Twenty out of the 39 nominees whose names were recently sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Lagos State House of Assembly have so far been screened by a committee of the House which began sitting on Sunday. It is expected that all the cabinet nominees would have been screened by Wednesday when the exercise is expected to end. On Monday, the committee grilled Mrs. Adetoke Benson- Awoyinka, immediate past Special Adviser to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Housing, and Mrs Bola Olumegbon Lawal, a former Executive Secretary of Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Others screened are Yakoob Ekundayo Alebiosu, Idris…
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Ecuador was thrown into a confused state earlier today following the gruesome murder of a leading presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio who was shot dead at his campaign ground in the morning. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country’s national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday. He is one of the few candidates to alleged links between organized crime and government officials in Ecuador. His murder has exposed the political tension in the country ahead of the presidential election that will be held later this month. Meanwhile, a Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele…
Imo State indigenes are ready to set Europe agog as they gear up for the Mbaise Europe 4th Anniversary. The powerful gathering of who is who from Imo State in Europe is slated to hold on August 24th to 26th, 2023 However, the President, Mbaise Europe, Hon. Kingsley Ajunwa Njoku in an interview with us, shed light on what is to come in the 3days carnival-like event, and other important issues.Besides, Njoku also lauded the Convener of Project NWAFOR Igbo, Rowland Okorie on the initiative, stating that the Project is a timely creation. Excerpts… Sir, how has it been championing…
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Plc, has distributed over 1,200 food packs to the internally Displaced Persons in Makurdi, Benue State in its ongoing commitment to eliminate hunger among vulnerable persons in the society. The event, which took place on Thursday, 10 August 2023 at the IDP Camp, Federal Housing Estate in North Bank, Benue State was executed in partnership with the Hyacinth Alia Foundation and the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BESEMA). Speaking during the distribution event, the Divisional Head, Brand and Communications, Fidelity Bank Plc, Meksley Nwagboh noted that the Fidelity Food Bank is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), which holds in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed: “Harnessing Indigenous Content for Economic Growth: Networking to Boost Investment”, the Commission said it is mobilizing stakeholders for a remarkable outing, following a very impressive showing at the maiden edition of the event last year. The NTICE is being coordinated by the Commission’s Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous…
Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State was conspicuously absent when Bello, his eldest son, got married to his second wife, Aisha Habibu Shuaibu, on Saturday. Daily Trust had reported how El-Rufai jetted out of the country after he pulled out of the ministerial race. The senate had last week confirmed 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu. But El-Rufai and two other nominees – Stella Okotete (Delta) and Danladi Abubakar (Taraba) – were not confirmed as the senate said they were awaiting security clearance. The former governor met with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in…
Jeremiah Sulaiman, a factory worker in an Animal Feed production company has lost his forearm to the factory machine while working on it. The victim, Sulaiman, an employee of New Hope Industry located at Logbara village via Owode, Ogun State, was said to be the handler and cleaner of the machine. Sulaiman’s cries attracted colleagues to his duty post where they rescued and rushed him to Babcock University Hospital Ilisan, Ogun State. He was said to be working on the production machine when a part of it got hold of his forearm arm and cut it off. Omolola Odutola, Ogun Police spokesperson, who confirmed…
Arrows Of God Orphanage: Police, Judiciary Complicit In Trading Babies – Fisayo Soyombo Founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Fisayo Soyombo, carried out an investigation and eventually penetrated Arrows of God orphanage that had been selling babies under the table. The orphanage had sold a baby to Soyombo and his fake wife for N2 million in cahoots with the police and judiciary. In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday, Soyombo emphasized on the need for the government to discover those deeply involved, behind the scenes, in this scandal. He spoke on original documents acquired in the “adoption” process that…
Megan Thee Stallion slammed her “haters” on Sunday during her first performance since Tory Lanez was sentenced to prison for shooting her in the feet. During her set at the Outside Lands Festival in California on Sunday, the Savage rapper seemingly spoke to fans about the Luv musician being sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier that week for shooting at her in 2020. “I just wanna say, f**k all my haters,” Megan told the festival crowd, via Us Weekly. “None of that s**t you was doing or saying broke me. None of that s**t y’all be doing or saying…
Uriel has been evicted from the ongoing Big Brother Naija All Stars reality show. She becomes the second housemate to be evicted from the show after Princess last Sunday. Uriel was nominated for eviction after Monday night’s game, got the lowest vote alongside Seyi. The decision for eviction came down to a three-man jury made up of ex-housemates of the show, Teddy A, Laycon and Diana. Two members of the jury chose Uriel, while one choose Seyi. Viewers were shocked when the show’s host, Ebuka announced her name.