Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Adeleke Inaugurates Committee On Construction Of Airport In Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has set up an inter-ministerial committee that will look into the construction of an international airport in the state. Inaugurating the committee in the Osun State governor’s office in Osogbo, the state capital on Tuesday, Adeleke noted that Osun is the only state in South-West Nigeria without an airport. He said that the committee will initiate, develop and actualise the plan towards executing the airport project. The chairman of the committee, Dr. Bashir Salami, commended the governor for setting up the committee and assured that…

FG Announces N75 billion Interest-free Loan For 1.5m Market Women President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government announced on Tuesday that it will kickstart providing a non-interest loan of N50,000 to 1.5 million market women under the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program. Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. She stated that the N75 billion market women fund, to be named the Iyaloja Fund for underprivileged female traders, is set to be inaugurated on Oct 17. According to the Minister, the initiative…

Messi Takes Decision On Leaving Inter Miami Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi, will not end at the MLS club or Barcelona, according to El Nacional. Messi joined Miami this summer and the contract he signed will expire in 2025. At that point, the 36-year-old will look to return to boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys in his native Argentina. There is an option for Messi to extend his deal with Miami for an extra year but it is believed he wants to retire in his homeland. Messi departed Barcelona in 2021 after over 20 years at the club, having joined the…

17 Independent Power Distributors Get Licences, 10 Operational The Federal Government has issued licenses to 17 Independent Electricity Distribution Networks operators, among which 10 are currently operational, the government announced on Tuesday. It disclosed this in the 2022 Market Competition Report released on Tuesday by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government. The government revealed this while providing a breakdown of the country’s power distribution segment. Nigeria’s power sector is basically categorised into the electricity generation, transmission and distribution segments. In November 2013 when the sector was unbundled into the three segments, 11 successor distribution companies…

Tech firm donates N25m automated cinema to Lagos orphanage Olayinka Odejayi and Kehinde Awoyinfa (Co-founders Triangle); Air Vice Marshal Anthony Okpere (Lions Club); Pharm. (Mrs) Toyin Oke-Osayintolu (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development); Mr Akin Oyebode (Honorable Commissioner of Finance Ekiti State); Mr Mobolaji Abubakar Ogundele (Honorable Commissioner of Youth and Social Development); Mrs Ikomu (Lions Club) and Kingsley Duru, during the opening of the home cinema at Lions Orphanage, Lekki, Lagos. A Technology Solutions Provider, the Triangle Nigeria, on Tuesday donated an automated state-of-the-art Cinema worth N25 million to the Lions Motherless Babies Home at Lekki. The…

Morocco, 5 others across 3 continents to host 2030 World Cup matches Morocco, Spain, and Portugal have been named hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will host the opening matches to mark the tournament’s centenary. World football body FIFA disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, even though they were due to announce the hosts next year. The joint bid from Morocco, Portugal, and Spain was the sole candidate to host the tournament. The inaugural World Cup in 1930 was held in Uruguay and won by the hosts. Wednesday’s decision by FIFA marks the…

PRO stated that the beneficiaries are from 20 selected LG areas in the state, and each beneficiary would get ₦50,000. Small-scale businesses (Credit: Youth Entrepreneurship) The Katsina State Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), says ₦300 million grant will be disbursed to 6,000 small scale business operators under the COVID -19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus programme (NG-CARES). The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Ashiru Mamman-Ingawa, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the beneficiaries are from 20 selected local government areas in the state, adding that each beneficiary would get about ₦50,000. Mamman-Ingawa said the…

Linda Osifo was bullied over her skin colour so much she thought about bleaching The actress moved back to Nigeria, after growing up in Canada, to start a career in Nollywood. Nollywood actress Linda Osifo has narrated what it was like for her to take the chance and move to Nigeria from Canada to pursue her acting career. During a guest appearance on the With Chude podcast, the veteran actress spoke about her leap of faith, as well as the challenges she faced after moving to Nigeria. Starting from the beginning she spoke about her first time in Lagos State…

Ola Aina Named Best Player At Nottingham Forest Nigerian defender Ola Aina has been named Nottingham Forest’s Player of the Month for September, overthrowing his countryman, Taiwo Awoniyi. Recall that in August, Awoniyi was named the best player at the club. But after an unbeatable performance in September Ola Aina succeeded him by receiving 40 percent of the votes from fans. Aina played three times for the Tricky Trees during the evaluated month as they defeated Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, drew Burnley 1-1 at the City Ground, and lost 2-0 to Manchester City. The 26-year-old joined Forest on a…

Why I Stopped Making Music, By Dr. Sid Veteran singer, Sidney Onoriode Esiri aka Dr Sid has explained why he suddenly quit music. In an interview with BTS podcast, Dr Sid said he quit because his last last music project fell short of his expectations, leading him to venture into filmmaking.  He also added that he felt he had achieved ultimate success with music by receiving awards, touring the world and delivering hit records. “I had pretty much lived my dream, I had done every single thing I wanted to do in music, I had won awards, I had toured…