most popular reality TV show, BBNaija.   The hospital, which received the accident victim into their facility, in a statement on Friday, denied involvement in making the video of the unconscious Rico Swavey, which went viral on social media and attracted condemnations. LEADERSHIP reports that Swavey eventually died on Thursday at a different medical facility.   In the statement available to LEADERSHIP, Doren Specialist Hospital disclosed that neither their nurses nor staff members on duty were involved in making the video of Swavey, who was seen on a stretcher battling for his life on oxygen.   The hospital, however, fingered the friend of de...

The Bauchi State Senior Civil Servants Association has said that the Governor Bala Mohammed administration was not owing workers’ salaries. The chairman of the Association, Abdullahi Hassan, made the clarification during a press briefing in Bauchi. Hassan debunked rumours about unpaid salaries, noting that civil servants in the state were grateful for prompt payment. “Workers in Bauchi are not owed salaries for even a single month; all salaries are paid promptly and diligently. “But it is usual for disgruntled elements to pretend not to see anything good in government efforts no matter how well intended. These are people with negative mindsets and are found everywhere,” he said. Hassan confirmed that the government had directed workers experiencing delays due to problems with their PSN number, bank account information, instances of death, among others, to report such. The chairman also pointed out that the only legitimate and competent body to raise alarm on welfare and concerns ...

For Jessica Danlami, going into thrift fashion was not her original plan. She had her mind set on the catering industry, but after she stumbled on a thrift fashion page on Instagram, she was impressed by how the page owner sold her thrift fashion items, and decided to start buying from her. For Jessica, thrift fashion is yielding a reasonable result. In this chat with LEADERSHIP Friday, the CEO of JayClassyThrift talked about her business and life generally. “I started my thrift business in 2020, during my youth service, due to the lockdown I was unable to go to my PPA(Place of Primary Assignment), for 6months,so I thought to myself why stay idle, when I can actually get myself busy I never thought I will go into thrift fashion. All I wanted was to go into catering, then I stumbled on a thrift page on Instagram, loved how she was handling her page and I decided to buy from her, and she put me through some important things I needed to know about the business. I Am so glad I made that...

  In its bid to ensure the usage of local content especially in technology for the success of the 2023 National Population Census, the leadership of the National Population Commission (NPC), on Thursday, visited the Nigeria factory of an indigenous technology firm, RLG Adulawo, in Ilesa, Osun State. The inspection was part of efforts of the commission to ensure that next year’s census is conducted, in compliance with the Presidential directive on local content as well as global best practices, especially in the area of technology. The team toured the various sections of the RLG Adulawo Technology City, Ilesa factory, including the Assembly lines, testing centres and workshops sections, where ICT gadgets are produced. The city also boast of a Training Institute which uniquely produces the needed skills required to service the ICT devices sector. The Team witnessed live assembly of Set Top Boxes (decoders) for one of the major cable TV providers for the country as well as the fac...

  Aftee 15 years of litigation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has lost a case against a former Jigawa State governor, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, over alleged N8.3billion fraud. This followed a judgment delivered by Federal Higher Court sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, which discharged and acquitted Turaki of all 33 count charges filed against him by EFCC. Delivering the judgment on Thursday, the trial judge, Justice Hassan Dikko cleared the accused and three other companies of all the 33 count charges bordering on alleged N8.3 billion fraud. The court also directed the EFCC to release the traveling documents of the Turaki, which was seized during the trial. It will be recalled that EFCC arrested and arraigned Saminu Turaki before Federal High Court Abuja in 2007 over alleged corruption and embezzlemennt of public funds to the tune of N8.3 billion belonging to the Jigawa State government. The case was later in 2011 transferred to the Federal High C...

  The Special Adviser to Gombe Governor on Strategy and Information Management, Shuaibu Gara-Gombe, has frowned at the exclusion of his principal from the list of 437 persons awarded National Honours by President Muhammadu Buhari a couple of days ago. Reacting to the exclusion of Governor Inuwa Yahaya in a statement on Thursday, the media aide said that it was unfair to exclude Governor Yahaya from the list, which he said comprised some governors who, according to him, have not achieved half of what his principal achieved in their various States. “In terms of primary healthcare, Governor Inuwa Yahaya is the only governor in Nigeria who has renovated all of Gombe State’s primary healthcare centers in every ward. I saw people who are selling whiskey and engrossed in nightclubbing on the list. Why exclude one of the best governors in Nigeria? “I feel it is unfair to exclude Governor Inuwa Yahaya from the list. I have seen the list, which has governors and many others who have not ...

The Pro-poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria Programme- SEDIN, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has trained and empowered over 30,000 secondary school students across Nigeria with basic entrepreneurship skills. The extra-curricular Students Entrepreneurship Activity – Hub (SEA-Hub) established in 342 secondary schools nationwide is running in the FCT and 10 states (Niger, Ogun, Plateau, Edo, Lagos, Yobe, Kaduna, Delta, Imo, Osun) and 64 LGAs across six geopolitical zones of the country. Head of Cluster, Sustainable Economic Development, GIZ Nigeria, Markus Wauschkuhn disclosed that SEDIN introduced the SEA-Hub in its effort to curb youth unemployment in Nigeria. The SEA-Hub is targeted at inculcating basic entrepreneurship training for secondary schools in order to prepare them for the now and for life after school. According to HIM, over 300 SEA-Hub graduates are running their personal businesses which translates to 1-2 jobs...

Australian Open Ready To Welcome Djokovic, Russian, Belarusian Players Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at the Australian Open as neutrals while Novak Djokovic would also be welcome to play if he can obtain a visa. Tournament director Craig Tiley disclosed this on Wednesday. Tennis authorities banned Russian and Belarusian players from international team competitions after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year but allowed them to compete at regular tour events. The French Open and U.S. Open Grand Slams allowed them to compete as neutrals, though Wimbledon imposed an outright ban. “At this point, Russian and Belarusian players will be eligible to play in the Australian Open,” Tiley told reporters. “The only difference will be that they cannot represent Russia —- cannot represent the flag of Russia. “They cannot participate in any activity such as the anthem of Russia and they have to play as independent players under a neutral name. Belarus has bee...

The Chibok Community on the platform of Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA), has decried what it called neglect of the over 100 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014. The community said that the recent release of the remaining 23 Abuja-Kaduna Train attack victims last Wednesday showed clearly that the government has abandoned Chibok Community including their children that were abducted from school. The group’s lamentation followed a statement from the Secretary, Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC), Prof. Usman Yusuf, announcing that all the 23 remaining passengers abducted from a Kaduna-bound train on March 28, 2022, had been released by their abductors. The statement which was Tweeted by President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Bashir Ahmad, made all the sons and daughters of Chibok community around the world to raise concern that they have been abandoned. Speaking to journalists, the national presiden...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for the arrest and prosecution of any person involved in human trafficking to serve as deterrent to others. AbdulRazaq made the call during the inauguration of the state’s Task Force On Human Trafficking in Ilorin, the state capital. Represented by his deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, AbdulRazaq described human trafficking as an issue that has taken economic and social dimension that needs to be nipped in the bud. He called for the enforcement of all anti human trafficking laws to ensure total compliance. The governor expressed the readiness of his administration to collaborate with necessary agencies to put an end to the menace of human trafficking. Earlier, the director-general of the National Agency For The Prohibition Of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, represented by the director, research and programmes development unit, Mr Olubiyi Olusayo, commended Kwara State government for the support given to the figh...

  The first step that we Nigerians must take on the path to Nigeria’s greatness is a spiritual one, a spiritual awakening, not a religious one, we have had enough of religion and religiosity. We cannot be great until we are great in peace, honesty, security, integrity and industry. We need that rigid determination from well-meaning patriots to stand for righteousness. Nigerians are fully gifted with both natural and human resources but these resources are not being utilised to their maximum capability. Leadership matters; it makes all the difference. A better country is essential for us all. What we need can be achieved if we are determined, committed and accountable. Supporting the government is necessary for development. There are certain questions I often ask myself: “How did we move from being the ‘Giant of Africa’ to the most corrupt? And how did we stoop so low from being the richest country in Africa;  with loads of resources, to being the country with a high p...

As part of the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, a former president of the Nigerian Court of Appeal Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa yesterday announced a scholarship grant to 50 girls in Gombe State to study from primary to tertiary level. Bulkachuwa said the scholarship granted under her education foundation known as ‘ADDA Girl Education Foundation’ was aimed at supporting girls’ enrolment in schools especially in the northern part of the country. She explained that the beneficiaries were selected from the Akko local government area of the state. Represented by the acting chief judge of Gombe State, Justice Halima Muhammad, the former Appeal Court judge lauded traditional rulers for supporting the programme adding that it would encourage her to do more. She stated that she chose to educate the girls in order to enable them to actualize their ambitions and aspirations, opining that if women are supported, they can excel in every career. Bulkachuwa called on other...

Last week, the media space was awash with several reports of a tussle between the Dangote Cement Plant located in Obajana and Kogi state government with each side flexing their muscles. While Kogi state government queried Dangote over the purported transfer of Obajana to Dangote Industries Limited as well as tax evasion, an allegation that Dangote, on the other hand, came out to deny. In the process, Kogi state reportedly through its vigilante group, invaded the premises of Dangote cement, injuring several workers, in what experts said, was a reflection of poor handling of investment protection issues in the country. They believe there are more decent ways to handle regulatory and legislative matters concerning businesses in Nigeria than resorting to alleged violence. Taxation is accepted globally as the major means of funding governmental businesses to serve the people. Taxation is also used to grow the economy and at the same time, if wrongly applied, it has the effect of crippli...

Caritas Nigeria, also known as Caritas Foundation Nigeria, has called on the federal government to retract the National Water Resources Bill.   The executive director of Caritas Nigeria, and the justice development and peace commission (JDPC), Rev. Fr. Uchechukwu Obodoechina, in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, said there is an urgent need for a comprehensive and holistic consultation with citizen groups across the board and states to ensure that every concerned section of the populace is offered the opportunity to express their concerns about the Bill.   Caritas in the statement explained that the bill which was introduced in 2020, grants the federal government direct control over surface and ground waters and further mandates individuals to obtain a license before they can access water.   He further said that the bill stated that the national water resources bill guarantees citizens the right to use water, guards against private ownership of water and, if si...

Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredol, has identified true federalism as one of the strong pillars that can be used to build a prosperous nation, saying it would thrive of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, wins the 2023 General election. According to Governor Akeredolu true federalism is important in a diverse nation like Nigeria and it will properly address the fundamentals of nationhood. Speaking on the topic, “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Business of Nation Building”, during a Twitter Space session, Akeredolu assured Nigerians that the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would bring a new vista into governance and ensure that true federalism thrives if voted into power. Governor Akeredolu said the APC candidate understood the serious issues affecting the wellbeing of the country. “If voted into government, Nigerians will see that we have someone in place who had gone through democratic tutelage. He...

Oyo State government has pledged to take every step to ensure the safe return of four farmers abducted by gunmen on Saturday at the state’s farm settlement at Iseyin-Ipapo-Saki road in Iseyin. The state government said it had deployed a security team to the Ipapo/Iseyin axis in the Oyo North Senatorial District. The state’s commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Adeniyi Adebisi, who disclosed this in Ibadan appealed to the people of Ipapo to be calm in the wake of the fresh abduction of the four persons. Meanwhile, the suspected gunmen who abducted the four farmers at the Oyo State’s Farm Settlement, Iseyin, had contacted the family of the victims, demanding N20 million. The chairman, Iseyin Farmers Settlement Center, Mr Adepoju Rasheed who spoke with journalists at the farm yesterday disclosed that the military-led search party located the hide out of the kidnappers on Sunday saying there were fears of the possibility of collusion from people within the town or the lo...

Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos has placed a no-debit order on the accounts of three oil and gas firms domiciled in 18 commercial banks in Nigeria for failing to declare the total quantity of crude sold, the amount for which it was sold and the royalty they paid to the government. The oil companies affected by the order made in the suit, instituted by Eurafric Energy Limited, are Petralon 54 Limited; Petralon Energy Limited and Tako E&P Solutions Limited Justice Osiagor also ordered the 18 banks to disclose on oath, details of the amounts standing as credit balance in the respective accounts of the oil and gas companies. The court also directed the banks to file their affidavit of compliance within 14 days of receipt of the order. The judge granted the order of interlocutory injunction restraining the three firms from tampering with, withdrawing or dissipating the proceeds of the sale of the crude oil produced by the joint venture partners, plaintiff, Pe...

Lagos State deputy governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has urged Nigerians to shun emotions and vote for credible leaders based on their accomplishments in the forthcoming general elections in order to have a Nigeria that is beneficial to all. The deputy governor stated this at the Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society (NASFAT) Good Governance Workshop with the theme: “Credible Leadership and Good Governance – From Home to Hero”, held in Lagos. Hamzat said governance is not about emotions or trial and errors, saying Nigerians must vote in leaders that have good antecedents and not be swayed by emotions in order to find lasting solutions to myriads of challenges facing the country. “Governance is not about emotions or trial and error. We must look at what we really want. In Nigeria today, we must have a coincidence of wants. We must agree and be ready to make sacrifices for our children. It is not about everybody thinking they have the solutions to the problem of the country. We should stop at...

The chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has cautioned contemporary African entrepreneurs to guard against a rising wave of corporate blackmail. He disclosed that he has never met one Benjamin Joseph, a fellow Igbo and owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts, a small Ibadan-based retail firm who has been in the news recently as standing prosecution for allegedly falsely accusing Mr. Ekeh and others as well as one of Ekeh’s companies of a N170 million fraud. Ekeh made this submission while addressing participants at the end of his final virtual mentorship project for 2022 with the theme – The Last Card – involving a cross-section of budding African entrepreneurs and post graduate scholars drawn from select foreign universities last Thursday. He had altered the earlier listed case study –“The emerging corporate miracle” to  “ The Last Card” based on his current experience. The Zinox chairman’s comment comes even as lawyers from various backgrounds have continued to debate how Femi Falana...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Yobe North senatorial district, Hon Ilu Bello, has called on the state and federal government to immediately assist victims of flood disasters in Gashua, Nguru and other affected local government areas in the state. In a sympathy message which was made available to LEADERSHIP in Damaturu, the senatorial candidate said, “My heart goes out to the victims of the flood disaster that ravaged different parts of my constituency and Yobe State at large”. He called on the federal government to wade in, considering the magnitude of the flood that affected many parts of the state. According to him, “At this critical time, I urge the state government, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as well as individuals to quickly come to the aid of the victims. I commiserate with families of the deceased.” from Leadership News https://ift.tt/T9Xz8bI

  LG Electronics recently hosted its first Independence Time Out experiential event where it unveiled vision of customisable design with flexible features and smart connectivity. According to the company, at the ‘Independence Time Out’ 2022 experiential event, it celebrated the global expansion of the InstaView Refrigerator lineup along with an expanding range of new purposeful lifestyle appliances with the company’s brand ambassador, Rita Dominic. In a statement, the company said, ‘‘To celebrate the Independence Time Out with LG Home Appliances at the Ikeja City Mall, Lagos, the company collaborated with two influencers –Rita Dominic (LG Home Appliances Brand Ambassador) – to highlight how the InstaView refrigerator’s wide range of features especially the UVnano technology lets users bring creativity and personal flair into their home spaces. “The second influencer of this collaborative project being spotlighted was the veteran Nigerian chef and content creator, Gbugbemi Frege...

  Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, has described the recent spate of attacks on some villages in Bokkos and Wase local government areas of the State leading to loss of lives as unacceptable, saying the attackers must be fished out and not allowed to go unpunished. Against this background, the governor has ordered security forces to immediately confront attackers threatening the lives of people with a view to bring them to face the wrath of the law. LEADERSHIP recalls that on Saturday gunmen attacked Kuliyas Village in Butura, Bokkos LGA, killing four persons including the village head. This is coming after other reported isolated killings in other villages of Follo, Karara, Bokkos, and Mangor as well as the kidnapping of some students at All Nations Academy, who were eventually rescued by security forces. Governor Lalong in a statement issued in Jos by the director of press and public affairs, Government House, Dr. Makut Simon Macham, commended security forces whose combi...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to strengthen their faith in God as well as the bond of unity among one another. The party stated this yesterday while felicitating with Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah on the celebration of Eid-el Maulud, the birth of Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW). The party said the Eid-el Maulud offers Nigerians and humanity the divine reassurance of the mercies, compassion and provision of the Almighty Allah as well as divine call to put their trust in His unending love towards mankind. The national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba in a statement said urged “Nigerians to use the occasion of the Eid-el Maulud to end all forms of divisiveness, acrimony, strife and sense of hopelessness and embrace a new beginning by rekindling the virtues of love, kindness, forgiveness, tolerance, peaceful co-existence and charity towards the poor in line with the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet. “Our Party charges Nigerians to use ...

A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of Better Life for Nigeria has accused  Rivers State governor,  Nyesom Wike of slowing down the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to his brashness in handling political matters. The coalition in a statement signed by its coordinator Waheed Abduljeleel said Wike has failed to show sportsmanship as his actions after the presidential primaries suggest that he is an embittered loser. The group, however, observed that Wike’s  activities are capable of derailing the PDP’s quest for presidency in 2023. According to the statement, Wike and his co-travellers will destroy the legacy of the party’s founding fathers. “ PDP as a party was founded and funded in 1998 by great politicians like Alex Ekeueme, Abubakar Rimi, Sunday Awoniyi, Solomon Lar, Atiku Abubakar, Iorchia Ayu, etc. “ The idea was to have a national party where decisions will be taken by all members, and not a party in the pocket of a single individual. “...