The Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Yunus Abiodun Akintunde has been named the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment, reports thegazellenews.com. The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio announced the appointment on the floor of the Red Chamber on Monday, 7 August, 2023, while constituting standing committees for the 10th Senate Legislative Session. The Oyo Central Senator is coming into the Senate with rich administrative experience. He was Commissioner I in the Oyo State Civil Service Commission during the administration of Late Alhaji Lam Adesina and was briefly Chairman of Oyo West…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has named the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, as Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions for the 10th Senate. He was Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries in the 9th National Assembly. Senator Abiru, a retired bank Chief Executive, is an accomplished banker and astute administrator who had a sparkling career at top financial institutions spanning three decades. He rose to become an Executive Director in First Bank of Nigeria. He was the pioneer and former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of…
The Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator (Dr) Idiat Oluranti Adebule has been named the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reports thegazellenews.com. The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio announced the appointment on Monday, 7 August, 2023 during plenary while constituting standing committees for the 10th Senate. Adebule, popularly called Mama West, represents arguably the largest Senatorial District in the country. She was the Deputy Governor of Lagos State during the administration of Akinwunmi Ambode. Previously, she was the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) during the second term in…
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has named the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber, Senator Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni as the Chairman of the Committee on Marine Transport, reports thegazellenews.com. The Senate President announced the appointment on the floor of the Senate on Monday, 7 August, 2023, during plenary session. Before his election into the Senate, Senator Eshilokun Sanni has a rich legislative experience spending 12 years in the Lagos State House of Assembly, eight of which he was the Assembly Deputy Speaker. He also has rich experience at Executive level serving as a two-term Chairman…
Online MSport betting enthusiasts in Africa have a reason to rejoice as the leading platform, MSport, introduces its latest game, Mad Punch. Building on the success of previous game launches like MSport Aviator and MSport Superkick, which garnered high praise from customers in Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda, MSport is taking sports betting to new heights with Mad Punch. Brace yourself for an unparalleled level of excitement and adrenaline rush as you step into the ring with MSport’s latest offering. About MSport MSport has earned a reputation as the go-to platform for online sports betting in Africa. With a wide range…
Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Terseer Waya, aka Kiddwaya, has claimed that none of the female housemates has been able to exhibit any “wife material” characteristic in the reality show. KidWaya also added that “My girl is a million times better than all of the female housemates”. In a chat with Pere on Monday morning, KiddWaya, who is the Head of House lamented that none of his female colleagues has cooked or cleaned in the house. “I don’t want to even try and get into any entanglement [in Biggie’s house]. I have got a girl [outside] anyway. My girl…
The Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey disclosed that it had disbursed $360 million to clean up the polluted Ogoni land in the Niger Delta. Zabbey, made this disclosed this recently during a four-day tour of the remediated project sites in Ogoni local governments in River State. According to him, efforts to restore the livelihoods of the people of Ogoni land ravaged by oil spills have started yielding results. “We are also mandated to restore the livelihoods of the people. I know that the board of trustees has released about $360,000,000. We have not exhausted that…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Monday, 7 August, 2023 presented 32 brand new patrol vehicles and 160 motorcycles to support the movement of security personnel as government steps up collaborations to improve safety in the hinterlands. The Governor also presented three patrol vehicles to Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) to improve their operations. “Today is another day in our efforts to strengthen security across the state. Each of the 16 local governments is getting two vehicles and 10 motorcycles each,” the Governor said at a brief event in Government House Ilorin. “The local council authorities are to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Some shareholders on Monday, 7 August, 2023 protested at the headquarters of FBN Holdings over an attempt to prevent the financial institution from holding its Annual General Meeting as scheduled. The minority shareholders who gathered in front of the HQ held placards and demanded that the institution be allowed to carry out its statutory duty of holding AGMs. Speaking on behalf of the protesting shareholders, the Chairman of the Trusted Shareholders’ Association, Mukhtar Mukhtar, expressed displeasure at the attempt to stop the AGM from holding. “We are here at the First Bank office to register our displeasure,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ligue 1 club, Montpellier have completed the signing of former Flying Eagles forward Jerome Akor. The striker, who signed a four-year contract, has been assigned jersey No. 8. Akor joined the former Ligue 1 champions from Norwegian club Lillestrom. Montpellier paid Lillestrom €5.5 million to secure his services. Akor will be the second Nigerian to play for Montpelier, following in the footsteps of former Super Eagles winger John Utaka. He expressed his delight upon joining his new club and looked forward to meeting his new teammates. “I have a very good feeling when I arrive here. I…