The controversy surrounding the National Anthem Recitation is not yet over as the Take It Back Movement, a rights advocacy organization behind the just concluded #EndBadGovernance protests, has threatened a fresh nationwide demonstration over the bill Thegazellenews.com reports that a bill seeking to penalize Nigerians who refuse to recite the national anthem is currently on the floor of the House of Representatives. The controversial bill, which is being sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, seeks to impose a fine of N5 million or 10 years imprisonment or both on any person who destroys national symbols, refuses to recite the national anthem and pledge. Reacting,…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Professor Edward Olanipekun, has stated that he is leaving the university in a much better state than he found it five years ago. Professor Olanipekun, who stated during an interactive session with newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, explained that his administration introduced various initiatives and policies that led to improved academic and moral excellence. While Professor Olanipekun expressed gratitude to God for his appointment and the successes achieved, he mentioned that the saddest day of his administration was when the in-house unions were proscribed. According Olanipekun, although he…
The Dangote Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Refinery, Anthony Chiejina, has denied fixing the Dangote Refinery’s petrol price. Chiejina, who stated this in a statement, said stories that the price of fuel has been fixed to be sold for N600/litre is false. “Our attention has been drawn to headlines announcing ‘Marketers Project N600/litre for Dangote Petrol’. “We would like to clarify that the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is not our business partner yet. “We have never discussed the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with them, and they have no mandate or authority to…
Nigeria’s oil marketers have said the sale of crude oil to Dangote Refinery and other local refineries in Naira would lead to a reduction in the price of petrol. The National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria Billy Gillis-Harry, disclosed this in a recent interview with with an online medium. His statement comes amid the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery, and other local refineries in Naira. In follow up to the directive, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Monday met…
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Tuesday, 13 August, 2024 disclosed that Nigeria’s goods and non-oil exports grew to $55 billion in 2023, reports thegazellenews.com. Edun made this disclosure on Tuesday, 13 August, 2024 at the end of the inaugural meeting of the Council of State convened by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The Minister, who gave details on his presentation to the Council, explained that the results of the eight priority policies under Tinubu’s government are encouraging in the first half of 2024 when compared to the same quarter last year. “Economic indicators showed…
Veteran actress, Bukky Ogunnote, has stated that there is nothing wrong for producers, directors and even marketers to have sex with actresses to get movie roles, reports thegazellenews.com. The veteran actress however stated that there must be mutual consent between the particular actress and any of the aforementioned personality involved. “The sexual relationship should be mutual. There should be mutual consent. Neither must be forced or coerced to perform the act,” the veteran actress said. Ogunnote spoke during an interview posted on the official YouTube channel of Oyinmomo TV, noting that those involve are adults who are old enough to…
Nordic countries have agreed to support Nigeria’s demand for the reform of the United Nations. The Nordic countries: Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden gave the promise on Tuesday in Abuja during the visit of their foreign affairs ministers to Nigeria. The countries said it was important to address Africa’s under-representation in the UN Security Council. The foreign affairs ministers from the five countries are in Nigeria on a joint visit, the first of its kind outside of Europe. The visiting Nordic delegation consists of Mr Tobias Billström, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ms Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign…
A member of the 6th ECOWAS Parliament, Sen. Osita Izunaso has called for election of members directly by their constituents into the regional legislative body, rather than through nomination by their countries as it is today. Izunaso, the First Rapporteur of the parliament’s Joint Committee on Public Accounts, made the call in an interview with journalists in Abidjan on Tuesday, 13 August, 2024. Izunaso (APC-Imo West) is a fourth-term senator, and longest serving lawmaker from the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones in the Nigerian senate. Speaking on the sidelines of the parliament’s joint committee on administration, budget, finance, public account,…
The Government of Finland on Tuesday, 13 August, 2024 said the judicial process has to be exhausted for Simon Ekpa, one of the leaders of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to be extradited from the Nordic country. Simon Ekpa has in various videos and online post instigated violence against Nigerian government and called for secession of Biafra from Nigeria. The Nigerian government has consistently demanded for his extradition from Finland where he is presently residing to face charges in Nigeria. Addressing a press conference in Abuja during the visit of five Nordic countries Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finland’s Minister of…
Ministers of: Power, Adebayo Adelabu; Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal; Water Resources and Sanitation, Engineer Joseph Utsev; Budget and Planning, Atiku Bagudu; State (Gas) Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri; have emphasized the importance of the power sector in achieving economic growth and industrialization. The Ministers also highlighted the need for collaboration in tackling the challenges that could hinder the power sector from achieving full potential. The Ministers spoke at the inaugural meeting of the Inter-ministerial Power Sector Working Group held at Power House, Ministry of Power, Abuja. Addressing the Ministers, Adelabu emphasized the importance of the power sector as a major driver…