“Radio Now,” an audio content media company dedicated to providing factual, unbiased and Nigerian-focused programming, announces the launch of a brand new programme, The Book I’m Reading. The Book I’m Reading is hosted by legendary actor and culture enthusiast, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly called RMD. The program is supported by Sterling Bank. The Book I’m Reading, #TBIR, is a weekly cross-platform show where Nigerians hear their idols passionately discuss and read from the books they love. The 30-minute program will air as a radio broadcast on Radio Now 95.3 FM, as well as on YouTube, and as a podcast. The first…
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A simple notice on the class 86 Unilag platform announced the passage of our extraordinary professor of lndustrial and commercial law with simple manners. A man of extraordinary simplicity has just passed on leaving behind a leagacy of decades of unparalleled commitment to scholarship, knowledge dissemination, mentorship, guidance and teaching to scores of students, many of whom are today accomplished beyond his wildest imagination. Prof impacted his world without noise.He simply discharged his divine duties almost like evangelism without expecting any favours, or compliments from anyone. Prof would walk the Faculty staircase innocently like an ordinary man not expecting anyone…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Nigeria Police Force is currently working to boost forensic department of the police for effective crime fighting and investigation. This is according to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Usman Baba while declaring open a 3-day training for Police Public Relations Officers across the country and the force public relations department on the theme: ‘Crime Scene Management and Conclusive Investigation – The role of Police Spokespersons.’ Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, the Police boss said forensic department is a serious or vital section of the force that needs congent attention. To achieve its mission, Baba said the…
Funke Busari The Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, now has a new Chairman, he is a Human Rights, Anti-Corruption, Policy and Legislative Advocacy Activist, Mr. Auwal Musa Rafsanjani. He is to lead a coalition of over 400 Civil Society Organisations after the exit of Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi as the group’s chairman after a single term in office. He was elected during the Annual General meeting, AGM, that took place on Thursday, 26th August at Zeus Hotel, Mabushi in Abuja. He was elected following the AGM’s Electoral Summit with the theme: The Future of Nigeria Election: The Way Forward, where the summit…
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed up a two-storey building in Ikorodu area of Lagos. This follows the discovery of an illegal storage and scrap yard at the backyard of the building. A statement signed on behalf of LASEPA by its Spokeperson, Bola Ajao said expired drugs and other dangerous chemicals and harmful substances are repackaged for sale at the premises. Speaking after the enforcement exercise, the General Manager, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe informed journalists that the agency received anonymous call from concerned residents about the unfriendly enviromental activities taking place at Salvation Avenue, Off Ikorodu, Owode…
The last may not have been heard about 21-year-old female suspect, Gloria Okolie, detained by Nigerian Police since June 17 this year. The latest according to the security agency is that she is being held in police custody for alledged complicity in series of deliberate and well-coordinated attacks on security formations, other critical national infrastructure including INEC offices and killing of security operatives in the South-Eastern part of the country. Recall that news making the round about the lady days ago was that she is being unlawfully detained and turned into a ‘maid,’ washing clothes and cooking food at the…
Bar. Jimoh Ibrahim, the owner of NICON Insurance Limited and Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, Nigeria Re., has described his debt servicing ratio as the lowest among strong business moguls in the country. He said his current debt servicing ratio is put at 9 percent, while that of Dangote is 13 percent. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, the First Doctoral Candidate of the University of Cambridge Business Management Science explained that the debt servicing ratio of Nigeria stands at 98 percent, while USA and UK’s stand at 105 percent and 85 percent respectively. He, therefore, challenged Asset Management Corporation…
Funke Busari, Lagos A total number of 889 suspected armed robbers were arrested in Lagos between January and August. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu when the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 paid him a visit at Command Headquarters in Lagos. During the visit, the State Police boss revealed that Junior Police officers will soon be resting their heads in houses provided by well meaning Nigerians. He was briefing the Assistant Inspector-General, AIG, Zone 2, AIG Johnson Kokumo during his familiarisation visit to the Command. Odumosu said the command was embarking…
Senator Theodore Orji, who is a former Governor of Abia State has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Report reaching CASEFILE says the former Governor was arrested alongside his son Chinedu who is the current Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly. The report of their arrest was confirmed by the EFCC’s Spokesperson, Wilson Uwajaren. Details of their offences are still sketchy, but we will give you the updates as soon as we have them. Senator Orji was earlier arrested when he was an aide of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for alleged financial related offences. He…
The family of late Gani Fawehimi has disclosed the cause of death of the first son Mohammed Fawehimi, the family says he died of COVID-19 complications. This was disclosed at a press conference which was a follow up of the one addressed by the siblings immediately after his death. The family said the burial was delayed this long to get the proper medical report about the cause of his death. As a follow up, the family advises Nigerians to observe safety protocols and get vacinated whenever is available. “Arising from this, we want to use this opportunity to urge all…