The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provision) Bill 2022, also known as the “Omnibus Bill” passed Second Reading at the Senate on Wednesday, July 20. The Bill, which is an intervention of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is aimed at consolidating and amending outdated legislative provisions towards removing bottlenecks for Micro, Small and ... Read More »
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BBC Yoruba and the limits of media propaganda By Ismail Omipidan
As a trained journalist, I hardly take on colleagues who genuinely make mistakes in the course of discharging their responsibilities. But when the mistake is repeated more than twice, it means a pattern is emerging and the earlier one deals with such a matter the better for the reading public. As a human being, and a member of the Nigerian ... Read More »
Oshoala claims record fifth CAF award
Super Falcons and Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala on Thursday beat Zambia’s Grace Chanda and Ajara Nchout Njoya of Cameroon to claim the CAF Women’s Player of The Year Award for a record fifth time, while Senegalese superstar Sadio (Senegal/Liverpool) retained his men’s title at the awards ceremony held in Rabat, Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The award ceremony took place ... Read More »
The case for Shettima – In Touch,* *SAM OMATSEYE*
“Unless we love the truth, we cannot know it,” Blaise Paschal. Some have mounted a firewall against the truth about Kashim Shettima. They may hear the fact, but they go deaf. When they see it, they go blind. Like Prophet Daniel, when they read it, they don’t understand. When they feel, they become like Apostle Paul’s prophesy about this age ... Read More »
Alleged perjury: Court grants request for Tinubu’s trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to a civil rights organization under the aegis of Incorporated Trustees of Center for Reform and Public Advocacy to apply for order of mandamus that will compel the Inspector General of Police to prosecute the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over alleged perjury. Justice ... Read More »
Residents, commuters hail Kwara Gov over Osi-Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ora township Roads
•We’ll deliver project in October, Project Manager Residents and commuters plying the Osi-Obbo-Aiyegunle in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State have applauded Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the construction of the 11.16km road, saying the road will open up the community to various economic activities and improve security. The same appraisals were received from Ora Town in Ifelodun local government ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU PROMISES BEST HOSPITALITY, AS WORLD CONVERGES ON LAGOS FOR CULTURAL, TOURISM FAIRS • Governor Receives Information Minister, Lai Mohammed
Lagos State, in November, will literally become the global epicentre for culture and tourism exhibitions, as Nigeria hosts the maiden United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Global Conference on Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised the State would be extending its warmest hospitality to visitors that will be attending the event across the world while giving ... Read More »
@66: Akeredolu A Hegemon With Collaborative Praxis, says Jimoh Ibrahim
Business mogul and All Progressives Congress’ senatorial candidate for Ondo South in the forthcoming general elections, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR, has described Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, as a hegemon with collaborative praxis. He stated this on Thursday while congratulating the governor on his 66th birthday anniversary. Ibrahim said what God has been using the Chairman of Southwest Governors’ Forum for ... Read More »
No Ikoyi Lagos properties sold NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has described claims in an anonymous write up going round on WhatsApp platforms that a certain former Chairman/CEO of the Agency sold off its headquarters office buildings in Ikoyi, Lagos, leaving officers and men stranded, as a total distortion of facts. The Agency wishes to state that buildings referred to in the circulating ... Read More »
WILL SAM OMATSEYE APOLOGISE TO ADEMOLA ADELEKE? By Tony Okoroji
I read practically everything that Sam Omatseye writes even when I do not agree with him. I believe that he is gifted, very gifted. I have read several materials Sam has published in this political season when Nigerians are trying desperately to recover their nation which seems heading for the precipice. The articles have left me perplexed. I was, to ... Read More »