By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA: The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Muhammad Abdullahi Gana on Thursday August, 29, 2019 suggested that dispute resolution has the only means of decongesting the Nigerian prisons. Gana stated this in Abeokuta at the final Refresher Course and Peer Review Session …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA: To reduce unemployment rate to the barest minimum, the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has suggested youths’ engagement in agricultural ventures as veritable tool. Abiodun equally urged youths in the country, especially the unemployed to think outside the box and imbibe creativity in order to …

By AbuSatar Hamed The Federal Government would continue to support the private sector as it plays an important role and contributes to the growth of the economy, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. According to a release signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine and Online by Laolu …

Lady Olabode Sulu-Ilori, one of the wives of Fuji music veteran, General Kollington Ayinla is dead. It was gathered that Lady Olabode Sulu-Ilori, 58, died at her family house in Agege area of Lagos, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. General Killington Ayinla, it was scooped had marriage with the deceased …

President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic to the massive smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor. According to a releaee signed and made available to the media August 28, 2019 by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, (Media …

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has introduced the Zenith Children’s Account (ZECA) Education Loan to assist parents pay their children/wards school fees as the new school session begins. The loan offering, which is disbursed directly to the account of the beneficiary’s school, comes at a very competitive interest …

IBADAN: The 5th Album Dedication/Release of Sister Kemi Wilson, titled, “Supernatural” holds on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Sammie Hall Glory Resort Center, beside Capital Building, Iyana Adeoyo, Ring Road, Ibadan. Oyo state. The event which takes place between 12noon and 3.00pm will also feature the birthday celebration of Sister …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State government has said it had put measures in place to streamline the process of taxation with a view to putting permanent end to multiple taxation in the State. This came as response to complaint made by Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of 31 industries …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA: Fruit, Vegetable Growers and Marketers Association of Nigeria has protested an allege confiscation of their farm products worth N4million by operatives of the Nigeria Customs. The Association, under the aegis of Yewa-Awori Farm Produce Traders and Farmers Association who staged the protest on Monday, August 26, …

The Transparency International (TI) has said that Ghana is now rated as the second most corrupt country in Africa, followed by Nigeria, with South Africa described as the most corrupt nation on the continent. The report revealed how people on the continent perceived their countries as far as corruption was …