Unilever named second best company To Work for in Nigeria

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbFiBUcjJ_-0e1CfzWiAV2nbQ13F_YiWLkZkEsGqg2bSFGkwwAphzk-zvjNQ443o87GSEvc2Dd2xdcAWrA-lrWyQYJCiJZUduHYmGewCXag7x47Hi0JuvR16r4b7INeclbyztfVj7htA4/s1600/unil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbFiBUcjJ_-0e1CfzWiAV2nbQ13F_YiWLkZkEsGqg2bSFGkwwAphzk-zvjNQ443o87GSEvc2Dd2xdcAWrA-lrWyQYJCiJZUduHYmGewCXag7x47Hi0JuvR16r4b7INeclbyztfVj7htA4/s1600/unil.jpg"></a></div> UnileverNigeria has been recognized as the second best company to work <br> for in Nigeria. <br> This recognition came at the 2015 'Great Place to Work' Awards <br> ceremony which held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos <br> recently. At the event, Unilever Nigeria was named the second best <br> company to work for in Nigeria under the 'large corporates' category <br> of the awards. <br> The Great Place to Work Institute's 'Great Place to Work' ranking <br> forms the world's largest and most respected study of workplace <br> excellence and people management practices. The ranking rates <br> organisations based on employees' responses to a survey which measures <br> the level of trust in their organization. Great Place to Work also <br> </div>

Unilever named second best company To Work for in Nigeria

UnileverNigeria has been recognized as the second best company to work for in Nigeria. This recognition came at the 2015 'Great Place to Work' Awards ceremony which held at the Civic Centre, Victoria…

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Supreme Court orders Ondo Rep to vacate seat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a member of House of <br> Representatives representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency of <br> Ondo State, Ifedayo Abegunde, to vacate his seat on account of his <br> defection from the Labour Party, which sponsored his election. <br> Abegunde defected from the LP to the now defunct Action Congress of <br> Nigeria in 2011. <br> In a unanimous decision by the seven-man panel led by the Chief <br> Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, the apex court held that <br> a legislator's defection to another party could only be justified if <br> there was a division in the national structures which incapacitated <br> the party that sponsored his election, to function. <br> The apex court held that Abegunde's defection could not be justified <br> since his excuse of purported division in the Labour Party was not in <br> existence at the national level of the party. <br> </div>

Supreme Court orders Ondo Rep to vacate seat

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a member of House of Representatives representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency of Ondo State, Ifedayo Abegunde, to vacate his seat on account of his defe…

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I Get My Inspiration To Compose Song Inside Toilets —Ebenezer Obey

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsH9MqbeL7jq7J31CvKSZ5rQm3PFhJjentLVsPyluPCa9NfRv4uoY9RC6RMSxuRayQKF3D89u44qE0ZN3N1jRBREacteVpMi49cWZ4UK48w52FNG_WY8nMhcyxLP5Jsxsm2KHDwxrXkeY/s1600/eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsH9MqbeL7jq7J31CvKSZ5rQm3PFhJjentLVsPyluPCa9NfRv4uoY9RC6RMSxuRayQKF3D89u44qE0ZN3N1jRBREacteVpMi49cWZ4UK48w52FNG_WY8nMhcyxLP5Jsxsm2KHDwxrXkeY/s1600/eb.jpg" /></a></div> Veteran Renowned musician, Chief Ebenezer Obey, speaks on the his early life. <br /> Juju maestro and evangelist, Ebenezer Obey, has said that, at 73, he <br /> still composes songs inside toilets. <br /> Part of the revelations he made three years ago during his 70th <br /> birthday celebration was that he found toilets to be conducive for his <br /> muse. <br /> In an interview with journalists in his Ikeja, Lagos home on Friday, <br /> Obey said that although he could compose anywhere, toilets still <br /> remain one of the most productive environments for him. <br /> He said, "The reason is that I always have busy schedules. When I am <br /> in the house, there will be a lot of things and people – especially <br /> visitors – to attend to. So, people will naturally disturb me when I <br /> want to compose songs. But the toilet is the only place where no one <br /> can disturb me. At times when I am there, I stay longer because I <br /> compose songs there." <br /> Obey, however, stressed that God is the source of his inspiration and <br /> that was why many of his songs are evergreen. He advised budding <br /> artistes and youths generally to be hardworking and believe that <br /> challenges and adversity are a stepping stone to success. According to <br /> him, he was once a labourer, clerk, vendor and an ice cream seller. <br /> He explained, "Anyone who wants to succeed in life should be prepared <br /> to go through certain challenges. In my early days, I struggled a lot. <br /> I was a labourer. I was a vendor and an ice cream seller. The bicycles <br /> that ice cream sellers rode in those days were bigger than what obtain <br /> now. Yet, I was riding mine up and down. <br /> "That time, I always prayed to God and asked: Why have you not <br /> answered me? We used to buy papers at Idi Oro, in the Mushin area of <br /> Lagos. By 2am, we were already on queue. The papers we were selling <br /> then wereDaily Times, West African Pilot, Daily Express, Nigerian <br /> Tribune and Morning Express.It was not easy walking up and down the <br /> streets selling papers. Vendors use horns now. Then, we had to shout <br /> on top of our voices." <br /> Obey, who is one of Nigerian musicians with the highest number of <br /> evergreen albums, said he had discovered his musical talent at that <br /> time but his mother did not want him to be a musician. It took his <br /> determination and a chance encounter with two old musicians, who gave <br /> him an opportunity to perform at functions, to get to the path of his <br /> musical destiny. <br /> On how he copes without his wife who died about four years ago, he <br /> said, "My wife is with the Lord. God called her in 2011. I miss her. <br /> There is no way you won't miss such a wonderful woman. But I know it <br /> is God who called her. And one day, I too will go and be with Him. <br /> Some people have asked if I am not going to remarry. But I say I have <br /> not been led to do so. My children and grandchildren have filled many <br /> gaps. All of them are around me. They are taking good care of me."</div>

I Get My Inspiration To Compose Song Inside Toilets —Ebenezer Obey

Veteran Renowned musician, Chief Ebenezer Obey, speaks on the his early life. Juju maestro and evangelist, Ebenezer Obey, has said that, at 73, he still composes songs inside toilets. Part of the rev…

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Be Good Losers, Ajimobi Tells Competetors

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has called on the <br> candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Teslim <br> Folarin, and other political parties that lost April 11 governorship <br> election to be good losers and team up with him in his quest to take <br> the state to higher height. <br> The governor spoke during the presentation of certificates of return <br> to the winners of the March 28 National Assembly and April 11 <br> governorship elections in Ibadan on Friday. <br> Also at the event, the National Commissioner in charge of Oyo, Ogun <br> and Ekiti states, Prof. Lai Olurode, lamented the number of invalid <br> votes during the elections, saying that the wasted votes could have <br> made a difference between the losers and winners. <br> </div>

Be Good Losers, Ajimobi Tells Competetors

The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has called on the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Teslim Folarin, and other political parties that lost April 11 governorship e…

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Women threaten to protest nude if Taraba State Female Candidate is intimidated

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqi422KcplzZ_TVBGDcAfc-533gQxY-ETTN1P5CLFbbWj6kUZMgRD4xuaJ9TTlqamMoJVRHXc01p7yf5_ipZg10Qs8wrdCWHmSyGJDvtOm___XLEBqs_UZIXccDLb-8NZLdhSZq8aHFw0/s1600/trb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqi422KcplzZ_TVBGDcAfc-533gQxY-ETTN1P5CLFbbWj6kUZMgRD4xuaJ9TTlqamMoJVRHXc01p7yf5_ipZg10Qs8wrdCWHmSyGJDvtOm___XLEBqs_UZIXccDLb-8NZLdhSZq8aHFw0/s1600/trb.jpg" /></a></div> Two Non-governmental Organisations, Ladies of Grace and Agape Sisters, <br /> have threatened to protest nude on April 25 the woman governorship <br /> candidate in the Taraba governorship race is intimidated. <br /> Jean Onuh, Coordinator of Agape Sisters, issued the threat in Abuja on <br /> Friday when she briefed newsmen on the Taraba run-off election. <br /> Onuh said Sen. Aisha Alhassan represented the interest of Nigerian <br /> women in the Taraba governorship poll holding on April 25. <br /> She alleged that Alhassan was being intimidated by her opponents and <br /> officials of the Independent Electoral commission (INEC). <br /> "We would have remained quiet and very neutral but for our <br /> disadvantaged background and the clamour to sustain the goals set for <br /> Nigerian women in the post Beijing Conference." <br /> "We dare warn of adverse consequences should the establishment known <br /> as the Taraba cabal insist on intimidating a female contestant in the <br /> race." <br /> "We will mobilise hundreds of thousands of Nigerian women to protest <br /> nude on April 25, if any official behaves funny,'' Onuh said. <br /> She called on all involved in the Taraba poll to remain neutral and <br /> urged registered voters, especially women, to ignore all kinds of <br /> intimidation to come out and vote for Alhassan.</div>

Women threaten to protest nude if Taraba State Female Candidate is intimidated

Two Non-governmental Organisations, Ladies of Grace and Agape Sisters, have threatened to protest nude on April 25 the woman governorship candidate in the Taraba governorship race is intimidated. Jea…

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19 Travellers Confirmed Dead After Minibus Plunges Into River

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> At least 19 people were killed on Friday after a minibus they were <br /> travelling in plunged into a river in southern Tanzania, police said. <br /> The accident occurred on a highway in Mbeya, a town in the south of <br /> the country, Mbeya regional police chief Ahmed Msangi said in a <br /> statement. Of those killed, 18 died on the spot and one died in <br /> hospital. Three more were injured. <br /> Traffic accidents are common in the east African country, where buses <br /> are the main form of public transport and are often crowded and travel <br /> on poor roads.Critics say the authorities fail to enforce basic <br /> traffic rules. Police say accidents are often caused by speeding. <br /> Police officials said more than 100 people have been killed in road <br /> accidents in the past month, mostly involving buses.</div>

19 Travellers Confirmed Dead After Minibus Plunges Into River

At least 19 people were killed on Friday after a minibus they were travelling in plunged into a river in southern Tanzania, police said. The accident occurred on a highway in Mbeya, a town in the sou…

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Ondo Strange Disease: Victims test negative to Ebola, five other deadly diseases

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Laboratory tests have confirmed that the strange illness ravaging the <br> Ode-Irele community in Ondo state, which is now known as #OndoX, is <br> not Ebola virus disease. <br> Ebola Alert, an evidence-driven group of volunteer professionals who <br> helped with the Ebola Virus Disease interventions in the country, said <br> samples taken from victims and tested in a laboratory in Lagos tested <br> negative to Ebola and five other deadly diseases. <br> " # OndoXsamples tests negative for Ebola Virus, Yellow Fever, Lassa <br> Fever Virus, Rift Valley Fever Virus, Dengue Virus, West Nile Virus," <br> the organisation said in an update provided via its twitter handle <br> Friday night. <br> It said the samples were "currently undergoing toxicology screen". <br> The strange disease had suddenly broken out in the sleepy community <br> five days ago, leading to the death of no fewer than 28 people, <br> according to Ebola Alert. <br> </div>

Ondo Strange Disease: Victims test negative to Ebola, five other deadly diseases

Laboratory tests have confirmed that the strange illness ravaging the Ode-Irele community in Ondo state, which is now known as #OndoX, is not Ebola virus disease. Ebola Alert, an evidence-driven grou…

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Boko Haram slit throats of 12 Civilians

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Boko Haram militants have slit the throats of 12 people in northeast <br> Nigeria as the army was trying to evacuate civilians from the area, a <br> military source and a witness said on Friday. <br> The Islamist group has been driven out of much of the huge swathe of <br> territory they controlled at the start of the year, thanks to a <br> concerted push by troops from Nigeria and neighbours Chad, Niger and <br> Cameroon. <br> The town of Gwoza, in mountainous terrain, was one of the last places <br> to fall, on March 27and there remain pockets of Boko Haram activity in <br> the area, security sources say. <br> "Just as troops were trying to evacuate some civilians from the hills <br> so as to safeguard them from a planned air strike some Boko Haram <br> attacked them and slit the throats of 12 people," a military source <br> said. <br> </div>

Boko Haram slit throats of 12 Civilians

Boko Haram militants have slit the throats of 12 people in northeast Nigeria as the army was trying to evacuate civilians from the area, a military source and a witness said on Friday. The Islamist g…

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Ondo Strange Disease: Govt sets up emergency response teams, situation room

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> In its effort at containing the spread of the strange illness ravaging <br> the Ode Irele community of the state, the Ondo state government has <br> set up emergency task teams and a Situation Room to coordinate the <br> response teams working from the frontlines. <br> The state Commissioner for Health, Dayo Adeyanju, said in a statement <br> Friday that five emergency response task teams have been raised to <br> handle different aspects of control mechanisms. <br> The task teams are: <br> 1. Contact Tracing Committee – the committee is already tracing and <br> establishing contacts with those already exposed to patients or dead <br> bodies and monitoring them for possible manifestation of any of the <br> symptoms. <br> </div>

Ondo Strange Disease: Govt sets up emergency response teams, situation room

In its effort at containing the spread of the strange illness ravaging the Ode Irele community of the state, the Ondo state government has set up emergency task teams and a Situation Room to coordina…

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Air Traffic Controllers Suspend Strike

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Air traffic controllers in Nigeria yesterday suspended the nationwide <br /> strike they declared on Thursday to press for better pay and improved <br /> working conditions, but warned that a more devastating strike would be <br /> declared next week if their demands are not met. <br /> Thursday's strike crippled domestic flight operations, costing <br /> airlines millions of naira in unearned revenue. Several travellers <br /> were also left stranded at various airports. The strike however did <br /> not affect international flight operations. <br /> FAAN spokesman, Yakubu Dati, confirmed that normal flights have <br /> resumed saying, what the air controllers union declared was a "warning <br /> strike.</div>

Air Traffic Controllers Suspend Strike

Air traffic controllers in Nigeria yesterday suspended the nationwide strike they declared on Thursday to press for better pay and improved working conditions, but warned that a more devastating stri…

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