Author: Akintayo Adams

Jane Ibiba Odili, Ogun State Commandant of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has decried the use of prayers, torturing and starvation to solve mental issues caused by drug abuse. The Commander of Narcotics said mental illness is a chronic brain disorder that requires professional treatment, and not a spiritual attack that can be cured by prayer or fasting. “Yes, international best practices and a body of research have shown that you don’t use punitive measures to treat somebody who abuses drugs because research has shown that drug abuse is a chronic brain disorder. “Even if you tie the…

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), through its Continent 3s digital transformation drive, themed ‘A World of Unlimited Possibilities’ future boot camp valued at over ₦400 million has imparted over 1,000 Nigerian youths. This is part of the church’s way of celebrating the 82nd birthday of their renowned General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. The initiative was further explained by the Personal Assistant and Son of the General Overseer, Pastor Oluwagbemileke Adeboye, who fielded questions from reporters on Saturday. He said the aim of the program, the first of its kind on the continent is to alleviate poverty through…

Kingsley Achife has ceased being the Managing Director of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). His dismissal was announced in a memo by the Board of Directors of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company. The board failed to renew Achife’s contract and have since named Francis Agoha as the acting Managing Director of the IBEDC effective from May 31. “Dear colleagues, the Board of Directors of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company wishes to inform the staff that it has decided not to renew the contract of the current Managing Director, Kingsley Achife,” the memo read. “The Board expresses its deepest gratitude to…

Organized Labour comprising of the NLC and TUC have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to personally intercede in negotiation over the National Minimum Wage. This act, according to the Labour might avert the indefinite strike scheduled to take-off on Monday. Recall, on the 28th of May, three days to the ultimatum issued by the Organized Labour, the FG proposed a fresh ₦60,000 minimum wage for workers across the federation. Once again, the offer was rejected by the workers’ bodies, as they did to the previous proposals of ₦48,000, ₦54,000 and ₦57,000. The Labour, while addressing newsmen, reminded the President…

Former Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua is set to go punch-to-punch against one of Filip Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois in September. However, the fight, scheduled for Wembley on 21st of September would only come to life if the IBF title is stripped off Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk defeated Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on May 18 to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years, but it was expected that the Ukrainian would have the IBF belt taken from him in no distant time. The IBF title was billed to be on the line on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when…

Real Madrid are back on the summit of European Football, with the Spanish giants defeating Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in the Champions League final. The Galácticos have had yet another stunning season, adding this prestigious trophy to their LaLiga triumph, in which they finished 10 points ahead of bitter rivals FC Barcelona. Despite Dortmund creating the better of the chances in a tense encounter, Real Madrid got the opener on the night through Daniel Carvajal in the 74th minute, getting onto the end of a corner unmarked and directing his header into the bottom corner. Vinicius Junior coolly bagged a second…

Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State has urged the Organized Labour to have a rethink on its planned nationwide strike which is scheduled to start on Monday. He spoke after his visit to the Governor of Abia State Alex Otti alongside Edo’s Godwin Obaseki and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) on Saturday. He said the strike will have a negative impact on the economy and Nigerians could be plunged into hardship. “I have always looked forward to making sure that workers get the best in terms of welfare, in terms of salaries and wages.…

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Governor of Kwara State has announced a gift of $100 to Pilgrims from his state. 3102 individuals from the state are performing holy pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year. The Governor made the disclosure on Thursday while bidding farewell to the fifth batch of the 2024 intending pilgrims, at the Babatunde Idi-Agbon International Airport, Ilorin. Speaking, he also praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for putting plans in place to avoid hitches of the past. “You can see that the pilgrims are happy. There is a huge improvement. I would like to thank the Federal Government for the improvement…

The African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its parliamentary majority in South Africa. This is happening for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. In the election held May 29th, the ANC had received nearly 40 percent of the votes with the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), gathering 21.63 percent and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new party led by former president and ANC leader Jacob Zuma, managing to grab 14.71 percent. This is far from the majority it had held since the all-race vote of 1994…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has ordered its members across the federation to be in tandem with the indefinite nationwide strike announced by the Organised Labour of NLC and TUC. This was in a statement signed by Afọlábí Olawale, NUPENG General Secretary on Saturday. The statement revealed that the union is committed to total compliance with the strike. According to Afọlábí, the union was concerned and disturbed with the insensitive attitude of the Federal Government “to the very critical issue of negotiating a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers”. “This is in view of the…