Author: Prime Times
APC has a manifesto (a very fine one at that) and PDP should apologize to Nigerians for detailing its mercenaries in the Buhari administration – including Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Agency CEOs, Board Chairmen, Directors, Security and Intelligence Chiefs – to ensure that policies, programmes, projects and practices of the Buhari administration are not reflective of the APC manifesto. Our attention has been drawn to the mischievous and regrettable savage attack by Kola Ologbondiyan’s PDP on our party, All Progressives Congress (APC), which is also an attack on a key objective of South-East APC Presidency Project 2023, that is, to use…
Racial Equity 2030 seeks to scale transformative ideas that will improve the lives of children, families and communities across the globe. W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced the launch of Racial Equity 2030, a call for bold solutions to drive an equitable future for children, families and communities across the globe. This came in honor of the foundation’s 90th anniversary, the Challenge will award $90 million to invite, build and scale actionable ideas for transformative change in the systems and institutions that uphold inequities. “Racial Equity 2030 is an invitation to build on this moment and advance equity,” said La June Montgomery…
The President of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), Ayoyemi Mojoyinola has faulted the establishment of the Special Weapon and Tactics Team (SWAT) unit as an immediate replacement of the Special Anti-robbery squad (SARS) which was disbanded following massive protests by Nigerian youths in reaction against the widespread brutality and injustice experienced in the hands of SARS operatives. The President of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), Ayoyemi Mojoyinola has faulted the establishment of the Special Weapon and Tactics Team (SWAT) unit as an immediate replacement of the Special Anti-robbery squad (SARS) which was disbanded following massive protests…
Many Nigerians may not be aware of the significance of the month of October beyond the registered fact that it is the month of our Independence. The 1st day of the month every year is no doubt a day of celebration for most Nigerians, led by the Federal Government, to mark the independence of the country from colonial rule in 1960. However, for citizens of the modern world, October holds another importance. By Apaokagi, Abdulquadir Abiola Many Nigerians may not be aware of the significance of the month of October beyond the registered fact that it is the month of…
The immediate past Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and Commissioner for Information and Strategy designate in Ogun State, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odusile has called on Nigerians and those in position of responsibilities not to look down on any Journalist, he added that hoard information from journalists may give room for rumours and insinuations. From Bola Ogunlayi, Ibadan The immediate past Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and Commissioner for Information and Strategy designate in Ogun State, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odusile has called on Nigerians and those in position of responsibilities not to look down on any Journalist, he added that hoard information from…
Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has hhas been praised for bankrolling the medical expenses of an Ilorin- based veteran journalist, Alhaji Ibrahim Salami. From Saadat Ibraheem , Ilorin Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has hhas been praised for bankrolling the medical expenses of an Ilorin- based veteran journalist, Alhaji Ibrahim Salami. Salami, a former photo journalist with The Herald and later photo editor of the National Pilot newspaper, is billed for a leg surgery at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). The Kwara state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and National League…
…Says ‘Yoruba One Voice’ Group Is A Fraud A Yoruba socio-cultural Organisation in the United Kingdom, Egbe Isokan Yoruba, has condemned the purported rally slated for October 1st 2020, by a newly formed group named ‘Yoruba One Voice’. Adding that achieving Oodua Republic is not day journey. The Group described the intention behind the rally as fraudulent and enjoined Yoruba not to stick out their necks to be brainwashed by a kangaroo arrangement aimed at feathering a selfish nest. In a press statement issued and jointly signed by the President and General Secretary of the group, Chief Akinola Rufus and Mr.…
The President of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), Mojoyinola Ayoyemi, has felicitated with Nigerians as the country celebrates 60th Anniversary. He added that the Guild will use power of investigative Journalism to promote public accountability. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 1st, 2020 and signed by the National Secretary of the Guild, Abdulrahman Aliagan noted that we have lot of reasons to celebrate Nigeria @60 despite numerous challenges facing the nation. Ayoyemi urged the citizens to be patriotic, law abiding and contribute their quota towards nation building, adding that government alone can’t make Nigeria great. He, however,…
Bags 98 Years Jail Term A former staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has been handed a cumulative 98 years in prison by Justice Muniru Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court for fraud. From Bola Ogunlayi, Ibadan A former staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has been handed a cumulative 98 years in prison by Justice Muniru Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court for fraud. Adesakin, female, was found guilty of fraud against her employers to the tune of N49,320,652.32 (Forty-nine Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty-two Naira,…
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has partners with Huawei, a company that has the largest share of the global modular data center market, to build an uptime TIER- IV Municipal Disaster Recovery Data Center.