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The Governor of Osun, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, will on Monday open for use the Olaiya flyover in the heart of the state capital. The flyover had been under construction for more than a year compelling the state government to divert traffic from the area. Commissioner for Works, Mr. Remi Omowaiye, disclosed that the project would be unveiled on Monday at 12 noon. “After due certification for safe ride by the external Consultant (Advanced Engineering Consultant, Lagos), the Flyover is fit for use and the “First Ride” would be performed by Governor Gboyega Oyetola at 12 noon on Monday. The statement…

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Usman Baba, has appointed Mr. Bala Senchi, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), as the Acting Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Department of Operations. A statement by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday, in Abuja, said that by the appointment, Senchi becomes the DIG representing the North-West geo-political zone. He said that the I-GP had also ordered the redeployment of three Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), Aji Janga, Police Mobile Force (PMF), Bala Ciroma, Federal Operations (FEDOPS), and Ndatsu Mohammed, Zone 7…

Following the signing of New Electoral Amendment Bill into law by President Muhammad Buhari yesterday, The Independent National Electoral Commission has set new dates for the next year’s General Elections. This was disclosed in a press release by the Chairman of the commission,Prof Mahmoud Yaqub in Abuja. Mahmoud said in 2017,the commission decided to establish fixed dates for General Elections in Nigeria and their decision was based on their determination to create certainty in the electoral calendar and to enable all stakeholders in the electoral process prepared adequately for elections. With the new law that guides the elections in the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he expects the Russian army will storm Kiev overnight, and called on the public to defend the capital. “The fate of the country is being decided right now,” he said in a video message on his Telegram channel. “The enemy will use all its forces to break our resistance,” he said, adding: “Tonight, they are setting out to storm Kiev.” He called on Ukrainians to “stop the enemy wherever possible.”

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday signed the Electoral Bill into law. His media aide, Femi Adesina, had earlier indicated that baring all unforeseen circumstances, the president was expected to append his signature to the document on Friday. The electoral bill had become a thorny issue nationwide with various organization staging protests to have it signed. Just last Monday, some civil society groups stormed the Unity Fountain in Abuja to protest the delay in the signing of the bill. They had argued that only the signing of the law could guarantee the credibility of the country’s elections. More to follow…

Surakat Alabi Oshodi On behalf of the entire Oshodi- Tapa Family of the Lagos Island we start by applauding your great strides sir, in attracting more glory to the traditional rulership institution not only in Lagos State but in Nigeria as a whole. We pray most fervently that your labour shall yield most rewarding dividends that will make generations of future Lagosians continue to remember you for good. Amen. K’ade pe l’ori, ki bata p’el’ese. Esin Oba a je’ko pe, iru kere a d’okinni o, Kabiyesi. This our communication focuses on two inter-related issues . The first is with regards…

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, saying that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and his country would bear the consequences. The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs and high-tech sectors, Biden said. The United States and its allies will block assets of four large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs. Biden had on Tuesday announced first tranche of sanctions on Russia, following its decision to recognise the independence of certain areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The President announced the sanctions at the White House while…

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele late Wednesday denied procuring private jets to prosecute his rumoured 2023 presidential ambition. Emefiele, who opened a new twitter account on Wednesday, described as “fake” an online report which claimed that he had purchased three private jets in preparation for his presidential ambition. Describing the report as “fabricated,” Emefiele merely retorted in his tweet “Fake News” in reference to the report. There have been speculations about Emefiele’s intention to declare for the presidential race.

The co-Chair, Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, has called for the release of Miss Leah Sharibu, who has spent four years in captivity with her abductors. Onuoha made the call on Wednesday in a keynote address at a one-day National Security Sensitisation and Re-orientation Campaign in Umuahia. The theme of the campaign, organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), was “Building a people of peace: Towards Enhancing National Security”. The News of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shuaibu was among the 110 students abducted on February 19, 2018 by the Boko Haram insurgents at the Government Girls’ Science…

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Reviews has recommended immunity clause for Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Reps and heads of judiciary. This is contained in the report of the constitution amendment Bill that was presented before the House by Rep. Ahmed Wase, the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee on Wednesday in Abuja. In the reports presented by Wase, the committee recommended immunity for presiding officers of the legislature and judiciary. Rep. Benjamin Kalu, the Spokesperson for the House further alluded to this while briefing newsmen, adding that since the executive is enjoying immunity,…