A Nigerian Cleric, Prophetess Teleola Oganla, has bagged the British Empire Medal (BEM) from Queen Elizabeth II for her humanitarian and community services to the less-privileged. A statement by Oganla’s Media Aide, Ms Deola Joe, said the cleric was recognised for her years of dedication towards uplifting the less-privileged, especially in the UK and Africa. The statement said that the award was part of the Queen’s Honours List for 2020. It said that Oganla, who was among the 1,495 which the Queen honoured for their selfless and caring deeds, was appreciated for using her position to impact on the downtrodden…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Air Peace, has taken delivery of a new 50-seater Embraer 145 Jet to help boost its domestic and regional operations. Stanley Olisa, Air Peace Spokesperson,said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the ERJ-145 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXF, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10. It stated: “We are very glad to announce the arrival of our eighth Embraer 145 Jet, another addition to the fleet of our subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper.” Olisa restated the airline’s commitment to ease the burden of air travels in Nigeria and beyond, adding that Air Peace now…
A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, has called on the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), to accept the outcome of the Oct. 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State. Mr Eyitayo Jegede contested under the umbrella of the PDP, while Agboola Ajayi contested on the platform of the ZLP. Both men were defeated by Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 292,830 votes to Jegede’s 195,751 votes and Ajayi’s 60,051 votes. Addressing a post-election press conference on Sunday in Akure, Mr Nwagwu, the Co-Chair of Yiaga Africa, also urged…
The Coalition of Northern Groups on Sunday paid a courtesy call on the new Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Spokesperson of the CNG Abdul-Azeez Suleiman who led the delegation of national, state and local government executives, said they were in Zaria in solidarity with the people and the new Emir. “We also drew attention of the Emir to the bleeding in most communities of the Zazzau Emirate particularly Giwa, Igabi and Birnin Gwari. “We pointed to the disturbing reports of hours of bandit attacks on Kidandan in Giwa resulting the killing of dozens of villagers and severely wounding…
The University of Mkar in Benue has confirmed the death of its two lecturers, Mr Joshua Leva and Mr Moses Tarnongo, in a motor accident on October 10 at a village near Gbatse in Ushongo local government area of the state. The institution’s Registrar, Rev. Emmanuel Astor, who confirmed the deaths in text messages on Sunday in Makurdi, said one of the lecturers, Tarnongo, also lost his wife and three children during the incident. The accident occurred near Gbatse village in Ushongo local government area of the state, and the two deceased lecturers were from the department of Mass Communication…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The public health agency said the 111 new cases were reported from 11 states, bringing Nigeria’s total number of confirmed cases to 60,103. So far, the agency said it has conducted about 551,362 COVID-19 tests since the first confirmed case was announced in the country. It said in the last 24 hours, 97 patients treated have recovered and have been discharged. The NCDC also reported two new deaths which have ended the seven…
The sight of Nigerian currency notes and coins of yester-years on Sunday in Bauchi, ignited nostalgic feelings of ‘glorious past’ among some residents of Bauchi metropolis. The old monies were displayed during a religious activity organised by Tijanniya Islamic sect of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi. The event, which spanned three days, saw traders from various states of the Federation seizing the opportunity to display their wares for sale. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the man who displayed the currency said he had been a businessman for the past many years and had kept those currencies for posterity. The man, who said…
A Professor of Petroleum Economics, Wumi Iledare says it will be difficult for Nigeria to fund 2021 budget of N13.08 trillion with oil revenue, going by the development in the global oil market. The 2021 appropriation bill presented on October 8, by President Muhammadu Buhari to the joint session of the National Assembly, NASS, for passage, was predicated on crude oil benchmark price of $40 per barrel at 1.86 million daily oil output. But Iledare in an interview in Abuja on Sunday said, “Don’t expect the budget to be funded by revenue from oil or hydrocarbons extraction. “That is impossible…
There’s often a misconception that artificial intelligence (AI) is only applicable to businesses in the B2C space. It’s thought that since B2C companies have more customers, they have more data to leverage to make AI impactful. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. AI is as relevant to a B2B company as it is to a B2C company. It’s important for every B2B company to evaluate the ways AI can help them produce better products, provide better services, and improve business processes. Here are just a few of the ways some B2B companies are using artificial intelligence today. Better Products One of…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, says the conduct of Policemen on electoral duties at the governorship election in Ondo state was above average. According to the interim report communicated to ASHENEWSONLINE in a statement by the Spokesperson of the PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ike on Sunday, “the Commission’s team visited 12 local government areas in the three Senatorial districts of the state, covering 77 polling units. “The team received a total of 51 telephone calls from its advertised dedicated lines with complaints basically on attempts to induce voters. “There was reasonable distribution of Policemen at the various polling units ranging from…