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Olabisi Tomori Talks About Her Project
(Samuel Odebowale – ABUJA) SENS Newswire Agency had an interview session with Madam Olabisi Tomori of JustRiteSuperstores at Ota over the weekend. She recently launched a public petition at http://chng.it/2j9FPLXM. In this interview, she talked about the need for strengthening elementary educational curriculum with lessons on child rape, abuse and sodomy in Nigeria. Excerpts… SENS: How […]
Ogun State to Reconstruct Agbara Industrial Road
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has indicated wiliness to partner with African Finance Corporation (AFC) towards reconstructing Atan-Lusada-Agbara Road. He made this disclosure while receiving a four-man delegation from the Corporation in Abeokuta yesterday, led by a Senior Director, Mr. Taiwo Adeniji. The road has been in highly deplorable condition for six years. it […]
APC youth leaders sign Peace Pact ahead Kogi election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Leaders across the 21 Local Government Area Councils in Kogi have signed a peace pact as the governorship election in the state draws close. The Peace Pact was signed at a “Political Parties Peace Forum’’ meeting on “Vote, Not Fight: Election No Be War” with APC Youth Leaders Forum […]
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SA Government will work with tourism stakeholders
(Pretoria) – Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Wednesday completed the first of a series of engagements with tourism stakeholders with a stern commitment to working with the province and the private sector to revitalise Mpumalanga’s tourism economy. Speaking at a breakfast event in Hazyview, Minister Kubayi-Ngubane reminded the industry players of the critical role they […]
FIFA set to punish racists
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged Italian soccer authorities to hand out stadium bans for supporters guilty of racism after another incident in a Serie A match between Atalanta and Fiorentina on Sunday. Play was briefly suspended after Fiore’s Brazilian wing-back Dalbert reportedly told referee Daniele Orsato he had been the target of racist abuse […]
Governor Ayade calls on the world to stop wars
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has called on nations of the world to put an end to wars and crises all over the globe and embrace peace. Ayade, who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu, made the call on Sunday in Calabar during the flag off of the first dry-run of the […]
Merkel urges Turkey to end fighting in Syria
Turkey must stop its military operations in northern Syria which bring even more suffering to the already war-ravaged country, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, re-iterating her calls for an end to the fighting. In her statement to the German parliament, she also criticized that the offensive would bring new insecurity to the region and […]
Boko Haram, ISWAP move to North and Central Africa
The Nigerian Army says there is observed massive exodus of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists out of their hideout in Lake Chad Tumbus to North and Central Africa sub-regions. Col. Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Musa said that the […]
Making a Case for COVID-19 Diagnostic Centre in Ogun State
Ogun State Government has requested the Federal Ministry of Health to upgrade the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Isolation Centre at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, to a COVID-19 Diagnostic Centre. This was recently disclosed by Hon. Remmy Hazzan, Special Adviser on Communications to Ogun State Governor. Nigeria’s population was estimated as 200 million people last year. The […]
PRESS RELEASE: AFRICA EDTECH FAIR 2019 INVADING LAGOS
The Lagos edition of Africa Education Technology Fair (AFRICA EDTECH) is set to hold on the 28th and 29th of June 2019 at Muson Center, Onikan Lagos. The theme of the event is “Application of Technology to Enhance Human Capacity Development and Innovation in Africa”. Africa Education Technology Fair is a flagship initiative of Brainiacs […]
DBE Second Chance programme hits Pimville, Soweto
Soweto residents have been given a second chance to obtain their matric certificate as part of the Basic Education Department’s Second Chance Matric Programme. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga took the campaign blitz to Pimville, Soweto, in Gauteng on Tuesday. The programme aims to provide support to learners who have not been able to meet […]