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By Kamil Opeyemi The Bayelsa Gubernatorial Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged its supporters not to be deterred by the delisting of its candidate for the Nov. 11 poll, Chief Timipre Sylva. This is contained in a statement issued in Yenagoa by Mr Perry Tukuwei, the Director of Media and Publicity of the Council on Wednesday. “The Bayelsa APC Gubernatorial Campaign hereby urges our dear people of Bayelsa not to be deterred with recent happenings in the polity as we match towards the victory post at the Nov. 11 Governorship Election. “We are clearly miles ahead…

By Kamil Opeyemi Sen. Amos Yohanna, (PDP-Adamawa- North), on Wednesday at plenary, took his oath of office and allegiance. Yohanna’s oath of allegiance followed his declaration as winner of the Feb. 26 senatorial election by an Appeal Court. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, administered the oath and allegiance on Yohanna at plenary on Wednesday. Yohanna, who now represents Adamawa- North, had challenged his election before the election tribunal, which dismissed his application as lacking in merit. Yohanna had sued Sen. Elisha Abbo of the APC and the INEC before the tribunal to challenge the outcome of the…

The Supreme Court has said it will deliver judgment on the appeals by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, respectively on Thursday. NPO Reports that both Atiku and Obi are praying the Supreme court to set aside the judgment by the presidential election tribunal which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. READ ALSO: Cash Crunch Forces FG to Extend Stay of Ambassadors by Three Months Senate Swears in Adamawa North Senator APC Reacts To Missing Of Sylva’s Name On INEC Server, Vows To Overcome The Challenges The Independent National…

By Kamil Opeyemi Senator Yusuff Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said Nigerians must now be regretting their actions by voting in President Bola Tinubu. The running mate said he and others called for the election of credible leaders but were ignored in the build up to the 2023 general elections. Taking to his X handle , Datti -Ahmed alluded to the rising costs of living especially in the fuel and food sectors. “Some of you that were insulting me when I said vote accountability and good leadership, I hope…

By Noimot Balogun The joy of becoming a mother and holding one’s newborn in their hands has often been described as being unexplainable or unquantifiable. Unfortunately, not every mother is opportune to enjoy the feeling. In Nigeria, 1 in every 22 women dies from pregnancy-related complications. Little wonder the Yorubas say “eku ewu omo” (meaning congratulations on surviving the dangers of childbearing in literal terms), following the birth of a child. In 2020, Nigeria had the third highest maternal mortality globally with 1047 deaths recorded per 100,000 live births in 2020 alone. Despite considerable efforts, Nigeria continues to record high…

•By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $3.45 billion loan application from the World Bank to finance five projects in the power, renewable energy, states’ resource mobilisation, adolescent girls’ empowerment, and women’s empowerment sectors. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced the approval after the FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday, October 23, 2023. “Today at the Federal Executive Council, I presented five memos, which were gracefully approved by the Council. They had to do with concessional and, in many cases, zero-interest financing by the World Bank and the…

By Tony Elumelu People often ask me, TOE how do I learn leadership. Should I go on a course? Buy a book? Get a mentor? Are leaders born, or can you become a leader? Just as I say about business success, leadership has many components – luck, being in the right place at the right time. But I also believe that those talents and those disciplines that you bring, creating a vision and the resilience and focus that delivers that vision, can also forge your own personal leadership. I was fortunate to work with Chief Ebitimi Banigo, at the start…

The Group Managing Director/CEO United Bank for Africa (UBA), Oliver Alawuba has been honoured with the Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Alawuba was conferred with the highest honour for bankers during the Institute’s 2023 investiture ceremony held in Lagos. He received the award alongside other 20 distinguished Nigerians across banking, finance and aviation. This prestigious honour is bestowed upon individual who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, expertise, and contributions to the field of banking and finance. “Alawuba’s achievements in the banking sector are a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and financial inclusion .With a…

Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir has joined tens of thousands of Icelandic women who have decided to skip work on Tuesday in a show of solidarity against gender pay gap and gender-based violence in Iceland. In line with this, a “kvennafri,” or women’s day off, has been declared. Particularly hard hit are industries like healthcare and education, where women make up the bulk of the workforce. There hasn’t been a full-day women’s strike since 1975, so this is quite an historic one. Today, women are expected to boycott all forms of labour, including unpaid jobs like housework. Ms Jakobsdóttir said on…

•By Halimah Olamide The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said it is investigating a viral video which shows a corps member undergoing punishment at her place of primary assignment. The video showed a corps member being punished for an undisclosed offence. She was also instructed to kneel down by a school proprietress. The video has since sparked outrage. READ ALSO: LASG Seals Alade Market Over Violation Of Environmental Laws Ex-Osun Finance Commisioner, Appointed Inland Waterways CEO Less Than Two Months of Installation, Court Sacks Soun of Ogbomoso According to the dialogue heard in the short footage, it appeared that the…