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Former Ogun State Governor and Senator, Ibikunle Amosun, has expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing a Governing Council for the newly established Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Abeokuta, Ogun State. In a statement released on Friday, Amosun described the appointment of Usman Mohammed Shanawa as the head of the Governing Council as a significant milestone, fulfilling the longstanding aspirations of stakeholders in Ogun Central Senatorial District.  He highlighted the importance of the university to the region, noting that its establishment was a key desire during his tenure as governor from 2011 to 2019.…

NIS has suspended Okpravero Ufuoma, an assistant superintendent of immigration (ASI II), for soliciting money from a traveller. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended Okpravero Ufuoma, an assistant superintendent of immigration (ASI II), for soliciting money from a traveller. NIS comptroller general Kemi Nandap announced the suspension in a statement by the immigration’s spokesman Kenneth Udo on Thursday. According to Ms Nandap, the officer’s conduct, captured in a video circulating on social media, does not reflect the NIS values and ethics of professionalism. She condemned the alleged misconduct, saying it undermined the ongoing reforms to enhance service standards. She,…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved to address leadership voids in its Ogun and Benue State chapters by appointing caretaker committees following the expiration of the tenures of the existing state executives.  The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party announced these appointments on Thursday, aiming to stabilize the party’s structures in the two states ahead of future elections. In Ogun State, a 13-member caretaker committee was inaugurated to manage the affairs of the PDP for three months.  The committee, chaired by former House of Representatives member Abiodun Awoleye, includes notable party members such as Paul Ogunnubi as secretary…

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has raised concerns over the participation of young Almajiris in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests, stating that many of them were unaware of the reasons behind the demonstrations.  The protests, which began on August 1 across multiple cities in Nigeria, aimed to highlight the country’s worsening economic conditions but later turned violent in some northern states, leading to the imposition of curfews. Speaking during a recent interview, Governor Sule expressed his dismay that a significant number of those who took to the streets in Lafia, the state capital, were young Almajiris—some as young as five years…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has refuted claims by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that its officers raided the union’s headquarters in Abuja. The controversy erupted following a statement by the NLC on Wednesday, alleging that heavily armed operatives stormed the Labour House, located in the Central Business District of Abuja, late in the evening.  According to the union, the raid occurred around 8:30 p.m., long after the close of work, with the intruders forcefully breaking into the building and ransacking the bookshop on the 2nd floor. Benson Upah, the head of Media and Public Relations at NLC, expressed…

Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has scolded the Federal Government’s handling of the oil sector, demanding  that Nigerians be told the  truth about the controversial fuel subsidy removal.  Addressing the press in Lagos on Thursday, George condemned the government’s lack of transparency and warned that its failure to clarify the situation is fueling public unrest and distrust. “The Federal Government needs to come clean. One day we hear there is a subsidy, the next day it’s gone—Nigerians deserve the truth,” George asserted.  “This back-and-forth is creating chaos. Where is the transparency? Who…

The Dangote Refinery, has revealed that 60% of its crude feedstock since commencing full operations has been supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.  This disclosure came during a presentation by Aliyu Suleiman, the Group Chief Strategy Officer of the Dangote Refinery, to an ad hoc Senate committee on August 7. The Senate committee, led by Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, is currently investigating allegations surrounding the importation of substandard petroleum products into Nigeria.  According to Suleiman, the refinery has processed approximately 50 million barrels of crude oil since its operations began.  Out of this, 60% of the…

Nigeria has recorded seven new cases of Lassa fever in the week spanning July 22 to July 28, 2024, according to the latest report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).  The cases were reported across three states: Edo, Bauchi, and Kogi, raising concerns about the continued spread of the disease in the country. In the NCDC’s week 30 situation report, it was noted that while no deaths were reported during this period, the cumulative number of fatalities due to Lassa fever in 2024 has reached 163.  This represents a case fatality rate (CFR) of 17.0%,…

A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew, exploded and was engulfed with flames, leaving 20 dead in the waterways in Bayelsa State, south-south Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt on Thursday that the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday along the Ezetu 1 community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Musa Mohammed, the police spokesperson in Bayelsa told NAN correspondent that 20 people have been so far confirmed dead, while rescue efforts by the Marine Police unit were still ongoing. The ill-fated cargo boat, laden with…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has expressed grave concerns over the state of governance in Nigeria, criticizing those in President Bola Tinubu’s inner circle for allegedly deceiving the President about the true condition of the country. In an interview on Thursday, Momodu painted a bleak picture of Nigeria’s current situation, emphasizing the widespread belief that governance has significantly deteriorated.  He accused President Tinubu’s aides of failing to convey the harsh realities to him, opting instead to mask the nation’s challenges. “To ask a question, ‘is there bad governance in Nigeria?’ I don’t think…