Author: Saint Augustine

The Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) through its Gambian Chapter has consoled the media community and the families of the bereaved Journalists in the country. A statement signed by Biriam. S. Jobe, the Coordinating Secretary of the JIFORM, West Africa in Banjul conveyed the message of the global media body that has over 300 Journalists covering migration across the continents with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. “We received news of the death of Maimuna Sey Jawo, who was with the The Point Newspaper in The Gambia. This sad news occurred on Saturday 22nd of January, 2022 following a brief illness.…

The Governor of Yobe State, His Excellency, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has expressed the appreciation of the good people of Yobe State for the immense sacrifices of troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI to ensure lasting peace and stability in Yobe and other states in the North East region. The Governor made this statement on Saturday during Headquarters Sector 2 Nigerian Army Social Activities (NASA) held in Damaturu Township Stadium, Yobe State capital. He stressed that his administration is determined to support security agencies to tackle the menace of Boko Haram insurgency in the…

On Saturday, January 22, 2022, the entire Lagos Police Command structure gathered at POWA Hall, Oduduwa Close, GRA, Ikeja to honour one of their own, Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Hakeem Odumosu. The honour simultaneously held alongside the Command’s 2021 end of year get together. Odumosu is the immediate past Lagos State Commissioner of Police. He was elevated to the rank of AIG recently and decorated last Friday in Abuja by the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba. As Lagos Police boss, Odumosu successfully degraded crimes and criminalities in the state deploying the best of military intelligence and…

As the year 2022 takes off in full swing, a chieftain of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) Alhaji Abdullahi Inuwa Mohammed has called on the federal government to expedite action on the the reconstruction of the Mile 2 – Tincan Island Port road to ease the hardship encountered on the road by commuters and truckers alike on daily basis. Mohammed who made this call in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos on Thursday noted that the completion of the reconstruction work on the road was one of the major expectations of the entire maritime stakeholders which…

The Nigeria Diaspora 4040 is set to unveil a publication tagged Diaspora 4040 Journal on 26th of March 2022, a statement by the Media Adviser of the organization, Ajibola Abayomi has revealed. Ajibola, the President of the Journalists International Forum For Migration, (JIFORM) comprising over 300 Journalists covering migration matters across the continents said the Diaspora Journal was being packaged to make the anticipated readers relate with the glories and challenges of typical Diasporans from their newcomer days into how they pass through the thick-and-thin of living abroad and with the pains-and-gains of those living abroad. The digital and hard…

… Wants Ministry to disclose findings over alleged misappropriation of funds The African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has urged the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to intensify efforts towards the successful conduct of elections into the Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN). In a letter addressed to the Minister and dated 11th January, 2022, the President, APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite observed that the election needed to be concluded to avoid a vacuum in the Council given the track record of the humongous challenges…

The new Director of Defence Information (DDI), Major General Ohwonigho Jimmy Akpor has urged the Nigerian media to play a noble role towards complementing the efforts of the Armed Forces and other security agencies in ensuring national security. Major Gen. Akpor takes over from Air Commodore Wap Maigida who has been acting since erstwhile DDI, Major Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr was appointed Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), in South Sudan. Speaking during the event, the new Defence spokesman acknowledged the media as the watchdog of the society and a vital…

The Oyo State government has distributed COVID-19 first aid kits to some Non-Formal Learning Centers, under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, saying this is part of its efforts at ensuring rapid response to emergency situations at its learning centers. Distributing the customized kits to the beneficiaries in Ibadan, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, explained that the Board will not rest on its oars towards ensuring that centers are given required support within BESDA provisions. He added that the gesture was to guarantee necessary first aid treatment when required and prevent avoidable death, while the BESDA programme…

…Sets to advertise for expression of interest for political appointments The Anambra State Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has said that the global objective of the transition committee was to help the government and the governor-elect to achieve a seamless transition adding that they were ready to hit the ground running from day one. Soludo who disclosed this in his opening speech at the inauguration of the 80-man Anambra Transition Committee at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Agulu, Anambra State on Thursday observed that the task of the committee would be elaborated, but three stand out. According to him, “First is…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has expressed the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in sustaining the collaborative healthcare arrangement with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). This, he said is in order to further improve healthcare services for members of the AFN and the nation in general. The CDS who made the disclosure during the visit of the management Staff of the agency, said the AFN would continue the partnership given its commitment to ensuring good healthcare system for personnel and their families. He commended NPHCDA for championing the eradication of…