Babajide was appointed as head of the agency on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Reacting to the development, the PDP in a statement by its spokesperson, Kennedy Peretei on Wednesday said, Babajide’s appointment was part of the grand design to finally empty the state’s treasury. The statement reads in part, “The recent appointment of Babajide Akeredolu, a biological son of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN as the Director-General of Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPMIU) is a flagrant abuse of office and affront on the people of Ondo State. Read More...
When the now-iconic peace symbol was first designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958, it had a very specific meaning. Holtom was active in a British nuclear disarmament advocacy group, and he referenced the shapes of “N” and “D” in the semaphore alphabet in order to come up with a symbol the group could use on signs at an upcoming protest.
But, like other effective symbols, it quickly spread to represent causes far beyond its creator’s intent. Read More...
Guy D. Garcia
March 18, 1985 12:00 AM EST
There is no coat of arms on the flask, but somewhere in one of Britain’s hospitals a convalescent patient has some of the world’s most exclusive blood flowing through his or her veins. The regal donor of the precious stuff was Prince Charles, 36, who has become the first member of the royal family ever to give blood, in his case, O Rh-negative. Read More...