The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has called on government at all levels to “set up isolation centres and units as proactive measures to stay a step ahead of the deadly Ebola virus.” The body also commended the Nigerian media’s reportage and sensitisation measures taken as part of campaign against the disease, since its…
Women Advocates Seek Media Coverage for Female Rights
In a bid to ensure increased and improved media reportage of girls and women rights in Nigeria, gender advocates from civil society organisations have called for a wider media coverage and prompt reportage of female rights. They made the call on August 7 at a round table discussion in Lagos organised to appraise the viewpoint…
WriteHouse Collective Signs Dami Ajayi
WriteHouse Collective, a firm poised to create credible and enduring platforms for writers has recently signed a publishing contract with Dami Ajayi, shortlist of the Melissa Manuscript Prize Ajayi is a prolific bard; a medical doctor by day and writer by night. He is also the co-publisher of the Saraba Magazine and one of the…
Dangote Doubles Capacity of Ibeshe Cement Plant
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, has increased the capacity of Dangote Cement Plc, Ibeshe, Ogun State plant from 6 million tonnes to 12 million tonnes per annum by adding two new lines. Sunday Adondua, deputy manager, production/process and training coordinator, said of the new lines: Lines Three and Four, one has been commissioned and…
Osun Election: Policemen Protest Non-Payment of Allowances
There has been an outbreak of violence at the Police headquarters, Osun State on Monday. Policemen posted to the state for the August 9, 2014 governorship elections are protesting non payment of their allowance. The road leading to the police headquarters has been blocked by the protesting police officers. They have also decided to vent…
Jubilation in Osun
Women, men, the aged, children and even the physically challenged gathered at the Freedom Park,Old Garage, Osogbo, Osun State on Sunday morning to celebrate the victory of the re-elected governor, Rauf Aregbesola. Many of them are decked in the colours of the APC, the governors’ party, wielding brooms, the party’s symbol. There are also firework…
Aregbesola Re-elected
Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent governor of Osun State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been re-elected in the governorship election held on Saturday. The election, which was held under very tight security recorded a massive turnout of registered voters. Bamitale Omole, Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ife, the Returning Officer, said…
Osun Election: For the Love of Journalism
Journalists, Observers, Party agents and security personnel are sleeping in INEC office around 1;45am on Sunday as they await results from officials.
Osun Elections: INEC Under Pressure to Alter Results
There are speculations in Osogbo that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are under intense pressure to doctor results of the governorship election held in Osun State on Saturday in favour of Iyiola Omisore, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the exercise. Sources say the plan was to delay the collation…
Osun Election: Vote Counting Begins
At most polling units across the state, vote counting is currently ongoing while voting is gradually coming to an end in the few remaining centers. On the average, results announced at polling units show the PDP leading in areas considered to be its stronghold and the APC leading in its own areas of strength too.…
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