Tragedy occurred on the morning of Thursday, 31 October, 2024 as no fewer than 10 persons lost their lives, while seven others were rescued in a building collapse in Jegede Olorunsogo, within the Ona Ara local government area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, thegazellenews.com reports. The General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services, Rev. Akinyemi Akinyinka, who confirmed the sad development, said they received distress calls from the people in the neighbourhood at 2 am on Thursday, 31 October, 2024. “May I inform you that Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at around 2 am at Jegede…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Yakubu Did Not Flout Court Order The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC has refuted accusations by the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), that its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu flouted a court order regarding the prosecution of electoral offenders. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said this in a statement Wednesday, 29 October, 2024 in Abuja. Olumekun said the commission’s attention was drawn to media reports attributed to SERAP accusing the Commission of failure or neglect to prosecute electoral offenders arising from the 2023 General Election. Recall that SERAP had specifically accused the Commission of…
The Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), Dr. Ekong Edet Boco, has disclosed that at least 10,517 persons have been deployed for the local government and ward elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, 2 November , 2024. Boko, who made this disclosure while briefing newsmen at his office in Calabar, the state capital, also disclosed that 9,843 ad-hoc staff have been trained, with three of these staff members assigned to each of the 3,281 INEC-recognized polling units across the 18 LGAs of the state. Aside this, CROSIEC boss also added that 460 supervisors, 18 returning officers, and 196 collation…
The Nigerian electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed 8 November, 2024 for the various political parties participating in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election to sign a Peace Accord The National Peace Committee and the INEC, coordinated the initiative aimed at securing a peaceful election process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 in Abuja, saying the Commission has identified potential flashpoints in Ondo and alerted security agencies for effective conflict mapping. Speaking during the fourth quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, Yakubu noted that INEC would conduct a final readiness…
The House of Representatives has proposed a bill to increase membership from 360 to 366. The House introduced a bill to amend Section 49 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) to allocate six special seats for women and persons living with disabilities (PWDs). The bill, titled “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) (Six Special Seats for Special Interest Groups) Bill, 2024 (HB.1811),” was presented for its first reading during plenary on Wednesday. Sponsored by House Spokesman Akintunde Rotimi (Ekiti-APC), the proposed amendment seeks to increase the total number of representatives…
The Ogun State Government on Tuesday, 29 October, 2024, sent a second delegation to commiserate with the family of Monday Arijo, who died on Friday after being subjected to corporal punishment by a teacher at Obada Grammar School, Idi-emi. This comes as the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, is already conducting a post-mortem on the deceased to determine the cause of his death. The delegation, led by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, was the second government team to pay a condolence visit to the family. Prof. Abayomi, after visiting the family of the deceased, sounded…
THE European Union has invested the €10.5 million as grant support for the resolution of farmers/herders crisis in Taraba and Adamawa States through the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). IOM Chief of Mission, Paola Pace revealed that at a meeting with stakeholders on Contributing to the Mitigation of Conflict Over Natural Resources Between Farmers and Herders Communities in Taraba and Adamawa States, Nigeria, (COMITAS), organised by the IOM, Mercy Corps and Search for Common Ground on Wednesday in Abuja Pace said: “IOM is proud to have facilitated policy dialogues on the National Climate Change Policy of Nigeria ensuring that local…
The court injunctions against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in about 10 states and the Supreme Court verdicts being expected on the legality of the anti-graft agency are reflective of the troubled times before the EFCC in the country, the presidency has said. The supreme Court suit, which judgement have been reserved, was instituted by the Kogi State Government and over 10 other states, challenging the agency’s power to go after public officeholders and other Nigerians that may have been linked to financial improprieties, cybercrime and other illegalities in the country. Unlike other government’s law enforcement agencies that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna. The 56-year-old Oluyede and Lagbaja were coursemates and members of the 39th Regular Course. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1992, effective from 1987. He rose to Major-General in September 2020.…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Nigerians, particularly Lagos residents, to promote the values that underpin good governance to ensure a future where the state’s economic environment will empower and uplift its citizens. He said strong governmental institutions, effective leadership, and an unwavering commitment to transparency will build a strong and thriving economy. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Directors held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. He said the conference theme, “Good Governance as a Catalyst for Economic Recovery, Growth, and…