Author: Khadijah Olowode

By Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN Mr. Speaker, honourable members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to us all. We have a lot to be proud of, as we have to be thankful for. Those who were not born in 1993 or were too young to be fully cognitive will probably not understand what the big deal is. We have a right to disagree with the government, to call out governors, ministers, presidents and all who occupy our public offices, and we do not lose our liberties or lives for the sake of doing only…

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has urged political leaders to collaborate with grassroots leaders to address governance challenges confronting the country. The ICPC Chairman emphasised that the new policies and reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, offer a path for Nigeria to achieve greatness. Represented by the ICPC Kaduna State Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Prince Hassan Mohammed, Dr. Aliyu made this statement at the recent book launch in honor of President Tinubu, recently held at Arewa House in Kaduna. Dr. Aliyu, a Special Guest at the event, praised…

(Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, June 14, 2024) His parents named him Edison – after an American – Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, motion picture camera and the revolutionary music box known today as the turntable, among 1,093 patents. But no one calls him Ed(i)son, people call him Pelé, a name, which he initially rejected, long before the name became synonymous with soccer immortality. Born Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, the name Pelé was borne out of a childhood joke a preteen friend cracked on the street of Três Corações, São Paulo. The joke was on Pelé. Like many…

Wale Adekola is a lawyer, banker, mortgage/real estate practitioner and management consultant. Adekola is also a notary public and the presiding partner in the law firm of De-Cathedral & Associates (DCA). He is currently the Board Chair of Trustees of The Society Society for Notaries Public in Nigeria. In this interview, the respected legal practitioner speaks on the challenges facing notaries public in Nigeria and efforts to standardise the practice. Q: Sir, can you explain to us what a Notary Public is about ? A: Thank you for the question. A Notary public is someone who authenticates legal notes and…

Eruwa, a prominent community in Oyo State, was the scene of a peaceful protest by youths Thursday, 13 June, 2024. The protesters, comprising young individuals from various wards in Eruwa, gathered at New Garage to express their dissatisfaction with the prolonged absence of an Eleruwa in the town. The youths, bearing placards with inscriptions such as “appoint a king for Eruwa now” and “We need a monarch to represent our community”, urged the Oyo State Government to expedite the process of appointing a new king for Eruwa. According to the protesters, the lack of a monarch has hindered the community’s…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2003. The new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Wagner College,…

By Dupe Olaoye-Osinkolu Lights, camera rolling, action! Igede Ekiti came alive recently as theatre-artistes chose the ancient town as the location of Òjòjò Aremo, a new film at the instance of their professional association- ANTP The actors under the aegis of the Association of Nigeria Theatre-Arts Practitioners scored a new point in the history of theatre arts profession in the country as the new administration led by Dr. Razak Baroka Oyadiran decided to record a film for the national association. The film is to bring together the veterans and practising members on the field of acting to further boost the…

Two women have been arrested in Russia on suspicion of killing a man who refused to have a threesome with them. The suspects: 29 and 37, were drinking with the 63-year-old in a churchyard in Stavropol before the alleged attack occurred. The female friends reportedly beat the man to death when he refused to have sex with them, according to reports in Russia. The women were pictured at the alleged forest crime scene with officers from Russia’s Investigative Committee. One woman is seen demonstrating how she kicked the victim with a dummy. Another image shows one of the women being…

Calls for Establishment of Special Court, Accelerated HearingIn order for the oil and gas industry to achieve its full potential as an enabler of national economic and industrial growth, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, has called for the support of the judiciary in tackling the twin challenges of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.Kyari made the call at the National Judges Capacity Building Workshop on the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI) and INVESTIN 234, on Thursday in Abuja.In a goodwill message he delivered at the workshop, the…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced a partnership with communities in the Niger Delta region to empower 4,500 rice and cassava farmers to ensure food security in the region and country at large. Speaking during the onboarding Programme for the empowerment of the farmers at the NDDC Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said that the initiative was part of the proactive effort of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to empower people of the Niger Delta and promote food security in Nigeria. Ogbuku, who was represented by the Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai, said…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja has quashed a previous ruling made by a Kogi State High Court against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, concerning a contempt case and restraining order filed by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In a lead judgment delivered by Justice Joseph O.K. Oyewole, the appellate court on Thursday, June 13, 2024 held that “ a court of law cannot preclude the EFCC or any Law Enforcement Agency from investigating and prosecuting crime. This is a fundamental jurisdictional point that cannot be shoved aside as it borders on…

A pastor of Winner Chapel Church situated at Omuo-Ekiti, Enoch Gbinyiam has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor after sedating her with Fanta. The High Court of Ekiti State, sitting in Ado Ekiti, presided over by Justice O.I.O Ogunyemi on Thursday, 13 June, 2024, handed down the verdict on Gbinyiam convicting him of lone count offence of rape of a minor. The pastor was said to have raped the the survivor who is the daughter of one of his church members in one of her visits to the vicarage. The innocent survivor of the rape usually frequented…

One inspector named Nura Ahmad is currently being detained by the kebbi State Police Command for allegedly killing one Ahmad Ibrahim. It was gathered that police officer on Wednesday,12 June, 2026 killed the 20 year-old Ibrahim over a disagreement on money-related issues. The State Public Relations officer, SP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the development through a statement issued on Thursday, 13 June, 2024 Abubakar, who disclosed that the suspect was an officer attached to CTU Base 18 Zamfara State, added that the suspect was on stop-and-search duty along Zamare/Yauri road when he had an altercation with the deceased. “As a result,…

By Mayowa Okekale As the lawmaker representing Ibadan North East/South East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Abass Adigun, who is popularly known as Agboworin, marks his fifth year in office, it is very important to reflect on his journey so far, the challenges he is facing, his impacts on the constituents and the achievements he has recorded so far. Permit me to start by saying Agboworin’s strong desire to serve his people got him ventured into full-time politics in his fatherland after spending more than a decade in the US Navy as a Navy Recruiter and a…

A chairmanship aspirant for Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Honourable Olusegun Kayode Oyeniyi has advocated for a law to back the immortalization of all the June 12 activists across all the 36 states of the federation and 774 local government areas in the country. Hon.Oyeniyi popularly called SegKay by his admirers stated this during the public unveiling of “Alimosho Faces of June 12 Democracy’ a project sponsored by SegKay Initiatives. SegKay who is currently the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward C Secretary in Ayobo-Ipaja LCDAC congratulated the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all the other civil…

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA) has said its priority is not to punish offenders of environmental law but rather to ensure a change of behavior towards environmental issues. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Innocent Barikor gave the clarification on Thursday during the Expert Critique Meeting for the review of the National Environmental (Permitting and Licensing Systems) Regulations. Barikor said there is no joy in getting business premises sealed for violating environmental regulations as that remains the last option to change the behaviour of Nigerians, insisting that the NESREA would rather prefer to educate on…

Over 8,500 households in the Lagos East Senatorial District, on Thursday, 13 June, 2024, benefited from the Ileya edition of the Food Pack distribution programme of Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru. Excited beneficiaries who were drawn from the 5 Local Governments and 11 Local Council Development Areas of the district, thronged venues of the food pack distribution in their respective communities. This kind gesture is coming barely 90 days after the Senator distributed over 10,000 food packs to residents, particularly vulnerable people in the senatorial district, in commemoration of his 60th birthday. Senator Abiru, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, 13 June, 2024, flagged-off phase three of the state’s grains palliative distribution exercise with a charge on civil servants and other workers in the state to engage in small – scale farming to mitigate rising hunger across the country. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge at the Delta Agricultural Procurement Agency, (DAPA) Warehouse, Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state. The Governor, who said food security was very important in the light of the rising incidence of hunger in the country, charged the subsidy palliative distribution committee to ensure that all…

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved N521.4 million cash assistance for the 2024 Borno pilgrims currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The Chairman of Borno’s 2024 Amirul Hajj committee and Senator representing Borno Central, Kaka Shehu Lawan, disclosed this on Wednesday, 12 June, 2024, in Saudi Arabia. Senator Kaka Shehu highlighted that the N521.4 million was to cover the cost of (Hadaya) animal sacrifice obligatory on all Muslim pilgrims and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) differential. The Senator explained that N261 million was earmarked for the purchase of sacrificial animals, while N260.4 million was set aside as basic travel allowance…

Three hundred and forty eight parishioners of Motailatu Church of God (MCG) will be ordained on Saturday, 15 June, 2024 to mark its 60th anniversary. A statement by Senior Apostle General Abayomi Daramola said the epoch-making event will hold at the International headquarters of the Church in Ondo City, Ondo State. A prominent Ondo educationist and leader, Chief Ade Iluyemi, will be the chairman of the event. The church was founded by Saint Isaiah M. Akinadewo (Omo Jesu) on June 14, 1964. The celebration of the Diamond Jubilee commenced on Monday with series of activities, revival and health talks in…