African Director of Macarthur Foundation, Dr. Kole Shettima has applauded the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) for putting grants from the Foundation into good use over the years. During an official visit to PRIMORG’s newly completed office building in Pyakassa, Lugbe, FCT, Abuja on Wednesday, Shettima expressed excitement that PRIMORG has been able to build its own office space, …

Gender equality advocates have called on the incoming administration to ensure the implementation of the National Gender Policy (NGP), in order to bring on board a greater number of women in the governance process. The Chief Executive Officer of Gender Dynamix Consult Limited, Joyce Ahmadu led the call on Wednesday in Abuja during Public Conscience, an anti-corruption radio programme, produced …

A 22-man inauguration committee to coordinate the activities for the 29th May swearing-in ceremony of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat to commence their second term in office has been constituted. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, who is the Chairman of the Publicity sub-committee, the Chief of Staff to …

Federal Government on Wednesday unveiled plans to provide free meals to all primary school children nationwide by 2030. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq gave the assurance in Abuja, at the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme Policy Stakeholder Validation workshop. The Minister who was represented by the National Coordinator, National Social Investment …

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhasan Doguwa on Wednesday declared his intention to run for the speakership of the 10th National Assembly, saying his four wives and 28 children are proofs he would succeed as Speaker. Doguwa, who represents the Tundun Wada/Doguwa federal constituency of Kano State, also said that he had paid his dues to …

As the 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is about to commence across the country, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned the examination officials, particularly the supervisors, to guide against any form of misconduct in their centres. The Deputy Registrar and Ikeja zonal coordinator of WAEC, Dr. Amos Dangut gave the advice at a workshop …

Suspected hoodlums numbering about six, have reportedly shot dead a 20-year-old lady while robbing their home in the Azikoro community, a suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. According to the Information gathered, the hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons invaded the usually serene Azikoro Community Health Centre axis, broke into their house after damaging the burglary, stole phones, got all the ATM …

A divorce-seeking woman, Temilade Rasheed on Wednesday, told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan that her husband, Adeboye Rasheed hates her for giving birth to three girls. Temilade, in her testimony before the court, while seeking dissolution of her marriage, urged the court to grant her application for divorce. ”My in-laws are pushing my estranged husband to leave …

The Imo State University, Owerri has suspended one of its lecturers, Desmond Izunwanne, for allegedly slapping female students who arrived at a class session behind schedule and in non-departmental uniform. In a statement in Owerri, the state capital, the spokesperson for the university, Ralph Njokuobi said the lecturer’s action was “barbaric and unbecoming.” Njokuobi said at a management meeting, the …

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhasan Doguwa, on Wednesday, hit back at his critics, stressing that any leader who can manage four wives and 28 children like him can aspire to become the Speaker in the 10th Assembly. Doguwa’s statement was a response to criticism that he lacks the competence and right temperament to replace the …