…My father was a feminist, says daughter Nigerian leaders and people in position of authority in the country have been urged to submit themselves to God with the understanding that they would one day give account of their lives on Judgment Day. The Senior Evangelist of Gospel Faith Mission International, Evang. Ezekiel Falade, gave the charge at the funeral service of former Governor of Old Ondo State, Evang. Bamidele Ishola Olumilua in Ikere- Ekiti, on Friday. The clergyman spoke just as Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, former Governor Ayodele Fayose, former Governor Segun Oni, former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, Deputy…
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The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has confirmed that a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Tokunbo Abiru, is the party’s consensus candidate for the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial District bye-election. The party’s state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Abiodun Salami, gave the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos. He said the choice of Abiru, who recently stepped down as CEO of Polaris Bank, was agreed upon by party elders, including the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Salami said Abiru had been successfully screened at the party secretariat,…
An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Steve Lemadoro, has appealed to the Federal Government to review the inherited colonial abortion law in the country to reduce the country’s high maternal mortality rate. Lemadoro made the call on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State at the ongoing three-day training for journalists on: “Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the training was organised by IPAS, an international non-profit advocacy group focused on improving and expanding women’s sexual and reproductive rights. Lemadoro disclosed that the law currently guiding abortion practice in Nigeria was the British Parliamentary Act of 1861…
Ekiti State Government, through the Board of State Security Network (Amotekun Corps), is set to employ personnel to commence operation in the State. According to a time table released by the Board, the recruitment exercise is set to hold across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State, starting on Monday August 31, 2020 at 8am prompt. The recruitment is sequel to the passage of the State Security Network Bill by the state House of Assembly, and signed into law by Governor Kayode Fayemi in March 2020. The establishment of Amotekun Corps is aimed at curbing incessant killings, kidnappings, banditry,…
Ibeju Lekki, Alimosho, Apapa, Ikorodu Top List Of Crime Locations The total number of inmates so far captured on the Lagos Criminal Information System (LCIS) has increased to 30,107 as at March 2020, as indicated by the quarterly report of the LCIS.According to the LCIS report released by the Office of the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ibeju Lekki, Alimosho, Apapa, Ikorodu and Ojo are the top five locations where inmates who have passed through the criminal justice system in the five Custodial Centres (Prisons) of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Lagos State were arrested for various…
The Ekiti State Ministry of Justice will commence the digitization of its records, systems and processes with a view to improving service delivery to the government and people of Ekiti State. This disclosure was made yesterday by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda while inspecting various types of technology equipment purchased by the Ministry. According to Fapohunda, “the Covid 19 pandemic has affirmed the important place of technology in justice administration. This situation has imposed an additional obligation on the Ministry of Justice to enhance our digital footprint in the delivery of legal services to the Government…
Ekiti State Government has assured that no resident of the state would be treated unjustly for any reason whatsoever as it waded into the crisis within Ireakari and unity estates in Ado Ekiti over access roads to the areas. The head of government delegation and Chairman Local Government Service Commission, Elder Samuel Abejide, gave the assurance in Ado Ekiti during a peace meeting with representatives of the communities on Thursday. This is even as representatives of the communities absolved the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon Biodun Omoleye of any complicity in the crisis and tendered apologies to him…
The Federal Government is set to establish a national centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. The approval for the establishment of the agency is part of the decisions taken at the Council of State meeting in Abuja yesterday. Buhari National Security Adviser (NSA) Gen. Babagana Monguno, who briefed journalists said the new agency will be domiciled in his office. “I briefed Council on the efforts of the Federal Government to deal with these challenges. One of these issues is the need to address manpower deficiency, inadequacy in equipment and technology challenges. “Mr President has already approved…
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Thursday that the Federal Government was creating a “payroll support” for private schoolteachers and artisans to cushion the untoward economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on them. He added that the Federal Government had secured land in 11 states of the federation to build thousands of two-bedroom apartments for Nigerians at the cost of N2 million each. He also declared that he was too busy to think about the 2023 elections. Osinbajo spoke at the ongoing 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. He featured on the “state of the…
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has declared three-day mourning in honour of victims of an auto crash which occured on Wednesday evening along Gusau-Funtua Road. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 14 people died when a trailer ran into three cars. A statement signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Zailani Bappa, in Gusau on Thursday, said the national flag to be flown at half mast during the mourning period. The statement revealed that the carnage took place shortly after the governor passed the spot, but immediately returned to the scene to assist the victims. Bappa said:…
