In recent times, the National Assembly has not been perceived to be people-friendly at all. This is not unconnected with so many factors, ranging from the remuneration packages of the members to the cursory oversight being usually carried out on the executive and its activities. The peak of it was considered to be in the take-a-bow-and-go style of screening of ... Read More »
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Deacon Femi Adesina, A Shameless Sanballat By Bayo Oluwasanmi
Like Alexander the coppersmith, President Buhari and Deacon Adesina have done great harm (and they still do) to our nation. The Lord will repay them according to their deed. Let me start by expressing my deep personal appreciation to all friends of goodwill who came to my defense since Deacon Femi Adesina published his diatribe on me on his Facebook ... Read More »
COVID-19: Kwara organises virtual Digital training for youths
· KWASSIP partners Google, Wootlab Foundation · •Participants to get digital marketing certificates Kwara State Government will on April 27 begin a two-week virtual digital training for youths, an initiative that is a part of the Digital Kwara component of the state’s social investment programme (KWASSIP), a statement said on Thursday. The virtual training, which is the first phase of ... Read More »
Ozekhome: Akinjide was a jurisprudential theoretician
Activist-lawyer Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has described the late Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN) as a legal colossus and ‘forensic advocate’ who would be missed. He said in a statement: “I join millions of Nigerians to mourn Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN) a legal colossus, quintessential jurisprudential theoretician, a very brilliant Constitutional lawyer and political titan. He was once at home with ... Read More »
Oyo State Records First COVID-19 Related Death
The Oyo State Government has announced the death of a COVID-19 suspected case that came back positive. The announcement was made by the Governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde in his COVID-19 Task Force update on Wednesday night. The Governor who said the patient died at the University college hospital, Ibadan noted that the state currently has five active ... Read More »
Governors Agree on 14 Days National COVID-19 Lockdown
Governors of the 36 States of the federation on Wednesday “unanimously” agreed to the implementation of an inter-State lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to mitigate the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 virus from State to State. The governors, operating under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), reached the agreement after receiving briefing from the ... Read More »
Kyari’s Passage and Matters Arising By Segun Adeniyi
Hardly a day passed without the late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari and I exchanging calls or WhatsApp messages. I never failed to forward negative comments I received about him and he took them as graciously as he took my criticisms of the government he served. But three weeks ago, his response to my post was ... Read More »
COVID-19: Come out of hiding or resign, Adeyanju challenges Buhari
The Convener of pro-democracy group, Concerned Nigerians has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to come out of hiding and lead from the front the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic that has claimed many lives and rendered many jobless. The convener in a press statement made available to newsmen, enjoined the president to show leadership in this trying times. “The President needs ... Read More »
Abba Kyari: Obituaries are not for the dead By Abimbola Adelakun
If the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, were a citizen of a western country, his obituary would have been written at least 10 years ago in anticipation of his eventual death. Like most famous people and highly placed public officials, his obituary would have been extensively researched, written with as much objectivity as can be managed, ... Read More »
Lockdown : Domestic violence cases rises in Lagos
With the lockdown, the number of domestic/sexual violence has increased in Lagos. the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team has revealed that the number of domestic and sexual abuse cases being reported daily has increased since the Coronavirus lockdown started in Lagos. According to the response team, before the lockdown they received 8 cases of domestic abuse daily ... Read More »