THE Ogun State Government, on Thursday, released the list of members of non-statutory boards recently appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun to run the various boards in the state. This indication was given in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Strategy to the governor, Hon. Kayode Akinmade. The appointments, …

THE National Judicial Council has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. The recommendation of Justice Kekere-Ekun is happening preparatory to the upcoming retirement of the incumbent, Justice Oluwakayode Ariwoola. This was part of the outcome of the meeting of the NJC, which also recommended …

  Grammy-winning American gospel singer, Kirk Franklin, has revealed that he stopped talking to his mother at the age of 32. Appearing on the ‘Funky Friday’ podcast, the 54-year-old music star shared that he stopped talking to his biological mother because of an incident that happened when his mother brought …

THE Presidency is aware of the various failed attempts by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, to take over offshore assets of the Federal Government of Nigeria through subterfuge. The Federal Government is not under any contractual obligation with the company. The case in which Zhongshan tries …

  THE official Twitter account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has mysteriously vanished from the social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), leaving many Nigerians bewildered. This incident comes just days after self-identified “Yahoo Boys” threatened to launch a cyber-attack against the anti-graft agency. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s …

IN an Unfortunate development, a French court has authorized the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of a legal battle involving Zhongshan, a Chinese company. According to sources, the company had a business dispute with the Ogun State government, which led to …

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, has addressed recent reports circulating that its official website, https://www.gtbbank.com, was hacked. The bank clarified the situation in a statement titled “Clarifications on News Reports Regarding The Bank’s Web Domain and Customer Data,” assuring customers and stakeholders that there was …

THE Federal Ministry of Health, with state health ministries and partners, has launched a 1.2 billion dollars Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) to transform Nigeria’s healthcare system. Dr Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, National Coordinator of SWAp, said this during a media engagement on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar-Sadiq said that this comprehensive strategy was aimed …

  Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has congratulated Sen. Anthony Adefuye, elder statesman and member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), on his 80th birthday. The governor described Adefuye, a member of the national assembly in the aborted Third Republic, as a democrat and experienced politician. He said that …

THREE friends were on Wednesday docked in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for alleged malicious damage of rubber trees worth N1.2 million. The police Rotimi Ogungbemi, 45, Akinlose Ogungbemi, 51 and Segun Woye, 42 , whose addresses were not given  with felony, malicious damage and threat to …