By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Monday, February 26, 2024, inaugurate eleven newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court. The new jurists, who have been cleared for the Apex Court bench by the Senate for over a month now, will be sworn-in by Ariwoola at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday, 23 February, 2024 by the Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr Festus Akande. Akande, who indicated that the event is slated for 10:00 am, disclosed that the…
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The Nigeria Police have commended the Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, for providing needed resources and logistics support as 14th edition of the Biennial Police Games tagged Oluyole 2024, is set to kick off in Ibadan, on Saturday, 24 February, 2024. The historic sporting event will begin with an opening ceremony that will be attended by the Presidency, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, Ph.D. and the Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, among other dignitaries. Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that 4,000 policemen and policewomen will be participating in different sporting events. He said this during…
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin. He was arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N10billion. Count one of the charges reads: “That you, ABDULFATAH AHMED (while being the Governor of Kwara State) between 2015 and 2019 in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court used an aggregate sum of N1,610,730,500.00 (One Billion, Six Hundred and Ten Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred…
The British High Commission in Nigeria has lauded the Ogun State government on its aggressive industrial revolution drive, thereby making the state a haven for businesses in the country. Giving the commendation on Friday was the Deputy British High Commissioner, Mr. Jonny Baxter when he led a team from the British High Commission, Lagos, to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Engr. (Mrs.) Noimot Salako-Oyedele. Baxter noted that the huge industrial presence across the Gateway State was a testament to the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration’s commitment towards ensuring the state remains the industrial capital of Nigeria, expressing the Commission’s willingness…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced sweeping interventions which the State will be implementing in order to reduce the effects of the current economic hardship on its citizens. The Governor, during a live media chat on Thursday, conveyed his empathy to the State’s residents groaning under the rising cost of living, resulting in inflation of food and commodities prices. Sanwo-Olu rolled out layers of measures targeted at vulnerable populations within the State to mitigate the impact of the hardship and bring about immediate ease, just as the Federal Government led the recovery efforts. The Governor bared it all at…
Former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Segun Olulade is one of the new appointees recently approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, reports thegazellenews.com. Olulade and others’ appointments were made public via a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Olulade was named Executive Secretary, Customer Centricity and Marketing for Galaxy Backbone Limited, one of the agencies in the Communications ministry. Other appointments made by the President in the sector are as follows: NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC) (1) Abraham Oshadami — Executive…
President Bola Tinubu has asked senior civil servants to rededicate themselves to their duties and work towards improving the lives of Nigerians by acting with dispatch on matters that border on the welfare of citizens. The President, who met with the Head of Service, the Body Of Permanent Secretaries, and some Directors-General of agencies at the State House, on Thursday, 22 February, 2024, said policies impacting the welfare of the people and the economy must be treated with urgency, diligence, and a strong sense of duty. President Tinubu warned that the ineffectiveness and unnecessary bureaucracy that result in the delay…
Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-Corruption, led by Hon. Damilare Bello on Wednesday, 21 February, 2024, continued its sittings with a clarification that the invitation extended to the state former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abdul-Waheed Odusile and the SSA to the Governor on Media, Emmanuel Ojo was not an indictment but rather to seek clarifications on the audit report of the Ministry. Hon. Bello made the clarification on Wednesday, during the Committee’s meeting with the officials of the State Hospitals Management Board at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The Committee Chairman in company of…