Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

NEMA attends to Ondo flood victims, gives relief materials The relief materials. Photo: NEMA The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has urged grassroots governments to initiate policies aimed at assisting communities in combating weather-related disasters and building a resilient nation. Umar, represented by the Assistant Chief Search and Rescue Officer of NEMA Ado Ekiti Office, Mr Abogunrin Adesina, also called on local governments to intensify sensitisation efforts to reduce the incidence of disasters and mitigate their impact. NEMA Officials presenting the items to the affected residents. Photo: NEMA According to a statement released by…

Burkina Faso Let Go Of Nigeria Air Force Crew After Diplomatic Talk Burkina Faso has let go of Nigerian Air Force aircraft and 11 detained military personnel after nine days of captivity, following successful high-level diplomatic negotiations in Ouagadougou led by Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar. The resolution came after intense engagement between a Nigerian delegation and Burkina Faso’s military government, including discussions with junta leader President Ibrahim Traoré. The delegation, acting on President Bola Tinubu’s directive, included senior representatives from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Defence Ministry, and NAF Headquarters. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, citing an official briefed…

Ogbori Elemoso matter: Firm denies Nollywood veteran Paimo’s copyright claim Fewchore Studios has denied claims that it unlawfully remade the classic Yoruba film, Ogbori Elemoso. It insisted that the project is an original historical production developed from independent research and authorised by the Soun of Ogbomosoland. The clarification follows allegations by veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Olalere Paimo, popularly known as “Eda Onile Ola,” who said his intellectual property was being exploited without consent. The controversy follows Paimo’s claim that Ogbori Elemoso, a historical Yoruba film produced in the early 1980s, was being remade without his permission. The film, which earned…

Federal ministries achieve full digital compliance, ushering in paperless civil operations File: The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack. The Federal Government has declared that all 31 federal ministries and departments have achieved full compliance with digital operations, marking the completion of the transition to a paperless civil service. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, said this on Wednesday night in Abuja at the Paperless Civil Service Gala and Awards Night. She said the development marked a major milestone in public service reform, moving government operations from manual,…

“Africa Has the Potential to Meet Global Demand for Cassava” – Former President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetsi Masisi … working at making Africa a formidable agricultural player on the globe. In a significant move aimed at enhancing agricultural practices across the African continent, former President of Botswana, His Excellency Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetsi Masisi, embarked on a visit to Agbeyewa Farms located in the Ipao and Gede/Iyemero areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria. During this visit, he emphasized the critical importance of agricultural development as a strategic tool for diversifying economies within Africa. His tour coincided with a festive occasion where…

FG Prepares For International Flights At Uyo Airport, Inspection Takes Place Keyamo, Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Bassey Eno at inspection The Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo is on the verge of international flight takeoff operations after a federal government inspection team identified only minor deficiencies requiring attention. Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Festus Keyamo, SAN, led a Federal Government Technical Committee that conducted a comprehensive assessment of the airport’s preparedness for international operations. The inspection followed the facility’s recent elevation to full international status by the federal government, with the technical committee charged with verifying that all…

KWAM 1’s Fidipote ruling house requests for overturn of seat since Fusengbuwa defaults in timeframe File Photo: Fuji artist, Wasiu Ayinde, known as KWAM1 The Fidipote Ruling House of Ijebu Ode has written to the Ijebu Ode Local Government Area and Ogun State Government to overturn the right of the eligible ruling house, Fusengbuwa, to the vacant Awujale stool. This was conveyed in a two-page letter addressed to the Secretary, Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of the state, on Wednesday. In the letter co-signed by the Head and Secretary of the ruling house, Oba Tajudeen Omotayo and Omooba Tunde Aderibigbe,…

Engineers Farouk Ahmed, Gbenga Komolafe resign, President Tinubu nominates successors to the Senate for approval President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to…

Ogbori Elemosho matter arising: Veteran Nollywood actor Lere Paimo cries out for help from Makinde, Adeboye L-R: A legal luminary, Orioye Oluwasanmi, renowned firmmaker, Lere Osunpaimo popularly known as “Eda Onile Ola” and Baleqs-Paimo Abdullahi. Photo: Ademola Adegbite. Veteran filmmaker, Lere Paimo, popularly known as “Eda Onile Ola,” on Wednesday, called on Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye and other well-to-do individuals in Nigeria to save him from being allegedly cheated over his long, originally produced “Ogbori Elemosho”. He made this call during a press conference held in…

Lai Mohammed launches book to honour Buhari posthumously File photo: Lai Mohammed Buhari served as Nigeria’s president from May 29, 2015, to May 29, 2023. Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, unveiled his new book, ‘Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration’, in Abuja on Wednesday. The launch was scheduled to coincide with what would have been the 83rd birthday of the late President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at the launch, Mohammed explained that the book, originally set to be launched on his own birthday, December 6, was moved to December 17 as a tribute to…