The Nigerian Military has assured that it will sustain the ongoing onslaught against sabotage of the nation’s economy and terrorism by those it described as enemies of the nation. Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Eneche, disclosed that troops of Operation DELTA SAFE have intensified the fight against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering in the South-South zone with significant successes. Eneche, who spoke during the weekly media interaction with Defence Correspondents at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, stated that, “within the period under review, Nigerian Navy Ship DELTA patrol team located a dugout pit with about…
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Some lawmakers have been prevented from gaining entrance into the Ondo state House of Assembly, Yemiefash Online news has learned. According to the deputy-minority Leader and Member representing Ondo West constituency 1, Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Leonard Tomide Akinribido, on Thursday afternoon, Members of the house who opposed the impeachment of deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, were prevented from entering the house of assembly to attend plenary. Mr Oluyemi fasipe , an activist in ondo state, said in a statement via Twitter disclosed that the security officers at the gate of the assembly complex claimed that they were under…
OPPOSITION People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday continued with their brickbats on the hike in price of petrol and electricity tariff. While the PDP warned that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is risking the anger of the people with its policies, the APC accused the PDP of hypocrisy. It recalled that the opposition and its presidential candidate in the 2019 election – former Vice President Atiku Abubakar — campaigned vigorously on deregulation policy only to turn around to criticise the policy when it was introduced by the Buhari government. PDP National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus,…
THE Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has reached an agreement with the Federal Government to call off the ongoing strike today, Thursday. The association is expected to call its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting today. An agreement signed by both parties after the conciliation meeting held at the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said: “In view of these understandings, NARD will consult with its executive council within the next 24 hours with a view to calling off the strike by tomorrow, September 10, 2020 [today]. “Nobody will be victimised for any…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, who is seeking reelection in the Oct. 10 governorship election, has promised more interventions to the Arogbo and Ijaw communities of the state. Akeredolu and his running mate, Lucky Ayedatiwa took their campaign train to the riverine area of Arogbo Ijaw Kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. The governor assured the people of his administration’s commitment to delivering more dividends of good governance in the communities in the area. He said that work had commenced on the abandoned hospital in the area, adding that the contractor handling the hospital which…
TWO brothers, Ayoola Timilehin, Olusola Timilehin, and others have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office, for internet fraud. They were arrested at their hideout yesterday at Alaka in Elebu area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The Head, Media & Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale noted that the suspects were arrested based on intelligence linking them with opulence without any identifiable means of ʟıνєʟıһooԀ. The other three suspects arrested with them were Temitope Kumuyi, Babatunde Oyelakin and Olanrewaju Ibrahim. They are all aged between 20 and 30 years. Items recovered from…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to give 20 cars to deserving teachers across the six education districts in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Wednesday during the virtual training of the teachers tagged ”Eko Educators Webinar Performance Series 3.3”. He said that his administration was committed to rewarding excellent service delivery in Lagos State Post-Primary Teaching Service. According to him, teachers are key change agents who will be remembered for shaping future generation of ʟєѧԀєяs He urged them to embrace technology in improving the quality of teaching to enhance their productivity. ”This is the era of…
The submission of memoranda by the general public to the Senate committee on constitution review which was scheduled to close on Tuesday has been extended till next week Friday. This is just as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, advised agitators for additional state creation to be ready to lobby both federal and state legislators as well as other geo-political zones in the country. THISDAY learnt that the extension of the date for the collection of Memoranda from interested groups and individuals was not unconnected to enormous pressure mounted by various interest groups physically…
Students in Junior Secondary Schools JSS3 in Ondo State have been asked to resume to their various schools to enable them to prepare for their certification examination. The Chairman of the State Interministerial Committee on COVID-19 in the state, Prof Adesegun Fatusi, who disclosed this in Akure, while the new approved updated guidelines for COVID-19 prevention in the state, directed the JSS3 students to resume on September 14, 2020. Fatusi who explained that the new guidelines are borne out of the need for the people of the state to get back to normal life with recommended protocols, to safeguard the…
The Debt Management Office (DMO), Wednesday, put the nation’s total public debt stock at N31.009 trillion or $85.897 billion, as at June 31, 2020, representing 8.3 percent rise from N28.628 trillion in March 2020. The figure comprised the debt stock of the federal government, the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The DMO, in a report yesterday, explained that, “The increase in the Debt Stock by N2.381 Trillion or USD6.593 billion was accounted for by the USD3.36 Billion Budget Support Loan from the International Monetary Fund, New Domestic Borrowing to finance the Revised 2020 Appropriation Act, including the…