Day: September 8, 2024

5 Tips For You And Family To Be Safe From M-pox, New Killer-Virus

ADEOLA YUSUF

“It mutates rapidly and has been spreading in more than 12 African countries with cases seen in America, Scandinavian, and Europe.” Health expert, Doctor Omotuyi Mebawondu, led the Platforms Africa e-Discourse where he unveiled all you need to know about M-pox and the real reason the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a new global health emergency. Excerpts;   The WHO has declared Mpox a global health emergency. What is Mpox, and why is it a global emergency? Is a viral disease caused by the mpox virus. With an incubation…

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NCDMB Lauds Nigerian Content Achievements In NLNG’s Train 7 Project

Abibat Babalola

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has commended the significant Nigerian content strides achieved in the Nigeria LNG Limited Train 7 Project. The Executive Secretary gave the commendation to the NLNG on Friday at Finima in the Bonny Island area of Rivers State. This was during Ogbe’s visit to the NLNG six-train plant, Train 7 Project construction site, and the NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited training centre, Maritime Centre for Excellence (MCOE) in Finima, Bonny Island, Rivers State. Engr. Ogbe…

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Glitz, Glamour As AMACOS ’95 Members Meet For AGM + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

Another history was made on September 7, 2024 as members of the Association of Mass Communication Students 1995 set of former Ogun State Polytechnic, now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, converged, reunited and unwind as the set hosted its 5th Annual General Meeting, in Lagos. It was a delightful place to be as AMACOS ‘95 members thronged the venue of the event, replete with glitz and glamour. Members in attendance at the event in Lagos State were treated with different exquisite delicacies and drinks, while those who arrived early to the…

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Obaseki’s Wife, Betsy Replies Oshiomhole, Tells Childless Women ‘We’re Not Barren’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Edo State First Lady, Betsy Obaseki, on Saturday reacted to a now-viral video in which former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole mocked her for being childless. Speaking during a zoom meeting with Edo women in the diaspora, in the company of Mrs Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, the wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, she reminded women that everyone was created by God for a purpose. She also advised childless women to see themselves not as barren but as fruitful, potential and proud mothers of children that would come…

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Oil Industry Stakeholders Advocate Sustainable Practices To Cut Emissions

Abibat Babalola

Energy experts have highlighted that reducing emissions does not necessitate abandoning oil and gas but rather requires the adoption of cleaner technologies and sustainable practices. The experts disclosed this at webinar titled “Transitioning Away from Emissions, not Oil and Gas,” organized by the Nigerian Institution of Petroleum Engineers (NiPeTE) and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Professional Practice Group (LCCI PPG), through online discussions. The experts discussed the role of oil and gas in global emissions and also profers solutions it can be addressed. Dr Nuhu Habib, former Executive…

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REVEALED: Real Owner Of Yacht Spotted In France With Nigerian Flag

ADEOLA YUSUF

TheNiche investigation has revealed that the yacht spotted with the Nigerian flag in St-Tropez, a coastal town in France, actually belongs to a private individual. It was alleged on social media that the yacht belonged to the Nigerian government but was being used for vacation. Former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, commented on it via X. “In St. Tropez, the crested #GreenWhiteGreen flutters aloft the #YachtForTheAges. At home, it is treason to even see it; say so or tell anyone,” he wrote. In reaction on Saturday,…

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‘Red Handed,’ Wife Catches 70 Year-Old Husband Raping Daughter

Ganiyu Amodu

The Agbowa-Ejirin Police Station has arrested a 70-year-old father, simply identified as Mr. Abiodun, for allegedly “penetrating” his 14-year-old daughter and also repeatedly using his fingers to defile her at the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Nobody is sure how long the man has been defiling his daughter, but the dreadful secret was blown open by his wife. He was caught in the act by the wife, also simply identified as Bunmi. Members of the Advocate for Vulnerable Persons Network have started following up on the case. The alleged perpetrator,…

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Abimboye Speaks On Food Items, Palliative to Ode-omu Residents

Abibat Babalola

“Why we target aged, widows, and other vulnerables. Here is what this got to do with Governor Ademola Adeleke.”       Michael Abimboye, a Nigerian political communication consultant and journalist, has supported Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke’s palliative measures through the distribution of food items to residents of Ode-Omu communities in Ayedaade Local Government Area of the State. Abimboye, who distributed the food items on Friday, September 6, said the Osun government has in the last few months, shown a high sense of responsibility through its commitment to alleviating the…

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Between Arthur Nzeribe And Ikenga Ugochinyere, By Silas Udodiri

ADEOLA YUSUF

      Ikenga Ugochinyere, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Downstream Sector of the Nigerian oil industry shares a lot in common with the late Chief Arthur Nzeribe, the Oguta, Imo State politician and business mogul. Realpolitik, a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations, is their common denominator! Nzeribe lost his mother when he was a primary school student, while his father was away in Great Britain studying law. As contained in a story, Nigeria’s Amazing Mr Nzeribe,…

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