Plans have been concluded to deal an early blow on Bola Ahmed Tinubu way ahead of the 2023 elections as newly reelected Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki has committed to fully campaign for Babatunde Gbanamosi the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. Mr. Obaseki has vowed to phrase the Lagos East Senatorial Bye-Election as a referendum strongman of Lagos politics Mr. Tinubu who is self styled as APC “national leader” and the “godfather” of Nigerian politics. Sources close to the governor confirmed that governor Obaseki has enlisted the full and joint participation of the governor of Rivers State Mr.…
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The participants who converged at the MIM KOLTURE HOTEL, Omuo Ekiti, drawn from across the 177 Wards comprising the 16 local Government Areas of Ekiti State, were trained in various vocational skills such as Cake Baking, Soap and Paint Making among others Earlier in his Address, Dr Olalekan Bankole PhD, the Senior Research Officer of the IPCR who led the Training Team from Abuja said the essence of the training was to ensure peaceful and cohesive coexistence of every Nigeria citizen. The Senator, Mrs Biodun Olujimi who facilitated the programme said, she, “decided to extend the exercise beyond the South…
Management team of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado Ekiti, have been urged to deploy their knowledge and experience to the development of agriculture towards making Ekiti state independent in food production and increased protein intake of its people.The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Olabode Adetoyi made the urge at a meeting with the leadership of the faculty, led by the acting Dean, Prof. Deji Fasuyi in his office in Ado Ekiti.Dr Adetoyi, who challenged the academia to convert the large expanse of land lying fallow at the university campus for decades to farming…
Petrol scarcity may surface across the country as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners on Monday ordered tanker drivers nationwide to halt operations beginning from Tuesday (today). NARTO gave the directive in Abuja in protest against the Federal Government’s ban on petroleum trucks above 45,000 litres from plying Nigerian roads. NARTO is the umbrella organisation of all commercial vehicles owners in Nigeria engaged in the haulage of petroleum products, general cargoes, and movement of goods and passengers within the country and the West-African sub-region. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, NARTO’s National President, Yusuf Othman, said members of…
The Sokoto State Hisbah Commission on Monday, confirmed the arrest of three people alleged to have circulated a video on social media while sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. The victim was scheduled to get married on Oct. 17, but the marriage was called off as a result of the viral video circulated by the suspects. Dr Adamu Kasarawa, the state Hisbah Comandant, told newsmen in Sokoto that the principal suspect, son of a political appointee in the state, and his two friends would be handed over to relevant authorities for prosecution. Kasarawa said that the commission had concluded investigations into…
Nigeria has invited six uncapped players, including Chidera Ejuke from CSKA Moscow and Genk striker Cyriel Dessers for next month’s friendlies against the Ivory Coast and Tunisia, football officials told AFP Monday. Nigeria will face the Ivory Coast on October 9 and four days later take on Tunisia with both games to be played in Austria. The other uncapped players called up are goalkeeper Matthew Yakubu, new Porto signing Zaidu Sanusi as well as midfielders Samson Tijani and Frank Onyeka, officials said. Striker Dessers has opted to play for Nigeria ahead of Belgium, where he was born. He was set…
The Chief of Staff to the Oyo state Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka has urged the general public to ignore posters promoting his 2023 gubernatorial ambition adding that they are not from him. Ilaka in a statement made available on Tuesday said Governor Seyi Makinde who is reputed as the people’s Governor is doing very well and will be given a second term mandate by the good people of Oyo state. The Ladilu of Oyo also stated that he is focused on delivering on what Governor Makinde assigned to him and doesn’t have any gubernatorial ambition. The statement reads: “The attention…
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday presented letter of appointment to the new Emir of Biu, Alhaji Mustapha Umar. The letter was presented at a brief ceremony in Biu which was attended by Emirs, government officials and politicians. Zulum, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Usman Kadafur, said the emir’s appointment was in strict compliance with extant laws. “The appointment is in accordance with Section 73(I) of the Borno State Local Government Law, 2000 and Section 5 of the Chiefs (Appointment and Deposition), Law, Cap. 25 Laws of Borno State, 1994. “His Royal Highness, Alhaji Mustapha Umar (Midala)…
Some civil servants whose names were removed from the payroll of the Cross River Government on Monday in Calabar picketed the state secretariat complex, demanding reinstatement.The protesters carried placards with various inscription such as “Ayade pay us our salaries, “No Trade Union in Cross River”, “We will protest until we are reinstated”, among others. It would be recalled that the state government in August 2019 removed the names of no fewer than 2,500 civil servants from its payroll.One of the protesting civil servants, Mr James Obeten, said that the situation had caused untold hardships in his families.“We were duly employed in…
Demutualization or the conversion of a broker-dominated Exchange to an investor-dominated Exchange has been a global trend to introduce transparency, better corporate governance and greater efficiency in the management of equities, commodities and fixed income Exchanges around the world. The higher standards of accountability of an investor or shareholder-led Exchange is desirable but with a few niggling problems. While an Exchange run along the lines of a private company would ensure efficiency in resource deployment and drive a profit-motivated business process, the fact that the NSE is an Exchange for trading in third-party assets places on it a burden beyond profit…
