The Kano State Government has voted a whopping sum of N150.99 billion for the payment of monthly salaries and allowances to civil servants and political office holders in 2025. This development comes days after the state Governor, Abba Yusuf, presented the proposed 2025 Appropriation Bill amounting to N549.160 billion to the state Assembly. While briefing journalists in his office on Monday, 11 November, 2024, the state Commissioner for the Ministry of Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, stated that the amount was based on the approval of the new Minimum Wage policy by Governor Yusuf. According to him, the sum is…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has delivered sensitive materials to the state. In a post via its official X handle on Monday, 11 November, 2024, INEC said the materials were transported by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, and have been received by officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The post read, “Sensitive materials for the Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, 16th November 2024, have arrived in Akure, the state capital, and have been received by officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria. “The materials were conveyed to Akure…
By Sunday Dare “We cannot continue to tax poverty when we are supposed to promote prosperity” – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Senator Alli Ndume. Controversial. Outspoken, brilliant and engaging. Of all his attributes I did not find a place for ‘willful ignorance’ as one of his attributes or did I miss something? His Channels Television Interview was at once interesting and absurd coming from a person of his status: ranking Senator of the Federal Republic. Tinubu If his attack of Tinubu Tax Bills now before the Parliament was understandable, his open admission that he has not read the Tax bill…
The Presidency has urged the lawmakers representing Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume to allow Nigerians take advantage of the opportunities that the tax bills are designed to unlock. Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, who gave the charge in an opinion piece, titled “Tinubu’s People-Centric Tax Reforms and Ndume’s Threat“further urged Ndume to rally support for the bold initiatives of President Bola Tinubu, and to study the Tax Reform Bills and work with his colleagues in the National Assembly for their speedy passage to enable Nigerians benefit from them. Ali Ndume…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Sunday commissioned the Damboa Higher Islamic College, one of the 47 schools constructed by his administration. He also commissioned a junior secondary school in Garjang, located in Damboa Local Government Area, to address the challenges associated with the growing number of children completing primary education in the region. Zulum explained that the establishment of high Islamic colleges was part of his administration’s resolve to integrate non-formal education into the formal educational system. “These colleges are designed to integrate Tsangaya learners into a curriculum developed by the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS)…
By Idowu Ajanaku Quotes: “You can see what I have been doing since I assumed office, so I promise you that I won’t relent in my infrastructural projects” -Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa “The governor is performing well and needs to be supported in his ambitions. Here in Akure we have benefitted from his support of infrastructure” -Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi ( The Deji of Akure) With only a few days to the governorship election coming up in the acclaimed ‘Sunshine State’ precisely on Saturday, October 16, 2024 the empirical evidences on ground point to the political pendulum swinging in favour of the…
The swimming section of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938 is getting set for the first edition of Inter-school Swimming competition sponsored by NNPC-SNEPCo Primary school pupils and secondary school students are to take part in the competition billed to take place on November 16 at Ikoyi Club. Arrangements for the competition have been in top gear since last month and the registration only ended at the weekend. Events like freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke and individual medley will be competed for in the developmental event. Chairman of the Ikoyi Club Swimming section, Ikedichi Kanu, said all the officials of the tournament…
The Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area’s Sports Fiesta began on Saturday, 9 November, 2024. The Chairman of the LCDA, Hon Rasaq Olusola Ajala had earlier announced the commencement of the fiesta and other end of the year programmes at a well attended Press Conference which took place at the council secretariat in Ilupeju on Friday, 8 November, 2024. The maiden programme of the sports fiesta thus took place on Saturday, 9 November, 2024, with the Chairman leading residents of the council area on a fitness cum road walk across the major areas in the LCDA. The fitness walk began from…
Famous Singer Rihanna has said despite music making her famous, it wasn’t God’s plan for her. The billionaire businesswoman spoke at the launch of her Fenty Beauty brand in her native country, Barbados, on Thursday, 7 November, 2024. “Music was the thing that got the attention, but God had other plans for me, and I was able to create in ways that were very sincere, genuine, organic and authentic to the things that I love,” she said. “Music was the thing that got the attention, but God had other plans for me, and I was able to create in ways…
Few days to the Ondo State governorship election scheduled for 16, November, 2024 , some All Progressives Congress (APC) groups, under the auspices of Ondo Patriots, have announced that they have commenced mobilisation in support of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Otunba Benson Akingboye. The Coordinator of the group, Comrade Dele Oyewo, in a petition titled, ‘Protest against Gov. Aiyedatiwa and the party approach’, which was addressed to the National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, said the decision was informed by the “questionable” emergence of the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the candidate of the party.…