… pledges to reposition OGUNCCIMA Segun Ayinde, Abeokuta Lion Niyi Oshiyemi has emerged the 20th President of the Ogun State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA). Top members of OGUNCCIMA, while rising from the Chamber’s 40th Annual General Meeting held at Tunwase Hall, Ijeb-Ode, invested him withthe position, saying he’s fit to steer the affairs of the chambers to greater heights. The new OGUNCCIMA president In his speech, expressed gratitude to the immediate past President, Engr. Mike Akingbade and the Chambers for entrusting him with the esteemed position. Oshiyemi pledged to leverage available opportunities to redefine and reposition…
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Three weeks after the Federal Government ordered the closure of an illegal mining site being operated by some persons at Ilate Etido Community in Obafemi – Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, armed land grabbers, on Friday, invaded the community unleashing terror on the villagers. According to the Baale of Ilate Etido Community, Chief Samsudeen Akintunde Ajibawo, the two parties involved in the issues, Ilate Etido Community and DePass, were invited to Abuja on Thursday by the Federal Government and both parties were told that the site remained closed. The Baale stated, “On Thursday, Ilate Etido Community and Depass…
Ahead of the proposed mass protest tagged #EndBadGovernance on August 1 by some aggrieved Nigerians, a human rights activist and National Convener of Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG), Dr. Marindoti Oludare, has advised the Federal Government to urgently engage Nigerians in conversation on specific policies it had so far undertaken to revamp the economy. Oludare, a Nigeria-born United States-based medic, gave the at the weekend while speaking on a Television Continental (TVC) interview programme. According to him, “This planned protest was always bound to happen. I believe the administration had walked a very long and dreary road to this place by…
The unfortunate loss of several members of the National Assembly has marked the last one year. The 10th Assembly has recorded the death of five members since its inauguration in June 2023. While the House of Representatives lost four members, the Senate recorded the death of one member. There are 469 members of the National Assembly, comprising 109 senators and 360 House of Representatives members. National Assembly members who had died in the last one year are Ekene Adams, Olaide Akinyemi, Isa Dogonyaro, Abdulkadir Danbuga and Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who died. Their deaths have left a significant void in the…
Police have disclosed that Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has redeemed the N100m bounty placed on the head of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, aka 2Baba. 2Baba, alongside his gang members, killed a Divisional Police Officer, Superintendent Bako Angbashin, in the Oduemude area of the state. State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, confirmed the development during a parade held in honour of the slain DPO at the state police headquarters on Saturday. Disu also disclosed that the corpse of the slain officer had been released to the family. The Rivers police boss said, “On March 25, 2024, the police killed the…
…sets stringent conditions for organisers to meet Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has given stringent conditions that the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests must fulfil before they can be granted the permission to use the popular Eagle Square, Abuja, on August 1. According to Wike, the protest organisers must apply formally and pay security costs for their scheduled protest. The Minister stated issued these conditions at a Town Hall Meeting held in the Conference Room of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Abuja, on Saturday. A group, the Take It Back Movement, had written to the FCT Minister…
The Forum of Nigerian Commissioners for Local Government has announced the appointment of Kano State Deputy Governor, Comr. Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo as its new interim Chairman. The decision was made during the Forum’s maiden meeting held in Abuja on Saturday, where commissioners from across the country gathered to discuss and strategize on key issues affecting local governments in Nigeria. Comrade Gwarzo, who currently serves as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Kano State, will bring his wealth of experience and a track record of excellence in local government to bear in his new role. A statement issued…
The opposition All Progressives Congress in Edo State, in its desperation to win the forthcoming governorship election, has resorted to blackmail and intimidation of key supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Asue Ighodalo. A group, the Committee for Good Governance, raised this alarm at the weekend, saying in its desperation, the APC is resorting to the use of security agencies to rein in key supporters of Ighodalo. The statement signed by Abdul Osagie, said an armed thug was apprehended after a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area (ENELGA) and accused of being…
By Rabiu Sanusi The Director-General, Special Services Directorate, Government House Kano, AVM Ibrahim Umaru (rtd), has called on philanthropists and well-to-do individuals in the society to contribute their quota in creating job opportunities for the teaming jobless youths roaming the streets to reduce to barest minimum the insecurity bedeviling many communities. This was contained in a statement signed by Kano Government House Assistant Information Officer, Malam Sani Surajo and made available to newsmen. The statement said AVM Ibrahim Umaru (rtd) made the call on Wednesday when he received the representatives of the people of Madigawa quarters in Dala Local Government…
Umar Faruk, Gusau Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called for caution in participating in the planned nationwide protest because it is likely to be hijacked by hoodlums. A statement issued by the APC spokesman, Yusuf Idris Gusau said that leadership of the party at various levels met with the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in Abuja over the impending protest. “So I find it very imperative to lend our party’s voice to make this call due to the insecurity situation bedevilling our dear state of Zamfara and the need for Nigeria’s stability…