The federal government is to complete work on the construction of 2000 kilometres of road across the six geopolitical zones of the country in the 2016 budget, the minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola said this yesterday during the 2016 budget defence before the Joint Committes on Power, Works and Housing, Development and Regional Planning as well as Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) at the House of Representatives. He added that another 2000 kilometers would be constructed each in 2017 and 2018, under a 3-year plan. Fashola informed the join committees that out of the…
Author: Pride Team
Eminent scholars and personalities have called for an urgent review of the Ibadan chieftaincy tradition to encourage younger, educated and influential men to ascend the exalted throne of the Olubadan of Ibadanland. They bared their minds at a symposium organised by the Oyo State Government in continuation of a week-long activities for the funeral of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I, at the Trenchand Hall of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. A former Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Ismael Olalekan Alli, who represented the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, at the event, said the symposium was…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to beam its searchlight on the activities of Governor Ayodele Fayose and his business associates in the execution of the new airport and market projects in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in a statement on Monday that the alarm became imperative in the face of mind-boggling revelations in the execution of the proposed projects by the governor using his business associates as alleged fronts to misappropriate Ekiti money like he did during his first term in the moribund poultry project. Listing…
Members of the Senate Committee on Health on were surprised during the 2016 budget defence when the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, Monday revealed that strange figures have been smuggled into budget proposal of the Ministry by some civil servants. Shocked by the Prof. Adewole statement, the chairman of the Committee, Senator Lanre Tejuosho quickly called for Executive session. But before Committee went on closed session, the Minister vowed to present another budget proposal to the committeeon Tuesday. When the Minister, disclosed that strange figures have been smugled into 2016 budget, Senator Tejuosho said: “Honourable Minister, we need to have an…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised Minister of Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola to “ensure that regulatory authorities are not allowed to get away with 45 percent increase in electricity tarrifs by promoting compliance with the November 2013 ruling on the matter by two UN special rapporteurs.” This followed a nationawide protest on Monday by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress against the increase in electricity tariffs, demanding an immediate reversal of the hike. In a statement today signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organisation said, “Nigeria is an important member of the UN and have voluntarily…
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Rivers South-East Senatorial District re-run election has said that electing him for the second time is in the best interest of Rivers State and that the interest of the state should be paramount as against personal interest. Speaking at a media parley, well attended by journalists at his residence in Port Harcourt on Monday, Senator Abe said that if voted for, he would be the only ranking senator of APC in both South-South and South-East, which would confer to him certain privileges which will be in the best interest of…
Enugu State Government has issued a note of warning to the defaulters of the ban it placed on the use of motorcycles within its capital territory which comprises Enugu North, East, and South local council areas. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Elder Gabriel Ajah, “the attention of Government of Enugu State has been drawn to the gradual violation of the ban on the use of motorcycles Law in Enugu Capital Territory which consist of three Local Government Areas, namely Enugu North, Enugu East, and Enugu South”. This ban which is a conscious effort of…
When we say androgyny, your mind is likely to dance around the ‘women wearing male-looking clothes’ idea. Seldom would your thinking drift towards ‘man wearing female-looking clothes’, talk less of ‘man wearing actual female clothes’. The thought might have crossed the mind of those who are tagged cross-dressers, but that’s where it halts. Recently, Jaden Smith was made the face of Louis Vuitton womenswear. The teenager seems to be on the path of reinventing androgyny, and we kind of have mixed feelings about this one. We aren’t sure a lot of men would want to be seen in a dress,…
Recently we wrote about pom poms and how they’ve made it from being a cheering tool for cheerleaders, to a fun and trendy accessory in the world of fashion. And though it is dominantly present in womenswear brands, men can also rock this trend, as proven by Nigerian designer, Mai Atafo. A prolonged introduction isn’t necessary, as Mai is a well-known bespoke fashion tailor in Africa and the world – we dare say. This implies, he’s well versed when it comes to fashion and of course he’s a stylish-muse for many. We couldn’t help but notice his spiff look to…
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday dismissed two applications seeking to stop the prosecution of the two engineers who constructed the collapsed six-storey building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Ikotun area of Lagos. The collapse of the building, which occurred on September 12, 2014, led to the death of 116 persons. The two engineers and their companies had filed separate applications challenging the competence of the manner with which the criminal charge was served on them. The defendants through their lawyers – Chief E.L. Akpofure (SAN) and Mrs. Titi Akinlawon (SAN), had contended that the order…