The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has faulted the new cabinet list of governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State for failing both inclusive and integrity tests. The Islamic human rights organization also denounced the the 39- member cabinet list for containing only eight verifiable muslims names,urging the governor review it inorder to ensure religion balancing. The Executive Director of MURIC ,Professor Ishaq Akintola, in a statement made available to journalists described governor Sanwo-Olu’s action on the matter as a BETRAYAL OF TRUST on muslims who voted for him massively in Lagos. According to him, “It is a betrayal of trust because…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, was grilled by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged petition against him on Saturday. Earlier, The Meridian Spy had reported that the DSS had invited Ododo over the petition by some members of the opposition party in the state. Spokesperson to Kogi State Government, Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed Ododo’s invitation by the secret police. Fanwo, who accompanied the APC governorship candidate to the DSS office, did not reveal the allegations in the petition. However, he said the allegations were “frivolous and unfounded”…
Corps Members have been warned to obey the customs and traditions of their host communities and avoid any action that may put them on collision against each other throughout their service year. This advice was given by the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed while addressing Corps Members during his visit to Adamawa State Orientation Camp in Damare, Girei Local Government Area of the State. In the same vein, the Director General also visited their colleagues at Taraba State Orientation Camp in Simbre. While in both camps, he advised the Corps Members to study their new environments…
The long-awaited ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is out, causing seismic ripples throughout the nation’s political landscape. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio unveiled the list comprising 28 ministerial nominees. Among the nominees is Mohammed Idris Malagi, a media entrepreneur par excellence. Idris Malagi, whose nomination by President Tinubu did not come to many as a surprise, has established himself as a prominent figure in the realm of Nigerian media and public relations. If he is eventually appointed as the Minister of Information and Culture, the Blueprint publisher will deploy his intellectual acumen to bridge the communication…
Four Aircrew missing after Australian helicopter crashes during Military Exercis Four people are missing after an Australian helicopter crashed off the coast of Q ueensland during a night-time military training exercise. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down at about 10.30pm on Friday during joint exercises with the United States near the Great Barrier Reef resort of Hamilton Island. A search is now underway for the four missing aircrew and their families have been notified. Debris was spotted on Saturday morning near Dent Island in the Whitsunday Islands group by one rescue helicopter. Mr Marles…
The self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra land and the Biafra Republic Government in exile, Simon Ekpa has asked the people of the South East to ignore the purported letter by detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, ordering him to stop calling for sit-at-home in the region. Ekpa, said this in a post on his verified twitter handle @simon_ekpa in reaction to the purported letter from Kanu asking him to stop calling for sit at home order in the South East to protest his continued detention. Kanu, had also in the letter read out…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday said the Federal Government will support global tech giant, Google Incorporated, to create one million digital jobs for Nigerians. Tinubu stated this while receiving Google Global Vice President, Richard Gingras, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Friday. “I am glad that Google is ready to partner with us. You have answered our call on digital innovation and to help our youths. You are supporting our efforts to promote the digital economy. We are ready to work with you on your commitment to create 1 million digital jobs in Nigeria,” Tinubu was…
Palliative: Labour Walks Out Of Meeting With F Representatives of organised labour on Friday walked out of a meeting with the Federal Government (FG)’s team on palliatives. The meeting was a continuation of their deliberations on palliatives to cushion the effect of subsidy removal in the country. The labour team, which was led by the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, did not speak to journalists as they made their way from the venue of the meeting FG’s representatives and that of labour had earlier met on Wednesday with discussions coming out positive. The government was expected…
The removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria has reduced the refining market in Europe, Reuters reports. According to the report, the fuel subsidy removal has led to the destruction of petroleum product demand in Europe’s refining market as well as the regional market for smuggled fuel. Prior to the subsidy removal, Nigeria was one of the top destinations for European fuel exports as refiners have depended on fuel exports to make more profit, as Nigeria has no refining capacity. But now that Nigeria has removed fuel subsidies, the European refining market will have to focus on other countries in West…
Reactions have continued to trail the Imo state commissioner of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Doris Uzoka Anite, emergence as one of the nominees in the ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu, sent to the National Assembly. The list has doused the anxiety over who would be favoured from Imo state, to be among President Bola Tinubu ministers, after months of speculations. However some of the reactions on Friday in Owerri, continued as one of the media experts, Mr. Olorunfemi Adedeji, said the nomination “underscored commitment to diversity and good governance.” vanguard reports. He described it as “A remarkable move…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) against Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s N20 billion suit over alleged certificate forgery. Justice Ekwo found in his decision that Mbah is not currently a serving NYSC member, an intended member, or an employee of the corps, and therefore the provisions of Section 20 of the NYSC Act do not apply to him. At the last adjourned date, the counsel for NYSC had argued that Mbah contravened the NYSC Act in the institution of the suit. While…
The ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday are expected to undergo screening at the Senate on Monday. The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu (Ekiti South), said the Upper Chamber had suspended all its activities to commence the screening immediately. Adaramodu stated this, shortly after the names of 28 nominees sent to the federal lawmakers were read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on the floor of the Senate. Adaramodu said, “Screening will commence on Monday. We have suspended all the rules to accommodate the screening of the nominees. “We were supposed to proceed on…