Month: October 2024

Journalism must mainstream women as subjects and storytellers – Osoba ….. as WSCIJ launches female experts guide to improve women representation in Media Industry

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State,Aremo Olusegun Osoba has called for journalism to mainstream women as both subjects and storytellers. Aremo Osoba stated this at the 10th anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Report Women! Programme and public presentation of the Report Women! Experts source guide website on Thursday, 3 October 2024, in Lagos. At the event, speakers expressed hope that the female expert’s source guide would address the underrepresentation of women in newsrooms by providing journalists with access to a diverse range of…

Why MURIC did not support Street Protests – Prof Akintola

Lukman Laleye Babalola

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has explained why it does not support street protests.   In a statement issued on Friday, 4th October, 2024 by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group argued that most street protests end up in violence which hurts innocent people, disrupt normal activities and set back the hands of the clock.   MURIC also said protests are square pegs while the fallouts are round holes while the motives are often short in public interest but long in hidden agenda.…

Speaker Abbas mourns victims of Niger boat mishap …… calls for safer water transportation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has described as devastating, a boat mishap in Niger State, which killed scores of passengers.   About 60 bodies have been reportedly recovered after the boat capsized on Tuesday night at Gbajibo River in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The boat was said to be carrying over 300 passengers.   The Speaker, while expressing sadness over the accident, commiserated with the families of the deceased, the people, and the government of Niger State. He especially sympathised with…

Ondo Amotekun arrests Family Of Robbers,Others

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The Southwest Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has foiled five kidnapping attempts and rescued nine victims in Ondo State within the past week.   This was made known by the Ondo State Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, during a parade of 20 suspected criminals at the Command’s Headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, on Thursday.   Commander Adeleye stated that among the arrested suspects was a family of robbers, comprising a husband, wife, and their children.   He emphasized the Corps’ commitment to combating crime by conducting extensive…

DSP Barau Jibrin receives hundreds of NNPP members, …. says era of ‘red cap’ over in Kano soon

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has received hundreds of grassroots leaders of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that it would soon be rare to see someone with a red cap, the symbol of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano State. Responding to a question on the gale of defections rocking the NNPP in Kano State after receiving hundreds of grassroots leaders of the party at the National Assembly, he said the rate at which the NNPP members, including…

Group asks Tinubu to probe Zamfara Gov’s alleged ties to Terrorism

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Zamfara Youth Vanguard for Peace (ZYVP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate Governor Dauda Lawal’s alleged support for terrorist activities in Zamfara State.   In a letter to the President and copied to the National Security Adviser and the Attorney General of the Federation, the group claimed Governor Lawal paid N1.378 billion to bandits and terrorists, contradicting claims of peacebuilding efforts. According to the letter signed by its President, Comrade Bello Yakubu, the group also alleged Lawal ordered crackdowns…

BREAKING: Farida Musa Kalla emerges Business Personality of the Year 2024

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Farida Musa Kalla ,also known as FMK has been announced as Business Personality of the year 2024,by the organizers of Nigeria Service Awards.   Farida Musa Kalla (FMK) is an acclaimed and trailblazing textile entrepreneur, renowned for her groundbreaking work in the African fabric industry. As the founder of FMK, a leading brand specializing in premium Ankara fabrics, Swiss laces, and veils, Farida has built a thriving business that employs over 80 staff members and operates four branches across the region.   She is celebrated as the first woman in…

BIll to establish Police Service Commission Institute scales second reading in Senate

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By James Isaac, Abuja   A Bill for an Act to Establish the Police Service Commission Institute, to serve as a Centre for the Administration and Management of the Commission, and to determine the standard of knowledge and skill to be acquired by the personnel of the Police Service Commission in the oversight of the Nigeria Police Force functions passed second second reading in the Senate on Thursday. Leading the debate on the bill ,the sponsor, Senator Abdulhamid, Mallam-Madori Ahmed (Jigawa North East) said that the bill is borne out…

Dabiri-Erewa celebrates Adedeji Badiru, as he bags Distinguished Award

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has applauded Dr. Adedeji Badiru as he bagged the 2024 Tau Beta PI Association Award. In a statement issued by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Dabiri-Erewa described this feat as his unwavering dedication, resilience, doggedness and quest for success in his profession. She encouraged Badiru to continue the good work he is doing in the engineering world as his contributions is being celebrated globally. The NiDCOM boss urged him to keep up the Nigerian spirit…

Bobrisky Never spoke to me, Never met him before – Falana

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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has disclosed that he has never spoken or met with a crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky before in his lifetime.   Falana made this disclosure when he appeared in an interview on Channels TV on Thursday, insisting that none of his family had anything to do with Bobrisky.   He added that it was true that Bobrisky called his son, Falz, to help him with financial assistance when he was in prison, which he (Falz) refused to do.   Falana said, “Bobrisky…