Financial institutions will fund N1.8tn COVID-19 stimulus package – FG

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday said about N1.8tn of its N2.3tn COVID-19 economic stimulus package would be funded by financial institutions.It also disclosed that about N288bn from the N500bn of the package funded through the 2021 budget has so far been released, adding that it was currently in the process of releasing […]

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Senate begins deliberation to make card reader compulsory

Sunday Nwakannma The Senate on Wednesday started a fresh process to further amend the nation’s Electoral Act with a view to making the use of card reader compulsory for elections in Nigeria.Tagged ‘The Electoral Act (amendment) Bill, 2021 (SB. 680),’ the proposed legislation passed first reading on Wednesday.The Senate spokesperson, Senator Ajibola Basiru (Osun Central), […]

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Police launch probe into OAU student’s alleged suicide

Bola Bamigbola The Osun State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had commenced investigation into the reported suicide by a 200-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Emmanuel Adedeji.Emmanuel of the Department of Management and Accounting died on Tuesday after he allegedly consumed a poisonous substance.The deceased was said to have left a suicide […]

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Pantami was imam when ATBU Muslim community issued fatwa, killed my son in a mosque –Prof

Kayode Oyero Samuel Achi, a former lecturer at the Kaduna State University, Kaduna, explains to KAYODE OYERO how his son, Sunday, was killed at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University mosque in Bauchi State when the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, was the Chief Imam of the university’s mosqueA former lecturer of Industrial […]

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Tribunal Verdict Reflects The Law, Peoples Wish-Akeredolu

Press Release  Tribunal Verdict Reflects The Law, Peoples Wish-Akeredolu ….no enemies, no grudges  Ondo State Governor,  Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN has described the judgement of the State Election Tribunal as true reflection of the position of the Law and the collective wish of the people. Governor Akeredolu similarly posited that he had no enemies to […]

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Tribunal Verdict: A Victory Long Won For Mr Governor — BTO

Tribunal Verdict: A Victory Long Won For Mr Governor — BTO The House of Representatives member representing Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency, Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has congratulated Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for the governorship election Tribunal Verdict that declared him winner of the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State. BTO while reacting to […]

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ONDO LAWMAKER CONGRATULATES AKEREDOLU/AIYEDATIWA…….

ONDO LAWMAKER CONGRATULATES AKEREDOLU/AIYEDATIWA……. It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.” Richard M. DeVosWe can confidently say this of ArakunrinOluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN,he has consistently showed doggedness and determination to steer the ship of Ondo State forward.Despite these many distractions […]

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TRIBUNAL VICTORY: ODHA CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR AKEREDOLU

. The Ondo State House of Assembly congratulate Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (SAN) on his victory at the Election Petition Tribunal in Akure. The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in last Governorship Election in Ondo State Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) had earlier approached the tribunal seeking to upturn the victory of Governor Akeredolu at […]

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