Former local government chairmen in Rivers State have threatened to resume office in the councils if Governor Siminalayi Fubara refuses to obey the recent Supreme Court judgement outlawing the use of caretaker committees to run council affairs. The former chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, made the threat during a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday. The former chairman of Emohua LGA, Dr Chidi Lloyd, said they had been patient while expecting Fubara to comply with the court judgment. However, he has continued to work with the Caretaker Committee members in the 23 LG…
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A professor of Animal Science in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Ahmed Njidda, has emphasised the necessity of optimising available materials to enhance animal production efficiency for food security. The don highlighted the importance of tiger nuts and advocated for their adoption in feeding sheep and other ruminant animals. Njidda disclosed this on Thursday at the university headquarters in Abuja, while presenting NOUN’s 26th Inaugural Lecture. He spoke on the topic: “Marvels in Ruminant Nutrition: The Quest for Animal Protein.” The event has become a cornerstone in the academic calendar of the institution, bringing together…
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that members of Ekiti State Caucus in the National Assembly will join hands with other progressive-minded people to support Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office. Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, said that their support for Oyebanji was based on his excellent performance and exemplary leadership quality. The Senate Leader, accompanied by Oyebanji, spoke at Igede Ekiti on Friday during an inspection of some of his constituency projects across Ekiti Central Senatorial district where he assured the people that “all the market, solar power, roads and hospital projects…
The Federal Government says it has mobilised $2.2bn in external finance for the Nigeria health sector renewal investment initiative. This came as President Bola Tinubu approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A statement signed Friday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the move is to “ensure efficient, transparent, and accountable management of external grants mobilised towards the implementation of the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.” The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu approves establishment of programme management unit for health sector…
A herbalist based in Oba-Oke, Osun State, Ganiyu Kehinde, arrested by the police for killing his friend, Emmanuel Collins, has said he committed the act in a bid to get human parts that would be used for money rituals. Kehinde was among the suspects arrested across the state for various crimes paraded by the police at Osun Command’s headquarters in Osogbo on Friday. Giving the facts of the case, Osun Police Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said it was reported at Oke-Odo Division in Osogbo that a Ghanaian, Collins, aged 35, was killed by a yet-to-be-identified individual. “Police detectives swung into…
The Spokesman to Osun State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, has said his principal is governing the state without drawing credit facilities and without taking security votes. Olawale, in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Friday, said the clarification was in response to figures credited to some opposition politicians, who had alleged governor Ademola Adeleke, of increasing Osun debt and of accessing security votes to the tune of billions of naira. Rasheed who said the allegation was mischievous, said Adeleke is pursuing his many governance initiatives within the confines of available resources from federal allocations and internally generated revenue. The statement partly…
American rapper Snoop Dogg held the flame aloft as the Olympic torch relay neared the end of its 68-stage trek through France ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony. The flame was also borne by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and a string of beaming, waving, volunteer carriers. “The relay is over,” said an official preparing to drive away from the last stop on the Canal Saint Martin in a car carrying the slogan “flame relay.” “Next stop: the cauldron.” The heavily-guarded flame was headed into the centre of town ready for the final lap of its long journey, ending with…
The Nigeria Labour Congress chapter in Kebbi State said on Friday that it will not participate in the planned August protest organised by some youth in the country. Chairman of the union in the state, Murtala Usman, in a statement made available to newsmen, said that the union and her affiliates would not be part of the destruction of their members’ property, houses, shops, and families, which usually happens during protests. The statement added, “The union would continue to peacefully pursue the demands of their members without undue stress and protest that will add to Nigeria’s economic issues in the…
The class of Third Republic lawmakers has called on the planners of the nationwide protest slated for 1 August 2024 to shelve their agitation, stating that the rally is not in the nation’s interest. The group made this statement during a press conference at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Friday. PUNCH Online reports that the Third Republic of Nigeria refers to the short-lived political era in Nigeria between 1992 and 1993. It was an attempt to transition from military rule to civilian government. Accompanied by incumbent lawmaker and Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Alhassan…
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Nnaghe Obono Itam, has insisted that only identifiable protesters in the state would be allowed to participate during the proposed nationwide hunger protest starting on August 1. Itam cautioned that any form of violence or unlawful activities during the protest would not be tolerated. The CP stated this in Awka, on Friday, adding that protesters should go and identify themselves at their nearest police locations, adding that only the identifiable protesters will be protected, noting that faceless individuals will not be allowed to participate. He said the Command would not stop people from protesting,…