Day: February 4, 2022

Farewell: Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, GCFR, by Oladipo Diya

Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya (rtd)

Former deputy head of military government in Nigeria, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya (rtd), pens emotional tribute for the late head of interim government, Chief Ernest Shonekan The Nation was at a crossroad. The polity was heated across all fronts. The Nation needed a stabilizer and unifier. Then came in Chief Ernest Shonekan, The Abese of Egba land. He selflessly heeded the clarion call to serve as Chairman of the Interim National Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He went about his duty with guile, firmness and resolve. READ ALSO:…

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Police Arrest Female Poly Student for Buying Pregnancy Test Kit

Gbenga Adeoti

Men of the Nigerian Police, Ogun state command, have been accused of arresting and detaining  a female student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Olanipekun Oladayo, allegedly for purchasing contraceptive and pregnancy test kits. Platforms  Africa reports that Olanipekun’s sister, Oluwatosin, made this known via Twitter on Friday. READ ALSO: Nigeria is World highest porn-watching country – Report How Nigerian Man Raped 80-Year-Old Grandmother – Police Atiku’s Daughter Dashes Nollywood Actor Plot of Land as Birthday Gift Woman Delivered Of Baby Boy During Flight From Ghana To US +PHOTOS She shared a…

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Atiku’s Daughter Dashes Nollywood Actor Plot of Land as Birthday Gift

Precious Ibekwe

The daughter of Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Nana, has given a Nollywood actor, Zubby Michael a plot of land to mark his birthday. The film star was celebrated by his friends, colleagues and fans on social as he turned 37 Tuesday February 1. READ ALSO: Nigeria is World highest porn-watching country – Report Why, How My Marriage With Atiku Abubakar Crumbled – Wife + Row Over Assets $1.2m Oil deals’ bribe used to fund Buhari, Jonathan elections -BP Ex-Staff It’s A Trap, APC Says as PDP Dangles Lagos…

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1320MW Egbin Plant Shut down Over Fire Outbreak, Worsens Power Shortage

ADEOLA YUSUF

  How fire outbreak at biggest thermal power plant in Sub-Sahara Africa was contained, would be probed – Management The 1320 Megawatts Egbin Power Plc, Africa’s largest gas fired ppwer plant located in Ikprodu, Lagos state has been temporarily shut down. Platforms Africa reports that the shutdown of the plant, which contributes 16 per xemt of the Nigeria’s national grid power, has already begun to worsen the power supply shortage rocking the country. The plant management reported that a fire incident occurred at the facility on Wednesday, February 2, 2022,…

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It’s A Trap, APC Says as PDP Dangles Lagos Gov Ticket for Ambode

Tade Salako

The political permutations for the soul of Lagos, Nigeria’s commerxial capital, in the forthcoming elections is taking a twist with opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) dangling the carrot of its Governorship ticket for the immediate past Governor of Lagos, Akinwumi Ambode. The PDP spokesman, Ganiu Taofik, who said this in an interview, added that as a former governor, Ambode’s chances of clinching the party’s ticket are good. He said: “He should have (some chances) having been a governor of the state. He sure would have people who love him and…

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82 X in 40 Yrs, 4 In 18 Months, Why Coup Is Becoming Popular In Africa

Ayobami Adedinni

In the past two years there have been coups in Mali, Chad, Guinea, Sudan, Tunisia, and recently Burkina Faso—many of which were navigating democratic transitions. This means nearly 20 percent of African countries have succumbed to coups since 2013. Specifically, Africa experienced 82 coups between 1960 and 2000 contributing to the instability, corruption, human rights abuses, impunity, and poverty that characterized many African countries during that era. Speaking at the weekly e-Discourse organised by leading Pan-Africa forum, Platforms Africa, Jonathan Offei-Ansah, political analyst and publisher of Africa Briefing Magazine said…

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Saudi Arabia to Recruit More House Helps From Africa

Aliyu Aliyu

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has included eight more countries in the list of destinations for hiring house workers. Speaking with newsmen, Saad Al-Hammad, spokesman for the ministry, said that the number of licensed recruitment companies in the Kingdom has reached 43 companies while the number of total recruitment offices stood at 1,215 offices. The ministry targets to recruit house workers from eight more Asian and African countries during 2022, he said. Al-Hammad said the ministry is working hard to diversify the nationalities of house workers…

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