Immediate past Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has congratulated Senator George Akume and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on their appointments as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu respectively. Oyetola in a statement issued on Friday, 2 June, 2023, described the appointments as ”deserving and well-thought-out”. He hailed President Tinubu for making the appointments, saying he was confident that Akume and Gbajabiamila would bring to bear their vast knowledge, wealth of experience and exposure on their new assignments. “I congratulate Senator Akume and Hon. Gbajabiamila on their appointments and as…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Leading ICT firm, MTN Nigeria has signed the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles (UN WEPs) as part of its commitment to gender equality in the workplace through the Nigeria2Equal programme spearheaded by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and International Finance Corporation. Established in 2010, by the United Nations Global Compact and United Nations Women, the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of principles that guide businesses in advancing gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community. WEPs aim to attain the gender equality dimensions of the 2030 agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. During the signing ceremony held…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike No fewer than 965 soldiers and policemen lost their in the line of duty as a result of the of violence in many parts of Nigeria, carried out by Boko Haram, bandits, activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other non-state actors in the last two years, reports an Abuja based national newspaper. The medium tracked the various violent incidents related to killings of police and military personnel between January 2021 and April 2023 in which findings revealed that Nigeria’s security officials bore a significant brunt of killings by non-state actors. The data metrics, which were…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The recent increment in transportation fares as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his inauguration last Monday, May 29, 1923, has resulted in some Nigerians resorting to using traditional means of transportation to get to their destinations. One of such Nigerians is an unnamed student of University of Maiduguri who arrived at campus on his donkey to attend lectures. Many undergraduates of the Maiduguri based university were surprised but at the same time amused when they saw the student riding on a donkey into the school campus. He…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, lost Serie A Player of the Year Award to his team-mate, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. He was however rewarded with the Best Serie A Striker award. Serie A Chief Executive Officer, Luigi De Siervo ,said, “With 12 goals and 10 assists, Kvaratskhelia was one of the leading players for the Azzurri, who won the Scudetto and made many fans and lovers of beautiful football dream Kvaratskhelia will be presented with the award on Saturday, 3 June, 2023 before they play their final fixture at home to Sampdoria. The Georgia international, who arrived at Napoli last…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An angry mob on Friday, 2 June, 2023 in Badore, Ajah State Lagos State set a church ablaze after a middle-aged labourer died in soak away within its premises. The State Police Command, which confirmed the death of the labourer, identified simply as Dogo, after falling into a septic tank belonging to the church, was silent on the mob attack and burning down the church. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the sad incident happened on Friday, 2 June, 2023. “Someone was engaged to evacuate the septic tank in the church. While he…
The outgoing Deputy Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly and the Senator-elect for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni has congratulated Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives and Senator George Akume, former Governor of Benue State, on their appointments as the Chief of Staff to the President and the Secretary to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, respectively. In his congratulatory letter to Gbajabiamila, Eshilokun noted that the qualities of the Speaker, first as a caring representative of his people and an excellent leader of the House of Representatives made him a…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Officials in India on Saturday, 3 June, 2023 confirmed that no fewer than 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in the country on Friday, 2 June, 2023. As dawn broke on Saturday, 3 June, 2023, rescue workers were able to see the full extent of the carnage which is said to be deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years in the country. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his official tweeter handle Twitter, said he was “distressed by the train accident”. “In this hour of grief, my thoughts…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has hailed the appointment of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Delta Central lawmaker also applauded the appointment of Senator George Akume as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Describing the appointments as round pegs in round holes, the Delta APC Governorship candidate noted that their commitments to public service and dedication to the betterment of our nation stood them out from the lots. He expressed confidence that they would bring their wealth of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Bayo Onanuga, a former spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that the Federal Government is broke as a result of the debts of N77 trillion and about N2.4 trillion to the NNPC Limited for past subsidies and this necessitated the removal of fuel subsidy by the new administration. Onanuga, who made the remark via his verified tweeter account, explained that the subsidy on fuel is no longer sustainable, just as he also urged Nigerian workers to support Tinubu as he develops incentives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. “Subsidy of fuel is no longer…