ABEOKUTA – The Nobel laureate – Professor Wole Soyinka has said the conflict between herders and farmers across the country could degenerate into a civil war. In a recent chat with BBC Pidgin , Wole Soyinka commended the moves to resolve the situation, adding that there is need to prevent …

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The Civil Liberties Organization has berated AMCON for failing to obey court orders on an ongoing case involving the agency and Peace Global Satellite Communications Limited. The Human Rights Organization made this disclosure in Lagos today during a press conference. The organization stated below its findings after a thorough investigation …

ABEOKUTA – Worried by the spread of the farmers/herders crisis and the unrest in some states of the South West Geopolitical zone, Officers of Peace Corps of Nigeria on Friday, February 2, 2021 launched a special visitation campaign to stakeholders on how to use dialogue to stop crisis from degenerating …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has asked the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reform the scheme to bring it in line with modern realities. The governor who disclosed this while receiving the Governing Board led by …

LAGOS – FBN Holdings PLC (“FBNHoldings), Nigeria’s leading financial holdings company, has announced the appointments of Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive directors, while Mr. Otu Hughes has been appointed as a Non-Executive director. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & …

LAGOS – The Africa’s leading philanthropy – Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, is currently running applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) till March 31, 2021, for its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. This year’s intervention prioritizes the economic recovery of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that with a humble beginning in 1976, Ogun State has grown to become one of the most viable States in Nigeria. Abiodun who stated this on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, during a broadcast to commemorate the …

ABUJA – A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to arrest Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria. Justice Okon Abang granted the EFCC’s application on Friday, January 29, 2021, for a Bench Warrant to arrest the Managing Director of …

Opinion By Ayomide Oriade The second wave of the covid-19 led by the more deadly variants of the virus is a serious cause of concern for authorities across the globe. Though vaccines have been devised for curing covid-19 infections, prevention is still recommended as the best antidote to the virus. …