…….. allegations are lamentations of a failed party – Kwara Govt By Dare Akogun The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kwara state chapter has raised the alarm over the alleged transfer of funds from government accounts to voters towards inducing them ahead of the March 18 governorship/state House of Assembly elections. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin yesterday, the Director General
Continue Reading
By Dare Akogun The Nigeria Police said the driver of the ill-fated bus involved in a train accident in Ikeja area of Lagos State is presently undergoing psychiatric, physiological, and drug tests. The Commissioner of Police, railway command, CP Yetunde Longe gave the indication while speaking with journalists, said the police is investigating the number of people that died
Continue Reading
By Toheeb Omotayo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed political leaders over Nigeria’s inability to attain self-sufficiency in food production. He said the political leaders are the ones responsible for food crisis in the country and not the farmers. He made the assertion on Sunday at a lecture organised to mark his 86th birthday in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo expressed
Continue Reading
By Dare Akogun Experts have identified poor agricultural practices, which reduce factory output and hurt revenue targets as the major factor affecting the success of Nigeria’s agro-allied industries. This was the position at a one day Agri-bussines & Food summit in Ilorin the Kwara of the bad agricultural practices hurting manufacturing companies is poor handling of farm produce and
Continue Reading
By Dare Akogun As part of its quest in improving internally generated revenue and food sufficiency, the Kwara state government has directed all the 16 local government administrations in the state to embark on agro- allied ventures. The state commissioner for local government, chieftaincy affairs and community development, Hon. Aliyu Kora-Sabi rolled out the measures in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government
Continue Reading
By Dare Akogun Nigeria’s independent fact-checking platform, Dubawa, recently trained journalists based in Kwara State on fact-checking and verification tools. The training, the first of its kind for journalists in the state, was organized by the SOBI FM chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) as part of the activities marking its press week. It was aimed at equipping
Continue Reading
By Our Reporters It is a sad day for government workers in Lagos State on Thursday as a moving train rammed into a state bus conveying civil servants to work. The unfortunate crash occurred at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday morning. Already, six persons have been confirmed dead by emergency responders, and
Continue Reading
By Elizabeth Ogunbamowo Claim: Results from the IReV portal show that Peter Obi won 19 states, including the FCT. Full Text Following the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner of the presidential election of February 25, 2023, supporters of opposition parties have expressed their angst against the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr. Tinubu, President-elect of Nigeria,
Continue ReadingIn time of ancient gods, warlords and kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty princess forged in the heat of battle. The power. The passion. The danger. Her courage will change the world.
The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
Dare Akogun is a dynamic media innovator, strategic communication professional, and seasoned climate and environmental sustainability journalist with over 10 years of influential contributions to the media industry.
He Currently serving as the Head of Digital Media, Senior News Editor, and a presenter at Sobi FM 101.9, a leading radio station in Ilorin, Nigeria.
Dare is on a mission to leverage his media innovation expertise and project management skills to produce high-quality, accurate, and engaging content, while advocating for reduced fossil fuel consumption, especially coal, to combat effect of global warming.
He has covered comprehensively environmental issues and COP conferences, including COP28 in Dubai last year , COP 27 in Egypt, and the United Nations Least Developed Countries conference in Doha, in 2023.
He is a recipient of fellowship to be part of a 15 team of journalists selected worldwide to cover the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024.
He has a Master's Degree in Mass Communication, from the University of Lagos, a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the Lagos State University and also a
Certification in Business Administration and Management, from the Babson College, Massachusetts, United States of America.
