The crisis rocking Osun state chapter of the Labour Party (LP) assumed another dimension Tuesday as Ward Executives of the State Chairman, Bello Adebayo. Adebayo had suspended the national legal adviser, state women leader, and 11 Local Government Chairmen for alleged anti-party and for participating in the factional National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Bauchi. In a counter move, the State Working Committee, party candidates and the 31 local government chairmen also passed a vote of confidence on the national legal adviser, Akingbade Oyelekan and Mrs Susan Ojo, the state women leader. However, the chairman of Ward 12, Osogbo…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the immediate past Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom after over 10 hours grilling at Makurdi Zonal Command of the agency. TheHintsNews reports that Ortom had earlier on Tuesday morning reported at the anti-graft office in Makurdi at about 10a.m. It was gathered that Ortom was invited by the commission to answer allegations of financial misappropriation during his eight-year reign as a governor. The former Governor was seen being driven out of the EFCC office in a Sports Utility Vehicle at about 7:55pm, accompanied by some friends and associates who had…
President Bola Tinubu Tuesday approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the Office of the Vice President for supervision. This was made known in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola. He said the return of the two agencies was in compliance with their various establishment Acts of the two agencies. Abiola said: “President has also approved a formal structure for the Office of the Vice President as well as an appropriate number of technical and administrative aides that will…
A South-east group, Okigwe Forum, says the appointment of Mr. John Uwajumogu, as Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment to President Bola Tinubu’s has changed their perception about his administration. The Speaker of the Forum, Sir Collins Anoro, in a statement issued Tuesday described his appointment as a right step in the right direction. He said: “Before now, I saw the president as a weak and old man who would recycle the old politicians as we have seen in this country. “I cannot remember when a youth who is not a politician, who does not have a godfather was recruited…
Women In Mining In Nigeria (WIMIN) on has urged the federal and state governments to as a matter of urgency arrest the continuous sexual exploitations and gender abuse currently ravaging the solid mineral sector of the country. The President/Founder, Women in Mining in Nigeria, Janet Adeyemi disclosed this at two-day National Summit on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeyemi said that only six percent of women were represented across board in the mining sector, adding that they must be protected, encouraged and mainstreamed into the man-dominated sector and not taking advantage of Her words: “The exclusion of women in critical decision making,…
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the custody of Markurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This followed an invitation extended to him to give some insight on alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure. TheHintsNews reports that Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-corruption agency, located at Alor Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. A source who pleaded anonimity said: “Former governor Ortom is currently at our Makurdi zonal office in Benue State. He arrived at about 10 a.m. this morning, and he’s still there now. …
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has called on President Bola Tinubu to extend his anti-corruption war to other appointees of former president Muhammadu Buhari. Frank in a statement issued Tuesday also urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Security (DSS) to extend their probe to former Service Chiefs and Inspector General of Police from the administration of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) up to the ones recently retired by Tinubu. He added that the suspension and arrest of the Governor…
A group under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf to halt the ongoing demolition or face legal action. The National Coordinator of the group, Okpokwu Ogenyi gave the ultimatum on Tuesday while addressing a press conference in Abuja. He noted that the inhuman activities orchestrated by the Yusuf-led administration which was barely three weeks old was saddening. The group stressed that as a result of this inhuman activity, thousands of people have been displaced with the government paying no attention to the suffering…
Health of Mother Earth Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Conference with the theme ‘Advancing Environmental Justice in Africa’ held on 19 June 2023 at Abuja, Nigeria. The struggle for environmental justice in Africa is complex and broad. It is the continuation of the fight for the liberation of the continent and for socio-ecological transformation. It is a fact that the environment is our life; the soil, rivers and air are not inanimate or lifeless entities. We are rooted and anchored in our environment. Our roots are sunk into our environment and that is where our nourishment comes from. We do not see…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all federal government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies. The President in a statement released on Monday and signed by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, said the dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. he said: “In view of this development and until such a time new boards are constituted, the Chief Executive Officers…