Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda has said the allegation made by Senator Tony Adeniyi and others that Governor Kayode Fayemi unilaterally changed the venue of the sitting of the Court of Appeal, Ekiti State Division in an election matter “cannot but make one speechless.” Fapohunda said this in his office yesterday while responding to questions put to him by journalists seeking clarification on the allegation made by Senator Adeniyi. Adeniyi and seven others had in a publication widely circulated yesterday titled ‘Re: Dr Kayode Fayemi Anti-Party Activities’ alleged that Fayemi had in an election matter…
Author: Webmaster
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), has been dragged to the Supreme Court over an alleged failure by the government to fund the courts with recurrent expenditure since May 5, 2009. President Muhammadu Buhari, in May 2020, signed Executive Order 10, giving financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary at the state level. The order pitted the president against the state governors, who said that the Federal Government should also fund state courts if the president must make such order. The plaintiffs, who are the attorneys general of the 36 states, filed the…
The Nigeria Football Federation has overlooked Finidi George for the coaching role of the national U-17 and appointed Fatai Amoo instead as the national U-17 coach, Saturday PUNCH reports. Finidi, who won the UEFA Champions League with Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam in 1995, had applied for the U-17 coaching job and was tipped to take over from Manu Garba, who was formerly in charge of the Golden Eaglets. According to a statement by NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, on Friday, Ladan Bosso, returns for a second stint as U-20 coach, after he led the Flying Eagles to Canada 2007 U20 World Cup. He…
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani hassaid that Ekiti State would continue to frown at non qualified entities in the medicalprofession and will strife to continuously flush them out the state. He made this known while playing host to the leadership of Associationof Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Ekiti State chapter andJoint Health Sector Union, Ekiti state chapter that paid him acourtesy call in his office.The Commissioner, who reiterated the commitment of the stategovernment to improve on the welfare of medical profession in EkitiState, echoed that his door would be opened to every health union tofacilitate…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has launched a new syllabus for its professional Examination. The new syllabus, which takes effect from March 2021, was developed in line with the Institute’s resolve to continue to produce future-ready Chartered Accountants with skills and competences desired by the market. The ICAN President, Dame Onome Joy Adewuyi, who unveiled the new syllabus, said the revised syllabus captured subjects on emerging technologies that are disrupting the accounting profession such as Block Chain Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things among others. Adewuyi explained further that new trends in the Nigerian environment…
Thirty-one-year-old Raphael Ashy choked on emotion as he tried valiantly not to break down. “I’ve spent seven years between police detention and Kirikiri Prison for committing no crime. These days, I pray every day for God to bring someone to rescue me out of this hell that has become my life. I can’t even begin to imagine what my aged mother has been going through all these years. I don’t even know why I’m in this prison,” he said. Ashy is an inmate of Kirikiri Prison and has been there now for six years. How he was able to get…
Oil marketers in the country, under the aegis of the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, have said they lost over N320 billion worth of investments due to government-imposed product prices in the oil and gas sector. The marketers, who kicked against the planned industrial action by the Nigerian Labour Congress over hike of petrol pump price and electricity tariff, said they will be forced to lay off staff as the business terrain across the country is becoming increasingly difficult. They urged the NLC and its allies to shelve the proposed industrial action. NOGASA spokesman, Ukadike Chinedu, who…
Rtd. Colonel Bah Ndaw, has been sworn in to head a transitional government in Mali following a coup last month by the Malian military. He was sworn in during a ceremony held in the capital Bamako today, September 25, 2020. The ceremony occurred with government officials dressed in military attires while senior judges, and foreign diplomats were also present. A committee appointed by the military junta which seized power on August 18, after removing president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, selected Ndaw, a 70-year-old retired colonel, as interim president. Ndaw alongside Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the military junta, will now transitionally…
The Federal Government has approved the deportation of 10 Egyptians and seven Sri-Lankans with immediate effect. Mr Sunday James, Public Relations Officer, Nigeira Immigration Service (NIS), disclosed this in a statement made available on Friday in Abuja. James said that the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbeshola, had signed the deportation order in pursuant to section 45, subsection 2, section 46, subsection 1 and Section 47, subsection 1 of the Nigeria Immigration Act 2015. He said that the 10 Egyptians had violated the conditions for their entry and the Minister had ordered their deportation with immediate effect. “Seven Sri-Lankans that were…
Ogun state House of Assembly member Representing Yewa North 1, Hon. Adekunle Awoso, state constituency has accused governor Dapo Abiodun for not hastening up efforts at making Amotekun begin its operations in Ogun state. Hon. Awoso stated this at the plenary under personal explanation where he talked about the state of insecurity in the state. He stated that Gov. Abiodun further delay in fasttracking the issues of Amotekun would have add more efforts to the existing security architecture in the state. He furthered urged the governor ‘to fast track the issue of Amotekun so as to strengthen the security network…
