NAHCON breaks silence on HSS, describes States’ excuses as baseless
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has expressed disappointment over the alleged refusal to allocate slots to intending pilgrims who enrolled through the Hajj Saving Scheme (HSS) and have consequently faced inconveniences in certain states such as Kaduna the FCT ,Gombe and Jigawa. These states, according to a statement issued and signed by the NAHCON Deputy Director, Information and...
Osun Tribunal: Action Alliance vows to pursue its cases to logical end
The Action Alliance (AA) has declared that it will pursue all its cases before the National Assembly and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Osun State to a logical end. The party is already challenging the State House of Assembly election in 22 out of the 26 constituencies in the state. Also, the party is challenging the National Assembly...
Read Akire of Ikire-Ile’s position on fuel subsidy removal
The Akire of Ikire-Ile in Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Abdulazeez Olatunbosun Adebamiji has said that the fuel subsidy removal implemented by the current administration led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was long overdue. "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's pronouncement that the era of fuel subsidy is gone on the day of his inauguration as the 16th President...
Boat mishap: Gov AbdulRazaq leads delegation to Patigi
...designs new water safety methods By Fowewe Abdullateef Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday (June 14, 2023) led a government delegation to Patigi to commiserate with families affected in the Monday night boat mishap that claimed about 106 lives. Police report says that, 106 persons, mostly from Patigi communities, have been confirmed dead, while 144 survived in the accident. Meanwhile, Kwara...
Naira drops against dollar hours CBN grants banks freedom to trade forex
Naira on Wednesday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging N664.04 to the dollar. NAN reports that the local currency dropped by 40.78 per cent when compared with N471.67 it exchanged for the dollar on Tuesday. The depreciation followed the directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks to remove the rate cap on the...
Tinubu approves indefinite suspension of EFFC Boss
By Fowewe Abdullateef President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved indefinite suspension of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa,, over abuse of office. According to the statement on Wednesday (June 14, 2023) by Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said Tinubu gave the approval for Bawa’s...
Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg Business Forum gives hope for FDI
Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium, Mr. Obinna Chiedu Onowu About 180 participants from several European countries and Nigeria participated at the just concluded Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg Business Forum in Brussels with many of them making commitments to invest in Nigeria, even as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Belgium, Mr. Obinna Chiedu Onowu says the country offers the most exciting and incredible opportunities for...
Kwara Boat mishap: Tinubu calls for immediate relief for survivors, families of victims
...urges Kwara Gov to unravel the remote cause ...Incident claims 103 lives- Police report By Fowewe Abdullateef President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the boat mishap that claimed many lives in Kwara state on Monday The boat accident, according to the police report, claimed 103 lives, who were wedding guests at Egbu village in the Patigi Local Government Area of...
Forgery: Udeze, Vernimbe, Ogunmodede docked in Osun
An erstwhile member of the Action Alliance (AA), Mr Kenneth Udeze was on Wednesday arraigned before an Osun State Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital. Udeze was arraigned alongside Messrs James Vernimbe James and Adeloye Ogunmodede. The trio were standing trial for alleged forgery and conspiracy. The suspects were alleged to have substituted the name of Adekunle Rufai Omoaje who...
Osun Election: Tribunal okays Action Alliance petitions
….approves change of counsel Osun State Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the state capital has ruled that the Action Alliance (AA) should continue with its petition against the state House of Assembly election held in the state. The tribunal also declared that the party has the right to change its counsel as the law allows petitioners to change their counsels...
