Author: Abimbola Ogunnaike

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate swap of the Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of the Governing Councils for the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti and Federal University, Lokoja. In the reshuffling, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, currently serving as the Pro-Chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja, will take over at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. Engineer Kayode Ojo, who previously held a similar position at Oye-Ekiti, will assume the role in Lokoja. “This strategic change is part of President Tinubu’s initiative to foster diversity and national cohesion in the management of the country’s universities,” a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Adelami Olayide. The certificates were handed over in Abuja on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 by the Supervisory National Commissioner for Ondo State, Prof. Kunle Ajayi. This comes four days after INEC declared Aiyedatiwa the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, 16 November, 2024. Representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aiyedatiwa defeated Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and 15 other candidates. He won across all 18 local government areas of the state, polling 366,781 votes against Ajayi’s 117,845.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said the federal government is determined to put an end to conflicting court judgments that had plagued the sector for some time. Fagbemi further said the reform in the justice system by President Bola Tinubu-led administration is meant to stimulate the economy. The minister of justice disclosed this on Tuesday, 19 November, 2024in Ilọrin at the commencement of a three day conference of the Network of Justice Sector Reform Teams (JSRTs). The programme was organised by the Ministry of Justice with the assistance of the European Union-funded…

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth N130,000. The police had earlier charged Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft. Delivering the ruling, Magistrate Emmanuel stated that the court considered the fact that Danladi was a first-time offender. He ordered the convict to report to the court for three weeks to sweep the premises after he pleaded guilty to the offence, with no option of…

Men of the Crack Squad of the Ebonyi State Police Command on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 shot dead a yet-to-be-identified labourer and critically injured another three in the state. The incident which happened at Ugwuechara junction within the state capital started when the Crack Team stopped a bike man and wanted to confiscate his motorcycle thinking he was into Yahoo business. An eyewitness narrated that the bike man introduced himself to the policemen as a military personnel but the Crack Team started molesting and beating him. “As the policemen removed his cap and started hitting him with their guns and…

The Accord National Executive Committee (NEC) has approved the expulsion and suspension of some members of the party. This was contained in a communiqué read out by Maxwell Mgbudem, its National Chairman and Adebukola A. Ajaja, National Secretary after a meeting held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024. The NEC deliberated on the report of the 7-man Disciplinary Committee set up by the National Working Committee, NWC, to investigate alleged gross misconduct, anti-party activities and breaches of the party’s constitution against some members. “Accordingly, NEC expelled eight members and suspended three others for violating…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Federal Ministry of Finance to immediately refund the 50 per cent deduction from the Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s account. The House also mandated the Federal Ministry of Finance to release all outstanding 2 percent Port Development Levy Surcharge funds owed to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. Adopting a motion moved by Abba Ahmed Sani from Zamfara State, the Green Chamber equally mandated its Committees on Shipping Services, Finance, and Public Accounts to ensure compliance with the resolution. Presenting the motion, Sani said the Ministry…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 announced the sack of all the management staff of Edo Specialist Hospital and Stella Obasanjo Hospital, thegazellenews.com reports. Okpebholo also dissolved the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, and other state-owned tertiary institutions. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Musa Umar Ikhilor, and made available to newsmen by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor in Benin City, said the dissolution was with immediate effect. “It is hereby announced for the information of the General Public that the Governor of Edo State,…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Head of Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad in the state, Moses Lohor and members of his team for attempted murder. This was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Security, Samuel Ojo, in a statement by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to Governor Adeleke after a closed-door meeting with the Governor and the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba. Thegazellenews.com that the crisis erupted after operatives of the Osun State Police Command Anti-kidnapping Squad led…

Four famous Nigerian singers: D’banj, Olamide, Yemi Alade and Timi Dakolo will be performing at the opening ceremony of the 2024 African Military Games in Abuja which started today, 20 November, 2024 On its X handle, the Nigerian Army wrote, “The stage is set and the legends are coming for the opening ceremony of #AMGA2024. “Watch @Olamide, @iamdbanj, @yemialadee and @timidakolo light up the opening ceremony like never before. It’s happening tomorrow, 20th November 2024.” Twenty five countries are participating in the 2nd African Military Games, AMGA 2024. The athletes will be participating in 19 sporting activities, which will be…

Miss Universe runner-up, Chidimma Adetshina, has announced her decision to quit pageantry. Speaking during a recent interview with Silverbird TV, Adetshina said pageantry has been a traumatic experience for her, just as she also said quitting for personal reasons and relocating to Nigeria from her estranged country, South Africa. “Finishing in the top 2 [at the Miss Universe competition] is still a shocker for me… Honestly, I am done. Pageantry was a real traumatic experience for me,” she said. “People still don’t understand how I felt. There were times when I almost quit during the Miss Universe contest. I’m really…

The Nigerian Senate has removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar from office, just as it also gave reasons for his removal. The removal followed the two-third majority of Senators required to validate the resolution of the legislative Chamber. The Senate Leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele had sponsored a motion seeking the “invocation of the provision of Section 157(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended for the removal of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.” Bamidele adduced reasons for his removal saying: “Senate has been inundated with serious…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the institution’s new Vice Chancellor. Tinubu also approved the removal of Mrs Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, Nnamdi Azikiwe University registrar. The Council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, includes five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, who made this disclosure through a statement, said the sacking of the Governing Council and officials followed reports that the…

By Ibrahim A. Jagaba In a move that promises to potentially record huge success against illicit drug racketeering in Lagos State, the number one, northern traditional youth chief in 17 southern states of Nigeria, Ambassador (Dr) Sani Salisu DanMuttaqa, has, while, declared his palace’s readiness to kick-start an effective partnership with the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the fight against substance abuse in Lagos State. In addition, he has advised that capital punishment should be given a look-in towards permanently solving drug related menace in Lagos State, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria. Speaking moments after an official…

As the nation grapples with the inevitable realities of macroeconomic reforms being implemented by the Government, the need to focus on boosting the non-oil alternatives that will aid full diversification of the national economy has become more critical than ever, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday. The Governor said decades of dependence on importation of finished goods and export of a single commodity had made foreign exchange the sole determinant of the nation’s economic stability, stressing that the same factor remained a fundamental contributor to the current economic situation. Sanwo-Olu emphasised the need to harness export potential and…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Osun counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, have knocked the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje, for saying the APC would take over Oyo and Osun states after winning Ondo State on Saturday, 16 November, 2024. Speaking with newsmen in Akure on Sunday,16 November, 2024 after the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) declared the APC candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the winner of the governorship election in Ondo State, Ganduje had declared that the APC aimed to achieve political homogeneity of the South-West by further displacing the Peoples Democratic Party from Oyo and Osun…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted delegates from the City UK and the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office on Monday, 18 November, 2024. The delegation, led by Anna Rogers, Director of International Development, was joined by representatives from the Lagos International Financial Centre, headed by Aig-Imoukhuede. The visit took place at Lagos House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu announced the event on his official X account, stating, “Today, I received delegates from City UK (TCUK)/FCDO led by Anna Rogers and the LIFC team led by Mr Aig-Imoukhuede on a courtesy visit.”

The Borno State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has unveiled a roadmap aimed at eradicating open defecation across the state’s 27 local government areas. Speaking during the unveiling of the initiative in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 Governor Babagana Zulum urged residents to embrace the campaign and support efforts to achieve an Open Defecation-Free Borno. Zulum, who was represented by his deputy, Umar Kadafur, highlighted his administration’s commitment to addressing critical issues across sectors such as education, transportation, infrastructure, and health over the past six years. “For six years, we have been…

The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has raised concerns over the rising malaria prevalence in Ogun State, which increased from 22 per cent in 2018 to 25 per cent in 2021, just as he also urged enhanced collaboration to drive the nation towards a zero-malaria target. Pate, represented by a Director from the ministry, David Oyeleke, made this statement on Monday , 18 November, 2024 in Abeokuta , the state capital during the launch of the distribution of 3.1 million Insecticide-Treated Nets provided by the Society for Family Health in partnership with the Ogun State and Federal Governments, alongside other development partners.…

President Bola Tinubu has asked all unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions to partner with the government to arrive at a funding blueprint for the university system that will take cognisance of local peculiarities and modern realities based on global best practices. Tinubu made this known on Monday, 18 November, 2024 at the 76th Foundation Day of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Represented by the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmed, the President stated that the unions must recognise that all sectors of the country needed more financing and that the government is working assiduously…