The lawmaker representing Agege 01 constituency, Dr Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has been elected as the Speaker of the 10th Lagos State House of Assembly. The six-term lawmaker will be presiding over the assembly for the third consecutive term as he was first elected speaker in 2015. Obasa was nominated by the lawmaker representing Ifako Ijaiye…
The member representing Odo-otin state constituency, Hon Adewale Egbedun has emerged speaker of the 8th Osun State House of Assembly. Egbedun emerged speaker after being solely nominated at the inaugural seating of the 8th Assembly as proclaimed by Governor Ademola Adeleke. The new Speaker is an indigene of Ashi in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of…
The Senate, on Tuesday, granted the request of the President, Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. The President’s request was granted after it was read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on the floor of the upper legislative chamber However, Tinubu did not list the names of the 20 special advisers. Details later…
Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has signed to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad for three years starting next season, a source in the Jeddah-based club told AFP on Tuesday. “Benzema has signed a contract for his transfer to Al-Ittihad for a three-year period starting next season,” said the source. AFP
Member-elect for Odo-Otin State Constituency, Adewale Egbedun has been elected as the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly. 38-year-old Egbedun was elected after he was nominated as by Ibrahim Abiola of Irewole/Isokan constituency and seconded by Areoye Samuel, another member. The inaugural sitting of the 8th Assembly was presided by the Clerk of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday night suspended their strike scheduled for Wednesday. The decision followed a meeting by the representatives of the Federal Government and the Organised Labour at the Presidential Villa on Monday night over fuel subsidy removal. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and…
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has been described as a betrayal for suspending the proposed nationwide strike. Deji Adeyanju, a public affairs commentator, accused the NLC of being compromised. NLC had vowed to declare a nationwide strike on Wednesday. But on Tuesday night, the labour unions, NLC and TUC called off the nationwide strike. Reacting,…
The over N34 billion worth of Teaching Hospital donated to Osun State University, Osogbo by the Chancellor, Dr Folorunso Alakija is said to be 85 per cent completed and due for commissioning soon. This was disclosed by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Clement Adebooye, at the 3rd distinguished personality lecture of the College of…
Lagos State Government has told actress Iyabo Ojo to pay N18,640,092.00 as personal income tax within seven days. It said Iyabo Ojo has a tax liability of N7,376,000.00 for the year 2022 and an outstanding liability of N11,264,092 for 2021 income year. The actress was given a seven-day ultimatum to pay up or face consequences…
· Urge Kalu, Yari, Izunaso to avoid disgrace · Commend Tinubu, APC, Senators-Elect, others for endorsing Akpabio Leading politicians in Northern Nigeria on Tuesday described the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio as ‘’ a patriot and a man of great personal charm’’. ‘’Senator Godswill Akpabio is a man of impeccable credentials and reputation, an excellent organizer, the…
