It was on August 29, a Saturday, I got an anonymous call from the Airport Police Station in Calabar. The caller sought to know if I was the mother of … and I said yes, he said my daughter was giving a statement at the police station. I exclaimed because the 20-year-old girl had never visited the police station before let alone give statement. The caller said she was crying when a Good Samaritan saw her, asked her some questions and eventually brought her to the station. I immediately had to call my in-law in Calabar, because we are based…
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A popular Lagos State socialite, Farida Abdulkabir popularly known as Farida Sobowale, has explained why she wanted to plunge into a lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Abdulkabir who is also the owner of House of Phreedah cited frustrations, failed marriage and many others as what propelled her action on Thursday night. In a viral voice note on social media, she said her N100 million marriage with another Lagos socialite, Demola Okulaja, crashed after two months. Abdulkabir was seen being pacified to desist from jumping in a viral video, while rescuers were assuring her there was no need to…
By Ego Okoye Nwakaego Okoye, the Tiktoker, arrested and jailed for defaming Nollywood actress and producer Eniola Badmus, has opened up about her ordeal while behind bars. Okoye, while responding to a comment via her Tik Tok page Thursday, said she was brutally beaten to the point she lost her beauty. The Tiktoker claimed at least six persons assaulted her and that she is still recovering from all the damage done to her body one week after release from jail. “They did not tell you people that they gang-beat me,” Okoye began her narration of the harrowing ordeal experienced. “They…
PPK Aviation International, was established in 1997 by a group of professionals in the Aviation Industry, with Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, as one of the major shareholders. Oghenesivbe, served as pioneer Chairman/Managing Director from 1997 to 2009. He resigned his position as MD, to pursue a Law Degree and was called to the Nigerian Bar by the Body of Benchers. Oghenesivbe, thereafter combined Law Practice with party politics, while retaining his Board position as Chairman of PPK-Aeroflight joint Venture, providing multifaceted specialized services in the Aviation and Tourism industry. His vast knowledge of the Aviation sector prompted former President…
THE BLUE ECONOMY 🔘The World Bank defines the Blue Economy as the “sustainable use of ocean resources to benefit economies, livelihoods and ocean ecosystem health”. 🔘Blue Economy Activities 1 Maritime shipping 2 Fishing & aquaculture 3 Coastal tourism 4 Renewable energy 5 Water desalination 6 Undersea cabling 7 Seabed extractive industries & deep sea mining 8 Marine genetic resources 9 Biotechnology 🔘The Blue Economy is estimated to be worth more than $1.5 trillion per year globally. It provides over 30 million jobs and supplies a vital source of protein to over 3 billion people.
By Fred Edoreh The recent disturbances between Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Delta State may have come as an acid test for the young administration of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. For decades, the people had intermittently taken up arms against themselves over land ownership. There were peace accords in 2018 and 2022, by which they were expected to adopt civilised and peaceful approach in the pursuit of their claims. Disappointingly, they, once again, abandoned peace and took to violent clash just a few weeks into the inception of the new administration. Incidentally, Oborevwori was ahead, having noted in his inauguration speech…
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has said that he would not have been where he is today without the learning he received at the University of Ibadan. He made this statement when he paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, in his office. The Managing Director was in UI to pay homage to the Vice-Chancellor as the Bank prepared to commission the First Bank Digital Experience Centre, University of Ibadan branch. Dr. Adeduntan recalled that he enjoyed his experience as a student of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine…
By Godfrey Osakwe Today, the memorial celebration in honour of Chief Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche, SAN, former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, held at his graveside and at the Obi’s Palace in Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili North Local Government Area in Delta State. The commemorative ceremony which was presided over by Reverend Father Francis O. Ofozor, a.k.a. Father Akpunwa the parish priest of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, Akwukwu-Igbo, attracted many people from the community and its environs. Those in attendance included His Royal Majesty, Obi (Dr.) David Azuka, the Obi of Akwukwu-Igbo, and his wife (Anasi Obi) Anthonia Obi Azuka, Her Royal Highness,…
Coalition for Media Politics and Governance, CMPG, has again described the group’s Convener and immediate past Executive Assistant on Communications to former Governor of Delta State, Olorogun Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, as a seasoned top class professional in media management and communication strategy, who over the years mentored several upcoming professionals in Delta State and beyond. The foremost media pressure group made the commendation in a goodwill message jointly signed by Acting Chairman, Engr. Emmanuel Mormah Chuks, Deputy Chairman South, Mr Robinson Ekengbuda, and State Publicity Secretary, Hon. Onajite Malcolm Tagbarha, FHNR, to celebrate the nomination of Dr Oghenesivbe, as…
The board of a Lagos based aerospace logistics and flight training agency, PPK Aviation International, has urged the new federal minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, to hit the ground running by addressing the rising cost of Domestic and international air fares in Nigeria. The agency in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, and signed by its Chairman, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, congratulated Minister Keyamo, and expressed absolute confidence in his capacity as legal icon and technocrat to deliver on his new roles as the head of the nation’s aviation and aerospace development ministry, adding that…