archiveJuly 2023

A United States-based Associate Professor of Medicine, Yemi Oladimeji, has called on Nigerians to ignore the final report of the European Union (EU) election observation mission on the 2023 polls. Oladimeji in a statement on Monday in Osogbo, described the report as a threat to the country’s national unity and...

Ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has extended his medical leave abroad indefinitely. His notice was contained in a letter forwarded to the House of Assembly recently. Speaker Mr. Olamide Oladiji, while reading a communication from Akeredolu, said that the governor would no longer resume to office as previously scheduled...

  The Federal Ministry of Health has urged Nigerians to make conscious efforts to avoid contracting diphtheria, adding that everyone is at risk of being infected with the disease, especially children under five and adults above 60 years. On Monday, the ministry’s health promotion department issued a health advisory, asking...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sued a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah over an eight-count charge at a Federal High Court in Abuja. These charges filed on Monday, June 26, include eight counts related to allegations of document fabrication, conspiracy to commit a felony, and...

The Osun State Government is already rehabilitating water works in major towns of the state while the 332 boreholes are emergency intervention projects to address acute water shortage in the State. Responding to several issues raised by some stakeholders, the government through a statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor,...

  The top five finalists at MarkHack 2.0 will undergo a three-month incubation program at the Eko Innovation Center, and receive a seed capital of $50,000 USD at the end of the program. Victor Afolabi, the curator of MarkHack and Founder of Eko Innovation Center and Art of Technology Lagos,...

  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian government to disclose how the $5 billion Abacha loot was spent. The court, in a judgment delivered on July 3, directed the administration of President Bola Tinubu to “disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani...

Justice Donatus U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja have issued an interim order, instructing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two other parties to maintain the “status quo” regarding the planned trial of the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, at the Adamawa High...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke over the list of his commissioners, which consists of seven Muslims and 17 Christians. In a statement on Monday, July 10, MURIC Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, accused Governor Adeleke of religious partisanship, saying he must be a...

  Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has directed the Police, DSS and Amotekun Corps to free the abducted State Chairman of the APC in Ekiti, Mr Paul Omotoso and two others from captivity. Oyebanji, represented by his Deputy, Mrs Monisade Afuye, gave the directive on Sunday, when he visited Omotoso’s...