The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has said that his office has not been paid a six-month allowance owing to the tension between him and his principal, Godwin Obaseki. The deputy governor, who stated this at the opening of the Correspondents Office in Benin on Tuesday, said that he had been running the office and doing other activities through goodwill and contributions from friends. Shaibu, who described himself as an ambassador of the chapel, noted that he would forever be grateful to journalists as a write-up by an investigative reporter saved him from the grip of the dictator…
Author: Alexander
Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Pa Edwin Clark, has described as an “imposed settlement”, the truce reached between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the elder statesmen said the communique issued at the end of the reconciliatory meeting was “baffling, appalling and unacceptable” to the people, especially, the Ijaw ethnic nationality. After weeks of political tsunami in Rivers, the President on Monday met with Wike, Fubara and other political gladiators in the state at the Aso Villa…
An attack by former United States President Donald Trump on African and Asian immigrants has generated angry reactions worldwide. Former United States President Donald Trump has come under backlash following his comments on Saturday at a rally in New Hampshire that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.” Specifically, Trump said immigrants from Africa, Asia, and others from all over the world were flooding the US and feared crimes and terrorism would be on the rise. Trump told the crowd on Saturday that immigrants “from all over the world” are “pouring into the country,” reiterating a phrase CNN reported…
Pope Francis has granted permission for priests to bestow blessings upon same-sex couples, marking a significant milestone for the LGBTQ+ community within the Roman Catholic Church. The BBC reports that the head of the Roman Catholic Church stated that, in some cases, priests ought to be able to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples. However, the Vatican has emphasised that blessings should not be incorporated into routine Church ceremonies or associated with civil unions or weddings. It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman. A Vatican document outlining the move was approved by Pope…
The Federal Government has vaccinated no fewer than 4.7 million girls against the Human Papillomavirus in the first phase of the vaccine rollout in Nigeria. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Muyi Aina, disclosed this at the fourth quarter 2023 review meeting of the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care delivery in Abuja on Monday. Aina said, “As of last week, about 4.7 million of our adolescent girls across the 14 states and the FCT in Phase 1 of the rollout, have received the vaccine offering them protection against future risk of cervical cancer.…
Critical stakeholders in the political crisis rocking Rivers State have agreed to resolve the weeks-long conflict. The decision was taken at a meeting President Bola Tinubu held with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, and the immediate past Governor, Nyesom Wike, and other stakeholders at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. According to a resolution signed Monday night, the President directed that all matters instituted in the courts by the governor and his team in respect of the political crisis be withdrawn immediately. Also, all impeachment proceedings initiated against the governor by the state House of…
Professor Uchegbu, renowned for her innovative work in nanoparticle drug delivery, is currently a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College London (UCL). President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian-born Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and top-flight researcher, Ijeoma Uchegbu, on her election as President of Wolfson College, one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge. Professor Uchegbu, renowned for her innovative work in nanoparticle drug delivery, is currently a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College London (UCL). The President, according to a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, celebrated “the outstanding accomplishment and commends Professor Uchegbu…
A 75-year-old granny, Sekinat Soremekun, was nabbed by NDLEA operatives on Friday, December 15, 2023 in the Oshodi area of Lagos. Credit: NDLEA A 75-year-old grandma has been arrested in Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday. The suspect, Sekinat Soremekun, was nabbed on Friday in the Oshodi area of Lagos with quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup were recovered from her. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the granny claimed her son, Segun who is now at large, supplied her the illicit substances which she retailed. “NDLEA operatives in…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has kicked off trader money initiative for market men and women in the state to support their businesses. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who made this announcement during the inauguration of the food Agro-hub located in Mushin Idi-Oro area of Lagos, said 15,000 traders will be given 50,000 naira each to support their businesses. He said the trader money initiative is part of his promise to traders in the state which will commence before the end of the year 2023. According to him, 200 traders will be selected from each local government area of the state to…
The National Association Academic Technologists (NAAT) has expressed reservation over the removal of Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education from the Integrated Personnel Payment System (IPPIS). NAAT, in a statement signed by Ibeji Nwokoma on Saturday, said centralised payment platform will reduce the menacing trend of ghost workers. Last week, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) exempted universities, polytechnics and colleges of education from the IPPIS. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, who briefed the media, said FEC observed that Vice Chancellors of Universities didn’t need to abandon their work to come to Abuja to process the salaries of…