The United Nations International Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed worry over the rising number of out-of-school children in Ogun State, saying not less than 43.3 per cent of children in the state are not in school. Chief of UNICEF Field Office for South West Nigeria, Celine Lafoucriere, expressed the concern during an advocacy meeting with members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, on Thursday. Lafoucriere explained that the visit is to collaborate with the house in identifying these children, ensure they are re-channeled towards education and put in place adequate infrastructures, teachers and improve the…
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The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun in Uvwie LGA of Delta State, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh has warned that coastal communities in Akasa LGA of Bayelsa State will be overtaken by flood in the next 10 years if nothing is done to provide shore protection for the area. While noting that farmlands will be overtaken by flood, Rim-Rukeh said, “Akasa Local Government in Bayelsa will be no more in the next 10 years. I predict there will be conflict.” He made the prediction at a one day media capacity building programme organised by the Nigerian National…
Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, winner Mercy Eke has reacted to reports linking her to a viral video of a lady engaging in a sexual act. Eke distanced herself from the video, saying she does not engage in such act. A video had surfaced online showing a lady who bears a striking resemblance with Eke, masturbating. In the video, the woman is seen exposing her private part for the camera while using an adult toy on herself. Condemning the video, the former reality TV star denied wearing socks and piercing her body like the lady in the video. Posting on…
No fewer than 100 farmers who were affected by the flood disaster in Azuoto, Okpuitumo community, Abakiliki LGA of Ebonyi State, have called for financial assistance and relief materials from the state government and the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. The farmers made the request in a collective letter dated 10th September 2024 and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, in Abakaliki. The letter, signed by the Secretary of the Azuoto Village Youth Assembly, Amauche Agbo, urged the agency to provide them with financial assistance and relief materials to cushion the effects of the…
The Premier League will begin hearing into Manchester City’s 115 alleged charges on Monday, Sky Sports News reports. City have been charged with a breach of financial fair play rules over a nine-year period. The period under review is between 2009 and 2018. In that period, City won the Premier League title three times. But the Premier League insists that the champions broke the rules over nine seasons by allegedly failing to provide accurate financial information. Among the charges against City are that they didn’t fully disclose the financial remuneration that were made to one of their managers over a…
Former Barcelona and Arsenal midfielder, Cesc Fabregas has identified his former teammates Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry as the players who always make something special for the team on the pitch of play. Fabregas said he felt much stronger playing alongside Henry or Messi. The Spaniard played alongside Messi at Barcelona, and Henry at Arsenal during his career as a footballer. Speaking on The Rest Is Football Podcast, Fabregas, who is currently the head coach of Serie A side Como, said: “Thierry [Henry] I think together with Lionel Messi are the two players who I felt much stronger when I…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed plans by his administration to introduce a price control mechanism in the state. The Governor stated this during a meeting with market leaders led by the Iyaloja General, Yemisi Abass, at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday. He said to ensure that the cost of food items is much more affordable for the people, it will soon commence Bulk Purchasing Company, which has now been rebranded as Gateway Trading Company. “We’ve also resolved that we will begin the implementation of Bulk Purchase and Selling in the state. To that extent, the state…
Seventeen out of 18 political parties contesting the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election have signed a peace accord ahead of the election. Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi and the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who were present during the signing of the Peace Accord, declined to sign. Aziegbemi told newsmen that they were declining because 10 members of the party were currently being detained by the police in Abuja. “We are here to register our protest before the peace committee and to say that the PDP will not sign peace accord when 10 of our…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has told political parties and their candidates for the Edo State governorship poll that signing of the Peace Accord does not guarantee peaceful election. He called for commitment to the implementation of the Peace Accord. Yakubu spoke on Wednesday during the signing of the Peace Accord by political parties ahead of the 2024 governorship election in the state. The Peace Accord was signed before a former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, representative of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, the Inspector-General…
The Police Command in Kogi State has arrested nine suspects in connection with a communal crisis in Itamah area of Kogi. The crisis occurred after the assassination of the community traditional ruler, Onu Itamah Job Shagari. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday. The late Chief Job Shagari was on Aug. 12 assassinated by some gunmen who invaded the community. The traditional ruler’s death had created rift between two families — the Okenyi Abu-Atika and Shagari-Ebijegor, resulting in communal crisis. But…