The Ondo State Waste Management Authority (ODSWMA) has sealed off more popular buildings within Akure, the Ondo state capital, for their unsanitary and unhygienic practices. This time, the state waste management sealed of Shoprite on Igbatoro road in Akure and the Neighborhood market at NEPA in Akure. The General Manager of the Authority Rev. (Mrs) Ayo Adeyemo, who disclosed this on Monday said the owners of the affected facilities violated environmental laws and failed to comply with the laid down hygienic practices. The Ondo State Waste Management Authority (ODSWMA) had last sealed off five popular buildings within Akure for unsanitary…
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A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, 64, has died after a brief illness. Mailafia, who was a columnist, was said to have died at midnight in a Medical facility in Abuja on Sunday. The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2019 election, who had claimed there was an attack on his life, was a known government critic and had advocated for public sector and exchange rate reforms. What you should know about Malaifa Mailafia was born on December 24, 1956, in the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna…
The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West on Friday criticised a former Minister for Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, over his claim that he had wrongly the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in the past. The South-West PDP, through its Publicity Secretary, Chief Sanya Atofarati, said nothing had changed about Buhari as the socio-political and economic situations in the country were getting worse by the day under his watch. It, therefore, challenged Fani-Kayode to come out clean, describing him as a “political liability” “unstable as wind” and a “political beggar.” The controversial ex-minister had officially…
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, has shared pictures of a visit to the residence of Ali Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. Fani-Kayode shared the pictures on social media amid the backlash that his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has caused. President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the ex-minister at Aso Rock when he was formally received into the ruling party.Many had criticised Fani-Kayode over the move as he was one of the fiercest critic of Buhari and the APC. Back in April when Pantami was under fire over some comments he made in the past, Fani-Kayode had labelled him a…
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for New York, United States of America, on Sunday. The president will participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). In a statement issued on Saturday, Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said the President will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN); and Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor. The President’s delegation, according to him, also include: National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd); Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa…
Ahead of the 2023 presidential elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said there will be no automatic ticket to anyone who defects to the party. APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Secretary, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, in a statement released on Friday, September 17, said defection into the party by any person does not confer the status of an automatic candidate of the party on such individual. Akpanudoedehe, who was reacting to a misrepresentation of his views on the waiver granted new entrants and defectors by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) at its December 8,…
Member representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye, on Friday, proved his worth again with the presentation of a brand new Toyota Camry (Big Daddy) car to the Chief Imam of Idanre Kingdom, Alhaji Olabanji Jimoh Alli. Presenting the car gift to Alhaji Alli shortly after the Friday’s Jumat Service at the Odode Central Mosque, Idanre, Mr. Vincent Akinde, who represented the federal lawmaker, said the gesture was and in appreciation of the revered cleric. Alhaji Alli, who expressed his surprise at gift, appreciated Hon. Adefisoye for his long-time support towards the Muslim society, such as…
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Reno Omokri, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said he will not join the Nigerian leader if he defects to the All Progressives Congress (APC). There have been speculations that Jonathan is considering joining the ruling party. Reacting to the defection rumour, which Jonathan debunked recently, John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the APC caretaker committee, said the former president will be given the opportunity to contest the 2023 presidency if he joins APC. However, he made it clear that Jonathan will not get an automatic presidential ticket. While responding to a tweet of a popular Wazobia FM…
The Ondo government says it has trained 150 herdsmen on the benefits of the feedlot operational system in the state. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said this on Friday at the closing ceremony of the second phase of the five-day training programme for pastoralists in Akure. The training was organised by the Ondo State Agribusiness Empowerment Centre (OSAEC) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Mr Akeredolu, who was represented by the Head of Service, John Adeyemo, said the future of Nigeria depended on agriculture. He urged participants to think more about opportunities that abound in the entire…