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Fayose, Bindawa lead Tinubu’s 26 new appointments into government agencies
Michael Olumide Alabi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 individuals to the boards and leadership of 10 federal government agencies and commissions, naming former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the…
Read More »Journalism is not a crime: Ogundipe condemns detention of Stanley Ugagbe
Michael Olumide A former President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the African Union of Journalists (AUJ), Lanre Ogundipe, has condemned the arrest and continued detention of journalist Stanley Ugagbe, describing the development as a serious threat to press freedom, the rule of law and Nigeria’s democratic values. In a…
Read More »PDP welcomes safe return of kidnapped Oyo students, teachers, calls for stronger security
Michael Olumide Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed delight over the safe return of the students and teachers who were kidnapped in Oyo State several months ago, describing their rescue as a welcome development for their families and the nation. In a statement issued on Friday by the National Publicity…
Read More »56-Day captivity ends as Tinubu celebrates rescue of Oriire pupils, teachers
Stanley Ihedigbo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed delight over the successful rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted from the Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, commending the security agencies for bringing the 56-day hostage crisis to a peaceful end. The President praised the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Department…
Read More »Health concerns force PWAN Group MD Julius Oyedemi to step down
Michael Olumide Group Managing Director, PWAN Group, Prof. Julius Olaniyi Oyedemi, has resigned from his position, ending his tenure as the second substantive Group Managing Director of one of Nigeria’s leading real estate network-marketing conglomerates. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that Prof. Oyedemi’s decision to step down was primarily influenced…
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Risk, Sustainability Chief, Leye-Odeyemi receives Mirror Excellence Award
L-R: South-West Regional Editor of Authority Newspaper, High Chief John Silas, presenting The Mirror Newspaper Excellence Award – Heroes of Our Time to Head, HoldCo Risk, Sustainability & Capital Management, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Mrs. Tosin Leye-Odeyemi, while The Mirror Newspaper Managing Director, Rev. Stanley Ihedigbo, watches during the award…
Read More »Transformation King sets new benchmark with 120-hour barbering marathon
Michael Olumide Excitement and celebration filled the atmosphere at Iyano-Era in Lagos on Monday as 24-year-old barber and hair stylist, Ikechukwu Damilola, popularly known as “Transformation King,” successfully completed a 120-hour barbering and hairdressing marathon in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record. Damilola reached the 120-hour milestone…
Read More »World Bank-Sponsored IDEAS Project begins six-month Network System Installation training in Lagos
Michael Olumide Beneficiaries selected under the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Project have commenced a six-month intensive training programme in Network System Installation aimed at equipping participants with practical digital and technical skills for the modern workplace. Speaking on the programme, the Chief Executive Officer,…
Read More »Oyo abduction crisis: ‘Nigerians should not relent in prayers,’ Says husband of captive principal
Michael Olumide For Professor Wole Alamu, every passing day has become an exercise in faith, endurance, and hope. His wife, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, Principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains among dozens of victims abducted during a violent attack on a school…
Read More »David Mark mourns General Rabe Abubakar, calls death in captivity a national tragedy
Michael Olumide National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has described the death of former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd), in the custody of his abductors as a national tragedy, warning that the incident underscores the worsening state of insecurity across the…
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