Delẹ Aláké, Nigeria’s Solid Minerals ministerhas unveiled an action plan for the ministry that will reposition and generate Direct Foreign Investment for the Federal Government through the ministry. In its efforts to diversifying the Nigerian economy, the Ministry of Solid Minerals id targeting to add at least 50% to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Also, the Solid Minerals Ministry is poised to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the country through several initiatives. Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr. Dele Alake, declared that mining is a big business and Nigeria…
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Student’s performance to determine Ondo public school teachers’ promotion -Olabimtan
Ondo State Government has directed that, there is no going to be automatic promotion for teachers in the Public Primary School as from next year. The Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Rt Hon Victor Olabimtan dropped the hint during an interactive session with the Education Secretaries from the eighteen Local Government Areas of the State at the Board Corporate Headquarters, Akure. According to Olabimtan the directive became necessary in order to enhance better performance of pupils of public schools in Common Entrance Examination into Public…
Read MorePolice arrests vandal for stealing IBEDC transformer parts
The Ogun State Police Command said its operatives at the Owode Egba division, on Friday, arrested a suspected vandal, Adewole Adekunle. The suspect, said to be based in Eleko, Ajah, Lagos State, was allegedly found with some vandalised transformer parts which belonged to the Showo Community, Kobape, along Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway and owned by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company. These were disclosed in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutula. According to Odutola, the suspect was arrested following complaints by villagers who tipped the police around…
Read MoreCadet dies in academy, colleagues allege starvation
A100-level course 9 police cadet, A.S. Jika, dropped dead at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, on Saturday, after being continuously starved and malnourished for over two weeks. Some of the cadets accused the Commandant, Assistant Inspector-General, Sadiq Abubakar, of high-handedness and financial mismanagement of feeding allowance meant for the students. Jika, who hailed from Adamawa State, and was in the Department of Computer Science, collapsed inside the toilet in the early hours of Saturday. A cadet, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid being victimized, said the…
Read MoreHow RCCG Pastor, Prince Olaoye emerged as Soun-elect
AS the selection of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, a Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, as the new Soun of Ogbomoso land continues to generate controversy, the Head of the kingmakers in Ogbomoso, High Chief Sobaloju Otolorin, weekend, cleared the air, affirming that Olaoye is the next king of the ancient town. He dismissed the claim by the Laoye Ruling House that the family had not selected anybody to fill the vacant stool, asserting that due process was followed in the selection of the crown prince. Otolorin,…
Read MoreFrom Pulpit to Palace: The story of Soun-elect of Ogbomoso, Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye
For Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, pastor and a descendant of the 9th Soun of Ogbomoso, Late Oba Laoye Orumogege from Baiyewuwon ruling house of Aremo House, Ode-Aremo, Ogbomoso, those smartly tailored suits will soon give way to traditional Yoruba attire; agbada as he transforms from the man on the pulpit to a first class traditional ruler and king in the palace as Soun of Ogbomoso land. He is a pastor at The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Washington DC, under the leadership of Pastor Enoch Adeboye. His wife,…
Read MoreNew Soun of Ogbomosho emerges
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun-elect of Ogbomosoland. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola said in a statement on Saturday that the announcement followed the long-drawn processes specified under the law. “His Excellency congratulates the new Soun-elect on his ascension to the throne of his forebears,” the statement said. The Commissioner said the exalted position has placed the monarch-elect in the position to facilitate harmony, understanding and tolerance amongst his people. The Commissioner also…
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