By Oni Olalekan In yet another demonstration of exemplary representation, the lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) James Abiodun Faleke, is set to empower 2,100 constituents through a comprehensive training and financial support programme. Few weeks ago, Dr. Faleke invited nominations from party leaders, market women associations, Community Development Committees (CDC), Community Development Associations (CDA), youth groups, religious and traditional leaders, among others, to submit names of prospective beneficiaries. The selection process has now concluded, the names of successful candidates have been released, and the training and empowerment initiative is scheduled to commence…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved revocation of 4,794 land titles, over non-payment of Ground Rent, for more than 40 years. In the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape, a total of 8,375 property owners have not paid Ground Rent in the last 43 years. This was made known in a press briefing by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwankwoeze. “It should be noted that the FCTA made numerous…
The Managing Director of CHEC, Jason Wang has congratulated the Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi on his emergence as the Silverbird Minister of the Year 2024. Wang noted that the Minister’s dedication to his duties won him the award. He added that CHEC is gratified that in the lofty vision of the Renewed Hope agenda of the President Bola Tinubu to unlock Nigeria’s economic potential, priority attention has been given to the works sector with the appointment of an astute and passionate man to supervise the Ministry. According to him, this is done in the determination of the President…
Baring any unforeseen circumstances, the Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Lagos State in the 2023 General Election, Dr Olajide ‘Jandor’ Adediran is set to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) reports thegazellenews.com This medium exclusively gathered that Adediran will make his official return to the party he left to contest for the governorship seat of the state this week. Few days ago, Adediran, thegazellenews.com reports, resign his membership of the PDP citing indiscipline on the part of party members among other allegations. Since he officially resigned from the PDP, Adediran has been engaged in…
Following the notice of pardon from Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and its leadership to the Federal High Court, Lagos, reprieve on Thursday, 13 March, 2025, came the way of four bloggers who were charged for cyber stalking GTCO, the CEO and its management as the Bank withdrew the criminal charge filed against them by the police after reaching terms of settlement with them, the accused persons. With the notice of pardon and desire to withdraw charge announced in court by the prosecution counsel, Chief Ajibola Aribisala, SAN, the trial court presided by Justice Ayokunle Faji consequently struck out the…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Comrade Dr Kayode Opeifa, @DrOpeifaKayode has assured that the corporation would leverage the success of the recently reactivated freight movement to open more routes for massive freight movement across the country. He hinted at plans by the corporation to reactivate century old lines like the Nguru line in Yobe, Idogo in Ogun State, among others to expand cargo movement across the country. Opeifa spoke at the NRC headquarters in Lagos while hosting the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration (CIOTA), led by the National President and Chairman of the…
The suspended Executive Director of Rural Electrification Agency (REA) March, 2025, before Justice Celestine Obinna of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Netufo Olaniyi Alana and another staff of the agency, Hassan Arivi Sodiq have appeared before Federal High Court, Maitama Abuja, on a four and three-count charge respectively, bordering on currying favor and conferring unfair advantage through office, amongst other corruption charges. They were arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). It would be recalled that the Presidency had last year approved the indefinite suspension of certain senior figures at REA including Mr. Alaba, over…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed the reasons behind the state’s request to the Federal Government to turn the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) into a federal institution, reports TheGazelleNews.com. TASUED, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, was established by the Ogun State government in 2005. Speaking during an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday, 12 March, 2025, Abiodun said the move was meant to not only meant to ensure balance in the distribution of federal educational institutions in the state but to attract more funding so as to make it a model center of academic excellence in the country.…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr. Abubakar Mohammed Aseku, an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), for allegedly drawing salaries from two additional government agencies while still employed by the NIS. Aseku appeared on Tuesday, 11 March, 2025, before Justice Binta Dogonyaro of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on a nine-count charge bordering on abuse of office and corruption. According to the ICPC, the defendant allegedly received N4.2 million in salaries from the Nasarawa State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in 2015 while working…
The Oyo State Government has assured of quality delivery on the ongoing limited rehabilitation of 83.82 kilometres Iseyin-Okaka-Saki Road. The government gave this indication on Thursday, 13 March, 2025, noting that the project is being properly supervised by Resident Engineers from the Oyo State Ministry of Public Works and Transport. It added that the state Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Prof. Dahud Shangodoyin and a team of engineers had been monitoring the project by paying visits to the site, adding that the team even visited the site on February 20, 2025. A resident of the state had in a…