Buhari Orders Police, Army to End Southern Kaduna Crisis

By Modupe Gbadeyanka On October 1, 2023, food enthusiasts and stakeholders will gather at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos to have a taste of Nigerian cuisine at an event organised by 3X4 Foods, a subsidiary of 3 BY 4 Gourmet. The founder of 3X4 Foods, Ms Banke Makinde, said the programme, Street Food Celebration, would be used to showcase the Nigerian culture, through food, to the world. She said the event would provide an opportunity to celebrate Nigeria’s culture, history, and people through street food, and promote cultural entertainment, and delicious gourmet street food. According to her, Street Food Celebration

By Adedapo Adesanya The two leading opposition presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections, Mr Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, approached the Supreme Court to upturn the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which on September 6, affirmed Mr Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the exercise held on Saturday, February 25. Mr Atiku, in his Notice of Appeal predicated on 35 grounds, insisted that the tribunal, in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani, committed grave error and miscarriage

By Precious Olisa The Zamfara State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto State has upheld the election of Mr Dauda Lawal as the governor of the state. Mr Lawal emerged victorious in the election after contesting to govern the state on March 18, 2023, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He defeated the immediate past Governor of the state and current Minister of State for Defence, Mr Bello Matawalle, with an impressive margin of 65,750 votes. The returning officer for the poll had announced that Mr Matawalle, the candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), secured a total

By Bliss Okperan A news report filtering in indicates that a part of the Supreme Court complex in Abuja has been gutted by fire. The incident, according to what Business Post gathered, happened on Monday morning. It was said that offices of three justices were affected by the inferno, whose cause is yet unknown at the time of filing this report. Details later…

By Aduragbemi Omiyale One of the major players in the Nigerian capital market, FMDQ, has changed its name from FMDQ Holdings Plc to FMDQ Group Plc. A notice from the company disclosed that the transformation became effective Wednesday, February 2, 2022. However, the company emphasised in the statement that “there are no changes to our business operations, governance structure, corporate structure or any other aspect of the business as a result of the name change.” It was explained that the decision to change the name of the organisation was to position the firm to consolidate on its vision “to be

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A focused and result-oriented professional, Mrs Folake Soetan, has been appointed as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ikeja Electric Plc. The Banking and Finance graduate of the University of Lagos is taking over control of Nigeria’s largest electricity distribution company (DisCo) from Mr Anthony Youdeowei, who has been the CEO for the last four years. Mr Youdeowei came up with different transformation initiatives while at the helm of affairs at Ikeja Electric, resulting in one of the most aggressive loss reduction recorded in the sector. A statement issued by the energy firm disclosed that the

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The management of Dangote Group has reacted to speculations that it had a hand in the fire outbreak at the Kogi State House of Assembly in the early hours of Monday, October 10, 2022, in Lokoja, the state capital. In a statement issued by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Anthony Chiejina, the company described the allegation made by the Kogi State government as untrue. An inferno completely destroyed the state parliament today. The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, claimed that the Dangote Group sponsored some

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The federal government has promised to achieve sustainable food production in the country by deploying improved varieties, expanding the cultivable land area and supporting agribusiness undertakings. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Muhammad Sabo Nanono, explained that this is “in line with the Ministry’s signed deliverables with the Presidency.” Speaking at an event this week in Abuja, Mr Nanono stated that “the priority area for food security entails engagement with state and non-state actors to facilitate programmes to farmers on mechanisation, extension delivery, commodity production, storage facilities, agro-processing, grazing reserves, livestock transformation and fisheries.” He

By Dipo Olowookere A passenger with Air Peace identified as Mr Christopher Aniagboso got more than he bargained for on Monday when he was de-boarded by the airline over claims that he could not communicate in English during safety briefing. During safety briefing for passengers in the over-wing exit seats, the passenger asked the cabin crew to translate the briefing to him in Igbo language and not English as is the standard, claiming Igbo language is his preferred choice of communication. However, the cabin crew declined Mr Aniagboso’s request and when he refused the offer by his co-passengers on the

By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel **Urges FG to Explore Tech for Grassroots Education With the large figure of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the president of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Mrs Margee Ensign, has advised the federal government on how it can reach children who are not getting formal education in the country. The AUN president said that the government should adopt the use of technology to reach out-of-school children even in their homes. She recalled how the school was able to execute the Technology Enhanced Learning for All (TELA) project and use radio and computer tabloids to reach over 30,000

By Dipo Olowookere A prolific filmmaker and showbiz personality, Ms Kemi Adetiba, has expressed optimism that in the nearest future, entertainment companies will be on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited. According to her, the platform has done well to provide an avenue to attract entertainment outfits and expose them to an array of investors, including institutional and offshore investors, to raise funds to finance their projects. Ms Adetiba is one movie maker that has enjoyed the benefits a global platform offers to promote her works. Her flicks have enjoyed massive views on the global streaming channel, Netflix, and this has

By Dipo Olowookere President Muhammadu Buhari has set up an inter-agency Presidential Committee on Asset Recovery as part of the efforts to strengthen the ongoing fight against corruption. The committee is headed by the Vice President, Mr Yemi Osinbajo. Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he received the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, in Abuja on Friday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Mr Segun Adeyemi. The Minister also called for the support of the UN