Dr Kayode Sule, has said engaging in agriculture and industrialisation not minimum wage would stave off hunger and economic challenge facing Nigeria. Sule, who is the Dean of Student Affairs, College of Agriculture, Akure, said this on Saturday in Akure at the second edition of a quiz competition and lecture organised by the school’s Kite Press club. Sule called on youths to engage more in agricultural practices and business rather than focusing on government jobs for employments. The don said that the rate of unemployment and hunger in the country had made it imperative for all Nigerians, especially the youths,…
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The Honourable Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Ondo State, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN, has strongly condemned the recent attack on a 40-year-old lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, by his client’s husband in Ondo West Local Government Area. According to reports, the suspect, Kunle Kuteyi, used a broken bottle to stab Mr. Oladire for allegedly helping his wife prepare a divorce suit against him. The incident occurred on Sunday evening, July 14, 2024, in Ondo city. The AG expressed his displeasure over the incident, stating, “As the Attorney General and the leader of the bar in Ondo State, it is unacceptable…
Philip Shaibu, the reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and rejoined the All Progressives Congress, APC,. Shaibu announced his return to the APC on Saturday in Benin City, the state capital. Reports indicate that Shaibu rejoined the APC along with key members of the Dan Orbih-led Legacy Group of the PDP. “On behalf of the Legacy Group, I announce our movement to the APC. We have come to add value to the party,” Shaibu said. “It is time to take back our state. We will not talk too much because action will…
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion( NOTAP) in partnership with the PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC. has inaugurated a Chemistry Research Laboratory worth N100 million in the Federal University of Technology, Akure( FUTA). Speaking at the inauguration of the laboratory in School of Physical Sciences, FUTA , the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, said that the upgraded laboratory was to facilitate a credible research and development in the institution. Nnaji, who was represented by the Director General of NATOP, Dr Obiageli Amadiobi, explained that the parastatal’s collaboration with the industry was to strengthen linkage with…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has described the late Mrs. Florence Morenike Saraki as a noble and virtuous woman whose life was marked by service to God and humanity. He made this assertion at the weekend while attending the events of the funeral of late Madam Saraki in Lagos. The late Chief Florence Morenike Saraki, mother of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, a two-term Governor of Kwara State and former President of the Nigerian Senate, hailed from Owo in Ondo State. Speaking during the event, Governor Aiyedatiwa said: “We are gathered here this day to bid a farewell and…
Hundreds of youths in Uso Community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday took to the streets to protest the inclusion of the community in Owo North-West Local Government Development Area without making it a headquarters. The protesters also faulted the state government’s creation of Owo North-West LCDA but made a smaller town the headquarters at the expense of Uso, saying it would have been good for the community to be left under Owo Local Government. Speaking during the protest, the leader of the protesters, Mr Dare Oluwafemi said the government had not been fair to the…
Gunmen, on Friday, ambushed and killed the Gara of Chanchanji, HRH Tanimu Kunbiya, and his son, Yusuf, along the Takum-Chanchanji road in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. PUNCH Online learnt that the sad incident happened when the traditional ruler and his son were returning from a funeral event in Takum. Governor Agbu Kefas, who confirmed the incident, has since directed law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice swiftly. In a press statement issued by his media aide, Emmanuel Bello, the governor expressed his condolences to the bereaved family, the Chanchanji community, and the entire people of…
Department of State Services operatives have killed one and arrested another of the kidnappers of Hajiya Hauwa’u Adamu, mother of popular Kano-based Hausa singer, Dauda Rarara. Gunmen had broken into the residence of Rara’s mother in Kahutu village in Danja Local Government Area of Kano State and abducted her on Friday, June 28, 2024. She, however, regained freedom after spending 20 days in captivity. A highly placed source in the secret service told Daily Trust that N26.5 million was also recovered in a covert operation. The source said the Kano command’s tactical team, based on reliable intelligence, busted a gang of five…
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agent has called for fair play in driving cross border trade in air tickets to avoid losses by its members. The President of the association, Olayinka Folami, made the call in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Mr Folami said that, in the past two months, the association had engaged airlines, Global Distribution Services, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and FCCPC on the need for the fair play to strengthen the association and protect the market. According to Mr Folami, NANTA members must apply caution on CBT due to reports about huge losses incurred by travel customers through purchases by NANTA members. He…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Friday inaugurated a multi-sectoral Risk Communication and Community Engagement team to strengthen response to public health emergencies. The team was inaugurated in Abuja on Friday at the end of a two-day workshop organised for members of the team. Members of the team were drawn from different secretariats, departments and agencies, media, religious bodies, civil society organisations, and non-governmental organisations. The team is saddled with the responsibility of responding to public health emergencies and interacting with communities across the six area councils of the FCT. The RCCE team is also expected to bridge the gap…