UST like the Bible, in the Book of 1 Cor-inthians 15:45, acknowledges Jesus Christ as the second Adam, circumstances andbehavioural patterns are beginning to drawglobal attention to Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji,a.k.a. BAO, the 12th Chief Executive Officerof the 27-year-old Ekiti State, as the secondand present day Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, a.k.a. BRF, former two-term Lagos State Gov-ernor. This is on account of his (BAO’s) ways of doing things through which he is puttingthe smiles on the faces of many and receivingnational and international accolades. Having said that, let me start with a confes-sion: That I have spent a substantial part of…
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DATE: Saturday 14th October PROGRAMMESi. Time out With The Youths( Lets’ Talk) TIME: 10:00 AMVENUE: Adetiloye Hall ii. Command PerformanceTIME: 6:00 PMVENUE: Civic Centre DATE: Monday 16th October PROGRAMMESi. Mr. Governor’s Assent to BillsTIME: 10:00 AMVENUE: Exco Chambers, Governor’s Office ii. State of the State AddressTIME: 12 noonVENUE: House of Assembly Chambers Tuesday 17th October PROGRAMMESi. Commissioning and Flag-off of ProjectsTIME: 10:00 AMVENUE: Identified Projects across the State ii. Interactive Session with Civil ServantsTIME: 3:00 PMVENUE: State SecretariatComplex Wednesday 18thOctober PROGRAMMECommissioning and Flag-off of ProjectsTIME: 10:00 AMVENUE: Other identified projects across the State Thursday 19th OctoberPROGRAMMEUnveiling of WoG’s WAOH Pet…
The National Universities Commission has granted licence to the London Academy of Business School in partnership with University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom to operate in Nigeria. Dr. Derek Watson, an associate professor, Faculty of Business Law, London Academy of Business School, said this. Watson spoke on Wednesday after meeting with the Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, in Abuja. He said the meeting was very productive, adding that the University of Sunderland has over 30 years of experience. According to him, the first academic session is expected to commence in January 2024 at the Public Service…
Ekiti State Government has disclosed its readiness to begin massive construction of roads across the 16 local governments under the World Bank Assisted projects Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Projects (RAAMP). The state RAAMP Coordinator, Mr. Sunday Adunmo, made this known in Ado-Ekiti at a one-day sensitisation training organised for the workers of the Project. He said construction would begin on some of the rural roads in the state next month, noting that Ekiti was officially added to the participating states last year August after meeting the conditions for the project. The RAAMP boss said the engineering designs for 12 roads…
Two female students of Kwara State Polytechnic in , the Kwara State capital, Adanma Joseph and Favour Vandora Davies, have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a former nightclub owner, Adeniyi Ojo. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known when he briefed newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Adejobi, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Force Intelligence Tactical Team and Intelligence Special Tactical Squad in a recent operation. He said Joseph and Davies were suspected of involvement in a robbery operation during which Ojo was murdered. According…
Prof. Isa Chiroma (SAN), the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, said in Abuja on Wednesday that 1,085 candidates, which is 65.09 percent, were successful at the school’s final examinations held in July, while the remaining 35 percent failed. He revealed this at the presentation of the performance of the candidates at the October 2023 Call to Bar ceremony. Chiroma enjoined the candidates to make the best of the legal profession and ensure strict adherence to its norms and ethics. The Director-General said that a total of 1,666 students participated in the July examination and 1,085 were successful. Speaking further…
However, the documents have conflicting information about Bola Tinubu’s date of birth By Chiagozie Nwonwu & Fauziyya Tukur & Olaronke Alo BBC Disinformation Team There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country’s electoral commission was forged, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found. Allegations that President Tinubu’s certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by Chicago State University (CSU) of his academic records last week. We have looked at some of the most widely circulated claims. The release of the president’s academic documents is the culmination of a…
There are conflicting reports on whether the sacked managing director/chief executive of the Abuja Markets Management Ltd (AMML), Abubakar Usman Faruk, has formally handed over his duties to the most senior person in the establishment after being relieved of his position by Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. Amongst which was heads/MDs of Abuja Markets Management Ltd. However, Whistler reports that the erstwhile MD of AMML is yet to comply with the directive after it visited the corporate office located at Adisa Plaza in Gudu district, Garki. It was gathered that the sacked MD engaged private security operatives for his…
Omamofe Boyo Milan prosecutors have urged that Omamofe Boyo, former chief of Oando Trading and current deputy CEO of Oando, alongside other key figures, faces trial over allegations of defrauding Eni (ENI.MI) in a 2019 oil deal, according to documents from the Milan prosecutor’s office. According to a report by Reuters, the contentious “White Moon” crude oil consignment in 2019 caused significant concern within Eni due to suspicions that the oil might have Iranian origins, at least in part. Given the sanctions reinstated by the United States in 2018 following the U.S. departure from a nuclear pact with Iran, dealing with…
Parents of students of Federal Science and Technical College, Usi-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, have protested allegations of high-headedness of the principal, Olateji Balogun, and one of his vice-principal, whose name was given as Mrs. Oguntola. The parents, who gathered at the school premises, led by the Chairman of the Parents-Teachers Association, PTA, Bamigbose Taiwo, called for the immediate removal of Mr Balogun. According to them, since the administration of the new principal, the school, which had hitherto emerged first in local and international competitions, has become a shadow of itself. They also said that the delay in the issuing of…
