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By Simbo Olorunfemi “I don’t know any other way to live but to wake up every day armed with my convictions, not yielding them to the threat of danger and to the power and force of people who might despise me.” – Professor Wole Soyinka Here we are in Rabat, headquarters of Académie Royale du Maroc, at the “Africa celebrates Prof Wole Soyinka” roundtable organised by the Academy, in collaboration with the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), to honour Professor Wole Soyinka, the first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, on the occasion of his 90th Birthday. …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has described former Lagos State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Henry Oladele Ajomale as a man of honour and a committed progressive, reports thegazellenews.com The Presidential Aide also described Chief Ajomale as not only a loyal party man but also an avowed supporter of the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Princess Orelope-Adefulire made this disclosure on Sunday, 21 July, 2024 via a press statement to celebrate the 79th birthday of the former Chairman of the party in Lagos State. “I salute your…

Edo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) membership drive received a major boost on Friday, 20 July, 2024 as state Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, led other legacy coalition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their supporters to officially join the opposition party ahead of the September 21 governorship election. The legacy group decampees which comprised the PDP member of Board of Trustee (BOT), Charles Idahosa; two former Edo Assembly speakers: Hon Kabir Adjoto, and Frank Okiye; PDP Woman Leader, Aisosa Amandasu; governorship aspirants in the PDP primaries and hundreds of others, are aggrieved party members led…

By Manuel Agbakwuru Anyone used to the famed subtlety and the etiquette of understatement which the British have since turned to a culture and art form, would see clearly the sheer arrogance and disrespect, bordering on racist condescension that permeated and oozed through the recent editorial of the Financial Times titled ‘Shock Therapy Alone Will Not Cure Nigeria’s Economic Ills’. Such an editorial will hardly scale the barriers of most self-respecting Nigerian online newspaper or even a mere blog, making one wonder how such an uncouth writeup made it into what is otherwise a respected global newspaper which has been…

By Dave Agboola As the planned nationwide hunger and hardship protest approaches, governors, security agencies, and other stakeholders are calling for dialogue and urging the organizers to reconsider their plan. The protest, slated for August 1-10, 2024, aims to draw attention to the worsening plight of Nigerian citizens. However, leaders are warning that the demonstration could lead to violence, loss of life, and property, as seen during the #EndSARS protest. The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has identified some of the sponsors and likely flashpoints, and the government is working to forestall any violent occurrences. Governors Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State…

Don’t be fooled: the malcontents planning to stage nationwide protests are supporters of Peter Obi, the failed presidential candidate of the Labour Party. And he should be held responsible for whatever crisis emanates from the action. The protest planners are also the same people who were instigated by IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to launch the destructive ENDSARS protest in Nigeria in October 2020. ENDSARS began as a genuine protest by youths against the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, notorious for its high-handedness. IPOB members planning to extricate the South East region from Nigeria infiltrated the protest and hijacked it for their…

Our attention has been drawn to a wave of syndicated media publications dated Friday 19, July 2024 with the same copious headline, “Court orders 9mobile to pay N55bn debt to Keystone Bank.” The Management of 9mobile wishes to inform the concerned public and critical stakeholders that, contrary to this misleading headline, Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), trading as 9mobile was neither a party to any suit nor affected by the order said to have been made against it as an entity. The said story is not only false but also defamatory in its effect on the 9mobile corporate reputation.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 19, 2024, presented its 14th prosecution witness, PW14, Sahibu Salisu, a former Director of Administration and Finance, Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, in the trial of alleged N6.9bn fraud involving a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, before Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC had, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, re-arraigned Fayose and Spotless Investment Limited on an 11-count charge bordering on money laundering and stealing to the…

A Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, presided over by Justice Theresa Shija on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 awarded the sum of N800 million against the Nigerian Army and 10 others over the brutal murder of Sixtus Akure. The verdict came three years after the deceased, Akure, a senior tax officer with the Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), died from a brutal assault by soldiers in 2022 and the case was brought before the court by former Chairman of BIRS, Mrs Mimi Orubibi. Akure, who was attached to the BIRS Gazetted Inspection Point, near the “C” Division…

The Labour Party Chairman in Rivers State, Hilda Dokubo, has been suspended as a member of the party in her ward, Asari Toru Local Government Area of the state, News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. This was contained in a letter written to the Labour Party Chairman of the Asari Toru LGA and signed by the Ward Chairman, Mr Ajalamonia Ibama; the Secretary, Mr Lole Amacheer; and the Treasurer, Mr Emmanuel Ibamathe. Others who signed the letter were: the Women leader, Mrs Osaki Dieypiriye; and the Publicity Secretary, Osaki Dokubo. According to NAN, the 54-year-old actress was suspended on Thursday, 18…

The Head of Department of Microbiology at the Lagos State University, Dr Abdul Azeez Anjorin is the new President of the Lagos State University Muslim Alumni Association (LASUMA), reports thegazellenews.com Dr Anjorin was chosen as the new President during a selection process by the Shuraah Committee set up to constitute the new executive council for the association. Speaking after his inauguration, Dr Anjorin expressed appreciation to Almighty Allah and his colleagues for finding him worthy of leading the association, thegazellenews.com reports further. He commended his predecessor for laying a solid foundation for him to build on, assuring that he would…

Famous pop star, Rihanna, has announced that her fashion brand, Fenty Beauty, is a premium partner of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The billionaire singer, who announced this on social media on Thursday, 18 July, 2024, said:“[I] tried to tell yall….we outside all 2024!!! [I’m] proud to announce that @FentyBeauty is a premium partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games baby! FentyxParis2024.” The 2024 Olympic Games will hold in the city of Paris, France, from Friday, 26 Jul 2024 to Sunday, 11 August 2024. Canadian singer, Celine Dion is scheduled to perform at the opening ceremony. The Paralympic Games will be…

Continuing the philosophy of ‘No One Left Behind’ and the drive to make Lagos a 21st century economy alongside other developmental agenda, the Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration is set to commence another round of town hall meetings to engage the citizenry in the formulation of the Y2025 budget preparation.The meeting, known as the ‘Budget Consultative Forum’, is an annual event where government functionaries meet with the people based on the incoming fiscal year to discuss developmental requests and issues as they affect citizens in their various areas, as well as an update on the implementation status of some of…

The Presidential Candidate of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, has vowed to win the United States, US, presidential election in November. Trump spoke while taking the stage at the Republican National Convention on Friday, 19 July, 2024 after accepting his nomination as presidential candidate Addressing an ecstatic crowd at Milwaukee in Wisconsin, Trump said: “I stand before you this evening with a message of confidence, strength, and hope. “Four months from now, we will have an incredible victory, and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our country.” “Together, we will launch a new era of…

Paris Olympics organisers admitted on Friday, 19 July, 2024 they were experiencing problems linked to a major worldwide computer systems outage, a week before the Games opening ceremony takes place. The issues came as a major outage wrought havoc on computer systems worldwide, grounding flights in the United States, derailing television broadcasts in the UK and impacting telecommunications in Australia. “Paris 2024 is aware of global technical issues affecting Microsoft software. These issues are impacting Paris 2024’s IT operations,” organisers said. “Paris 2024’s technical teams have been fully mobilised to mitigate the impacts of these issues and we have activated…

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philips Shaibu, on Friday, 19 July, 2024, declared that he was already an unofficial member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Shaibu, the only thing still keeping him in the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) was because he was yet to officially dump the ruling party in Edo. Reacting to questions on why he was supporting the APC governorship candidate in Edo when he featured on Arise TV’s morning show on Friday, 19 July, 2024, the Deputy Governor maintained that his spirit had left the PDP. “In PDP now, everybody can support whoever they…

The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A Ikeja has disclosed that it intercepted 150 cartons of bulletproof jackets worth N1.687 billion. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Kola Oladeji, made this disclosure while addressing newsmen in Ikeja on Thursday, 18 July, 2024. Oladeji, who disclosed that the contrabands were intercepted along the Ijebuode-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State, explained that each carton contains 10 packs of the jacket, adding that these contrabands were seized in June. According to him, under Schedule 4 of the Customs Common External Tariff, the importation of all kinds of military wares by individuals…

Kwara State Government on Thursday, 18 July, 2024, got an accolade from the Federal Government for being transparent in the handling of public funds and in compliance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). The Accountant General of the Federation Dr Oluwatoyin Madein gave the commendation in Ilorin at 44th Retreat of the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC’s) Sub-committee on IPSAS’ implementation. IPSAS is an acronym of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards which the Federal Government approved for adoption with effect from 28th July, 2010. The AGF specifically praised Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his commitment to public financial…

Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday, 18 July, 2024 resolved to support the Federal Government with N648 million for six months by slashing their salaries by 50% to support food sufficiency across the country and to address the high cost of food. This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on the need for lawmakers to sacrifice 50% of their N600,000 monthly salaries to support Nigerians given the hardship in the land. Kalu’s amended prayer was to a motion moved by Ibrahim Isiaka from Ogun…

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have made move to secure the signature of Napoli and Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported on Wednesday, 17 July, 2024 that discussions between Osimhen’s representatives and the Ligue 1 champions are progressing well. According to Romano, the striker is open to the move, stating, “Paris Saint-Germain are advancing in talks with Victor Osimhen’s camp as their interest is now getting concrete. “Osimhen is keen on joining PSG and open to the move if they can agree on a deal/fee with Napoli. He’d be very high on PSG’s list, if one centre striker left.”…