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The Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Friday, said that the reappointment of Dr. Chioma Ejikeme as the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu was as a result of her love for the senior citizens. The union while commending the President for her reappointment, said she was in the habit of prompt payment …

The Imo State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has accused the state governor, Hope Uzodimma of piloting to rig the November governorship election in the state. The LP made the accusation at a press conference in Owerri, the state capital, on Thursday, while condemning the arrest and brutalization of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in …

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimea Commission (EFCC) to release the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, immediately or produce him in court on November 6. The judge gave the order after hearing an ex parte motion marked M/122/2023 filed by Emefiele. …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, commissioned the Yaba Overpass Bridge to ensure the safety of residents. In his address at the event, the governor said the construction of four bridges across rail lines started three years ago. He said: “The bridges, located at Ikeja, Mushin, Yaba and Oyingbo, are designed to ensure the safety of our people. …

Police operatives have arrested 19 suspected cultists in the state in connection with the recent violence in the Sagamu area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. He said a leader of the Eiye Confraternity, Hammed Ogunnibi, was arrested in a tactical operation by operatives attached …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has confirmed 210 new cases of cholera and 10 fatalities in eight states across the country. The NCDC confirmed these in its latest monthly situation report on Cholera posted on its website on Monday. The cases, according to the agency, were recorded between July 31 and August 27. It added that …

The Lagos Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Monday, upheld the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 governorship election in the state. The tribunal, sitting in Ikeja, also dismissed the petitions brought by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, and Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Read also: Lagos Tribunal dismisses APC’s objection …

A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress, Hyde Kalu has asked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar to drop his case pursuing the validity of President Bola Tinubu’s educational qualifications in the United States. The APC youth leader in Abia State said that the call becomes necessary, “because the …

The Human Resource Manager of Sake Strategies, Funmilayo Bamigbade has said there is the need to have selfless leaders who are willing to sacrifice for the benefit of the nation. Bamigbade, who is the Human Resource Manager of Sake Strategies, a leadership consulting firm based in Lagos state spoke at the just concluded “Leadership for All ” forum organsed by …

By Richard Akintade, Osogbo In a rare show of administrative magnanimity, the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have readjusted downward the sundry charges payable by the students of the University. This followed the meeting the University management had with the leadership of the Students Union on Monday, 25th September, 2023. A release by the Public Relations …