Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Senate has threatened to step down consideration on the 2024 budget of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) over insufficient information. Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, said this said this at the 2024 budget defence of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Interior on Thursday in Abuja. Oshiomhole said he was unhappy with the services being rendered to inmates by the NCoS. “Your organisation has transformed from Nigeria Prison Service to Nigerian Correctional Service but you have yet to change in your attitudes toward inmates. “It’s not just your fault because the government appropriates…

Ekiti State Government has approved the construction of a one kilometer flyover bridge in. Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The would be second flyover bridge in the capital city and by extension in the state is to be constructed from the popular Ijigbo roundabout (Union Bank, Ajilosun) to the First Bank area of Okeyinmi roundabout of the town. The State Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun, who made this known, said the state government has also approved the rehabilitation of the Ikere-Ise-Emure road. Olatunbosun disclosed this in Ado Ekiti while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive…

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Wahab Hammed, a ward Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state, to a one-year jail term or in the alternative a fine of N1m. Justice Ismail Ijelu sentenced the defendant after convicting him on a two-count charge of conspiracy and bribery. At his arraignment on Wednesday, the EFCC Prosecutor, Samuel Daji, told the court that on February 25, 2023, the defendant conspired with one Segun Ijitola (who is still at large), to corruptly pay bribe to voters during the 2023 Presidential and…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of four (4) new members of the National Council on Privatization (NCP), representing the private sector in the Council. This was made known in a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Those appointed are: (1) Oluwole Osin — South-West (2) Mohammed Mustapha Bintube — North-East (3) Olayiwola Yahaya — North-Central (4) Akwa Effion Okon — South-South The President charged the new members of the Council to bring the best of their private sector experience to bear in ensuring that Nigerians receive the greatest…

Controversial Islamic Scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said he would never support the bombing of the wives of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Gumi was reacting to the erroneous airstrike that killed some villagers in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A military drone had killed some worshippers celebrating Malaud in the village. Speaking on the attack, the Army claimed the mistake was due to erroneous intelligence. However, Gumi wondered if the bombs dropped on the people was a mistake as claimed. In his weekly lecture at the Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna, Gumi…

The Confederation of African Football [CAF] has announced the top-three shortlist for different awards categories ahead the 2023 award ceremony on Monday, December 11, 2023. The ultimate winner of each category will be decided by votes from a panel consisting of the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals from Member Associations, Head Coaches and captains of Member Associations and clubs involved in the group stages of the Interclub competitions and will be announced at the Palais des Congrès, Movenpick, Marrakech, Morocco. FULL LIST OF THE FINAL NOMINEES FOR 2023 CAF AWARDS CAF MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured injured persons, relatives of Kaduna bomb victims and Nigerians at large that whoever is found guilty of Sunday’s military airstrike in Tudun Biri village that killed over 90 villagers will be punished accordingly. The president has also assured that all the  victims will be taken well care of under the Fulako Initiative which will commenced by this month. According to him, the community will be the first community to be rebuilt under the new intiative. Represented by the Vice President Kashim Shattima, who made the statement on Thursday shortly after visiting the victims at…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Yemi Cardoso, has approved the reviewed Service Charter for the apex bank. Apart from outlining the bank’s mandate, vision, mission and core values, it also stated the procedure for redress in case of service failure from any of its service windows. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the service charter was a requirement of the Business Facilitation Act 2022 for driving the ease of doing business in Nigeria. It compels the apex bank to fully comply with the directives of SERVICOM on improvement of customer service delivery. The CBN stated…

The Federal Government has made known its unhappiness over plans by American multinational consumer goods corporation, Procter & Gamble (P&G), to exit the country following similar paths to GSK. The company announced on Wednesday its decision to stop manufacturing activities here in Nigeria and would commence importation. The company blamed this decision on the Dollar Naira exchange values and issues with the macroeconomic environment. Reacting in a post via his X handle on Thursday, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Temitope Ajayi, said the news of the American firm leaving Nigeria is sad. He wrote: “Just…

Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Olumuyiwa Adejobi has warned that fixing additional headlamps on vehicles and tricycles is an offence. Issuing this warning in a tweet via his official X handle noted that such cases could be treated as either a traffic or criminal offence depending on the magnitude of the alteration. The police spokesman also disclosed that it is an offence for vehicle owners to cover the number plates of their cars in any form. “Yes. It’s an offence to fix additional headlamps on your vehicle or bikes, and cover your number plate in any form. You see…

The Martins Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly was on Thursday stopped from accessing the State Assembly complex to conduct a valedictory session for one of their deceased members, Dinebari Loolo (formerly representing Khana Constituency 2). Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command prevented the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from gaining access to the complex. It was gathered that when the lawmakers attempted to gain entrance into the assembly complex on Thursday, they were stopped by policemen who had already mounted checks in the area. According to Daily Post, security…

Seven different political parties have formed a coalition named Concerned Political Parties (CCPP) to resist the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The coalition was formed to thwart the plot of the APC to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. The coalition is made up of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). According to Leadership, the political parties decided to form a coalition during a meeting held at the SDP national…