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Kenyan man, Ethiopian woman win 2024 Access Bank city marathon In Lagos
A 25-year-old Ethiopian woman, Kebene Chala has emerged as the first woman to get to the finish line at the 2024 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday. A Kenyan citizen, Bernard Sang, was the first person to cross the line at the City Marathon. Bernard Sang arrived at the exit at 2:16:51 secs to clinch the first position.…
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LAWMA Academy sensitizes 4,258 pupils on waste management, environmental sustainability
By Adeola Ogunrinde The educational arm of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA Academy, has sensitised over 4,258 pupils of various public schools across the state since its school enlightenment and advocacy programme began. This was disclosed by the agency’s Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, when the school advocacy team visited schools at Eti-Osa. Represented by the director, LAWMA Academy,…
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APC chieftain, Ojougboh dies watching AFCON game
A former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ika Federal Constituency of Delta State, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, is dead. The politician, who was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was said to have passed away on Wednesday evening while watching the AFCON semi-finals match between Nigeria and South Africa. A source close to the politician…
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Ibom Air transitions from wet-leased aircraft operations
In terms of its long-term fleet program, Ibom Air has announced that it is ending its wet-leased aircraft operations. This comes in the wake of the delivery of the Company’s brand-new Airbus A220-300 aircraft, the first of 10 ordered from Airbus in October 2021. With the imminent entry into service of the A220, the ‘place holding’ work of the 2…
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UPDATED: Dollar tuition fee is to attract international students, Wigwe University reveals
The management of Wigwe University on Monday said its decision for select dollar tuition fees is a strategic one that aligns with its vision to attract a diverse and international student body. The institution owned by Group Managing Director, Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, responding to WESTERNPOST reports, noted that Nigerian students will pay their tuition fees in Naira.…
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BREAKING: Former Governor, Bukar Abba Ibrahim dies in Madina
Former Yobe State Governor, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim, has passed away in Madina, Saudi Arabia. It was gathered that the former governor died on Sunday while receiving treatment for a protracted illness in Saudi Arabia. It was equally gathered that Ibrahim will be buried in Saudi Arabia. Ibrahim, who was equally a former Senator representing Yobe East, died at the…
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No plans to convert $30bn domiciliary deposits to naira, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday said it has no plans to convert $30billiion domiciliary deposits to naira, calling it a fake news. The CBN responding on its official X app ( formerly Twitter) account. Punch on Saturday reported the Federal Government is mulling a policy that will result in the conversion of foreign currencies in domiciliary accounts…
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Osun APC slams PDP, Governor on accusation to unleash violence
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to wake up from its daydreaming and hallucination and brace up for the task of securing the state. The APC noted that the PDP-led government is a product of maximum violence unleashed on the opposition during the last series…
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Abiodun’s S’Court victory ordained by God- Ogun Obas
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Council of Obas has described Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Supreme Court victory as an act of God, saying that the governor has performed exceedingly well. The council members were at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Tuesday to felicitate the governor on his latest electoral victory against the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…
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COWA gets national secretariat
The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), has inaugurated a national secretariat at Gwrinpa area of Abuja. Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) made this known on Wednesday on its verified facebook page. The launching was spearheaded by the National President of COWA and wife of the Comptroller General, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi. Some of those who witnessed the inauguration were COWA’s founder, Mrs.…
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