World Trade Organization, WTO, members have selected two final candidates – Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee – to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body, Bloomberg has reported. By advancing two women to the final round of the selection process, the WTO will likely have the first female director general in its 25-year history. Okonjo-Iweala served two stints as Nigeria’s finance minister and one term as foreign affairs minister. She has experience working at international governance bodies as a former managing director of the World Bank and as a chairman…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State for his massive developmental projects in the state, saying he deserves to be elected for a second term. Buhari made this known in his zoom message at the final campaign rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Akure. The president, who appreciated the governorship aspirants of the party for accepting the outcome of its primaries and decided to work for the party, said their patriotic and selfless conduct would serve as an enduring reference point in party politics. President Buhari said: “I have no doubt…
No fewer than hundred houses have been reportedly razed in Amata-Akpoha community, Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi State. This is following a land dispute that ensued between Amata-Akpoha and the neighbouring Ezeke-Amasiri community. Eight persons have so far sustained serious injuries, while one death was recorded in the said disputes that has lasted over forty years. Briefing Journalists in Abakaliki, the chairman Ekpuke Eto traditional ruling council of Amata Akpoha community, Prof. John igidi said, “There are incidents that we never anticipated and have been avoiding over the years. The people we felt are our brothers and neighbours…
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday said all COVID-19 safety protocols would be strictly observed at Thursday’s presentation of 2021 budget estimates by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari is scheduled to present the N13.08trn 2021 budget proposal to a joint session of both chambers of the National Assembly by 11:00hrs. Lawan said due to the situation of COVID-19, the budget presentation would be abridged and last for one hour. He said only few executive members, relevant to the budget, would accompany Buhari into the chamber. He said: “The joint session normally take place in the chamber of…
The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s Ondo state governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, has said he would love to be in Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s shoes. Jegede stated this on Wednesday, during a governorship debate organised by Channels TV. He was countering statements made by Akeredolu that he (Jegede) was part of the administration that owed pensioners, civil servants and generally performed below expectations. “The government he (Jegede) served in owed arrears of pensions; we paid. “Morale was low in the civil service and the civil servants were dying, being owed seven months salaries; we…
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assured all stakeholders of credible governorship election in Ondo State on Saturday. Adesina disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘President Buhari: All necessary measures in place to ensure peaceful, transparent and credible gubernatorial election in Ondo.’ He said the President made the commitment in a video message to party supporters at the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress campaign for the governorship election. The statement partly read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that all necessary measures…
The Senate, on Wednesday, ordered the arrest and prosecution of operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad who were involved in the recent killings of innocent Nigerians across the country. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, stated this while ruling on the Senate resolution on a motion by Senator Oluremi Tinubu Tinubu, in her motion, drew the attention of her colleagues to the recent extra-judicial killings and human rights abuses by SARS operatives. Lawan said a mere dismissal of overzealous and reckless operatives was not enough but that they must be made to face the full wrath of the law. He…
Big Brother Naija, reality star, Alexandra Asogwa AKA Alex, has revealed that she prayed for death to come while battling depression. Alex told Ndani TV on Tuesday that after the end of Double Wahala edition in 2018, she went through depression and cried for a week. She said the pressure after the show made her to slide into depression twice. Alex said, ”I have had to deal with my depressing state twice after I left the reality show. ”The first one was when I came back from South Africa. I had plans of going to my aunt’s house from the…
Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, has banned the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit from detaining suspects in their cells. Odumosu stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. The Commissioner directed the officers to only move out on information and notify the Area Commander before carrying out their operations. According to Odumosu, the operatives attached to the tactical squads of the Command would have to sign an undertaking, in which they commit to professional best practices. “It is going to be different because there will be more monitoring and supervision. “The additional directive…
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed bilateral air service agreements with United States of America, India, Morocco, Rwanda. This was announced yesterday by the Minister for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika. Copies of the agreements uploaded by the minister showed that Buhari signed the instruments of ratification on September 30. “I am glad to announce that Mr. President, on behalf of Nigeria, has signed the instruments of ratification of the bilateral air service agreement between Nigeria and USA, India, Morocco as well as Rwanda,” the minister tweeted. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had on July 29 ratified the…