Author: Vera
One of the Eye-catching series of festivals celebrated in Ipele Town, the Ero Festival stands out. The festival attracts not only indigenes and residents of Ipele Town also friends, well wishers, in-laws, co-workers and admirers of culture and tradition in all environs. Ero festival is an age long ‘age- grade” celebration which brings people of certain age bracket together at a certain time of the year where citizens belonging to same age group return home to celebrate with his or her age mates. The basic attraction and one unique thing about the Ero Festival is that it comes once in…
The Ag. Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi MFR has called for a strategic partnership between Customs and the Oyo state government in the fight against smuggling. The Ag. CGC made the call when he visited the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Adebayo Lawal, on Monday, 14th August 2023, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Stating the purpose of his visit, the Ag. CGC noted that smuggling threatens the security of the nation. Hence, it should be a matter of concern for all tiers of government. He said, “It is important for us to call on the state government to…
Management, Staff and colleagues of the Corps have been urged to focus on excellence rather than challenges of life. The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, said this while Commending participants for completing the course and wished them well in the service. The Public Relations Officer( PRO ), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Deputy Superintendent of Corps Abolurin Oluwaseun Olumide has emerged the overall best winner, during the graduation ceremony of the participants of the Maiden Staff Course 01/23 of NSCDC Command and Staff College, Lamingo, Jos, on…
As Bendel Insurance FC tango against Aso Chef’s of Algeria in CAF Cup in Benin, Edo State Speaker Blessing Agbebaku has charged Edo Arsenal to aim for total success. Recall that Bendel Insurance FC has waited for 43 yrs for a continental football ticket and would do thrive to conquer the visitors at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. The Speaker therefore enjoined all fans to come out in their large numbers to cheer the team to victory. Insurance of Benin overcame Enugu Rangers 1-0 to pick the continental ticket.Edo State football Association has also thrown the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium gates open…
No fewer than Eleven Local Government Area Councils in Gombe State with over 2000 AthIetes will participate in the U-15 AthIetics Open Trials for the forthcoming National Youth Games in Delta State. The trials which is planned by the Gombe Athletics Association (GAA) will start August 17-18th at the Pantami Stadium and would feature the following events, 100/200m, 400m, Long jump and High jump, etc, for all boys and girls. Entries for the competition will end on or before August 16th with each participating AthIete to provide his or her birth certificate as pre-selection requirements for participation. According to the…
The South West Zone, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Oyo State Command, Department of State Services (DSS) have agreed to work closer to enhance service to stakeholders Nigerian Shippers Council Director in charge of the South West Zone and National Coordinator, Presidential Port Standing Task Team (PSTT), Mr. Moses Fadipe who led the NSC team in a courtesy visit to DSS, Ibadan, Oyo State Command disclosed that the visit was aimed at creating harmonious working relationship with relevant Federal Government Agencies in the South West Geo –political zone to ensure efficient and effective collaboration and service delivery. Fadipe disclosed…
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye Olanrewaju also known as Bobrisky, has lost his father, Kunle Okuneye, to the cold hands of death. Debola Okunneye, a son, who confirmed the death of the father today, Monday, 14th August 2023, said, “Yes, my father died this morning and we are making preparations for his burial.” According to Lastborn, a friend and colleague of the deceased, who is the Secretary of the Beach Nigeria Enterprises, a car hire service situated at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, where the late Okunneye worked as one of its directors, also confirmed that the deceased will be…
Cristiano Ronaldo has won his first ever title of the Saudi Pro League after thumping Al Hilal 2-1 in Arab Club Champion title on Saturday.Ronaldo who guided 10-man Al-Nassr to their first win ever scored a brace after Al-Nassr defender Abdulelah Al-Amri was sent off.Ronaldo failed to land a trophy last season after his move to Al-Nassr, who finished runners-up in the Saudi Pro League, but the 38-year-old scored six times in the tournament to finish as its top scorer en route to the title.The tournament is played by top Arab clubs in the region and included teams from Saudi…
A Nigerian registered company Melsmore Marine Nigeria limited has been given the responsibility for the relocation of the Modular Floating Dock of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, from the Naval Dockyard to the waterfront of the Dolphine Jetty at the NPA Dockyard which used to be the Continental Shipyard. In a statement, NIMASA said the company will move the floating dock from the Naval Dockyard to the waterfront of the Dolphine Jetty at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dockyard which used to be the Continental Shipyard. Representative of Melsmore, Danny Fuchs, recently engaged the Management of NIMASA…
The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, has given a marching order to all Zonal Commanders and State Commandants to intensify patrols, monitoring and surveillance on Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) across the country, including manholes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CG gave this charge at the second edition of the CG’s quarterly conference in 2023, where he affirmed the critical nature of CNAI to national security and socio-economic development. “There is need for the Corps to strengthen security in all aspects of the country’s Critical…