Imo State Governor Senator Hope Uzodimma said on Tuesday that the state’s people’s ongoing support and prayers were critical to the state’s development. This was stated by Uzodimma while delivering his goodwill message at the Imo Unity and Praise Convention, which was held at Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The governor, who attended the event with …
According to the National Hospital in Abuja, contrary to popular belief, it was the police who apprehended the phoney UN doctor posing as a humanitarian aid worker in the country. Remember that one Obiako Chukwuemeka, who was impersonating a medical doctor working for the United Nations as a humanitarian aid worker, was allegedly identified by the National Hospital and taken …
Alhaji Ahmed Bakare, a public commentator in Zamfara State, believes the Southwest is to blame for Nigeria’s current security and economic crisis. Bakare said on Tuesday in Gusau, the state capital, that Nigeria had never seen such levels of insecurity and economic downturn as the country is currently experiencing. The All Progressives Congress, APC, he said, had failed Nigerians. “The …
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has formed a committee to investigate the incident that occurred during the NBA AGC 2022. CONFERENCE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE FORMATION Dear Distinguished Colleagues, 1. The NBA President, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, has established the Conference Incident Investigation Committee (the committee) to investigate the incident that occurred on the sidelines of the Nigerian …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday with allegedly diverting N2.5 billion from the Assembly. The Clerk of the House, Taiwo Adeyemo, and the Director of Finance, Oladayo Samuel, were also arraigned alongside the Speaker. They appeared in front of Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High …
Ogun State Police have apprehended three suspected kidnappers in a forest along the Imeko/Iwoye-Ketu road. The trio, Aliu Abubakar (29), Umaru Tukur (24), and Yau Isah (25), were apprehended on August 29 during a police rescue operation. The armed men, numbering around eight, had blocked the Termac/Iwoye road on that day and shot sporadically. According to police, the hoodlums injured …
The Nasarawa State Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has condemned the appointment of non-career civil servants as permanent secretaries. Haruna Ewa, the chairman, complained on Tuesday at an ASCSN seminar for affiliate members. Ewa emphasised that appointing people without the necessary experience as permanent secretaries results in low productivity. The union also opposed extending civil servants’ tenure …
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for Non-Executive Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who were sent to the Red Chamber for confirmation (CBN). Senator Uba Sani, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, announced this in a statement. The four reappointed Non-Executive Directors, including Prof. Mike Idiahi Obadan, Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu …
Google on Tuesday announced the selection of 60 eligible startups across Africa with $4 million funding to enable them to scale up their ongoing work. The programme, called Google Black Founders Fund (BFF) for African startups, is the second phase of the global tech giant’s funding. Folarin Aiyegbusi, Google’s Head of Startup Ecosystem, Sub-Sahara Africa, said in a statement that …
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the League of Concerned Christian Youth in the APC have claimed that the party is committing suicide by sticking to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 elections. According to the youths, the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, choosing Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate reflected …
