Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Wednesday pleaded with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to shun violence during the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Akeredolu gave the advice in Akure during the inauguration of the Akeredolu/ Aiyedatiwa Governorship Campaign Committees saddled with the responsibility of ensuring victory of the APC in the election. Newsmen report that 14 different committees were inaugurated for the re-election bid of the governor. The governor explained that there was no reason to display any act which violated the rights of any citizen. “We will not go out to encourage violence, but…
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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended the 7-day ultimatum it issued Chevron Nigeria Limited and its contractors over the sack of workers and other anti-labour actions and postures. The suspension was sequel to the recall and reinstatement of the sacked workers and the on-going discussions to quickly resolve other outstanding issues. But NUPENG immediately warned that the suspension of the strike ultimatum was not a total call off but respect to the on-going discussions the Union is having with Chevron and it Contractors over all the issues at stake. The NUPENG leadership said it…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointments of chief executive officers for nine government agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Information and Culture. The appointments include those of Mr Buki Ponle as the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria; Prof Sunday Ododo as General Manager/CEO, National Theatre; and Mr Francis Nwosu as the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Press Council. Mohammed’s spokesman, Mr Segun Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday. The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari appoints CEOs for Federal Ministry of Information and Culture’s agencies.’ It read,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, underscored the importance of an enhanced Justice delivery system, in a bid to keep the Nigerian legal system in tune with global best practices. The President made the call at the opening ceremony of the 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The 2020 NBA AGC tagged ” Step Forward” is holding both virtually and physically from Aug. 26 to Aug. 29 in Lagos and Abuja. Buhari, in his opening remarks, felicitated with the leadership of the NBA on her 60th AGC and urged that the Bar takes congnisance of its role…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the upcoming Ondo election, Eyitayo Jegede, has advised Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to start getting ready to the leave the Government House. Jegede made this known in a statement issued by Head, Media Research of his Campaign Organisation, Mr. Samuel Fasua on Wednesday. The politician also slammed the APC governorship candidate for saying that his party will rule the state forever, noting that the rotational governorship gimmick will not stop the governor’s imminent defeat. He also berated the governor for saying that it was not…
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has named Oyo state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde as chairman of the national campaign council for the Ondo state governorship election. The 145 member council also has Zamfara state governor, Bello Mattawale as deputy chairman. A statement signed by the party’s national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Wednesday further named Abdullahi Maibasira, the party’s national financial secretary as the secretary of the campaign council. The Ondo state governorship election is slated for October 10 this year by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Eyitayo Jegede…
A truck- laden with diesel and a stationary car, was reportedly destroyed, Wednesday, when fire guts a branch of Access Bank in Lagos. Although there was no loss of life the truck with number plate AKD 637 XP- laden 33,000 litres of diesel and the car with number plate AKD 234 FA, were reportedly ravaged by the inferno. The bank is located on Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has since confirmed the incident. It was gathered that the tanker was dispensing petroleum products for the use of generating…
The Federal Government has approved N10 billion to cushion the sufferings encountered by road transport workers and operators as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Saraki made this known when the President, Public Transport Owners of Nigeria Association (PTONA), Isaac Uhunwagho, led the association’s National Executive Committee and Trustees to visit her in Abuja. She informed the delegation that the fund was domiciled at the Federal Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment adding that the Ministry of Transportation was currently working on…
President Muhmmadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 13th weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja. The President at a pre-FEC event swore in 12 new permanent secretaries who were recently appointed. The permanent secretaries were appointed in June, this year. The newly appointed permanent secretaries and their states are; Belgore Shuaib Mohammad Lomido, Kwara; Akinlade Oluwatoyin, Kogi; Ekpa Anthonia Akpabio, Cross River; Alkali Bashir Nura, Kano; Ardo Babayo Kumo, Gombe, and Anyanwutaku Adaora lfeoma, Anambra. Others are: Udoh Moniloja Omokunmi, Oyo; Hussaini Babangida, Jigawa; Mohammed Aliyu Ganda, Sokoto; Mahmuda Mamman, Yobe; Meribole…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a lawyer and former minister of aviation, has apologised to Eyo Charles, the Daily Trust journalist whom he attacked at a press conference. Fani-Kayode had, on Tuesday, said he had no apology to offer after a video of him verbally attacking the journalist went viral. YemieFash online reported how Fani-Kayode, who has been touring some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states, shouted at Charles before ending a briefing in Calabar, Cross River state. Charles had asked him if his recent trips were being sponsored and the ex-minister lost his cool afterwards. In a statement shared via his Twitter handle on…