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A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikeja Local government , Prince Adegboyega Kuku has distributed over 50  Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms to indigent but brilliant students in his constituency While presenting the forms on Friday at his Oregun office,the Accountant cum businessman enjoined the beneficiaries to ensure they pass their examination in flying colours to justify his investment and promised that he will continue to help the needy in his constituency Prince Kuku further posited that the beneficiaries of the scheme will be given free tutorial training by the foundation as well as other students who are children of party members in the constituency,stressing that the details will be posted on the website of his foundation  He equally posited that the problem bedeviling the country can not be left to government alone , but that privileged Nigerians should endeavour to plough back to the society  He assured that eithe...

  As Nigerians gear towards the 2023 elections, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday reiterated his resolve to work for the victory of all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) both at the national and state levels. Dr. Obasa said this when he received former deputy governor of Lagos and senatorial candidate of the APC in Lagos West, Idiat Oluranti Adebule and her team, who were in Agege as part of campaigns ahead of the election. According to the Speaker, the goal of current political activities is to make sure that the APC wins at all stages of the election from the presidential to the House of Assembly. Dr. Obasa expressed confidence that Asiwaju will become the president while further noting his expectation that the party would have the majority at the Senate and the House of Representatives. "This would make governance at the federal level very easy. Same thing goes for our State," he said. The Speaker urged ...

  At the sexual offences court in Ikeja at the  continuation of trial of the medical doctor of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, an Investigative Police Officer, IPO, Inspector Abe Leonard has testified as the sixth prosecution witness in the alleged defilement trial,while the court also admitted documents from him to support his testimony  Giving evidence before Justice Ramon Oshodi of a Lagos State Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, on Thursday, Insp Leonard informed  the court that he is serving at Anthony Police Station while being led in evidence by the State Counsel, Mr. Babajide Boye. In his testimony, the witness informed Justice Oshodi that the victim was 17 years old at the time the case was reported by the wife of the defendant, Mrs Aderemi Olaleye. He explained that the case was reported at the station on November 29, 2021, at about 11:00 p.m. According to him, “A case of indecent  treatment of a child was reported and the DPO of the st...

  In this interview, Managing Director of Valuejet, a start-up Nigerian airline, Captain Dapo Majekodunmi, bares it all on the carrier's preparedness to satisfy its customers'  through impeccable operations ValueJet is a new airline, what are the uniqsue things that you are bringing to your customers and the travelling public? As much as we are a startup, I have experience with what an airline should look like. Professionally exposed, we have flown as experts in different countries, and we have seen the standards. We think that our passengers also deserve the same and even better. You would understand that these aircraft are built by the Western world. It is easier for them to assess spare parts and little things that would keep airplanes going, day by day without expecting a delivery from DHL or FED EX plus custom. We have been putting all effort towards stocking spares and other accessories, as much as we can. We want to keep our aircraft clean, tidy, and attractive for peop...

The Chairman, Ogun State Television (OGTV) Board of Directors, Ambassador Tunde Oladunjoye will on Thursday, deliver the 3rd, 'Diji Akinhanmi Memorial Lecture' on the topic:  'Journalism and Ethical Issues in Nigeria'. The third in the series of  the  Lecture holds  at the OGBC Conference Hall, Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta at noon, with the Ogun State Head of Service, Dr Nofiu Aigoro as the Chairman of the occasion. The Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Waheed Odusile, is the Special Guest of Honour. Oladunjoye, a well traveled media consultant, journalist, publisher, writer and a published  poet; has been in the industry  for  more than 25 years. He worked as full time and part time reporter/freelance  with many leading national dailies and has produced several television documentaries.  The former Media Adviser to Dr. Akinwumi Adesina when he was Minister for Agriculture, Oladunjoye has also worked as Media Cons...

  Nigerian start-up airline, ValueJet has concluded plans to begin flight services to Jos, even as the carrier is keeping an eye on some other routes it plans to service. The carrier has also unveiled its expansions plans that would see it spread its wings to other key destinations.  Consequently, ValueJet is working on how to cut down the cost of flight tickets without compromising safety, just as it is keeping an eye on Akure, Yola, Kano, and Gombe.  Those destinations, the airline said, are of great potential while maintaining and concentrating on its six stations Lagos, Abuja, Benin, Asaba, Port-Harcourt, and Jos with an On-time departure with above 95%. Speaking on its 100 days since ValueJet started operations, the Managing Director of the airline, Capt. Dapo Majekodunmi said, “At our 100 days, we have been able to stabilise our operation, understand the market, and make inputs on passengers' preferred time of travel demands into our schedule.” Speaking on route exp...

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend busted a warehouse in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos belonging to a tramadol cartel, arresting two of its kingpins, seizing millions of opioids pills and bottles worth over N5 billion. This is even as anti-narcotics officers of the agency also uncovered and dismantled a clandestine skuchies laboratory in a remote part of Sagamu, Ogun state where several equipment and various quantities of illicit substances used to mass produce the dangerous new psychoactive substance were recovered on Saturday. In a statement on Sunday, the spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said the drug cartels took the first heat last Tuesday from determined officers of the agency who intercepted an imported consignment of Loud, a strong variant of cannabis, weighing 4,878.72 kilogrammes along Awolowo road Ikoyi, Lagos, adding that after a near fatal encounter with some suspected fake security agents escorting the drugs, the NDLEA op...

Halimat Tejuosho, a business woman and philanthropist of note who was recently honoured with the Exemplary Pan-African Leadership Awards for the Most Outstanding Personality by the West Africa Youth Parliament, as well as an investiture into the 2023 Hall of Fame as a Distinguished CHARTERED FELLOW of the CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF THE PUBLIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND POLITICS (GHANA) has again performed another laudable and enviable act. Halimat Tejuosho, who recently gave out school bags and other stationeries to about 200 school children at the End of the Year Children's Party organised by her NGO - Queen Adenike Foundation at the palace of the King of Kweme Kingdom in Badagry, has also facilitated scholarships for; 1. Ayeni Deborah Mercy(mass comm, 200lv) 2. Abah Josephine ( mass comm, 100lv) 3. Ekwebelem Emmanuella( mass comm, 200lv) 4. Adebisi Deborah(Accounting, 200lv) 5. Onyia Sharon( mass comm, 200lv) 6. Saliu Aminu( computer science, 200lv) 7. Sadiq Sulaiman Musa(computer scie...

  A non governmental organisation, Transparent Protection Limited/Gte (TPL) has called on the public to support the recent hike in Motor Vehicle Third Party Insurance cover for motorists from ₦5,000 to ₦15,000, insisting that it remains the only criteria for insurance companies to pay indemnity to accident victims in the country. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the Director, Transparent Protection Ltd/Gte, Dr. Sam Onyeka said the recent decision by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) was in the best interest of all stakeholders, insisting that there was no way insurer would pay the required indemnity when the cost of insurance was as low as N5,000. He said: “TPL is aware that in December 2022, The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) released a circular where it announced a raise in the premium of compulsory Motor Vehicle Third Party Insurance cover for motorists from ₦5,000 to ₦15,000 with effect from January 2023. Consequently, from January 1st 2023,...

  The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) – the brainchild of Industrialist, philanthropist, and founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and the BUA Foundation have awarded development grants worth N1.5 billion to Yewa Land in Ogun State comprising Ilaro, Igbogila, Ibeshe, Egua, and Igonade communities for key community, social, and infrastructural development projects. This was announced at the grant presentation and mutual accountability framework signing ceremonies held today in Ilaro, Ibese, and Igbogila. The grants will be channeled towards interventions in the areas of health, education, or social development initiatives that are identified for implementation. Presenting the grants award letter to Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland in Ogun State, Ubon Udoh, Managing Director, ASR Africa assured of more partnership with the people of Yewaland and reiterated that the vision of Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder of ASR Africa and Chairm...