The Northern Youth Council has called for the sacking of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The group in a statement by its President, Wahab Adamu, faulted the Minister’s link to the alleged corruption that led to the suspension of Betta Edu as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The group premise their call for his sack after it was revealed that a N438.1 million from Beta Edu’s N3 billion social register scam was sent to New Planet Project Limited company, wholly owned and operated by the Minister for Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, with registration number 804833, registered on…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Monday, 8 January, 2024, joined the elite group of companies with market capitalisation of over N1 trillion just as its share price value hits N29.90 per share. At the close of trading on Monday, the Bank’s market capitalization hit N1,022,562,698,843, making it the 3rd most capitalized financial institution in Nigeria, a remarkable lift from N283.8bn at the beginning of the 2023. The Bank has 34,199,421,366 shares in issue, UBA’s N1 trillion market capitalisation mark comes amidst the bank’s share being named as the highest performing stock in the banking sector…
Germany and Bayern Munich legend, Franz Beckenbauer is dead, reports thegazellenews.com Beckenbauer, arguably Germany’s greatest ever footballer died on Monday, 8 January, 2024 at the age of 78. He was a German legend: captaining then West Germany to World Cup glory on home soil in 1974 after winning 3rd place in 1970 and runners up in 1966. Beckenbauer also led Bayern Munich to three consecutive European Champions Cup (now UEFA Champions’ League) in 1974, 1975 and 1976. In 1990, Beckenbauer led Germany to World Cup glory becoming then only the second man to win the World Cup as player and…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect, reports thegazellenews.com. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the decision was based in line with the President’s avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency and accountability in the management of the Commonwealth of Nigerians. The President further directed the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions involving the Federal Ministry of…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has agreed to partner the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to implement a Health Insurance Project, as well as other health programmes that will benefit the people of the Niger Delta region. This was affirmed by the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, during an interview with newsmen at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. He said that the Commission recently held a meeting with WHO officials, where it made a presentation on a Health Insurance Project for the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku said: “The World Health Organisation is discussing with us on our health programmes.…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his wife and First Lady of the State, Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on her 57th birthday, describing her as a dependable partner, committed prayer warrior, caring and loving wife and mother. Dr. Sanwo-Olu, Chairman of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) and a medical doctor by profession will clock 57 tomorrow January 8. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday, 7 January, 2024, described his wife as a courageous, kind-hearted and strong pillar of support, noting that the First Lady…
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, has again reiterated its stance against the appointment of unlicensed and unregistered professionals as spokespersons especially for the country’s security services. This was contained in a memo dispatched to security chiefs on Friday, 5 January, 2024 and sighted by PRNigeria. The Institute disclosed that its recently- inaugurated NIPR Act Enforcement and Compliance Committee will aggressively drive the process of identifying organisations and individuals operating in contravention of the law and ensure they are duly prosecuted. The memo, signed by Dr. Ike Neliaku, President and Chairman of the NIPR Governing Council and Major General…
By Ikenna Chinagorom Ezenwa One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated. ~ Thomas More “Education is defined as the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values which make one a useful and functional member of society”~Ganiu Bamgbose. According to Damilare Adeleye, a freelance journalist, “education is the bedrock of growth of any society. Education in the context is not restricted to formal academic schooling. It generally involves any ideological learning and venture that can impact the life of the learner and the entire society.” It is evident that for one…
As part of efforts to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy on residents of Oyo State, the state’s Mass Transit Scheme commutes an average of 17,000 residents at half price on intra-city and inter-city routes, the Executive Chairman and Sole Administrator of the Pacesetter Transport Service, Dr. Ibrahim Oladeji Salami (Dikko), has said. Salami stated this in an interview, noting that the effort is part of the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) initiative introduced by the governor, ‘Seyi Makinde. According to him, the state government introduced the SAfER Transport initiative, which allows residents to pay as…