A lawmaker who represented Osun East Senatorial District in the Senate between the years 2011 and 2019, Senator Babajide Omoworare, has said many inner roads in South West region were in a deplorable state. Senator Omoworare spoke on Thursday in Ile-Ife, Osun State, during the inauguration of road projectshe facilitated while serving as the Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters to the immediate past president, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.). Some of the roads inaugurated during the ceremony include; Obalogun/Orunobaado/Gbelenkan, Oke-yetoro/Abewele/Odo-Ogbe, Akarabata/Ogoni lane, Aiyelabowo and Orilonise roads among others. Also inaugurated were the street light projects executed at Lagere,…
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Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, in an interview on Thursday with Fabrizio Romano for ‘433’, reflected on his future, the 2026 World Cup, and the role he envisions once he retires from playing. Despite his rich career in football, Messi has made it clear he has no plans to transition into coaching. “I wouldn’t like to be a coach. But I’m still not sure what I’d like to do in the future. I value much more than before everything I do on a day-to-day basis, so I just think about playing, training, and having fun,” Messi stated. When asked about his…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Thursday it was investigating some bank executives for various offences. The commission also said that it has submitted its preliminary report on the investigation of the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, to President Bola Tinubu. According to the anti-graft agency, about five bank executives are serving various jail terms at the custodial centres in the country. The Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwajaren, disclosed this while stating the achievements of the commission under Ola Olukoyede. Uwujaren, who didn’t mention names of the bank executives under probe, noted that the banking…
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday warned the opposition to desist from targeting state Resident Electoral Commissioners and sponsoring needless demonstrations on the eve of major elections. The warning comes a few hours after scores of protesters from Ondo State stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja to demand an immediate redeployment of the state REC, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola. While waving different banners and placards that read ‘Mahmood: Redeploy Babalola now’ and ‘We don’t want a repeat of Edo fiasco,’ the demonstrators blocked the entrance to the national secretariat, demanding to see the National Chairman…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday took significant steps to address cases of fraudulent deductions by commercial banks from customers’ accounts. This followed the passage for the second reading a “Bill for an Act to amend the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act 202 and Other for Other Related Matters,” sponsored by the member representing Mushin II Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Mr Moses Fayinka. Leading the debate on the general principles of the bill, Fayinka lamented the frequent cases of withdrawals from customers’ accounts, noting that billions of naira have been lost in the process. He said, “There is an…
A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, on Monday, pleaded with the 774 local government chairmen across Nigeria to appoint supervisors on matters relating to Persons with Disabilities. Bankole said the recommendation if implemented, would ensure the inclusion of PWDs at the grassroots level, particularly as democratically elected leaderships are now in place across the country. He made the plea in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. His appeal comes barely three months after the Supreme Court affirmed the right of local governments to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account. The apex…
A group of scientists under the aegis of Living Science Foundation has called on the Federal Government to drop the plan to incorporate a newly developed malaria vaccine into the routine immunisation schedule in the country. This was contained in a press statement signed by the president of the Foundation, Joshua Ojo and the Chairman, Planning Committee, 9th National Conference on Environment and Health, Adeniyi Oginni, organised by the Foundation, and held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The group, which also raised concerns over the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organism foods in the country, said the lack…
A former member of the National Assembly, Wumi Ogunlola, has praised Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji for instilling pride in the people through exemplary governance and a commendable record of achievements over the past two years. Ogunlola, who represented Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II in the House of Representatives, stated that the governor’s accomplishments in office during this period justified the people’s vote for him in 2022, saying,“The Ekiti electorate made the right decision in voting for Oyebanji.” The former lawmaker and newly appointed federal commissioner for the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission spoke in a chat with journalists…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will make last-minute calls on the fitness of Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori, and Jurrien Timber ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Premier League leaders Liverpool. Arteta provided an injury update on Friday in a statement titled “Injury Updates on Saka, Calafiori, and Timber,” confirming that while the trio could play, it’s “too early to confirm either way.” PUNCH Online reports that Arsenal, currently fourth with 17 points, trail Manchester City and Liverpool, who sit four points clear at the top. This was contained in a Friday statement titled, “Injury updates on Saka, Calafiori, and Timber,” giving an…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to conduct a mock accreditation of voters ahead of the Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024. The exercise, set for Wednesday, November 6, 2024, will test the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the real-time result upload to the INEC Result Viewing portal. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this on Thursday. Olumekun urged registered voters in the designated polling units to participate in the exercise, which will run from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. “The mock exercise…