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Lagos council mourns King Sunny Ade’s wife

The Amuwo Odofin Local Government of Lagos State has expressed sadness at the death of Mrs Risikat Adegeye, a former member of the state House of Assembly and wife of Juju musician, King Sunny Ade. Adegeye, also an aspirant for…

Osun communities decry four months power outage

Residents of six communities in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun have decried four months of power outage in the areas. They said that the total power blackout had paralysed economic and social activities, as well as raised the…

Okowa mourns aide, Mary Iyasere

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has expressed sadness over the death of his Special Adviser on Entrepreneurship Development, Mrs Mary Iyasere. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba on Friday, Okowa described Iyasere,…

Ebenezer Obey commiserates with KSA over wife’s death

Music icon and Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, MFR, has commiserated with fellow legend, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, fondly called KSA, over the death of his wife, Risikat. This is contained in a statement signed by the General Manager, Obey Music Group,…

Sanwo-Olu, Mamora, others win Zik Leadership Awards

Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State was on Thursday honoured with the Year 2020 Zik Prize in Good Governance. Sanwo-Olu was honoured with the award in recognition of his strong commitment to transforming Lagos into a Mega City using…

GAIN promises collaborative fight against malnutrition

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a non-profit organisation, says it will support multi-stakeholder efforts at transforming food systems to end malnutrition in the country. Dr Micheal Ojo, the country director of the organisation, gave the assurance in a…

Obaseki flags off N-CARES programme

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Thursday, flagged off the Nigeria Coronavirus (COVID-19) Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES) programme under which 12,494 smallholder farmers will be provided inputs. Obaseki during the event held in Umuegbe community in Oredo Local…