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The Senate on Monday confirmed the nomination of former Minister of Labour and Productivity Festus Keyamo. This was after Keyamo had Apologized To the Senators when they Resumed Screening Exercise Monday evening. Earlier, NPO reported how the upper legislative chamber was thrown into rowdy following a motion demanding that the screening of Keyamo be suspended. Darlington Nwokocha, senator representing Abia central, had moved the motion on Monday when Keyamo appeared before the lawmakers for screening as a ministerial nominee. The lawmaker said Keyamo ignored the summon of the parliament in 2020 over the employment scheme of 774,000 Nigerians recruited for…
By Kamil Opeyemi A Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, on Monday, moved a motion for the suspension of the ministerial screening of a ministerial nominee from Delta State, Festus Keyamo. Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe from Abia-South Senatorial District, supported the motion. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio thereafter subjected the motion to a voice vote but the lawmakers were divided on the matter. The red chamber immediately erupted into a rowdy session. Amid heated argument between the lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele called for a closed-door session. Nwokocha had accused Keyamo of disrespecting the 9th National Assembly and…
The family of first civilian Governor of Lagos State Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has demanded for the naming of the Lagos State University after the former Governor. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture held in Lagos on Monday, the son of the former governor urged the Lagos State Government to cause a review of its naming of institutions. He said after his father initiated the establishment of the institution, the then Governors of Ogun, late Bisi Onabanjo and their Edo state counterpart at the time, Prof Ambrose Ali, took the inspiration from Jakande to establish…
By Kamil Opeyemi The FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA-FCT), has urged the Federal Government to reconsider its plans of “No work no pay” on medical workers, saying the act will further destroy the sector. The call by the association was made in collaboration with the Nasarawa and Kogi states chapters, at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja, to usher in the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM), and Scientific conference of the NMA-FCT. Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, the Chairman of NMA-FCT, condemned the proposed idea by the Federal Government, which took decision following the ongoing strike by…
Niger is waiting for a response from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, after coup leaders in Niamey ignored a deadline to reinstate the ousted president – a move the bloc has warned could lead it to authorise a military intervention. ECOWAS has said it would issue a statement on its next steps in response to the junta’s refusal to cave in to external pressure to stand down by Sunday following the July 26 power grab. The bloc has taken a hard stance on the region’s seventh coup in three years. Given its uranium and oil riches and its pivotal…
Italy has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to extend its deadline for the reinstatement of Niger’s ousted president. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani gave the advice in an interview published on Monday. “The only way is the diplomatic one. I hope that the ultimatum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which expired last night at midnight, will be extended today,” Tajani told La Stampa newspaper. Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc after coup leaders rejected a deadline to…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Osun Commander of Amotekun Corps, Retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, on Monday said an ex-convict has been arrested while allegedly attempting to kidnap an 8-year-old girl. Adewinmbi in a statement said that the suspect, a resident of Lawole Compound Iresi town, was arrested on Saturday at about 2:30p.m, after he was discovered by residents trying to forcefully drag the girl away. “The suspect tried to lure the girl with N50 who was sent on an errand by her mother, but later forcefully grabbed her and tried to take her away when the girl refused to collect…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of the Emir of Gurku, Jibrin Mohammed and his wife by gunmen in Gurku, Karu Local Government Area of the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Command Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development to newsmen in Lafia on Monday, adding that the emir was abducted from his palace. According to Nansel, on Aug. 6, the Nasarawa State Police Command received a distress call that the palace of Gurku Town located 10 kilometers from Mararaba main town in Karu Local Government Area was invaded by men suspected to be…
The journey ended for Nigeria’s Super Falcons Monday morning as the English side won in their encounter with 4 goals to 2. The match was decide via penalty shootout after the 2 sides played the first 90 minutes of goalless draw which also extended into a 30 minutes extra time. The match thereafter ended 4 goals in favor of England with Nigeria securing 2 goals in the shootout EARLIER POST: The ongoing Nigerian FIFA Women World Cup has entered into an extra time as the two teams from Nigeria and England have played a goalless draw. It has been a…
By Kamil Opeyemi Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has denied writing judgement for the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT). Jackson Ude, a Twitter user, had alleged that Fashola and some lawyers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were writing a judgement the ruling party intends to hand over to the judges. Responding through a statement by Hakeem Bello, his Special Adviser on Media, said the allegation is “baseless and defamatory”. He described those behind the allegations as “agents of destabilisation”. “Fashola expressed his disappointment with the spread of this false information on social media platforms and has…