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By Halimah Olamide A member of the senate representing Benue South Senatorial District Abba Moro on Tuesday demanded answers to the attacks on banks in Otukpo which left many dead last Friday. NPO Reported that armed robbers had robbed branches of banks located in Otukpo the political headquarters of Idoma land. They killed the Divisional Police Officer and his men while also killing many other residents in and outside the bank premises. Moro, who is an Idoma himself and from Otukpa raised a motion of urgent national interest at the Senate calling for a probe of the incident. Specifically, the…
By Kamil Opeyemi Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday insisted that all members of staff of the anti-graft body who are Level 17 must declare their assets. He said the directive is inline with civil service regulations and procedures. Speaking at the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission in Abuja Olukoyede said fighting corruption requires those at the vanguard to show the best examples. “All of us are going to declare our assets; from level 17, downward. I did mine, so there’s no reason for anyone to be afraid to do same. Even the Commission Secretary…
By Kamil Opeyemi The partnership between the Lagos State Government and the CIG Group came to fruition on Tuesday with the 2000th assembled car that came out of the assembly plant. For the state government under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, it was another record in utilising Public Private Partnership (PPP) to its good advantage. The Governor commissioned the plant sited along WEMPCO Road in Ogba axis of Lagos. Both Lagos government and the company had two years ago signed agreement for the construction of the factory. “The facility will be jointly-run by the State Government and its partner for the production…
By Kamil Opeyemi Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has reiterated the focus of his administration to provide qualitative governance for the people of the state. Speaking during the citizen’s engagement on the 2024–2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2024 budget at Ijebu-Ode, the governor said he will create enabling environment for a public-private sector partnership, which he said, is fundamental to the creation of enduring economic development and individual prosperity. The citizen engagement, which was the first in the series for the 2024 budget, attracted several stakeholders, including traditional rulers, women groups, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), students,…
By Halimah Olamide The chairman of the Presidential Committee on Tax Reforms Taiwo Oyedele, on Tuesday pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency work towards a bill for an emergency economic intervention in the country. Oyedele made the appeal when his committee submitted its report to the President. Oyedele also called on the President to issuance a Presidential Executive Orders to address the duplication of functions across the public service, and to ensure prudent public financial management in a bid to optimize value from government assets and natural resources. Responding to Oyedele, the President commended the…
Kamil Opeyemi Governors of the South West zone of Nigeria have on Tuesday visited their counterpart in Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu. The purpose of the visit, it was gathered, was to show support to the governor, who came into the country weeks ago after months of medical vacation in Germany. The Ondo state governor has battled with his life in an ailment that has made him to lose weigh considerably. At his Ibadan residence on Tuesday were the host governor, Rotimi Makinde, Ekiti state governor, Wole Oyebanji and the Ogun state counterpart, Dapo Abiodun and the Lagos state Governor, Babajide…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos state Domestic And Sexual Agency on Tuesday said that justice has been properly served in the case of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation who was slammed a double life imprisonment. NPO Reported earlier that the Lagos High Court Sentenced Olaleye to Life Imprisonment for the offenses of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. READ ALSO: Medical Director, Who Defiled Wife’s Niece, Olaleye Bags Life Imprisonment Students Loan Scheme Takes Off January 2024; Says Tinubu Redesigning Without Permit, Lagos Seals “The Place” Eatery Both Sentences are to run concurrently. “His…
For alleged disregard for approved plan, the Lagos state government said on Tuesday that it has sealed a brach of the popular eating outlet, The Place. A statement by the government said that the action became necessary after the outlet ignored the “stop work” order slammed on the premises by the officials of the state. Located on Herbert Macauley Way, Yaba, government said “The seal up was carried out by the General Manager LASPPPA, Tpl Kehinde Osinaike in conjunction with the LASPPPA District Officer in that area and some other staff of the Authority while on a monitoring for enforcement…
Spotify (SPOT.N) on Tuesday swung to a quarterly profit aided by price hikes in its streaming services and growth in subscribers in all regions, and forecast that its number of monthly listeners would reach 601 million in this quarter. The company posted a third-quarter operating income of 32 million euros ($34.1 million), its first quarterly profit since 2021, helped by a higher gross margin and lower marketing and personnel costs. “We believe moving forward, we should see pretty consistent growth in our operating income,” its Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel said. It forecast operating income of 37 million euros in…
The Kremlin has officially denied an internet report which claimed President Vladimir Putin suffered a heart attack. “There is nothing wrong with him. As usual, this is a hoax,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, according to local media reports. Earlier, a widely read Russian Telegram blog had claimed that Putin had suffered a heart attack in the past weekend and had been resuscitated by doctors. The Kremlin felt compelled to issue a denial even though the story lacked credibility. Peskov spoke of “false Western media reports.” The health of the 71-year-old Russian president has often been the cause…