TESMI’s #BleedWithDignity campaign: breaking barriers to menstrual dignity
By Adeyinka Adeniran A Lagos-based youth development nonprofit has launched a landmark advocacy campaign that places adolescent girls at the forefront of efforts to reform menstrual health policy in Nigeria’s private secondary schools. Teens Smart Builders Initiative (TESMI), in bold move, launched its most ambitious policy advocacy initiative, the #BleedWithDignity campaign, aimed at promoting menstrual dignity and educational equity for girls...
CEID hub, Celloop, consortium train 1,000 youths, women on lithium-ion battery manufacturing, packaging
By Adeyinka Adeniran A consortium of experts and stakeholders in the renewable energy sector have called on government at all levels to foster collaboration and inclusiveness in order to strengthen the renewable energy sector and secure a better future. This is as the consortium including: Climate Emerge Innovation Development (CEID) Hub, Celloop, Decibels, Thinkclock on Thursday completed the training of over...
Successor: Makinde’s Advisory Council invites PDP guber aspirants for ‘interraction’
By Adeyinka Adeniran As moment heats up ahead the primaries of political parties in the state, the Governor Seyi Makinde's Advisory Council (GAC) has invited all the aspirants jostling to take over the mantle of leadership from the governor in 2027 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to appear before it. The invitation, it was gathered is to...
Sunkúngbadé at Windsor, Gòngòsú and Èdìdàré
By Festus Adedayo Two great musicians of the Yoruba extraction, Yusuff Olatunji and Ayinla Omowura — lords of Sákárà and Àpàlà, two generes of Yoruba traditional music — sang of the boundless power of money in resolving life’s knots. In B’ólówó bá té, one of Olatunji’s finest, he extolled wealth’s ability to penetrate every crevice of human existence. His message...
Leadership and the danger of a single story
By Oluwole Dada There is the tendency for anyone or in particular, a leader to arrive quickly at a conclusion on a matter before having the whole picture. I would admit that I have fallen short of this standard sometimes. We have passed judgements, delivered verdicts, and made decisions, all based on one side of a story, and the...
Oyo 2027 is a call for brighter future – Dr Kareem
By Adeyinka Adeniran A philanthropist and gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Dr. Adewale Kareem, popularly called (AKK) has reiterated his commitment to implementing policies that prioritize education and human capital development. In a statement, he explained his proposal to provide stipends to parents who enroll their children in elementary schools, saying it...
Why I disagreed with Makinde, Gbolarumi breaks silence
By Adeyinka Adeniran A former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Hazeem Gbolarumi, has broken silence on his rift with Governor Seyi Makinde which led to political shift even in the same party. Gbolarumi belongs to the PDP faction with allegiance to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Speaking, he alleges that Governor Makinde’s decision to hand pick a successor...
2027: How we will secure more votes for Tinubu – Oyo APC
By Adeyinka Adeniran The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has said it is perfecting plans with local government leaders to ensure they secure more votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election beyond what was delivered in 2023. This is as the Oyo State representative in the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Prince Ayodele Abass-Aleshinloye appealed to the national...
Strategic communication in security: Informing without alarming
By Ayanlade Olayinka In contemporary security management, strategic communication—whether framed as Police Public Relations or the broader engagement of security agencies with the public—must never be misconstrued as a stage for self-promotion or institutional rivalry. Its primary purpose is not to showcase who is working harder or appearing more effective, but to responsibly inform the public, provide actionable safety guidance,...
Tinubu Challenge in Oluyole Federal Constituency: Google rates Olaosebikan ahead of Akande-Sadipe
By Our Reporter A prominent group in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has contended that a fomer ally of the late former Governor Lam Adesina, Kehinde Olaosebikan, is ahead of the incumbent in the race for the Oluyole Federal Constituency of the state. The group, Oluyole APC Solidarity (OAPCS), said it found out that: “Since she became the...
