Agency Report 14 October 2021 Kindly share this story:  Federal High Court, Lagos Justice Daniel Osaigor of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to pay N200,000 for not making himself available for re-arraignment for alleged money laundering. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Osaigor said […]
Continue ReadingPeter Dada 13 October 2021 Kindly share this story: The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a man who allegedly opened gunfire to disperse guests at a party at Oba Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that as the party was ongoing last […]
Continue ReadingOlalekan Adetayo,John Alechenu, Sunday Aborisade, Friday Olokor, Leke Baiyewu, Solomon Odeniyi and Dennis Naku 13 October 2021 Kindly share this story:  The Senate bowed to pressure from the public on Tuesday when it passed a bill which gave the Independent National Electoral Commission the sole power to determine the procedure for the transmission of […]
Continue ReadingFriday Olokor 13 October 2021 Kindly share this story:  THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, on Tuesday told a High Court of the FCT that the daughter of former President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, Zainab, allegedly forged several documents to lay claim to ownership of a disputed plot of land in […]
Continue ReadingJohn Alechenu 13 October 2021 Kindly share this story: THE Peoples Democratic Party has said the regime of the President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd), has become a butt of jokes among Nigerians because of its phantom achievements. The opposition party urged the President to take a trip out of Aso Rock to visit project […]
Continue ReadingThe Ondo State year 2022 appropriation bill has been committed to the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation. A motion to that effect came up after the bill scaled second reading at plenary on Tuesday. The state government had earlier transmitted a budget proposal of One Hundred and Ninety One Billion, Six Hundred and Thirty- […]
Continue ReadingThe wife of Ondo State Governor, Chief (Mrs) Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has affirmed that no other person can fully understand the gender-related problems that women face other than a woman. The First Lady made the submission, Monday, while delivering her keynote address at the Opening Ceremony of Oyo State FIDA Week 2021, held at the Office […]
Continue ReadingTaiwo Ojoye 11 October 2021 Kindly share this story: After failed attempts by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, to install a demoted official of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Chima Igwe, as the agency’s Director-General, the minister has announced the reconstitution of the governing board of the agency. […]
Continue ReadingFriday Olokor 11 October 2021 Kindly share this story: AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed concerns over the absence of internal democracy, lack of inclusivity and marginalisation of women, Persons Living With Disabilities and youths. The election management body demanded for improvements in these areas and expressed a […]
Continue ReadingOkechukwu Nnodim, Adepeju Adenuga, Amarachi Orjiude and Sami Olatunji 11 October 2021 Kindly share this story: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, oil marketers and experts on Sunday explained why the Federal Government could not stop petrol subsidy despite its non-inclusion in the 2022 budget. Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and experts including a professor […]
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