His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, CFR (Torungbuwa II), Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland on Thursday, 16th February 2023 chaired a pre-scoping meeting of community’s stakeholders on the proposed environmental impact assessment in the Remo Agro Processing Zone. The pre-scoping meeting with Remo stakeholders organized by Remo Growth and Development Foundation, (RemoGDF), was held at Conference Hall, RemoGDF’s Secretariat in Iperu-llishan Road, Remo, Ogun State. In his opening remarks, Chairman, RemoGDF, Otunba Tunji Lawal-Solarin who was ably represented by the foundation’s General Secretary, Mr. Wole Awe, informed the gathering that, the purpose of the pre-scoping interactive meeting…
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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) is pleased to announce its Startup Growth Capsule (Cohort II), an exciting legal and business accelerator initiative of its Sports, Entertainment and Technology (SET) practice group. This capsule program was originally created in 2021 to bridge the gap in the Startup ecosystem for quality startup-friendly legal services. Nigeria currently has the fastest growth for startups and is a leading hub for entrepreneurs in Africa with over $4bn raised by founders till date, however, many of these startups do not have access to funding nor access to societies that foster the growth of startups. We observed that…
A few days back, January 31, precisely, the public was inundated with the news of the withdrawal of the approval earlier given to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) by Governor Nyesom Wike, for the use of the state-owned Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwuruta, for their presidential campaign rally scheduled to hold February 11, 2023. From the record of the circular released by the Rivers State sports commissioner, Chris Green, the state government explained that the decision was taken because of their alleged discovery that the PDP is in alliance with some members of the All Progressives Congress in the state…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has called on members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to embrace hard work and shun all acts of economic and financial crimes, including yahoo-yahoo practices. EFCC is urging you to join the army of those rejecting economic crimes and other acts of corruption, by reporting those committing them in your locality. He also encouraged them to join the EFCC/NYSC CD group, adding that it would enable them to have an enduring relationship with the Commission.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an executive order for the transition of power from seating president to another. The president disclosed this on his official Twitter handle and the messages read thus: “I have signed Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions. The new Executive Order puts in place a legal framework for the seamless transition of power from one Presidential Administration to another.” He adds “I have also approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, to be chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), to facilitate…
The University of Luxembourg is multilingual, international, and strongly focused on excellence in relevant research. The university fosters the cross-fertilisation of research and teaching, is relevant to its country, is known worldwide for its research and teaching in targeted areas, and becomes an innovative model for contemporary European Higher Education. The University of Luxembourg has no tuition fee for both Undergraduate (Bachelor) and Postgraduate (Master) programmes. The only fee payable is called the registration fee, which is not that much. The registration fee is as low as 200 euros/semester for several programmes. Whilst the Bachelor’s degree programmes are not offered…
BudgIT, a leading public data organisation focused on raising active citizens and civic leaders to improve governance by bridging the information gap between the government and citizens, has launched its interactive FG Budget Dashboard, a web-based platform that provides quick access to the Federal Government’s budget data at a disaggregated level across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Through this platform, stakeholders, including citizens, civil society organizations and the media, are now equipped with accurate data to engage government agencies, political representatives and policymakers. The FG Budget Dashboard organizes budget information through quick analysis and summaries with corresponding infographics to simplify…
What an irony! The operational network of Zenith Bank has collapsed for over a week now. No customer can transfer a farthing of their own savings out to other banks. Neither can they fish out as much as one kobo for their own use through Zenith ATMs. Gripped with ignominy, the bank’s officials are seen on video scaling the fence at the back to escape irritated customers massed up in the banking hall. This bank was where the current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, left as Group Managing Director to take his current seat in…
The Spokesman, Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council, Sogbeye C. Eli said with the decision of the Supreme Court terminating the last judicial hurdles before the party recently, “the Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council is elated to report that our party’s candidates are finally on the home stretch to victory at the 2023 general elections holding only weeks away.” According to Mr Eli, “the apex Court on Monday, February 6, 2023, dismissed four appeals in George Orlu & Ors v. APC & 2 Ors in SC/CV/29/2022; George Orlu & Ors v. Nwankwo Uzoije Ndubuisi & 49 Ors in SC/CV/30/2022; George Orlu…
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, granted N25m bail to one Onoja Peter, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Command on a six-count charge bordering on an alleged fraud to the tune of N72,449,000. Onoja, who was first arraigned on December 1, 2022, is accused of stealing the said money belonging to the National Union of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employee, NUBTE, an offence contrary to Section 278 (1) (a) and (b) and Section 285 (1) of the Criminal of Lagos State…
Justice R.A.Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, January 23, 2023, sentenced one Francis Nduka to two years imprisonment for possession of a document containing false pretence. Nduka, a National Diploma, ND, holder from Auchi Polytechnic, was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an amended two-count charge bordering on possession of a document containing false pretence, an offence contrary to Section 318 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. Count one reads: “Francis Chikodi Nduka, on or about April 2020, in Lagos, within the Ikeja…
Good news! SpaceX Starlink broadband internet service is now available in Nigeria, the first African Country to receive the service. Starlink is a division of SpaceX and owned by Elon Musk. Starlink offers high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe. SpaceX announced the roll-out of the service through its Twitter handle. The roll out is in phase and it is promising. See the the availability map to know whether it is available in your country or when it will be available. Starlink is revolutionary and comes with lots of benefits. Read more about what you…
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has called for Nigerians to see the coming general elections as a routine contest among brothers without fear of violence. Speaking in Lagos amidst reports in the social media that some Yoruba self-determination groups had put machinery in motion to unleash violence on non-indigenes in Lagos and the South-West, OPC President, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi (alias Askari) said that citizens should go about campaigns and voting without fear of harassment, intimidation and violence. In a statement signed by Bunmi Fasehun, OPC General Secretary, Afolabi said: “Anyone caught planning to foment trouble or actually perpetrating violence should…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said, “early this Monday morning, a band of marauding thugs dressed in Police camouflage and riding in Hilux vans stormed the Umunachi community Rally ground for the APC Campaign in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, pulling down canopies and vandalized vehicles parked at the venue. Eye witness accounts report the few Policemen on ground at the time of the attack as saying that they could not repel same since they were not only outnumbered but recognized some of the attackers as their colleagues who are attached to Government…
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Sunday asked to sack the Chief of Naval Staff. “We wish to state that the actions of Commander Akalezi and Chief of Naval Staff are a clear breach of the operational code of conduct of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” The President was also asked to arrest Commander Akalezi of NNS Lugard for all his dastardly acts. “The Nigerian Navy was created by the force of law to protect the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s territorial waters from external aggressions and the country’s assets situated in waters. It is disheartening that under the…
As the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun State approaches, a Christian group, Celestial for Lado, CELAD, has declared support for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Dr Oladipupo Adebutu FCPA. CELAD is a group of Celestial Church of Christ youths that cuts across all Celestial Churches in Ogun State under the leadership of Evangelist Daniel Amusan. It was established in 2015. In a statement released from the office of the group’s President, the members of the group have resolved to work assudiously for the success of Hon Ladi at the polls. The group also vowed to…
Dr Charles Omole, a lawyer and political strategist, has shared his thoughts on why the next Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) should have come from the South-West geo-political zone of the county. Read what he said on Twitter below and share your views: On the 24th of January 2023, the President appointed Rtd IGP Arase as the next Chairman of the Police Service Commission. Arase is from Edo State in the South-South geopolitical zone. Arase is a fine gentleman and a distinguished officer. I have nothing but respect for him & his gallant service to the nation. So this analysis…
A human rights organisation, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has declared the Friday majority judgement of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal as unacceptable to the good people of the State, describing the judgement as Kangaroo, jankara and pure miscarriage of justice. It also declared that the judgement was an act of conspiracy to subvert the Will of Osun people given to Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke on July 16th, 2022, during the gubernatorial election, alleging that the judgement was given to the highest bidder against the international best judicial and democratic practices. It, however, said that…
Justice Tijani G. Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, could not continue the trial of Ismaila Yousouf Atumeyi, a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and two others, due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, in court. Atumeyi is standing trial alongside Ngene Joshua Dominic and Abdulmalik Salau, a former employee of Union Bank Plc, on an 18-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime and money laundering to the tune of N1.4bn. One of the counts reads: “That you, Ismaila Yousuf Atumeyi,…
On December 27, 2022, Professor Banji Akintoye wrote the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the challenges facing the Yoruba nation. Read the open letter below: PROFESSOR (SENATOR) ADEBANJI AKINTOYE’S LETTER My dear brother Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, I write this letter to you in love, on my own behalf, as well as on behalf of millions of other patriotic Yoruba persons who feel as strongly as I do about you. I write it for two important reasons. First, as you surely know, I acknowledge in love that you have been,…