The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdulrahman Lekki, is dead. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Office of the Lagos State Head of Service on Wednesday. “With the total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, the Head of Service announces the sudden demise of Mr. Abdulrahman Lekki, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, which occurred in the early hours of today, 30th October, 2024, after a brief illness. “May his soul rest in perfect peace. ”Funeral arrangements will be announced later,” the statement said. Gov Sanwo-Olu’s aide, Lekki is dead
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Atalanta manager, Gian Piero Gasperini has said Ademola Lookman’s club mates played a crucial role in his nomination for the 2024 Ballon d’or. Lookman has emerged one of La Dea’s top stars since arriving at the club from Bundesliga outfit, RB Leipzig, two years ago. The 27-year-old has won Atalanta’s Player of the Season award for the last two campaigns. The winger’s incredible display for Atalanta in the final of the UEFA Europa League earned him the nomination for the prestigious Ballon d’or award. Lookman eventually finished in 14th position in the final ranking. Gasperini said the feat is a…
The October Brown Roof Party, powered by Malta Guinness, was a night to remember! Over 1,000 guests packed the Arnheim Art Gallery in Jericho for electrifying performances by Terry Apala, Dutch, and Easy Scope. The atmosphere was charged with creativity and energy, with chilled cans of Malta Guinness & Malta Mocktail refreshing the attendees. Since its debut in September 2022, the Brown Roof Party has transformed Ibadan’s entertainment scene, becoming one of the city’s most anticipated monthly events. From iconic themes like “Bohemian Party” to “Retroflex,” each edition draws an average of 1,400 guests, showing that Ibadan knows how to…
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) is warming up to embark on a nationwide strike over the non-payment of five months salaries owed them by the Federal Government. Recall that the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) are already on an indefinite strike over withheld salaries. NAAT leadership has proposed November 14th, 2024, as tentative date to commence the indefinite strike, without giving further notification to the Federal Government, which it alleged has consistently ignored several ultimatums issued on their demands. President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma…
The Opposition Lawmakers have described the judgment stopping the Rivers State monthly allocation by the Federal Government as the height of judicial rascality. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Abdulmalik Joyce, had on Wednesday ordered the seizure of the statutory allocation of the state. The lawmakers insist that the issues surrounding the legitimacy of the decamped Pro-Wike sacked lawmakers are still pending at the Appeal Court and Supreme Court. The Opposition Coalition declared the judgment as a legal coup against the likely outcome of pending appeals at the Court of Appeal and Supreme court on the…
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Nurudeen Adekunle has denied slapping a male nursing student at the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta. Adekunle said he only asked the student to leave the operating theatre for behaving rudely. DAILY POST reported that the incident, which occurred on September 24, resulted in a protest by nurses led by the state chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Adejoke Bello. The nurses alleged that Adekunle assaulted the 21-year-old student nurse and even threatened to make him not graduate if the incident was heard outside. However, Adekunle, on Wednesday denied any physical aggression,…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged involvement in extortion of motorists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The three female officers – Inspector Sarah Anendei, Inspector Caroline Promise and Inspector Christiana Jatau – were arrested under the Rumuokoro flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, where they operated an unauthorized checkpoint. According to reports, the three police women have been in the act for a long time. While confirming the arrest in Port Harcourt, the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the Command has been monitoring the women following reports…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed dismay over the decision of the management of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, to impose a compulsory payment of N100,000 on students seeking official accommodation on campus. NANS National President, Comrade Lucky Emonefe, in a statement on Wednesday, described the policy as unacceptable and appalling. Emonefe noted that NANS is appalled by the compulsory N100,000 accommodation fee recently imposed on students by the management of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare. He stated that NANS was aware that only medical and BDS students are those who…
An erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged the Nigerian government not to take every advice offered by the Bretton Woods institutions – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Jega said while it is good and useful to engage with the institutions, the government must be careful not to plunge the country into a long-term problem. The former INEC boss gave this advice while speaking at the ongoing 2024 Annual Directors’ Conference with the theme, ‘Good Governance as a Catalyst for Economic Recovery, Growth, and Development’, organised by the Chartered…
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has clarified that the order of the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, was not defied by any of the judges on the bench of the court across the country. Rather, the court said that the earlier transfer order made by the Chief Judge was reversed due to administrative exigencies. The clarification by the court followed a recent report published by an online platform titled, ‘Justice Amobeda defies Federal High Court Chief Judge’s transfer since June, refuses to leave Kano for Kogi’. Contrary to the media report, the FHC said that Justice…