Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change in the 16 Local Government Area of Kwara State have endorsed the aspiration of Malam Saliu Mustapha as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. Mustapha was Deputy National Chairman of the CPC before the party fused with three other parties to form the APC. Legacy parties that fused to form the APC were the Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party and a faction of All Progressives Grand Alliance led by Rochas Okorocha. Rising from their annual get-together in Ilorin on Wednesday, the former CPC local government chairmen said…
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The umbrella association of South East pro-democracy groups, the South East Democratic Civil Society Coalition, has rejected what it termed the “purported endorsement of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, for president by some South East politicians.” Among those that had endorsed him were ex-Senate President, Adolphus Wabara; and Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe. Describing the endorsement of Anyim as “hasty and self-serving”, the Coalition in a statement signed by its National Convener, Chief Willy Ezugwu, demanded the immediate withdrawal of the endorsement by Senator Abaribe, whom the Coalition described as “one of our…
The Olushi Onigbesa royal family has appealed to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, from becoming the king of Oshodi. The Head of the Olushi Onigbesa royal family, Kabiru Eyantan, said this on Wednesday during a press briefing. Eyantan told newsmen in a prepared statement: “The attention of the Olushi Onigbesa royal family of Oshodi Awori Kingdom has been drawn to the picture of Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, Chairman, NURTW in Lagos State, circulated on numerous social…
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has announced that physical distancing measures will be re-imposed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah effective from 7:00 am tomorrow. The Presidency said in a statement that it was decided to re-impose the physical distancing measures among the Umrah pilgrims and worshipers as well as in spreading prayer rugs and while performing tawaf (circumambulation around the Holy Kaaba) in order to safeguard the health and safety of the pilgrims. All visitors and workers at the Two Holy Mosques have been asked to comply…
Following the contamination of the Osun river by activities of illegal miners in the state, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Urban Alert, has alerted that over two million residents of the state are at risk of lead poisoning. The group in its report, tagged #Safeosunriver done in conjunction with Levite Foundation for Community Development, said the level of heavy metals, including, lead, mercury and cyanide, present in the river is more than 500 per cent above the permissible level. Addressing journalists in Osogbo, Urban Alert’s team leader, Anthony Adejuwon the river traverse over 20 communities in the state and five other states…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that Section 46 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act should be construed within the narrow confines of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the percusor to the establishment of the EFCC – to prevent illicit finacial outflow from Nigeria. The apex court, in a landmark judgment in Dr.Joseph Nwobike (SAN) Vs. Federal Republic of Nigeria, Appeal No. SC/CR/161/2020, told the anti-graft agency that its powers to investigate and prosecute financial crimes under Section 46 of the EFCC Act was not at large. It held that the EFCC could not hide under…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have appointed 61-year-old Portuguese manager, Jose Peseiro as the new coach for the Super Eagles.This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the NFF executive meeting held earlier today via zoom conference. “After careful consideration of a memo presented by Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee endorsed a proposal for the appointment of Mr Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, following the end to the relationship with Mr Gernot Rohr. “However, the Committee resolved that Mr Augustine Eguavoen, named the interim Head Coach,…
Stanford University, United States of America-based Elsevier B.V has named two Nigerian professors among the topmost productive scientists in the world. Elsevier B.V is an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature. The two Nigerian professors are Prof. Kayode Oyewumi, the Dean of Faculty of Physical Sciences and Prof. Musa Yakubu, immediate past Director, Central Research Laboratories, both of the University of Ilorin. The university stated in its bulletin issued on Wednesday in Ilorin. Speaking on behalf of the duo, Oyewumi said researchers’ ranking had become a global tool for evaluating intellectualism, academic prowess, research excellence and impact…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced investigation of the Vice Chancellor of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa in the southern part of Ondo State of Nigeria and his Management team over what it termed “contract racketeering and violation of Procurement Act”. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Sunday Roberts Ogunduyile, his Deputy, Professor Francis Igbasan and the University Procurement Officer was said to have been petitioned by a bystander suspected to be one of the contractors who had bided for contract in the University but was edged out for reason of having anointed contractors to…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment pool of €10.5m to drive technological innovation across sub-Saharan Africa. The AfDB announced this in a statement titled ‘African Development Bank Group Board approves €10.5m pooled investment in tech start-up fund to boost innovation across sub-Saharan Africa.’ “The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment pool of €10.5m toward the first close of the Janngo Start-Up Fund, a pan-African tech start-up fund,” it said. According to the statement, the €10.5m pooled investment consists of €7m provided by the…
