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The director of ABN TV and Radio, Mr Ifeanyi Okali, and his wife have welcomed their baby girl after 11 years of childlessness. He shared the news via his Facebook account on Wednesday and wrote, “I am glad that after 11 years, God has graciously blessed my family in a special way. We have just welcomed a baby girl and our very first child since our marriage in 2012. “My wife and I can now be called 'parents', having suffered tantrums and mockery in the past agonising one decade and more. God still answers prayers. May His name be praised.”…

Governor of Ondo State and chairman of South-West Governors’ Forum, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday, reproached the zoning arrangement of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the offices presiding officers of the 10th National Assembly. The chairman of South-West Governors’ Forum said, “Intentions and motives of the zoning formula represent early signs of steps aimed at attempts to cabin the hard-earned Presidency for our Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by a few individuals with eyes on Aso Rock Power Buttons.” Akeredolu, in a statement personally issued in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Wednesday, noted that “it is trite to…

A 23-year-old assistant pastor on Tuesday told the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. Mr Daniel is standing trial on an amended three-count charge bordering on rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The assistant pastor (name withheld) testified for the prosecution at the bishop’s trial. While being led in evidence by Lagos State counsel, Babajide Boye, she told the court she was an assistant pastor of 1 Reign Christian Ministry, founded by the bishop. The witness said she knew the bishop on May 28, 2018, when her…

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. Delivering judgment in the appeal by former governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Tuesday, a five-member panel held that the appeal lacked “any scintilla of merit.” The panel led by Justice John Inyang Okoro held that Oyetola and the APC failed to prove allegations of non-accreditation of voters in 744 polling units with the BVAS, resulting in over-voting. The panel also unanimously held that the failure of the election tribunal in Osun to consider the preliminary objections raised by Adeleke and the PDP at the trial level rendered…

ABUJA – The race for Senate presidency on Sunday took another dimension as the South- East Senators-elect raised alarm over a plot to shut out the zone. Eleven out of 15 senators from South East, in a meeting in Abuja, rejected the alleged endorsement of Godswill Akpabio and cautioned the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against injustice. The senators who were not among the lawmakers that signed the Communique are; Darlington Nwokacha, (Abia, Labour Party) and all the elected senators from Ebonyi state. In the communique, the 11 South East senators, after their meeting that lasted…

There was panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday when a Max Air aircraft crash-landed after the tyre reportedly burst into flames. The aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident happened. The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS) operatives at the airport were swiftly mobilised to put off the fire. Former President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Mike Ogirima, who gave an account of the incident, said the tyre burst occurred after takeoff at Yola Airport. However, the aircraft crash-landed in Abuja with emergency officials already on ground to put off…

Senators-elect from the five South-East states have adopted the current Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu as its sole candidate for the office of the president of the 10th Senate. The senators-elect disclosed this after a closed-door meeting on Sunday afternoon. Details later.

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has dissociated itself from the endorsement of Godswill Akpabio for Senate Presidency by the Coalition of Northern groups. Musa Saidu, a member of the ACF, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Saidu, also the leader of the Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, said endorsing Mr Akpabio for the Senate Presidency would spell doom for Northern Nigeria. “We hereby dissociate ourselves from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for the Senate Presidency by a coalition of Northern groups. “The Coalition is not speaking for the North, it is just speaking for itself.…

Also named winner BusinessDay Newspaper Excellence in Public Service Award 2022 … The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami has been named winner of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Merit Award 2023 in its Non-Members Category at the Institute’s 2023 Annual Dinner Awards. Mr. Nami, who received the Award at the Monarch Event Centre, Lagos, yesterday was described by the President of the Association, Mallam Tijani Musa Isa as an unassuming and humble achiever who has led the FIRS to excel in the international tax circle despite global economic challenges by achieving milestones…