In a record-breaking day this week, at the Gulele Botanical Garden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia launched an historic tree planting campaign. Over 350 million trees were planted in an ambitious move to counter the effects of deforestation and climate change. The event is part of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Green Legacy Initiative. It aimed at planting 200 million trees in a single day in 1,000 sites across the country. Prime Minister Ahmed congratulated the country for not only meeting its collective Green Legacy goal but also exceeding it. Ethiopia’s Minister of Innovation and Technology Getahun Mekuria was quoted saying…
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Mohammed the first son of Late legal luminary Chief Gani Fawehinmi like his dad is very passionate about Project Nigeria and disappointed that the nation’s past and present public office holders have underperformed and left most citizens suffering. In this interview with Thomas Imonikhe, ahead the tenth anniversary of his father’s death on September 5th he speaks on the state of the nation and other topical issues. Excerpts: It will be exactly ten years on September 5 since Chief Gani Fawehinmi passed on. How has life been this past decade? Life without my dad has been very boring, very drab…
“In defiance, all the major District Heads attended the Kano event raising their standards as District Heads of their respective local government areas. Ganduje was forced to watch the spectacle as he played host to the President of Guinea Conakry Mr Alpha Conde who was on a state visit to Kano.” Report
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has hailed the Federal Government for re-introducing the study of history back into the schools’ curriculum; saying that this would prevent foreign nations from projecting a distorted picture of the nation’s future. Dr Fayemi who delivered a paper in Ibadan at an international conference in memory of Emeritus Professor Jacob Ade-Ajayi at the University of Ibadan on Monday, stated that learning about one’s past would enable one get informed about the present and future trajectory and how “we can fit into the entire worldview”. The international conference which took place at the Otunba Subomi…
The Governor of Ekiti State Dr. Kayode Fayemi has restated his commitment to providing the enabling environment for youths in the State to develop into a successor generation. The governor stated this stance while receiving Ekiti youths under the aegis of Ekiti Youth Agenda who were on a walk to commemorate the 2019 International Youth Day; saying that his administration was prepared to better the lots of the young people by helping them toe the path of leadership which they are cut for. Fayemi who was represented by his Chief if Staff, Hon. biodun Omoleye commended the youths for preparing…
Oyo State Chapter of Nigerian Union of Pensioners’ (NUP) Radio station, “Pensioners Radio” will be commissioned in September by Governor Seyi Makinde. The union’s secretary, Comrade Segun Abatan, broke the news when the management of Oyo State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, led by its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Bashir Olanrewaju, visited the Pensioners’ House at Jericho, Ibadan, to witness the test transmission of the radio station. Abatan said the radio station was the first of its kind in Africa and it would focus on broadcast of issues relating to the welfare of pensioners in the state among other issues.…
“We have met – me and my predecessor in office – and fortunately, we do not have any fundamental issues. And because we do not have any fundamental issues, I believe that whatever third parties are trying to propagate I am sure we can talk over it. I assure you that very soon things will return to normalcy in Edo State…” ~Obaseki EdoDynamics
The government of Oyo State, on Monday, declared that the immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, misrepresented facts as regards the vehicles carted away by officials of his government. The former Governor had, while speaking to newsmen on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration, described the alarm raised by the incumbent government in Oyo State as a “minor issue,” adding that his aides paid for the vehicles they took away. But a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the former Governor mixed up the facts of the…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello receives traditional rulers from the Central Senatorial district of the state at his residence in Okene. The Monarchs from all the Local Government Areas Of The Central Senatorial District were led by the Ohinoyi Of Ebiraland And Vice Chairman, Kogi State Traditional Council Of Chiefs, HRM (Dr) Ado Ibrahim. The Governor Called on the monarchs to strengthen the bond between them for the interest of peace, progress and development which the institution stands for. Details, later. Onogwu Muhammed CPS
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC has begun investigations into the sundry of corruption allegations against the immediate governor of the state, Sen. Isiaka Ajimobi as Chief Affair Officer of the state. Ajimobi who governed the state on the gracious two term in office is being alleged of contract inflation, money laundering, diversion of public funds among other corrupt acts while in power. Grapevine confirmed that the anti graft agency has since been engaging in the series of processes that would guide and illuminate its findings in ensuring justice in courts of law. It was reliably gathered that as part…
