Lawmakers from West and East African regions are to benefit from capacity building at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by ECOWAS Parliament and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). This training is to enhance is to enhance the capacity of African parliamentarians and advance democracy on the continent. The resolution was reached at a roundtable on Friday when a delegation of the regional bodies visited the institute in Abuja. The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Sidie Mohamed Tunis said that there should be a policy for ECOWAS…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The shape of the new Executive Council for Lagos State is gradually taking shape as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat recently met with nominees for the new cabinet, reports thegazellenews.com. This medium learnt exclusively that both the Governor and his Deputy held interactive session with many of the nominees between Monday, 17; Tuesday, 18; and Wednesday, 19 July, 2023. Thegazellenews.com learnt that the nominees personally received phone calls from one of the Governor’s aide inviting them to the meeting. The meeting took place at the State House in Marina. Thegazellenews.com learnt further that earlier the…
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume has released 20 nuggets on how President Bola Tinubu intended to transform Nigeria. He said Tinubu came prepared and came with a plan, saying that he knew what to do and he is doing it. Nugget 1: As a Government, we have heard your cries about fuel price increases, and be rest assured, we are working round the clock to normalize and bring solutions that ease the pain. Our job is to give you the quality of life you deserve when you wake up. So far, we are on course.…
We have read the laughable and jejune statement by former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in the last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. It is obvious that having been thoroughly defeated by the All Progressives Congress and now President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former Vice President has not fully recovered from the shock of defeat, hence the current attempt to mischievously rake up another round of inanities that offend basic logic and rational thinking. In the ill-thought out and illogical statement, Alhaji Atiku accused the current administration of the governing APC of plotting to undermine the judiciary without…
Former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Oluyinka Ogundimu has congratulated Secretary of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Alhaji Mutiu Are, on his appointment as a member of the Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC). Alhaji Are was this week nominated as a member of the NEDC Board by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu subject to the screening and approval by the Senate. He was nominated to represent the South West region on the Board. Honourable Ogundimu, a statement congratulating the GAC Secretary on his new appointment, said the appointment was a further confirmation of his…
Former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Oluyinka Ogundimu has described the appointment of Honourable Wahab Alawiye-King as an aide to the President in the Office of First Lady as well deserved. Honourable Alawiye-King was this week, named Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady. “It’s a well deserved apportionment. Honourable Alawiye-King has proven to be a man you can trust to deliver in assignment given to him. “He excelled as a Lawmaker and was outstanding in his last assignment as the Chairman of the state Universal Basic…
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulkarim Chukkol has charged fresh cadets from the Commission’s Academy to steer clear of corrupt practices and adhere strictly to the code of integrity and accountable conduct. He gave the charge on Friday, July 21, 2023 at the Graduation Ceremony of cadets at EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja. He cautioned the fresh cadets that: “the Commission has zero tolerance for corruption, indiscipline and unprofessional conducts. You have all been sworn to oaths of allegiance and secrecy, loyalty to the nation, to EFCC as well as keep strict confidence any knowledge that may come…
The Executive Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria,Hon Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan has been commended by the people of Ikaare town, a riverine community in the council area, for the provision of an ultra modern town hall in the sleepy town. The council chairman received the commendation on Thursday, 20 July, 2023 when she led some journalists, on inspection tour of the newly completed multi-million naira town hall, ahead of its official commissioning on Wednesday, 26 July, 2023. Among the people who commended Hon Akinlola-Hassan for the giant stride were: the Alabirun Of Ikaare Kingdom, His Royal Majesty…
The Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Ministry, TREM, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, and televangelist, Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, are among the leading ministers who would preach at this year’s SUPERFEST, at the Abundant Life Gospel Church, Pen Cinema, Agege, Lagos. SUPERFEST is an annual inter-denominational conference organized by Kola Onaolapo World Outreach Ministries (KOWOM) in collaboration with Abundant Life Gospel Church (ALGC). It was coined from the words SUPERIOR FESTIVAL and has been in progress since 2008. This year’s SUPERFEST will begin on Wednesday 2nd August, – Friday 4th August, 2023. It will hold in two sessions; the morning session tagged: ‘Ministers’…
A subpoenaed witness called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Eze Desmond, from GRA Road, Sagamu, who claimed to be an ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that he was not aware that the commission has a lawyer. Desmond made this declaration when being cross-examined by the counsel of Governor Dapo Abiodun, Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, SAN, who objected to the documents tendered by the witness but reserved his objection to his final address. The witness was responding to a question put to him by Osipitan, who queried how he got the contact address of PDP’s…