Raxon Culler Gold Ltd is one of the fast-rising Nigerian companies boosting the economy of Nigeria by helping reduce unemployment especially among Nigerian youths. The company produces textiles, medical gowns, medical scrubs, corporate skirts and blouses, wedding suits and gowns and security outfits for individuals, private organizations and governments. In this interview with the Group Managing Director of the company, Chief Paxy O.T.L Elekima, he speaks on the company’s challenges, aspirations and offers to Nigerians and the world at large. Excerpts: Can you tell us about yourself? My names are Chief Paxy O.T.L Elekima. I am from…
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Akpos Dixon and Andos Dixon are twin brothers who have bagged many national and international awards for their matchless contributions to the music industry. They are also Nigerian ambassadors to the United Nations and have featured various popular musicians such as “Tekno” in their songs. Some of their musical videos have also been directed by the popular movie director, Darl Hart. It is worth adding that their song, “Most Beautiful Woman” has been used for International pageants like the Miss World and other pageants. They are also recipients of Toflyers Award of Excellence. In this exclusive interview with Topflyers…
Cross-carpeting occurs in a political setting or environment where there is a movement or “decamping” of party members from one political party to another. Sometimes this movement or decamping may involve a large number of political party members or sometimes it may involve just a few. But the issue of concern is why they leave their party to another party in the first instance. Edo State governorship election commences just in a month and a few weeks and the state has witnessed a lot of decamping activities by political party members. These decamping activities have been significant between two…
The Federal Government has extended the phase two of eased COVID-19 lockdown which originally ought to expire on Wednesday, July 29, by another one week. It will now end on August 6. The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, announced the extension on Monday when the PTF addressed the media. He said that the extension was necessitated by the Eid-el-Kabir festivities, which coincided with the expiration of the current phase. He added that PTF had also secured the permission of President Muhammadu Buhari to retain the existing guidelines until August 6. For your event coverage, article…
The federal government has announced August 4, 2020 as the date for resumption of secondary schools across the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Ben Bem Goong, director of press and public relations, ministry of education. According to the statement, the decision was reached after a meeting of stakeholders in the education sector on Monday. Only students in exit classes are expected to resume, so that they can participate in the West African Examination (WAEC) exercise scheduled to begin on August 17, 2020. “Secondary schools in the country are to reopen as from the…
A gas explosion that occurred at a storey building on Palmgroove Estate, Cappa Avenue area of Lagos State on Monday has resulted in the death of an unidentified man with three victims sustaining varying degrees of injuries. Emergency responders have taken the injured persons to the hospital for treatment. It was gathered that the explosion was caused by gas leakage from the cylinder reportedly used in filling the air conditioner of the building. Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the remaining occupants were evacuated from the building. He said that the scene of…
By Emeke Nwaoboli The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday received over 300 defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogieka Zone 1, Oredo Local Government Area, Benin City, Edo State as they declared absolute confidence in the administration of Godwin Obaseki. This defection is coming ahead of the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo State thus advancing the certainty of the reelection bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki , the wake-and-see-good-things governor. Amidst cheers and fanfare, the acting chairman of the APC in Oredo Oghieka Zone 1, Comrade Osarendefe Osagie, led the defectors…
By JOSEPH ERUNKE, Abuja A meeting between the federal and state governments to discuss modalities for resumption of schools will hold next week Monday. The meeting which will be presided by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, is to have all state commissioners of education in attendance. An invitation to this effect was released Sunday night by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sony Echono. Top on the agenda of the expected meeting, according to the invitation dispatched, are the reconsideration of new examination timetables for the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, the National Examinations Council,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in its daily report noted that Nigeria on Sunday recorded five hundred and fifty-five confirmed new cases of Coronavirus pandemic. The health agency on Sunday, 25 July at about 11:00 pm confirmed the new figures on its verified official account on the microblogging site, Twitter. Following the development, the total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 40532, while 17,374 people have been discharged and 858 deaths have been recorded. According to the NCDC, the newly reported cases are as follows; Lagos-156 Kano-65 Ogun-57 Plateau-54 Oyo-53 Benue-43 FCT-30 Ondo-18 Kaduna-16 Akwa…
The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has released the list of lawmakers involved the alleged looting of funds from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Recall that the former lawmaker had forwarded a letter to the National Assembly where he noted that he did not accuse the lawmakers of receiving 60 per cent of the contracts for NDDC. However, the part where the minister stated the names were not read on the floor of the house but were in the letter forwarded by the minister to the National Assembly. The National Youth Council of Nigeria…
