A new Chairman, Commodore Sabiru Abayomi Lawal, has been appointed to steer the affairs of the Military Pensions Board. The appointment was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the MPB, Flight Lieutenant Olayinka Lawal. Before his appointment, Lawal was the Director of Finance at the Defence Intelligence Agency. Born on July 13, 1970 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, he attended St Bernadettes’ Nursery and Primary School, Abeokuta from 1974 to 1981. Thereafter, he proceeded to Baptist Boys’ High School, Abeokuta from 1981 to 1986 and Immaculate Heart Comprehensive High School, Lagos from 1987 to 1988. Lawal commenced his military…
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Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has expressed displeasure over conduct of the ongoing governorship election. He carpeted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the slow pace of the process. After casting his vote at polling unit 19, ward 4, Oredo local government area of the state, Obaseki, who is also the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, complained about the delay in the process. The Governor said he expected better planning by the electoral commission. “I expected that INEC would have prepared better for this election. I waited for one and half hours on the queue before exercising my franchise, it’s a…
The Management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has assured candidates applying for the Vice Chancellor, Registrar and other positions in the institution of appointments based on merit. The Deputy Director of Corporate Services of the university, Mr Adeyinka Ademuyiwa, gave the assurance in an interview in Oye-Ekiti on Saturday. He explained that the vacant positions in all the faculties and departments of the university had been advertised for in its website, newspapers and other social media platforms for interested candidates to apply. Ademuyiwa noted that the position of the vice chancellor and the registrar were esteem offices which would…
The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan has terminated the appointment of its lecturer, Kelani Omotosho, over alleged sexual misconduct with a former student. This was contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Modupe Fawale, in Ibadan on Saturday. The management said the lecturer, from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, was sacked for allegedly embarrassing and tarnishing the image of the institution. The termination letter, dated September 15, 2020 and signed by the Registrar, read: “You will recall that you were engaged in an inappropriate behaviour and poorly managed relationship with your former student. “This act embarrassed…
This morning while Omowunmi Ogungbaibi and I were walking out , we bumped into the “Ounje Arugbo” team at the pavilion giving out food packs to the elderly. I approached them and they told me since the beginning of this administration that the First Lady had initiated the programme, the beneficiaries across the 16 local governments have been receiving food packs every month and the list of beneficiaries keeps increasing too. Ok, for those who may not have heard about the programme before. “Ounje Arugbo” is a food bank initiative of Her Excellency, Erelu Bisi Fayemi for the elderly across…
A former Commissioner for Information and Communication during the administration of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki as Kwara State Governor, Ben Duntoye, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress. The former Commissioner, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party along with Saraki, was received into the party on Friday. Duntoye, who had earlier in the year joined the party at the ward level, was received alongside many other members of the PDP in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new members were received by the party’s stalwart led by the Kwara South…
Senator Mohammed Hamma Misau, another political supporter of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Misau, who represented Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber in the 8th National Assembly, announced his defection back to the APC after at the Abuja Governor’s Lodge of the APC Caretaker Chairman and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, where he made the official declaration on Friday. Buni thereafter presented the party’s flag to him.
At least 12 out of the 18 local government areas of Edo State will play a decisive role in Saturday’s (today) governorship poll as incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, clashes with the leading opposition All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Although 14 parties fielded candidates for the poll, observers have argued that the election would be a two horse race between the PDP and the APC. According to analysis on the Polls, the 12 battleground local government areas are Egor, Ikpoba/Okha, Oredo, Ovia North-East, Ovia South-West and Uhunmwode. Others are…
Rivers State Governor, Barr. Nyesome Wike has described his Ekiti State counterpart and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum ( NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi, as a highly focused leader who does not discriminate against members of tbe opposition party, but sees them as partners in progress. Governor Wike gave the comendation, Wednesday in Port Harcourt, during the commissioning of the ultra modern Rumuwoji Market as part of activities marking the first 100 days of his second term in office. Wike said Governor Fayemi was given the honour of commissioning the market in recognition of his rare qualities as a leader…
After four days in captivity, a former officer of the United States army and native of Ijan Ekiti in Ekiti, Mr Jide Ijadare, has been released by his abductors. Ijadare was kidnapped about 2.05p.m on Tuesday at his palm oil producing factory on Tuesday alongside one of his staff. A contractor working with the factory was also shot dead by the assailants. A family source told journalists that Ijadare regained freedom after paying the ransom demanded by the kidnappers. The source said the abductors had called few hours after the incident and demanded for N20 million ransom. “My brother was released…
