The Presidency on Wednesday outlined new conditions for the quarterly Stakeholder and Citizens Engagement Meetings, saying the Federal Government is commitment to transparency, inclusivity, and citizen participation in governance. The guidelines, issued through the Central Delivery Coordination Unit under the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, mandate stricter requirements…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has prayed fervently for good health, long life and expanded prosperity for his brother, the global business mogul, Dr Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke as he celebrates his birthday today. The governor in a personally signed felicitation message described the acclaimed philanthropist as “an angel in human shape, a deeply kind hearted destiny helper…
A civil society organisation, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), has retracted allegations of corruption and unwholesome activities made in a Private Investigation Report (PIR) against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Limited, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc. In a statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja, Tuesday, signed by President of the organisation, Edward…
In a decisive intervention by law enforcement, two suspected assassins linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been apprehended along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. They were caught with various ammunition and bullet packs which they about pulling into Osun state through Ikire. The suspects, identified as Odeyemi Ojo and Jericho, were intercepted by security operatives…
Worried by the circumstances surrounding the death of the former Comptroller General of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) David Shikfu Paradang, his kinsmen under the aegis of Ngas Development Association (NDA), on Monday, called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the DSS to fish out the alleged killers of their son. Recall the…
The Jigawa State government has expressed concerns over reports of irregularities in the ongoing over N4.8 billion state government-free Ramadan feeding exercise in about 10 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties, the implementation ministry of the multi-billion Naira programme, Mr Auwal D Sankara, expressed the government’s worries in a post…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and Abuja has posited that the closure of schools in four Northern states of Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi and Kano for five weeks attributing the decision to Ramadan fasting is a setback to education in the region. The Christian body, therefore, urged the governors who…
Court stops Senate Committee, Akpabio: Obidient Movement commends Natasha for speaking up, Natasha wants Senate probe to be live broadcast, Senate probes Senator Natasha’s outburst, Ihima Federal Medical Centre bill, Senator Natasha felicitates, Senator Natasha supportsA dramatic twist has emerged in the impending suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a court has granted an interim…
…Adeleke calls for decorum, law, order, pending the outcome of the suits The newly elected local government chairmen and councillors in Osun State have approached the Osun State High Court of Justice, Ikirun Division, on the resolution of the ongoing logjam created by the illegal occupation of the various council secretariats by the Yes/No local…
By Sarafa Ibrahim An English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, Alfred Austin warned us to the danger of half truth when he said “A half-truth is a whole lie.” This was exactly what I felt after reading a piece written by one Adebayo Adedeji in his desperate attempt to foist the wrong…
