Senior Special Assistant to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has called for thorough investigation of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on Friday, 9 June, 2023, suspended the CBN Governor sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. The suspended CBN Governor became a guest of the Department of State Services following his arrest in Lagos by operatives of the secret State Service and airlifted to Abuja. Responding to the Emefiele’s suspension in a tweet on…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Popular politician and Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Hon Seye Oladejo pulled a surprise one on the Lagos social circle when he got married to Dr. Oluwatoyin Ramon on Friday, 9 June, 2023. The lavish marriage ceremony took place at the prestigious Marriott Hotel, GRA Ikeja Lagos. The occasion was spiced up with music from hip-hop sensation, Naira Marley. Dignitaries at the event include: the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, Akinshiku of Lagos and Bobrisky.
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-affirmed its commitment to complete all on-going projects in the Niger Delta region, including those in Oporoza, headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Speaking after inspecting the canalization of Oporoza creek, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, noted that the project would provide easy access and navigation for the communities and the oil company operating in the Gbaramatu kingdom. The NDDC Chief Executive Officer, who was accompanied by the Executive Director Projects Mr. Charles Ogunmola and other Directors of the Commission, assured that work on all infrastructure projects would be…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Police Command has confirmed arrest of at least 57 suspects over alleged looting of public properties. This was contained in a statement signed by The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullah Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the development in a statement he issued on on Saturday, 10 June, 2023. This is coming after the Kano State Government launched the demolition of illegal structures in the Kano metropolitan area. According to Kiyawa, the arrest followed reports that some hoodlums were taking advantage of the demolition exercise to loot people’s properties. “This is in addition to the 49…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Police in Zamfara State have dared the immediate past Governor of the State, Bello Matawalle to prove that his cars were stolen. After the raid on his residences in Gusau and Maradun, Matawalle had claimed he was robbed. In an interview with BBC Hausa, the former governor had said, “I have never seen this kind of stupidity where someone’s house will just be entered without any permission as if we are in a lawless country. “I am in Abuja and nobody told me that any court gave that order or invite me and I refused to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that as from now on, he would be devoting more time to politics and would soon embark on a statewide tour to sensitise people in the state. The former Governor of Osun State also commended the state government for keeping the state safe, adding that the move had encouraged social interactions amongst residents in the state. Speaking during a grand luncheon in his honour in Osogbo, the state capital on Saturday, 10 June, 2023, Aregbesola said all the activities organised to welcome him back to the state…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A new research published Thursday, 8 June, 2023 in the journal Nature Medicine has revealed that any amount of alcohol could increase the risk of developing at least one of more than 60 diseases. The 512,000 study participants, of whom 41% were men, were recruited from 10 areas across China. Oxford University researchers studied the effects of alcohol on men in China, finding that even occasional drinkers were at a higher risk for certain conditions, including more than 30 illnesses that were not previously linked to alcohol. The lead study author Pek Kei Im, a research fellow…
Ekiti state Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has called on the people of the state to always ensure proper maintenance of public assets to ensure their durability. The Governor stated this on Friday in Ijero Ekiti at the commissioning of two blocks of six classrooms at CAC Secondary School and a 500-Seater Lecture Theater at the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti built and donated by a member of the House of Representatives (Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 2), Hon. Wumi Ogunlola. Governor Oyebanji, who revealed that his administration would soon establish a department that would be saddled with the…
In its efforts to advance economic development through tourism, Ekiti State Government has disclosed plans to establish a bureau of tourism development that would focus mainly on harnessing and developing the state’s tourism potentials and make Ekiti number one destination of choice for tourists. The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji who disclosed this on Wednesday, 7 June, 2023, in Ado-Ekiti also said his administration would partner with tourism development operators that would help develop its local tourism sites in an effort to drive its shared prosperity agenda for the people. The Governor while receiving a team from the…
Barewa College, Zaria, has debunked claims by the Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the November 11 2023 election in Kogi State, Muritala Yakubu, that he attended the school. The Principal of the school, Alhassan Isyaku, in his response to a request by a member of the Kogi East Elders Forum, Prof. Hassan Isah, for authentication of a testimonial from the school, which had been presented by Yakubu, said the governorship candidate was not a student of the school. In his response, titled, “Re-Authentication of Testimonial: Muritala Yakubu B 14667”, which was leaked to the media on Friday,…