Today marked the history in Oyo state among the women journalists as Comrade Jadesola Ajibola and others emerged the new executive committee members of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Oyo state. Ajibola won unopposed for the second term…
The wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has charged market leaders in the state, to ensure proper sanitation and security of the markets. She gave the charge at Iba local council secretariat, at a one-day…
…Minister describes trend as unacceptable By Gloria Akudoro, Abuja The Minister of Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Hon. Dame Pauline Tallen, United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU), have condemned the alarming number of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases in Nigeria.…
By Uthman Salami The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has extended its nationwide strike notice by seven days to the timely intervention of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Earlier, the Union had issued a 14-day strike…
NDLEA intercepted and seized more than three million kilograms of hard drugs in the last 10 months since its chairman, retired Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa, took office. It also arrested 10,000 suspects and secured conviction against 1,000 of them during the…
Political Scientist, Dr Gbade Ojo, has cautioned the National Assembly against imposition of direct mode of primary on political parties in choosing their candidates. Ojo, also a Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, shared this on Thursday…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Mr Oluwasina Ogungbade as the new Commissioner for Justice. The Governor of the State, Prince Dapo Abiodun had earlier forwarded for approval the name of Mr…
By Blessing Wika, Abuja The Chairman, Police Service Commission Alhaji Musiliu Adeola Kunbi Smith has insisted on transparency in compliance with federal character commission in the ongoing police recruitment to give Nigeria credible, committed and citizen-based policemen who will always…
Six political parties have fielded candidates for the Dec. 4, Ekiti State local government councils poll, an official has said. Justice Jide Aladejana, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), disclosed this when he spoke with journalists in…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, yesterday said government will soon establish a special court that will try Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases, aimed at ending the menace. Tallen said this while addressing a news conference in…
