The Ondo State chapter of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has said it will resist every attempt by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to plunge the state into violence that may lead to a repeat of the 1983 political crisis. CNPP made its position known at a press briefing on the State of Security in the state ahead of the October 10, governorship election in the state. The Chairman CNPP, Rotimi Boboye said, “candidates of participating parties were intimidated, harassed and violently assaulted, while voters were disenfranchised and figures concocted to meet the pre-planned agenda of the…
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Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has threatened to sue the publishers of Daily Trust newspaper, Media Trust Limited over the newspaper’s recent publication regarding his conduct towards a Daily Trust reporter at a press conference. A letter dated August 31, 2020, with the subject: “Re: Defamation of the character of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, by Iliyasu Gadu,” signed by Adeola Adedipe of Ahmed Raji and Co, stated that “We represent Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, in respect of the afore-described subject matter. Our Client’s attention has been drawn to a spurious publication that was made at your instance, on 30th August 2020,…
Nigerian Army 4 Special Forces Command that is located in Doma, Nasarawa State have rescued 700 abducted family members from a new terrorist sect of Durul Islam and Boko Haram in the North Central region of the country. The Special Forces have also killed several members of new terror group and equally destroyed the camps of Durul Islam and Boko Haram elements in Nassarawa and Kogi States. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has therefore congratulated and commended the commander, officers and all the gallant troops of the Special Forces for a successful operation over the…
Apprehension enveloped the ancient town of Ikare -Akoko in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, over the rumoured demise of the Owa-Ale of Ikare, Oba Samuel Kolapo Adegbite-Adedoyin who joined his ancestors at the age of 85. Tribune Online gathered that the Owa-Ale of Ikare, a foremost monarch in the state who has been indisposed for some days was said to have passed on in the early of Tuesday at his Okorun palace area after reigning for 48 years. Although there was no official confirmation of the death of the monarch, our correspondent gathered that Oba Adegbite-Adedoyin died during a…
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has urged his Kogi counterpart Yaya Bello, to continue his good work following the judgments of the Supreme Court, which affirmed his election in the November 16, 2019 governorship election. Akeredolu, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, said the Supreme Court’s judgments have boosted confidence in the judiciary. He said the victory would ensure Bello continue his developments and consolidate on the various people-oriented projects executed. He enjoined the Kogi Governor to continue with the good governance that endeared him to the people of the state and wished the administration success in…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved an increase in electricity tariff with effect from September 1, 2020 (today). This comes three months after the tariff hike implementation slated for July 1 was halted by the National Assembly, which prevailed on the distribution companies to shelve the date to the first quarter of 2021 due to the current economic challenges in Nigeria. But a NERC document seen by newsmen on Tuesday showed that electricity customers, except those receiving less than 12 hours of supply, would have to pay more for electricity starting from September 1, 2020. According to the document,…
The Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) Unit of the Lagos State Ministry of Education has warned the public to disregard a resumption timetable in the social media. The timetable, which claims to be the 2020/2021 academic calendar, states that the first term of the session will start on September 21 and end on December 18. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said last weekend that the resumption date he announced was tentative. The purported calendar gives January 11, 2021 and May 3 as the start dates for second and third terms. However, a statement yesterday by OEQA spokesman Emmanuel Olaniran said the…
The new service reflective tariff approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has taken effect today. Already, electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have started releasing tariff tables for each category of customers. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in a statement issued on Tuesday by the General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr Oyebode Fadipe, said the new tariff regime will bring about substantial longer hours of power supply, good quality voltage profile, swift response to faults clearing and provision of pre-paid meters. It said the Service Reflective Tariff plan signals a new approach to tariff design which is required to ensure equity…
The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, on Monday, said the federal lawmakers would no longer tolerate appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari, abusing the National Assembly. He said the President himself had made it clear that he would not tolerate such. Lawan spoke with State House correspondents shortly after Buhari inaugurated the Executive, Legislative Party Consultative Committee at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, “I believe that should be the end of it (appointees knocking heads with legislature). We believe that we should work together. “Mr President made it very clear that he is not going…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will hold a swearing-in ceremony for its re-elected president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, today (Tuesday). The ceremony, which will be attended by Heads of States, Governors and external stakeholders, will be conducted in compliance with the COVID-19 pandemic-related social distance guidelines, and broadcast online, the bank said. Dr. Adesina was on Thursday re-elected to serve a second five-year term as president of the AfDB, after he was first elected on May 28, 2015. He received the unanimous vote of all the Governors of the Bank on the last day of the 2020 Annual Meetings.…