President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate replacement of the NDDC’s Ondo State Representative nominee, Mr. Victor Akinjo, with a new nominee from the state, Hon. Otito Atikase. The President has equally approved the immediate replacement of the NDDC’s Cross River State Representative nominee, Mr. Asi Oku Okang, with a new one, Rt. Hon. Orok Otuk Duke. Furthermore, the immediate past Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, is reappointed to a second term and will remain in acting capacity, pending the Senate’s confirmation of his reappointment.
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Operatives of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps have arrested a 20-year-old man, simply identified as Ridwan, for allegedly killing his biological father for money ritual. Ridwan was arrested on Thursday, 31 August, 2023 by men of the So-Safe Corps at Oshoku village, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. The State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, who announced the arrest of Ridwan in a statement issued by the corps spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, said at about 12 midnight on Thursday, August 31, officers of the corps on routine patrol heard a strange noise in a building at Oshoku. The officers…
Provost of The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, has charged newly inducted Medical Doctors and Dental Surgeons into the profession to put service to humanity forward in their practice and be committed to the development of the health sector. Prof. Abiodun Adewuya at the induction ceremony of the 17th set of graduating medical doctors and 7th set of graduating dental surgeons of LASUCOM, held on Thursday, 31 August, 2023, at the Lagos State University College of Medicine Faculty of Basic Medicine Auditorium, Ikeja, called on the inductees to be committed to hard work in their pursuit of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo has announced that he has separated with his wife, Bunmi. Ninalowo, who made this disclosure in an Instagram post on Friday, 1 September, 2023, explained that they have decided to proceed with an irreconcilable marriage dissolution and urged Nigerians to respect their privacy. Below is his Instagram post announcing the separation from his wife: “Finally, I accept the reality of the end to a road! A sad reality that gives room & hope for a brighter and more fulfilling future! A reality that is SAD for my loving and adorable children but necessary for a peaceful…
The Oyo State Government has called for the World Bank’s investment in its bid to achieve universal access to safe drinking water and mitigate the effects of climate change. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Water Corporation, Hon. Elias Adeojo recently made the call during a meeting with some officials of the Bank at the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP), Ikolaba, Ibadan. He said the Oyo State government is investing strategically in building safe drinking water systems by not only increasing funding, but also putting in capacities to plan, coordinate, and regulate service provision. Adeojo further revealed that provision of…
Surulere Local Government will host the 2023 Lagos Street Soccer Championship (LSSC) set for October. Chairman of the Lagos Street Soccer body, Bolaji Yusuf, made this known during a visit to the Chairman of the Surulere LGA in his office on Wednesday, 30 August, 2023. According to the Yusuf-led committee tasked with reviving the visions of the pioneers of the championship launched in 2008 by the Lagos State Football Association, Surulere was the preferred choice out of the several hosting bids submitted across the state. He said, “We are glad to announce that Surulere will host the 2023 Lagos Street…
Niyi Ogbaro,the husband of former back-up vocalist for Lagbaja, Ego Ogbaro,is dead. According to Nigerian Journalist, Chris Kehinde, Ogbaro died in the United States on Wednesday, 30 August, 2023. Sharing the photo of the couple via his Instagram page on Thursday, 31 August, 2023, he wrote “Ohh No Victor Niyi Ogbaro this can’t be true. Victor, husband of Ego died today from what I just learnt. May his soul Rest In Peace.” Ego, born Nwakaego Iheanacho, got married to Ogbaro in 2009. They, however, lived apart for a while. Niyi Ogbaro,the husband of former back-up vocalist for Lagbaja, Ego Ogbaro,is…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists is set to honour the Nigeria High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Amb. Sarafa Tunji Isola for his outstanding performance in coordinating, promoting and protecting the interest of the nation and its people in the UK. This was disclosed by the National President of NUJ, Chris Isiguzo, who led a delegation of other national officers of the union, during a courtesy visit to the office of the Nigeria’s UK envoy. Isiguzo commended Isola for transforming activities and operations at the High Commission, saying that his efforts had not only contributed immensely to the enhancement of…
The Kano State Government has sacked the Chief Medical Director of Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital, Dr Yunusa Sunusi over alleged negligence of duty. The latest development came barely three weeks after the hospital was reopened for alleged negligence of duty and “capacity to drive the government’s policies of free consultation, admission and treatment”. The sack of Sunusi is contained in a statement signed and issued to media houses on Thursday, 31 August, 2023 by the Public Relations Officer, Hospital Management Board, Samira Sulaiman According to Sulaiman, the board in an unscheduled visit to hospitals under its care went to the…
By Muiz Banire, PhD, SAN Since the new democratic dispensation in Nigeria, the issue of the inclusion of ‘technocrats’ in the composition of cabinets at the federal and State levels have been a controversial one. Technocrats, as used and generally acceptable by the stakeholders in the political environment, are those with competencies in certain fields but are not politicians or active participants in politics. Except at the local government level in which the cabinets are often populated by the politicians, at the other two levels of governance, ‘technocrats’ often featured prominently in the composition of cabinets. Should this be, or…