Read highlights of decisions made at FEC meeting on Monday

Here are some of the highlights of the far reaching decisions taken today at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The implementation involves merging, subsuming and scrapping agencies with similar functions. The Oronsaye report was submitted in 2012 to the Jonathan administration. In 2014, the Jonathan government released a white paper on the report. The …

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Buhari killed my mother — Sunday Igboho

Foremost Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of killing his mother and sibling. Adeyemo said this during a visit to the palace of the monarch of Igboho town in Oyo State, the former President also attempted to assassinate him. He alleged that Buhari sent operatives of the Department of State …

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EFCC Arraigns Former Kwara Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for N10bn Fraud

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin. He was arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N10billion. Count one of the charges reads: “That you, …

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Dr D.K Olukoya, wife sets new standard for Secondary School students in Lagos State

For some weeks now the Dr. Dk and Dr. Mrs. Shade Olukoya Choral Competition for secondary schools in Lagos state has been on going, this is an event that discovers raw singing talents across the state, this competition is held Throughout the 6 educational district of the state and has featured over 164 participants from all the Lagos state educational …

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Monday Okpebholo wins Edo APC guber rerun primary election

Monday Okpebholo, senator representing Edo central, has been declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21 governorship election in the state. Bassey Otu, governor of Cross River and the chairman of the APC supplementary primary election, declared Okpebholo winner of the election on Friday, in Benin. Otu said the candidate polled 12,433 votes to defeat …

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Japa: Canada amends work permit rules for Nigerians, other foreign students

The Canadian government has changed the requirements to the post-graduation work programme (PGWP) for international students starting February 15, 2024. Students who have completed a master’s degree programme within two years will be eligible for a three-year PGWP if they meet all other qualification criteria. On its website, Canada, however, revealed that from September 1, 2024, foreign students enrolled in …

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At last, Sunday Igboho returns to Nigeria

Embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has returned to Nigeria. A statement by Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, on X page on Thursday, February 22, confirmed that the activist returned to the country for his late mother’s burial. He wrote: “I can confirm that Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho is currently on his way to Igboho Town …

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Dollar will crash in less than a month – Dapo Abiodun

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, said that the value of the dollar to naira will crash in less than a month. Abiodun said this during a stakeholder meeting at the Cultural Center in Kuto, Abeokuta, in response to the nation’s increasing economic difficulties. He clarified that the governors’ emergency meeting with President Bola Tinubu served as the foundation for the …

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South-east leaders resolve to support Tinubu’s administration

Leaders of the South-east say they have resolved to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The leaders made the resolution at the end of their emergency meeting in Enugu on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, and attended by serving and past National Assembly members from the South-east, traditional rulers, and …

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