archiveJuly 2021

There is much excitement in Ijebu-Ode as the Bigi sponsored Ijebu Heritage Half marathon scheduled for Saturday, July 17, draws near, with lots of global athletes indicating their willingness to participate in the competition which will also see youths in the land being involved. The event has created a new...

    President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has kicked against what he described as the ‘calculated blackmail’ against the leadership of the National Assembly over the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, presently before both chambers.    Lawan in his remarks after a report on the bill was laid before...

lThe Senate Committee on Basic Education has said that only candidates from 16 years old and above should be allowed to take Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations(UTME). The committee vowed to pursue the amendment of the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to enable it limit the age...

  Yoruba Nation: International Criminal Court acknowledges Akintoye, Igboho, others’ petition The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, acknowledged the petition filed by Yoruba Nation agitators. According to ICC, those who signed the 27-page  petition are the Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye; Yoruba Activist, Sunday Adeyemo...

*Extended funding ability & right investment models critical Going forward, the Federal Government will be looking for the right type of investors in its privatization and commercialization efforts, "looking out for the right models, the right type of investors and also looking at funding for these investors over an extended...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 154 new COVID-19 cases. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday morning. The new infections indicate a decline from the 161 cases recorded a day earlier. The NCDC said Lagos State, the epicentre of the deadly virus recorded...

The sponsor of the controversial Nigeria Press Council (NPC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) amendment bills, Mr.Segun Odebunmi, on Tuesday said that the House has agreed to suspend the bills. Odebunmi who doubles as the chairman of the House committee on information, national orientation, ethics and values, said the...

    The Senate has passed a bill to establish the National Emergency Medical Services Agency. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC, Kwara Central), in his presentation, said the...

    …Okays 20yrs jail term for candidates caught snatching ballot materials    The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Electoral Offences Commission.   The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).   Chairman...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, arraigned one Jamiu Jimmy Ajose on a three-count charge bordering on forgery, possession of forged documents and making false statements to an officer of the EFCC before Justice Chukwujekwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos....