I read patiently Niyi Akinnaso’s article on “The Story about Osun” in The PUNCH, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, and I am forced to believe that he still continues in the defence of the Osun State Government as always. Is the writer telling us emphatically that the Osunn State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, was prudent enough? Is
The Senior Consultant, Insel Consulting, Mr. Adedoyin Adebayo, in this interview with IFE ADEDAPO, explains how stakeholders can address skills deficit in the country Is shortage of critical skills really a problem? Conversation about skills deficit is ubiquitous across the globe and in various industries. There are lots of skills across a range of industries.
Ife Adedapo The Registrar of the Institute of Credit Administration and President/CEO, Postgraduate School of Credit and Financial Management, Prof. Chris Onalo, has charged credit experts with transforming the country. Speaking at the 4th graduation and alumni inauguration ceremony of the students of the Postgraduate School of Credit and Financial Management, London Postgraduate Credit Management
Ife Adedapo In order to address the challenges of unemployment, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management has offered career and entrepreneurship opportunities to Nigerian graduates. While speaking at the institute’s career and entrepreneurship fair 2016 in Lagos, the President and Chairman, CIPM, Mr. Anthony Arabome, said that the level of unemployment posed a great security
Ife Adedapo The Chairman, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, Mrs. Abiola Laseinde, has said that the challenges facing the country stem from the absence of integrity in the private and public sectors. In her acceptance speech at her investiture in Lagos, she said that lack of good governance and accountability affected the
Alexander Okere, Benin THE Edo State Police Command has arrested one Efe Monday for allegedly robbing a commercial sex worker after a round of sex in Benin, the state capital. It was learnt that the 27-year-old suspected robber had approached the woman at a hotel in Ofunmwegbe town where he demanded her services. According to
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The police in Bayelsa State have arrested a suspected 40-year-old paedophile for serial rape of nine-year-old girl in the state. The suspect, whose name was given as Chinedu Eze, alias Chiboy, was arrested by operatives attached to the Akenfa Police Division in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. It was
BARELY two weeks after operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, Delta State Command, arrested four suspected ritualists and 50 others, no fewer than 135 Indian hemp peddlers in Obiaruku, Kwale, were arrested on Monday. NDLEA operatives also impounded 160 bags of Indian hemp. The state commander of the agency, Mr. Frank Hannachor, confirmed
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar A former councillor and Supervisor for Works in the Bakassi Local Government Area, Mr. Bartholomew Effiom, has been rescued by the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the Cross River State Police Command less than 10 hours after he was kidnapped by gunmen. Effiom (46) was abducted by five armed men
Alexander Okere, Benin A female gospel singer, identified as Yvonne Omoarebokhae, has been reportedly found dead in a hotel in Benin, the Edo State capital. The incident was said to have occurred last Friday in the hotel located on the Government Reservation Area. The hotel was said to be owned by a former lawmaker in
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa THE Environmental Rights Action/Friends of Earth Nigeria has called for a comprehensive audit of safety procedures at Agip oilfields in Bayelsa State following frequent fatal explosions that have resulted in the death of 17 persons. Three explosions have occurred at oilfields operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company from July 9, 2015, till
Olaleye Aluko A yet-to-be-identified armed robber, who fell off a motorcycle, has been burnt to death by an angry mob in the Abule Ado, Satellite Town area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the robber, who came with two other gang members on the motorcycle, was initially shot in the leg by the police
Friday Amobi, Port Harcourt THE Rivers State Police Command has arrested a woman, Mrs. Abigail Brown, for kidnapping her two children to get ransom from her husband. Brown and her husband’s former driver, identified simply as ThankGod, were said to have kidnapped Abigail’s two children and called the husband to pay a ransom to secure
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers and armed robbers. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, on Tuesday said the suspects usually operated in the Darazo, Bununu and Kundan areas of the state. Mohammed said the men – Samaila Mohammed, 20; Ibrahim Musa, 20; Sani Mohammed,
Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Kwara State Government on Tuesday said security agencies have arrested 10 workers during the ongoing verification of workers and pensioners in the state for allegedly possessing forged certificates. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede, stated that the arrested workers from the Ilorin West