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The Olukun of Ikun-Akoko,Akoko SouthWest, Local Government Area of the state, His Royal Majesty Pastor Michael Adedoyin Olokunbola, JP has joined his ancestors. The demise of the king was announced by the Ikun-Akoko Progressive Union. Princess Bolanle Deborah Jacob has been installed as the Regent of the stool of Olukun of Ikun-Akoko on Tuesday 23rd April 2024. The group in a statement said the traditional ruler passed on following a brief illness He was installed the Olukun of Ikun-Akoko on 10th May 2003. He reigned for twenty years and eight months. The group therefore said that it was with deep sense of loss it was announcing the glorious home call of the Olukun of Ikun-Akoko His Royal Majesty Pastor Michael Adedoyin Olokunbola, JP who joined his ancestors on 23rd Januar...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Embassy in Nigeria on Friday donated 50 tonnes of dates to the Federal Government. Sharpedgenews reports that the donation was presented by the Saudi Amb. to Nigeria, Mr Faisal Alghamdi. Dates are basically tropical fruits that are grown on date palm trees. It is scientifically known as phoenix dactylifera and is one of the healthiest fruits in the world. It was received by Amb. Murtala Jimoh, the Deputy Director, Middle East and Gulf Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on behalf of the Nigerian Government. Alghamdi said that the humanitarian donation reflected the brotherly bond between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia that had lasted for decades. According to him, the Saudi government through the King Salman’s Humanitarian Aid and Relief Cen...

President Bola Tinubu says bilateral partnerships must be mutually beneficial, transformative and translate into real gains for ordinary citizens. Tinubu was speaking at the Nigeria-Netherlands Business and Investment Forum in The Hague, Netherlands. He said that Nigeria and Netherlands must explore more creative channels of collaboration, through partnerships, joint ventures and strategic alliances. The President said that this would enable the building of bridges to connect markets and facilitate the flow of goods, services, ideas and peoples. He said his administration was enhancing the business environment in Nigeria to make it very friendly through various reforms. Such reforms, he said, include the cleaning up of the foreign exchange market to make it more transparent...

Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has underscored the pivotal role of biotechnology in driving economic recovery and sustainable development in the region. This is contained in a press statement issued by Abraham Isah, Public Relations Officer(PRO) of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria(BSN) in Abuja on Thursday. The Governor said this at the ongoing 36th International Conference of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria(BSN), held in collaboration with the University of Maiduguri in Maiduguri. Represented by Malam Bukar Tijani, Secretary to the State Government, Zulum emphasised the urgent need to harness the transformative power of biotechnology in addressing the multifaceted challenges facing Borno and Nigeria at large. The Governor, who highlighted pressing socio-econ...

President Bola Tinubu says bilateral partnerships must be mutually beneficial, transformative and translate into real gains for ordinary citizens. Tinubu was speaking at the Nigeria-Netherlands Business and Investment Forum in The Hague, Netherlands. He said that Nigeria and Netherlands must explore more creative channels of collaboration, through partnerships, joint ventures and strategic alliances. The President said that this would enable the building of bridges to connect markets and facilitate the flow of goods, services, ideas and peoples. He said his administration was enhancing the business environment in Nigeria to make it very friendly through various reforms. Such reforms, he said, include the cleaning up of the foreign exchange market to make it more transparent...

President Bola Tinubu has met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of Netherlands where he detailed out a roadmap for enhanced trade opportunities for both countries. At the meeting, Tinubu said that Nigeria was well-positioned to power the clean energy future of Europe and the world with its high-grade lithium deposits. Tinubu met with the Prime Minister at his official residence, known as The Catshuis, in The Hague. The President said Nigeria offers immense opportunities across a pool of sectors and that his administration would deepen reforms to enhance the investment climate. He said Nigeria seeks robust, balanced and mutually beneficial partnerships that would bring about value-addition in areas like solid minerals. “Taking a holistic view of the world order, there is tremen...

A former spokesperson of the Senate, Ayogu Eze, is dead. Eze, aged 65 reportedly died in an Abuja hospital after a protracted illness. He represented Enugu North during the 6th Senate and 7th Senate on the platform of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP). He was a founding member of the PDP before he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he ran for the Enugu state governorship election. During his time in the Senate, he was appointed chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and Media, making him the official spokesperson of the Senate in 2007. After his reelection to the Senate in 2011, he was appointed chairman of the Committee on Works. Eze also served as a member of the Senate Committees on Police Affairs, National Planning, Marine Transport, and ...

The Federal Government on Thursday said demolition of structures within the first three kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will begin on Saturday, April 27. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Korede Keisha, said that structures to be demolished would be those within the designated right of way for the project. Keisha urged property owners who received demolition notices and have concerns to visit the secretariat of the Federal Ministry of Works between Thursday, April 25, and Friday, April 26, to discuss their concerns. She said, “So this press briefing is just to create awareness for all those that may be involved or have one or two things to do along that project corridor. “We’ve sent out demolition notices to as many as are within the right of way, and...