The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji at the weekend, elevated a former Head of Service in Oyo State, Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke and wife of a former governor of the state, Alhaja Mutiat Ladoja. While Alhaja Adeleke was elevated to the position of Abese Iyalode of Ibadanland, wife of a former governor of the state, Alhaja Mutiat Ladoja was also promoted to Agbaakin Iyalode of Ibadanland. Other Chiefs promoted by Olubadan are: Chief Taye Soyege, as the Balogun Iyalode of Ibadanland; Chief Yewande Durosaro, as the Osi Iyalode of Ibadanland; Chief Onikepo Akande, as the Iyalaje Iyalode of Ibadanland; Chief…
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Police authorities in Ekiti State on Sunday announced that they have arrested three hoodlums linked to the attack on voters in the Ekiti House of Assembly by-election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that violence erupted in Omuo Ekiti during the Ekiti East constituency 1 polls of Saturday leading to shootings in some polling units and the killing of three persons. The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Babatunde Mobayo, gave an update on the crisis while addressing newsmen saying that the policewoman, who was among eight persons shot, had survived and responding to treatment. Mobayo, who spoke through the Command’s spokesman,…
Nine Nigerian Para-Athletes are in Tunis, Tunisia, to compete at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix series. The athletes’ participation was posted on the website of the ‘Making of Champions (MoC). The MoC said a 16-man contingent led by the President of Nigeria Para Athletics Federation, Amobi Chikwendu, has arrived in Tunisia for the competition, which holds between March 18 and March 20. MoC noted that following the postponement or cancellation of most international tournaments in 2020 due to the global pandemic, the World Para Athletics Grand Prix series returned in 2021, with six events scheduled to take place…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba on Saturday said Nigeria should pay little attention to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s “liberal and open borders”. While expressing admiration for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Mr Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, said Nigeria must, instead, adopt a trade policy that protects its ailing economy. “My admiration for Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is huge but to advice us to continue to be import dependent is not correct policy advise at this time,” Mr. Agbakoba said in a statement. “Nigeria has no current Trade policy and Dr Okonjo Iweala seems…
Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC, Kebbi South), the Chairman, Senate Committee on Air Force, is a lawyer and pilot. In this interview, Na’Allah laments the deteriorating banditry and mass kidnappings in Nigeria and the seeming inability of security forces to stem the tide. The Senate, particularly the leadership, which you are part of, is seen in many quarters, as a rubber stamp of the executive compared to the House of Reps or even the 8th National Assembly. The ex-service chiefs’ confirmation as ambassadors seems to confirm this position. Your assessment is wrong. I am not part of the leadership. I…
The news of the broad daylight attempt to cut short the life of the Governor of Benue State, Dr Samuel Ortom, is shocking and a rude awakening. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) empathizes with the governor and the people of Benue State on this sad, cowardly, and wicked plan and vehemently condemns the act in its entirety. All hands must be on deck to uncover the identities of those involved in this heinous crime. The NGF wishes to state categorically that the attempt to make Benue State ungovernable is unacceptable and will fail woefully. Only recently the brother of one…
The Federal Government has said that the Extra Ministerial Committee constituted to recover the over N100 billion revenue owed it by lottery operators would be activated within two weeks. The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Dr. George Akume, said this Saturday in Abuja at a meeting of stakeholders in the lottery sector. He expressed displeasure over the continued failure of lottery operators nationwide to remit appropriate revenue to National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) as required by extant rules. The minister said that government had applied enough diplomacy in order to encourage operators in the lottery industry to build…
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Saturday evening said the All Progressive Congress (APC) is at the verge of collapsing. He made the assertion during the flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign for the forthcoming local government election in the state. APC has boycotted the election, citing irregularities. But the governor said the party withdrew from the election because it is entangled in problems, both at the national and state levels. The governor added that there is nothing that APC could show as its achievement since coming on board in 2015. “The party is enmeshed in…
With Illinois expecting more coronavirus vaccine doses in coming weeks, some people may soon face a choice: which vaccine to get. Vaccination appointments are still tough to come by, leading many people to take whichever vaccine they can get first, whether it’s been made by Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson. Health experts are imploring people not to wait for one type of vaccine, saying they’re all effective at preventing death and hospitalization, and that rapid, widespread vaccination is needed to control the spread of COVID-19. But with the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine now available in Illinois, some…
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara has called for a peaceful resolution of the Hijab controversy rocking the state. To achieve this, the church advised the Kwara State Government to revisit the original document stating the terms of the partnership with grant-aided mission schools. The Anglican Communion also called on the Kwara State House of Assembly to intervene and ensure that peace reigns in the state. This was contained in statement by the Archbishop of Kwara, The Most Rev. Israel Amoo, in Ilorin on Saturday. According to the statement, the Supreme Court is yet to rule…
