President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Innocent Bariate Barikor as the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA). This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Friday. Tinubu has also approved the appointment of Prince Ebitimi Amgbare as the Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority (NDRBDA). Dr. Barikor is an academics and politician. He was a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2015, while Prince Amgbare is a retired naval officer and former commissioner in Bayelsa State. “The President…
Author: webmaster11
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, has lauded ongoing efforts by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apprehend and prosecute the immediate past governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, over an alleged N80.2 billion fraud. She also commended the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, for ceding 14 properties that were initially forfeited to the Federal Government to the Government and people of Enugu. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan emphasised the need for the EFCC to investigate other corrupt public officials to avoid the impression that their actions against Bello are merely a witch hunt. She expressed surprise at Bello’s excuse…
Otunba Muyiwa Ibeun, the Elulu-Elect of Mopa has taken to the media to celebrate Engr. Kayode Emmanuel aka Awoya on the occasion of his birthday. In a statement released on IMOPAPO (MOPA) OUR OWN Whatsapp Group, and also sent to the media, Otunba Ibeun described Engr. Emmanuel as a true leader by example. His message reads; “You thought and show me how to love my community and my people unconditionally. “You forever remain a good ralling point for Mopa Indigenes as I met quite number of my people through you, either at your house or office. “Thanks for the sincere…
Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has engaged a consortium led by the original developers of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL), Tyamzhpromexport (TPE), to revive the steel plant. The Minister, who met with the consortium comprising a team from Russia’s TPE/Rostec, Novostal, and Nigeria’s Proforce in his office on Thursday in Abuja, urged them to put together a blueprint for the revival of the steel plant within the shortest possible time. This, he said, was in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda, which is keen on ensuring the production of steel in the country and…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, CFR, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Mr. Ovia is the founder of one of Nigeria’s leading banks and a respected business leader, with a surfeit of efforts and benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana. The National Student Loan Programme is a pivotal intervention that seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all…
Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires,…
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on Friday revealed that only 58,000 doctors renewed their annual practice licence out of the 130,000 registered doctors in the country. The Deputy Registrar of MDCN, Dr Victor Kolawole, disclosed this at the Induction/Oath Taking Ceremony of the 2022/2023 Batch B Medicine and Surgery graduates of the Edo State University, Uzairue. “Since inception in 1963, we presently have over 130,000 registered doctors in Nigeria. “However, as you know because of the increase in migration of doctors out of the country, we have about 58,000 doctors who renewed their annual practice licence in…
Lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should receive no prison time. Just 18 months ago, Changpeng Zhao, riding high as Binance’s chief executive, helped set off the chain of events that led to the collapse of FTX, Binance’s largest rival.Ore Huiying for The New York Times Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, should go to prison for three years after breaking the law “on an unprecedented scale” and pleading guilty to a money-laundering violation, federal prosecutors wrote in a court filing on Wednesday. Defense lawyers countered in their own…
….Announces American Mentz new Chancellor The Patriarch of the Worldwide Anglican Church (WAC), Archbishop Christopher Lwanga Tusubira has announced the appointed of a Nigerian Bishop, Rt. Rev Seun Adeoye as its first International Communications Director. Besides, Rt. Rev George Mentz of the United States of America (USA) has emerged as the new Chancellor of the 103 years old Church, according to two separate statements issued on April 25th by Archbishop Tusubira in Uganda. Bishop Adeoye is the current Lead Bishop of the WAC in West Africa, the spokesman of World Bishops’ Council (WBC) in Africa and the founder of Sufficient…
A High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the selection and appointment of Oba Oyeleye Sakirudeen as the Onifiditi of Fiditi. The court also granted a restraining injunction on further actions regarding the filling of the Onifiditi of Fiditi Stool, pending the determination of a suit on the matter. Justice K.B. Olawoyin made the pronouncement in his ruling on a suit filed by Samuel Ogunkunle and Bayo Oyewale against Oba Sakirudeen and seven other defendants, including the Oyo State Governor and other officials. The judge ruled that Oba Sakirudeen be removed and granted an injunction restraining further actions…
