The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has reversed his appointment of Festus Adedayo as his special adviser for media and publicity. This was made known in a statement by his special assistant on media and publicity, Mohammed Isa. Although no reason was given for the new decision, the Senate President however, wished Mr Adedayo well in his future endeavours. “The office of the President of the Senate has reviewed the appointment of Mr Festus Adedayo as Special Assistant to the President of the Senate and decided to rescind its decision on the appointment, and wishes Mr Adedayo the best in his…
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A 28-year-old woman, Suliat Toriola, on Wednesday told her husband, Toriola Lateef, that she would only consent to his request for the dissolution of their marriage if he returns her virginity and good health, as she was two years ago before the union. Suliat stated her conditions before an Iseyin Grade C Customary Court, where the husband had gone seeking for the dissolution of the marriage over “frequent public embarrassment.” He told the Court that Suliat was in the habit of harassing him at his work place and social functions attended by his friends and relatives. The husband said he…
The Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has re-appointed Mr. Olu Onemola as a Special Assistant on New Media. Mr. Onemola occupied the same office in the immediate past 8th Senate under the leadership of Dr. Bukola Saraki. In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday by the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Mohammed Babagana Aji, others who were appointed are: Dr. Betty Okoroh (SA) Administration, Mohammed Isa (SA) Media and Publicity, Tope Brown Olowoyeye (Photographer) while Ogechukwu Nwankwoh was appointed as Senior Legislative Aide on Schedules and Events. The appointment takes immediate effect.
A 39-year-old man in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, has been remanded in prison for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl. The man, identified as Emeka Okwuasa was arraigned on Wednesday in a magistrate court, Nsukwa, Delta State, by the police. The case has been adjourned to July 10. Mr Okwuasa allegedly raped the child on May 31, the court paper said. The little girl lives with her parents in Nsukwa in a compound owned by Mr Okwuasa. Mr Okwuasa’s arrest and prosecution were spearheaded by a human rights organisation in Nigeria, Behind Bars Rights Foundation. “(The) victim’s father Mr. Johnson from…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the house will hit the ground running in terms of electoral reforms. Mr Gbajabiamila made the promise while receiving the European Union Election Observer team on Nigeria and ECOWAS in Abuja on Tuesday, a statement by the Speaker’s aide, Smart Olanrewaju, said. “Nigeria is ready to always follow International best practices. I commend the fact that there has been improvement in Nigerian electoral process but more needs to be done. “Parliament will hit the ground running in terms of electoral reforms as the process of elections is before, during and…
Akin Alabi, a businessman and the owner of Nairabet, was recently elected into the House of Representatives from Egbeda Federal Constituency, Oyo State. He sat with PREMIUM TIMES in Abuja last week for his first interview since inauguration. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and space. PREMIUM TIMES: Could you please tell us how you intend to bring your private sector wherewithal to bear at the National Assembly? Akin Alabi: I am going to look at improving our economy from two angles. From the core legislative part, I am going to embark on constituency outreach because that is,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said that results of the 2019 general elections were not transmitted electronically to its server, stressing that the Commission only experimented the technology during some staggered elections held in 2018. The Commission said that the clarification was necessary because of rising controversies on the transmission of 2019 Presidential Election results from states to the INEC server. Speaking during the Post Election Retreat organised by the Commission for its staff and ad hoc staff engaged for the last general elections in Osun State, INEC National Commissioner, Solomon Soyebi, explained that many factors forced the…
The State Security Service (SSS) on Monday re-arraigned a former lecturer of the Kogi State University, Mohammed Nazeef, and two others before Justice Iyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the SSS, Mr Nazeef, 44, who hails from Idah, Kogi State, completed his secondary education at El-Kanemi College, Maiduguri before he graduated from the Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia. After his National Youth Service Corp in Jos, he obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Jos before obtaining a Ph.D in Arabic and Islamic studies from the Kogi State University where he was an…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed July 5, 2019, to deliver its judgment on the 2018 Osun State governorship election. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Ademola Adeleke, had approached the apex court following the decision of the appeal court to pronounce Governor Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the election. Adeleke’s lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), prayed the court to uphold the ruling of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that pronounced Adeleke as the legal winner of the election and discard the judgment by the appeal court. At the resumed…
The 37 teachers recently sacked from the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos State, have pleaded with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to save them from starvation and untimely death. Their spokesman, Gabriel Oguntuase, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Mr Oguntuase said that the affected teachers were initially employed as staff of the institution. He said they were later moved to teach in the primary and secondary schools section of the institution, while the remaining staff were given harmonisation letter as a bona fide staff of the college. Mr…