The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Bridget Omolola Oloworaran as Director General of the National Pension Commission, PENCOM. The confirmation followed the report submitted to the Committee of the Whole by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, Cyril Fasuyi Oluwole, stating the nominee had been screened and possessed the pedigree to serve as Director General of the agency. In his report, he said, the nominee possessed the requisite educational qualifications to serve in that capacity, adding that there was no encumbrance to her nomination, even as there was no petition from any quarter against…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
A bill seeking to reduce the tenure of the president and governors to a single tenure of 6years has been rejected in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere from Imo state and 33 other lawmakers on Thursday, 21 November, 2024, also proposed a six-year term for governors and rotation of executive powers among the six geopolitical zones to “ensure equal representation and reduce the desperation and tempo of agitation for the creation of states”. Currently, the 1999 constitution stipulates that a candidate can be elected for a four-year term and can be re-elected for another term, after…
A Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator Simon Ekpa,has been arrested in Finland over alleged involvement in terror-related activities. According to BBC Pidgin, the self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. Also, according to The Sun, the Central Criminal Police in Finland confirmed the arrest in a statement on its website on Thursday, saying four individuals were arrested on suspicion of terrorist crimes. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator has been arrested in Finland over alleged involvement in terror-related activities.…
Embattled Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra State, Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, has reacted to his sack by President Bola Tinubu. Odoh said on Thursday, 21 November, 2024 that he will be heading to his office, insisting that he hasn’t committed any crime. Thegazellenews.com reported that Tinubu on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of UNIZIK. The President also removed Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the Registrar. However, speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Thursday,21 November, 2024, the embattled Vice Chancellor said he hasn’t been communicated…
Following the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State in last Saturday’s election, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that the outcome was not influenced by the presidency or any other external force. Ganduje, who emphasised that the entire strata of Ondo people voted en masse for the governor across the 18 local government councils, said the victory recorded by the party in 202 out of 203 wards spoke volumes about the level of acceptability of APC in the state. The APC National Chairman stated this on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 in…
In Calabar Operatives of the Cross River State Police Command have arrested one Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, a native of Bundugudu LGA of Zamfara State, residing at No. 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar, has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his own daughter, one Amina. Police personnel of the Zone Six Human Rights Unit, who acted on a petition referred to the team for investigation, arrested Umaru on 15 November, 2024. But Umaru has denied committing the crime when interviewed, saying he could not explain how his daughter got pregnant under his watch having separated from her biological mother years back.…
Operatives of Yobe State Hisbah Board have confiscated and destroyed at least 170 bottles of assorted alcohol worth over N400,000 . It was gathered that the bottles were confiscated at one of the hotels in Gashu’a town, the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman of Bade LGA, Ibrahim Babagana Yurema, who led the destruction, said the bottles were confiscated during a Hisbah patrol at one of the well-known hotels in Gashu’a, saying the council is concerned about the rate at which youth in the area are taken intoxicants and alcohol. Yurema admonished that the consumption…
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, is set to make his debut at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2025. Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti will also be returning for the festival. Ghanaian singer, Amaarae and South Africa’s Tyla are the other African artistes billed for the event, according to the recently released digital flier by the organisers. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, commonly known as Coachella is a yearly festival in California, USA, with over 125,000 thousand people in attendance. It is dubbed the world’s biggest music and arts festival. Seun Kuti was the…
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), has disclosed that terrorist groups are using young girls as sex slaves and suicide missions wreaking havoc in various parts of the country. The centre’s national coordinator, Major-General Adamu Laka, made this disclosure on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 in Abuja at the launch of a Technical Assistance Project on promotion and support for the rights and needs of victims of terrorism through the implementation of the model legislative provisions. According to him, women, children, and youth have been disproportionately affected over the years. “We have seen children abducted and forcibly trained to fight, young…
Famous Nigerian afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has reflected on his life as he added another year. The ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ exponent turned 32 on Thursday,21 November 2024 and he shared some of his thoughts on his new age with fans on X. Davido stated that contrary to what many might think, life has not been all rosy for him, just as he also added that despite the challenges, he was grateful to God and his fans. “Big 32 soon! Omo, God is good. Happy to be alive! My eyes don see shege! But steady my fans dey…