Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday named the first-ever female prime minister to head the government in the West African nation. Victoire Tomegah Dogbe, 60, replaces Komi Selom Klassou, who resigned on Friday. A close ally of the president, she has served as his chief-of-staff since 2009. Togo had been due for a government reshuffle since Gnassingbe was reelected in February for a fourth term in office, but the changes were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The president’s election win, which came after a constitutional change allowing him to run, extended more than a half-century of dynastic rule by the…
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Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said those insinuating that graft and corrupt tendencies are more prevalent under the Muhammadu Buhari administration are being political and petty. Lawan said this on Monday while addressing State House Correspondents after the second National Summit on Diminishing Corruption and launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Senate President noted that when prosecution of a case of corrupt practice drags into years, such is an indication that something is wrong and a tacit support for corruption. According to him, no government in…
Up to N2.67 billion meant for school feeding during lockdown has been uncovered in personal bank accounts, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said Monday. Prof. Owasanoye, who said the payment was made to some federal colleges, also revealed that over N2.5 billion was appropriated by late senior civil servant in the Ministry of Agric for himself and cronies. The commission highlighted other assets recovered in the Agric ministry to include 18 buildings, 12 business premises and 25 plots of land. He said under Open Treasury Portal review carried out between January to August 15, 2020, out…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has again promised that the police force will ensure safety of lives and property in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election. Mr Adamu said the force will do better in discharging its responsibilities in order to record better success than it did during the recently concluded Edo governorship election. The police boss made this known during a meeting with the convener and co-convener, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Clement Nwankwo and Esther Uzoma, who led other representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria to his office at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday. According to a…
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2020 winner, Laycon, on Sunday night met with Popular Nigerian artistes, Davido and Mayorkun. Recall that Laycon emerged winner of Lockdown edition after he scored a massive 60%votes. Davido, who performed his hit single ‘Fem’ and Betty butter’ at the Sunday night final with Mayorkun, was seen in a viral video congratulating Laycon. Laycon with his hand wrapped around Davido’s neck hailed him. Davido responding, whispered into his ear: “You have to send me some money bro.” Mayorkun on the other hand hailed Laycon shouting “Of Lay Lay, Of Laycon.” Laycon as the winner of season…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has described its candidate in Oct. 10 governorship poll, Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as a man with intimidating credentials expected to win with a convincing margin. This is contained in a statement by Mr Alex Kalejaye, the state Publicity Secretary of the party, on Sunday in Akure. Kalejaye said that the pedigree of Akeredolu was what intimidates the opposition parties in the state and gives assurance the incumbent would get to the office at the Oct. 10 poll. “The parties betray their intimidation and fears through the orchestrated veil of deception, outright lies…
Barely 48 hours when some members of dreaded Boko Haram ambushed convoy of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum along Cross Kauwa-Baga road in Borno state leaving over 30 people dead including 10 policemen and 4 soldiers, another set of insurgents laid ambush along Monguno- Maiduguri axis and attacked the returning convoy on Sunday evening. Monguno is north and about 80km drive to Maiduguri, the town hosted thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) mostly from Marte, Baga, Kukawa, Dikwa and other surrounding Local Government Areas. Sources said, the attack led to the shooting of a back tyre of the vehicle/bus conveying Journalists…
As the campaigns for the October 10 governorship election gain momentum, there is a renewed hostility between a former governor of the state, Olusegun Mimiko, and his successor and incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. At a campaign rally on Saturday, Mr Mimiko described Mr Akeredolu as a disappointment in office, having failed to lift the people up from their state of poverty. The former governor is the strongman behind the deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, whose candidacy at the Zenith Labour Party,has further stained the relationship between both leaders. Mr Ajayi, who is still the incumbent deputy governor in spite of his difference…
Winner of Big Brother Naija,’Lockdown edition, Laycon, has thanked Nigerians and his family for voting him in the reality show. Laycon emerged the winner of the show after polling the highest votes this season. He was announced as the winner at the grand finale anchored by show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, on Sunday. He defeated Dorathy, Vee, Neo and Nengi who were finalists in the show. Speaking on his victory, Laycon in a video said, ”Thank you to my fans, my family and everyone that voted me. “I love you guys so much, I will never take this for granted.”
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has transmitted the much awaited Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 to the National Assembly and has proposed the creation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The bill, which was sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, also proposes the scrapping of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency. The bill states that the NNPC Limited will be incorporated by the Minister of Petroleum, who together with his finance counterparts, will determine NNPC’s assets and liabilities that will be inherited by the new firm. Section 54(1, 2 and3 )) reads…