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Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has annulled the position of acting leader and deputy leader of the group, presently occupied by Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Oba Oladipo Olaitan. This decision was reached at the monthly meeting held at the country home of its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State, a communique issued on Wednesday by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said. The group said that the decision was to halt the polarisation of Afenifere. At the instance of the leader, Pa Fasoranti, Oba Olu Falae, was mandated to preside over the meeting. According to…
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi inaugurated the Student SeniorCourse 10 and Junior Course 18 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) in Gwagwalada Represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Saidu Galadima, the CGC urged participants to seize the golden opportunity to add value to their career in Customs. He revealed that the Service has engaged in discussions with prestigious Nigerian Universities for postgraduate degrees at the end of the course, emphasizing the need for participants to generate new ideas and innovations to drive the service’s transformation. The CG…
The Nigeria Customs Service has reiterated its commitment to enhancing border security and trade facilitation by engaging officers in various capacity-building workshops. The Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi announced this on Monday, January 22, 2024, at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College Gwagwalada. This marked the inauguration of a 5-day workshop on ‘Rules of Origin,’ co-organized by the Alliance for Trade Facilitation, GIZ, and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Tariff and Trade, DCG Abdullahi Musa, CGC Adeniyi welcomed WCO Experts visiting Nigeria to enhance officers’ expertise in trade facilitation…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborewori is still committed to be a governor for all Deltans, says Sir Festus Ahon, Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State Governor. Ahon who stated this during a Radio programme in Kpoko FM, Warri, monitored by our Correspondent, thanked the people of the State for their support during the elections and legal battles. He assured that the Oborewori’s administration would not take the support of the people for granted, noting that “the governor is fine and he is fast settling in for the business of governance, haven won 38 legal battles. Like he…
The 10th edition of the historic Okpekpe international 10km road race will hold on Saturday, May 25, 2024, according to World Athletics. The race, the first road running event in West Africa to get World Athletics recognition is among the 30 gold level road races listed in World Athletics’ worldwide calendar of global races for 2024.Overall, World Athletics has confirmed 167 road races for the year and Okpekpe race is the first gold level 10km road race that will hold in 2024.Zack Amodu, Okpekpe Road Race director says organizers of the race are happy to have consistently received recognition from…
Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday, impeached their Speaker, Rt. Hon. Kunle Oluomo. Eighteen of the 36 members of State Assembly voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at plenary session on Tuesday. Oluomo was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness and related offences.The Assembly immediately elected another member, Oludaisi Elemide, as the new Speaker. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on September 6, 2022, arraigned Oluomo before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over an alleged N2.475bn money laundering.Oluomo was arraigned alongside three others: Oladapo Samuel, Adeyemo Taiwo, and Adeyanju Nimota Amoke (now at…
Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, survived a total of thirty eight criminal lawsuits, from party primary to post governorship election, making him the most fortunate and divinely anointed celebrant in the history of constitutional democracy in Nigeria. His political detractors fought him from all angles, pressed all manners of frivolous criminal charges, all in an attempt to stop him from becoming the governor, and when he eventually won the governorship election with a wide margin on March 18, 2023, Oborevwori’s traducers flooded the Courts with multifaceted lawsuits to remove him as governor, but all their efforts crashed…
The familiar concrete walls of Lagos State public school halls again echoed with the voices of young minds, but this time, not singing hymns or reciting poems, it’s alive with the rapid-fire clicks of controllers and the triumphant shouts of gamers. That was the scene at Lagos City College, Yaba, recently, where seven public schools,eight dedicated teachers, and over 45 students from the vibrant Lagos State Education District IV faced off in an epic inter school Esports tournament hosted by Kucheza Gaming. The EA FC Tournament and the All-Female Mario Kart Racing Tournament took center stage, transforming the air into…
The AthIetics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) recently released reconstituted Committees tasked to seek for athletes welfare and good performance at future Games and events. This directive was handed down by the AFN President Chief Tonobok Okowa who insisted that their coming on board as committees heads and members was to seek for AthIetes welfare that would directly and effectively translate to better performance.He noted that members of the committees were selected based on merit and individual competence and hoped that such virtues would be deployed to the benefit of AthIetes.During a flash interview, Okowa said, Nigerians are expecting greater performance…
Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was this morning affirmed Delta governorship winner by the Supreme Court which dismissed the appeal by Ovie Omo-Agege, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the election held in March 2023. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled Omo-Agege and the APC failed to prove the election was conducted without substantial compliance with the Electoral Act. The court is about to commence delivery of the judgment on the appeal by Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).