Author: Khadijah Olowode

President Bola Tinubu has constituted a special committee to work on the fresh selection and nomination modalities for the replacement of new appointees into the dissolved Federal Government boards. The special committee headed by the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, is tasked with the responsibility of finding new appointees to replace affected board appointments. According to a source within the Presidency, “Tinubu demands thoroughness in understanding the agencies whose establishment Act mandates federal character representation or specified educational and technical expertise.” Members of the special committee who will be working alongside the Chief of Staff are: Secretary to Government…

By Michael Chibuzo Following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Day 1 of his presidency, the pump price of PMS was adjusted to reflect market realities. This naturally brought about increase in cost of transportation and commodities such as food and household items. With no commensurate increase in their incomes, the worst hit by this increase in cost of living are the very low income earners who are already below the poverty line. It was therefore necessary to roll out palliative measures to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on the most vulnerable…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the first 1,000 days of a child’s life is a critical period for survival and lifetime development. UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, Dr Tushar Rane, who made this disclosure on Friday, 14 July, 2023 during a media dialogue in Gombe, said it was critical to physical and brain growth. According to Rane,the first 1,000 days of life comprise the days between conception (9 months of pregnancy) and the first two years of a child’s life He said growth failure during this period was associated with long-term consequences,s inclusive…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike After two days of heavy rain in South Korea, no fewer than seven people were confirmed dead and two others missing. Additionally, landslides left eight people trapped in central areas on Saturday, 15 July, 2023. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety confirmed the sad development adding that three people were killed Saturday after landslides caused by torrential downpours buried their houses in two central towns. The Ministry also confirmed that four other people were also found dead elsewhere in landslide-related accidents on Friday and Saturday, just as it added two other people died in a building…

By Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, CON In offering my thoughts about a blueprint for tomorrow in Nigeria, I choose to deal with what I call first principles. I will deal locally and globally with what had happened, and is happening. What we all know and need to look at again, and from here hope to project what tomorrow offers. No part of the earth is new except those that are yet to be discovered by human beings. Powers, Nations and Countries have all existed in various forms and evolved differently. One first principle that History has taught us, is that…

A Nigerian judge, Justice Tunde Ademola Bakre has been appointed a judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court comprising of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Granada, Barbados, Dominica among others, reports thegazellenews.com. Announcing the appointment of Justice Bakre, the Secretary to the Judicial and Legal Commission of ECSC stated: “The Commission was impressed with your skills and accomplishments and deems your background and experience to be a good match for the judiciary.” Justice Bakre, a hitherto successful legal practitioner called to the bar in 1993, was appointed a judge of the Ogun State…

A group of online media practitioners under the umbrella of Professional Online Media Executives of Nigeria (POMEN) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing the Publisher of WesternPost Newspaper, Mr Tunde Rahman as Senior Special Assistant on Media. The professional association in a statement issued on Saturday, 15 Juiy, 2023, by its National Chairman, Mr Kunle Rasheed and National Secretary, Mr Tunde Ogunmola, said that it was a good thing that the President appointed a journalist who has clear understanding of the operations of both traditional and online media, adding that it was confident that Rahman would deliver on…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has called governors’ wives’ pet project, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to reach every nook and cranny of the country. She stated this Friday, 14 July, 2023 in her office at a meeting with the wives of the 36 state governors to formally introduce and acquaint them with the objectives and mission RHI. Mrs Tinubu in a statement by her spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi, said “looking at the past can most assuredly chart a path for the present and future and this can best be done collectively for better and more sustainable impact.”…

By Abiodun Komolafe On May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria’s president, 16th leader. Nigerians wish him success in the onerous tasks ahead. All the same, it is important to note that President Tinubu’s Nigeria is home to an array of folks: the diligent and the intelligent, the determined and the focused, plus the great boasters and the little doers; and they cut across her socio-political geography. Tinubu’s country harbours the progressives and the conservatives, the strong and the weak, the praise-singers and the faultfinders, the slippery and the flippant, the perpetual pessimists and the embittered opposition. Above…

The Federal Government has warned against illegal activities in forests across the country, insisting anyone caught involved in any form of illegalities in forest reserves would be severe sanctioned. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris issued the warning on Friday, 14 July, 2023 during a workshop on the operationalisation of the Forestry Inter-Ministerial Joint Task Force (FIM-JTF), on the exploitation of Forest Resources. The Permanent Secretary, who was represented by the Director, Forestry Department, Mrs Hajara Sani, urged members of the JTF to work assiduously for a smooth take-off. He tasked them on effective…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reappointed two media aides, Jubril Gawat and Wale Ajetunmobi. The duo’s appointments were approved by the Governor in separate letters to them and signed by the Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. According to the HOS, the two appointments take immediate effect. Gawat, a celebrity digital media influencer and strategist, served as the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media during Sanwo-Olu’s first term. He returned to the senior role. Ajetunmobi, a versatile and decorated reporter with The Nation newspaper, had initially served during the Governor’s first tenure as Special Assistant on…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Arsenal’s latest recruit, Jurrien Timber, has revealed reasons why he joined the Premier League giants from Ajax. Timber was officially unveiled as Arsenal’s new signing on Friday, 14 July, 2023, having joined Mikel Arteta’s side from Ajax on a long-term deal. Speaking to Arsenal’s official website, Timber said he joined the Gunners because he has always been a fan of the North London club and loves how the team plays. “I’ve always been a fan of Arsenal. It was because of my brothers. They were always fans and I just loved seeing the team play,” Timber said.…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike An inmate on life imprisonment at the Awka Custodial Centre, Anambra State, Jude Onwuzulike, has bagged a postgraduate degree from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The inmate graduate bagged Post Graduate Diploma in Education. Onwuzulike was presented with a certificate Friday, 14 July, 2023 after being certified worthy in character and learning. Responding, Onwuzulike, full of excitement, thanked the Custodial Centre and NOUN for the opportunity, just as also commended his wife for all her support. “When I came here, I didn’t know such thing existed. I thought it was only in advanced countries that…

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Barkindo Muhammad Saidu as Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA). The Governor also appointed Abdulkadir Abdulkarim Harun as Executive Secretary, Borno State Arabic and Sangaya Education Board (BOSASEB). Zulum’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau announced both appointments on Friday morning, 14 July, 2023, in a statement. Barkindo, 54 years of age, hails from Gwoza Local Government Area while Harun, 59 years old, hails from Ngala Local Government Area. Until his appointment, Barkindo was Executive Secretary/Programme Manager of Borno State Agency for the…

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday, 14 July, 2023, presided over the swearing-in of the Secretary to Borno State Government, three Special Advisers and a permanent secretary to the Borno State Civil Service. In a ceremony conducted at the International Conference Hall of the Musa Usman Secretariat in Maiduguri, the Chief Judge of Borno, Kashim Zannah, administered the oath of office to the new appointees. Delivering his address after the swearing-in formalities, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum announced that files and all Government communications should be channelled to him through the office of the Secretary to the State Government.…

Barely 24 hours after the the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), commenced a total clampdown on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, which has become the latest source of abuse as recreational drug, operatives of the anti-narcotics agency have intercepted over 64,863.5 kilogrammes consignments of the gaseous substance at the Apapa seaport in Lagos and in Imo state. A statement by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi read that following credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives at the Apapa seaport on Wednesday, 12 July, 2023, intercepted two containers marked MSKU 7626856 and MSKU 7689448…

By Kunle Yesufu Tosin Adeyanju is many things to many people. A youth activist, a youth enthusiast, a youth mobiliser, a youthful entrepreneur. He’s visionary, he is revolutionary. But for the past few years, he has become better known as a core, fiery supporter and promoter of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Project. The 2023 presidential election has come and gone but one of its unforgettable memorable memories is the incredibly remarkable role played by Adeyanju. He was in the inner caucus of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) which four years ago pioneered the Tinubu Presidential Project under the leadership of…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Five suspects are currently cooling-off in Edo State police cell for allegedly defrauding a student of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The State police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, who made this disclosure on Friday, 14 July, 2023, said the suspects were arrested after hypnotising the 21-year-old victim. It was gathered that the five suspects were part of 51 suspected cultists said to be terrorising residents of Benin City. He stated that the fraudsters, after hypnotising the victim, ordered her to transfer the said sum from her account. “We made a notable achievement of arresting a total of 51 suspects,…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, 14 July, 2023, refused the applications for bail of suspected criminals allegedly associated with the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Kogi State, Muritala Yakubu. The Appellants/applicants’ motion for bail had earlier been refused by Hon. Justice Jamil Isah of the Kogi State High Court, sitting in Lokoja. The Court of Appeal, presided by Hon. Justice Mohammed Mustapha JCA, in a well considered judgement delivered on Friday, in the appeals marked “CA/ABJ/PRE/CR/544MI/2023”, also refused their bail applications. Ojonimi Apeh, Esq appeared for the Appellants/Applicants, while Badama Kadiri, Esq (DPP) appeared…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5th MYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday, 14, July, 2023 by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, According to Alake, Tinubu would join other Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers of the AU Member-states, and high-level dignitaries at the mid-year meeting, which will take place on Sunday, 16…