Month: October 2022

Sahara Group Innovation And Entrapreneurship School Breaks Ground at UNILAG

Ganiyu Amodu

The sod-turning ceremony of the Sahara Group School of Innovation and Extrapreneurship Building at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has opened a world of endless opportunities and global competitiveness for young Africans, Ejiro Gray, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group has said. Speaking at the groundbreaking event on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, Gray said the leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate was delighted to collaborate with the University of Lagos to deliver a world-class facility that would inspire future generations of innovators and…

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We’ve Taken Delivery of 150 Transformers For Service Upgrade – EKEDC

Ganiyu Amodu

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has said that it had taken the delivery of 150 transformers in its bid to improve services to its customers. In a Statement signed by Mr. Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC on Wednesday, said 150 transformers have been purchased with 110 already on ground, ready to be distributed to relieve communities whose transformers are currently overloaded. Idemudia stated that this is one of the numerous CAPEX investments the company has made towards improving its services to the customers, assuring that more developments…

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Lagos Anglican Bishop Humphrey Olumakaiye Is Dead

Scott Matthew

How Olumakaiye died at 53, one week to first anniversary as a Bishop   Bishop of Lagos Diocese, Anglican Communion Most Reverend Humphrey Olumakaiye has passed on at the age of 53. Spokesman of the diocese Venerable Folorunsho Agbelusi, in a statement issued on Monday said Olumakaiye died on Sunday, 30th October, 2022. The cleric’s death followed a protracted battle with an undisclosed ailment. READ ALSO: Royal Father Arrested With 3kg of Indian Hemp, 4k Exol-5 Tablets Naira Redesign’ll Make Kidnappers Ask For US Dollar —Sheikh Gumi How Winners Chapel’s…

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Ekiti Driver Rapes Teenage Passenger, Bags Life Imprisonment

Abibat Babalola

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 42-year-old Ilesanmi Adewale to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl in Isan Ekiti, Oye Local Government area of Ekiti State. According to the charge, the defendant on February 13, 2021 raped a 16-year-old girl, contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child’s Right Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 and was arraigned on December 16, 2021. In her statement to the Police, the victim said, “My father sent me to Iludun Ekiti from Isan Ekiti to bring…

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Nkechi Blessing Reveals Intention To Be Ooni Of Ife’s Next Wife

Ganiyu Amodu

Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, has reached out to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi to be his next wife. Recall that the monarch has gotten married to six women within the last two months. READ ALSO Nigeria To Auction Seven Oil Blocks Offshore Lagos November Femi Kuti Becomes Knight Of France Arsenal Defeat Nottingham Forest 5-0 At Emirates Stadium The 33-year-old, made this known on her Instagram page on Saturday where she posted a photoshopped image of her kneeling before the monarch While she captioned it saying,”Ooni of…

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Nigeria To Auction Seven Oil Blocks Offshore Lagos November

Abibat Babalola

Nigeria government has concluded plans to offer for sales seven fresh deep offshore oil block licences in November, 2022. According to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, the oil blocks available are at depths of between about 1,200 meters (3,936 feet) and 3,100 metres offshore Lagos. This last time the federal government issued dozens of such permits was between 1993 and 2007, and it was meant to open up the ocean floor to oil and gas production. READ ALSO: Buhari Disowns Finance Minister, Backs Emefiele…

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Buhari Disowns Finance Minister, Backs Emefiele On New Naira Notes

Aliyu Aliyu

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch new designs and replace high value Naira notes had his support and is convinced that the nation will gain a lot by doing so. This is against the impression given by the minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed, who said her ministry was not briefed about the plan. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Finance Minister Rejects CBN’s Plan to Redesign Naira CBN Doesn’t Need to Consult Anyone to Redesign Naira, Emefiele Replies Minister Naira Redesign’ll Make Kidnappers Ask…

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Food Crisis Scare Rocks Nigeria, Ghana As Russia Halts Grain Deals

Abibat Babalola

Tension between Russia and UK degenerates as fallout from Black Sea Attack takes toll on Africa’s grain imports   Russia has announced it is suspending its involvement in the internationally-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports, a move that has thrown spanner in the wheel of smooth imports of grains by Nigeria, Ghana and other African nations. It comes after Russia accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. Ukraine has not admitted the attack and President…

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Femi Kuti Becomes Knight Of France

Ganiyu Amodu

Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti is now a Knight. The ‘Sorry Sorry’ singer was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters – Chevalier de l’Ordre d’Arts et Lettres – in France last weekend. The honour came for the Grammy nominee during an Afrobeat exhibition in Paris, France, known as Rebellion Afrobeat. In his appreciation speech, Kuti thanked the organisers while imploring world leaders and France to change policies that aren’t favourable to Africa and its nations. “Thank you very much, I truly appreciate this recognition and…

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Arsenal Defeat Nottingham Forest 5-0 At Emirates Stadium

Abibat Babalola

Arsenal thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 at the Emirates on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League, but the win may have come at a cost after Bukayo Saka limped off midway through the first half. Saka’s replacement Reiss Nelson scored a brace to go with goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard. But the injury to the winger will be a major concern for manager Mikel Arteta and his England counterpart Gareth Southgate three weeks ahead of the start of the World Cup in Qatar.…

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