Osun Polls: For The First Time, INEC Deploys Corps Members With Disabilities
Nigeria’s electoral is set to experience a new turn as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for the governorship election in Osun State. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, discl...
System Failures: UK Fines GTBank For ‘Money Laundering’
The United Kingdom- based financial watchdog, Financial Conduct Authority, has fined the British subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank 7.6 million pounds ($9.3 million). According to a statement by the body on Tuesday, the FCA said the fine was imposed due to the failures in GTBank’s anti-money laundering systems and controls. Citing the statement, Reuters reported that the failures were highlighted...
US Consulate Opens Application For AWE Scheme 2022 [APPLY NOW]
Application for participation in the 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is now open and will close on 7 April, the United States Consulate General in Lagos has announced. AWE, an American government initiative, advances women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship in Nigeria and has trained more than 520 participants since its inception four years ago. Up to 250 female entrepreneurs will...
No Hiding Place For Looters Of Oyo State’s Funds – Gov Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that there would be no hiding place for looters of Oyo State’s funds. The governor, who stated this on a Splash 105.5 FM programme, State Affairs, anchored by Edmond Obilo, said his administration rem...
Lady Whose Leg Was Broken By Policemen In Lagos For Querying Nephews Arrest Seeks Justice
A trader, Esther Eyo, has demanded justice after suffering multiple fractures in her ankle when men of the Lagos State Police Command allegedly brutalised her at her shop in Oyingbo Market, Ebute Meta. PUNCH Metro gathered that Eyo and her elder sister’s son, Wasiu Isiaka, were attending to customers when the policemen, who were in mufti, suddenly attempted to whisk...
We Stand By Our Report On Lekki Shooting – CNN
International Cable News Network, CNN, has declared it stands on its report on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020, despite criticism by the Federal Government. The report, it insisted, was “carefully and meticulously researched”. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had accused the media organisation of “irresponsible journalism”, saying it...
Count Me Out Of Any Bill To Kill Press Freedom — Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he will never be part of any bill to gag the media in Nigeria but noted that there was a difference between regulating and gagging the media. He said though the constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and expression, it was, however, not absolute, adding that the government also had a...
Group Rejects Bello As Youth Coordinator Of APC Presidential Campaign Council
A youth group under the aegis of Presidential Support Council, has rejected the appointment of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, as the National Youth Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council for the 2023 general election. The APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu had approved the Bello’s appointment to lead youths of the party into the presidential campaigns which...
What My Father Told Me About The Biafran War – Osita Chidoka
As the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB celebrates and honours its fallen heroes and heroines, many Nigerians of Igbo extraction, Saturday took to the micro-blogging sites, (twitter and Facebook) to pen down stories that touch the heart. The 48-year-old, former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, was not left out, as he enlightened Nigerians with his father’s words of wisdom. Read...
2022 Hajj: NAHCON Restates Readiness To Refund Pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reiterated its readiness to refund the Hajj fares of the 2022 Hajj pilgrims who were unable to perform the pilgrimage. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs Unit of NAHCON, Fatima Usara, gave the assurance in a statement issued Friday in Abuja. Usara explained that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NAHCON, Alhaji...
