Author: Vera
One hour after taking his oath of office as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike held his first press conference. Wike, who arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) at about 1:20 pm, immediately held a press conference that was full of threats to residents of Abuja. Recall that following the appointment of Wike as FCT Minister, Twitter users said his reign as FCT Minister would be marked by demolitions of buildings belonging to the opposition. They jokingly warned that the Wadata Plaza (PDP secretariat) would be pulled down if it has no valid certificate…
Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori said the State Government has placed premium on education to keep students of the State on track and focused. Governor Oborevwori stated this when he received on courtesy visit officials of the National University Commission, NUC led by its Acting Executive Secretary, Mr. Chris Maiyaki in his office in Asaba. He thanked the NUC for approving the three new universities for the state, saying the establishment of the new universities was well justified hence the House of Assembly he presided over didn’t waste time in passing the bills. Governor Oborevwori, said: “When we received the…
The self-acclaimed “baddest” girl in the legal profession in Nigeria, Miss Ifunanya Excel Grant, has dared the umbrella body, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to do its worst, boasting that she will defeat the association. TheNiche has earlier reported that the unconventional activities of the young female lawyer, who posts half nude pictures of herself on the social medial had attracted the attention of the NBA. In a statement released at the weekend, NBA said: “Following the resolutions of the National Officers, the NBA has filed petitions at the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) against Ifunanya Excel Grant, a young lawyer…
President Bola Tinubu has reshuffled his cabinet even before the Ministers-Designate are sworn in. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said Tinubu has announced a new Minister-Designate for Niger Delta Development and directed minor amendments to ministry nomenclature and portfolio allocation. The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. “The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon. “The Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently administering the oath of office to about 45 ministers-designate to formally commence their duties in the new administration. The swearing-in ceremony is taking place at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Yusuf M Tuggar was among the first batch of five ministers-designate to take the oath as he was sworn in as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Following him was Joseph Utsev, who was sworn in as the Minister of Water and Sanitation Resources. Muhammad A. Pate took the oath as the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Among the dignitaries present…
In his determination to ensure work efficiency of Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service through training and re-training, the Nigeria Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada Abuja, graduated 50 Officers of Junior Course 16. The graduation ceremony, which took place at the College’s famous Conference Theater, Ahmed Makarfi Hall, was graced by the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ag. CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi as the Special Guest of Honour. Addressing the graduands, the Customs helmsman felicitated and expressed his commitment towards enhancing the professionalism of Customs Officers through training and capacity building. “I congratulate you for attaining…
Botswana’s Leslie Tebogo has made history as the first African man to win a World Athletics Championships 100m medal after scorching to a 9.88 lifetime bestto win the silver behind USA’s Noah Lyles (9.83) while Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes (9.88) won the bronze. Namibia’s Frankie Fredericks made the first attempt in 1993 but ended up in fifth position before improving to fourth in 1995 and 1997, the best positionNigeria’s Olusoji Fasuba and South Africa’s Akani Simbine managed to equal in 2007 and 2019 respectively. With all pre-championships eyes on Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala as the first African to break the curse,…
The federal government on Thursday approved N180 billion to be shared by the 36 states of the federation as part of its efforts to alleviate the harsh realities of fuel subsidy removal. This decision was taken at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting which held today in Abuja. Each of the 36 states will get N5 billion from the palliative fund for the procurement of food items.This was disclosed to journalists on Thursday after the month’s NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, explained that it was part…
Falana urged FG to address the root cause of Nigeria’s problem, which is the ‘dollarization’ of economy Popular Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has called on the federal government to address the root cause of the economic hardship in the country rather than give palliative to states. He made this known on Friday during an interview on Channels Television, where he argued that the N5 billion fuel subsidy removal palliatives the federal government released to the state governments are diversionary and wasteful. According to him, Tinubu should tackle the root cause of the problem,…
Cyril Ndifon, a Professor and law faculty Dean, has been suspended by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) over allegations of sexual harassment made by female law students who marched on the office of Vice-Chancellor Professor Florence Obi on Monday with embarrassing placards painting Ndifon’s alleged philandering in graphic language. His suspension from August 17 came after a panel to investigate the allegations was set up by Obi on Tuesday to calm down the vociferous and adamant protesters who called themselves “law girls”. Ndifon has denied the allegations. He previously told CrossRiverWatch, an online publication, the protest was orchestrated by fellow…