By Ijeoma Okigbo Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello, the Executive Director of Fame Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Wednesday in Abuja called for equality and better welfare for women athletes in the country. Ogunleye-Bello made the call during the annual football tournament organised by the foundation as part of activities to markContinue Reading

By  Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan on Thursday ordered that two men,  Tedon Abdulraman, 30 and Umoru Amodu, 30, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing two brothers. The duo whose residential addresses were not provided were charged with conspiracy, murder and attempt to murder. TheContinue Reading

By Oluwafunke Ishola A gender expert, Mrs Esther Eghobamien-Msheila says cultural stereotypes and myths are real and should be eliminated to break silence and have a gender-based free society. Eghobamien-Msheila, Vice-Chairperson, United Nations Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (UN-CEDAW), said this during a webinar onContinue Reading

By Aisha Cole The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Thursday gave an account of the brief he got on the accident involving a train and a bus earlier in the day. The NRC train was involved in an accident with a Lagos State Government staffContinue Reading

By Fabian Ekeruche The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says two bodies have been  recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA,  told newsmen in Lagos that the deceasedContinue Reading

Dr Ajibola Abayoni, President of Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) with Jin Ming Yu, Deputy Consul General, China Embassy By Ibironke Ariyo The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has called for partnership with the Chinese embassy in Nigeria to promote trade facilitation and migration matters through media education.Continue Reading