Edo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) membership drive received a major boost on Friday, 20 July, 2024 as state Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, led other legacy coalition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their supporters to officially join the opposition party ahead of the September 21 governorship election. The legacy group decampees which comprised the PDP member of Board of Trustee (BOT), Charles Idahosa; two former Edo Assembly speakers: Hon Kabir Adjoto, and Frank Okiye; PDP Woman Leader, Aisosa Amandasu; governorship aspirants in the PDP primaries and hundreds of others, are aggrieved party members led…
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By Manuel Agbakwuru Anyone used to the famed subtlety and the etiquette of understatement which the British have since turned to a culture and art form, would see clearly the sheer arrogance and disrespect, bordering on racist condescension that permeated and oozed through the recent editorial of the Financial Times titled ‘Shock Therapy Alone Will Not Cure Nigeria’s Economic Ills’. Such an editorial will hardly scale the barriers of most self-respecting Nigerian online newspaper or even a mere blog, making one wonder how such an uncouth writeup made it into what is otherwise a respected global newspaper which has been…
By Dave Agboola As the planned nationwide hunger and hardship protest approaches, governors, security agencies, and other stakeholders are calling for dialogue and urging the organizers to reconsider their plan. The protest, slated for August 1-10, 2024, aims to draw attention to the worsening plight of Nigerian citizens. However, leaders are warning that the demonstration could lead to violence, loss of life, and property, as seen during the #EndSARS protest. The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has identified some of the sponsors and likely flashpoints, and the government is working to forestall any violent occurrences. Governors Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State…
Don’t be fooled: the malcontents planning to stage nationwide protests are supporters of Peter Obi, the failed presidential candidate of the Labour Party. And he should be held responsible for whatever crisis emanates from the action. The protest planners are also the same people who were instigated by IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to launch the destructive ENDSARS protest in Nigeria in October 2020. ENDSARS began as a genuine protest by youths against the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, notorious for its high-handedness. IPOB members planning to extricate the South East region from Nigeria infiltrated the protest and hijacked it for their…
Our attention has been drawn to a wave of syndicated media publications dated Friday 19, July 2024 with the same copious headline, “Court orders 9mobile to pay N55bn debt to Keystone Bank.” The Management of 9mobile wishes to inform the concerned public and critical stakeholders that, contrary to this misleading headline, Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), trading as 9mobile was neither a party to any suit nor affected by the order said to have been made against it as an entity. The said story is not only false but also defamatory in its effect on the 9mobile corporate reputation.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 19, 2024, presented its 14th prosecution witness, PW14, Sahibu Salisu, a former Director of Administration and Finance, Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, in the trial of alleged N6.9bn fraud involving a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, before Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC had, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, re-arraigned Fayose and Spotless Investment Limited on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering and stealing to the…
A Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, presided over by Justice Theresa Shija on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 awarded the sum of N800 million against the Nigerian Army and 10 others over the brutal murder of Sixtus Akure. The verdict came three years after the deceased, Akure, a senior tax officer with the Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), died from a brutal assault by soldiers in 2022 and the case was brought before the court by former Chairman of BIRS, Mrs Mimi Orubibi. Akure, who was attached to the BIRS Gazetted Inspection Point, near the “C” Division…
The Labour Party Chairman in Rivers State, Hilda Dokubo, has been suspended as a member of the party in her ward, Asari Toru Local Government Area of the state, News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. This was contained in a letter written to the Labour Party Chairman of the Asari Toru LGA and signed by the Ward Chairman, Mr Ajalamonia Ibama; the Secretary, Mr Lole Amacheer; and the Treasurer, Mr Emmanuel Ibamathe. Others who signed the letter were: the Women leader, Mrs Osaki Dieypiriye; and the Publicity Secretary, Osaki Dokubo. According to NAN, the 54-year-old actress was suspended on Thursday, 18…
The Head of Department of Microbiology at the Lagos State University, Dr Abdul Azeez Anjorin is the new President of the Lagos State University Muslim Alumni Association (LASUMA), reports thegazellenews.com Dr Anjorin was chosen as the new President during a selection process by the Shuraah Committee set up to constitute the new executive council for the association. Speaking after his inauguration, Dr Anjorin expressed appreciation to Almighty Allah and his colleagues for finding him worthy of leading the association, thegazellenews.com reports further. He commended his predecessor for laying a solid foundation for him to build on, assuring that he would…
Famous pop star, Rihanna, has announced that her fashion brand, Fenty Beauty, is a premium partner of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The billionaire singer, who announced this on social media on Thursday, 18 July, 2024, said:“[I] tried to tell yall….we outside all 2024!!! [I’m] proud to announce that @FentyBeauty is a premium partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games baby! FentyxParis2024.” The 2024 Olympic Games will hold in the city of Paris, France, from Friday, 26 Jul 2024 to Sunday, 11 August 2024. Canadian singer, Celine Dion is scheduled to perform at the opening ceremony. The Paralympic Games will be…