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Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has lauded the giant strides of Globacom on the Nigerian landscape and commended the Chairman of the company, Dr Mike Adenuga, Jr., for being a great believer in Nigeria. Governor Adeleke made the comment while hosting a Globacom team in his office in Osogbo. He urged telecommunications companies to strengthen ties with the state government, adding that “the subnational entities are where your market is. “Even though the regulatory body is national, your market base remains the states and the local governments. You must deliberately prioritize partnership with the state government. “The telecom…

By Simon, A. FAKEYE About twenty-one years ago, in 2003, the then 152-year old New York Times owned up an act of journalistic fraud committed by Jayson Blair, 27, one of its 375 staff. The American newspaper revealed that Blair “fabricated comments, concocted scenes, lifted material from other newspapers and wire services”. The newspaper with more than ten million subscribers further stated that his former reporter was fond of selecting details from photographs to create the impression he had been somewhere or seen someone, when he had not; that Blair faked stories from Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and Texas without…

..other foreign students Michigan State University (MSU) has announced $25,000 scholarship opportunities for interested Nigerians and other international students willing to pursue an undergraduate degree in the United States (US). The US university revealed this on its website adding that the undergraduate scholarship “covers $25,000 towards tuition annually, renewable for eight semesters.” An online news platform which shares success and scholarship stories, Scholarship Region, also confirmed this on its website. It read, “The Michigan State University Scholarship is awarded to academically competitive incoming freshmen with non-U.S. residency status applying from schools outside the United States.” The scholarship closes on November…

THE Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu ‘s loan request of $500,000,000 for the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE for the metering of citizens to improve financial and technical performance of Electricity distributions companies. The World Bank loan is Nigeria Distribution Sector RecoveryProgram (DISREP) of $500,000,000. The approval yesterday was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senator Aliyu Wammako, APC, Sokoto North led Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts 2022 – 2024 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan for the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Presenting the report, Vice Chairman of the Committee, Senator Haruna Manu, PDP Taraba…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the passing of his Deputy Chief of Staff, DCoS, Gboyega Soyannwo. Soyannwo died on Wednesday, after a brief illness. He was aged 55. The death was announced in a statement by state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso. The statement reads, “With deep sorrow, the Lagos State Government announces the passing of the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) to Mr. Governor, Mr. Gboyega Soyannwo. “Soyannwo died today after a brief illness. He was 55. “Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of the Government and people of Lagos, sends his condolences…

The Lagos State Police Command says popular street music star Habeeb Okikiola, popularly a.k.a. Portable, will remain in detention pending when he’s able to produce a reliable surety before he can be granted bail. This was made known by the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin. “He has presented no reliable surety yet, so he (Portable) is still with us,” Hundeyin said. Portable was earlier arrested for allegedly refusing to pay the N14 million debt he incurred when he bought a G-Wagon from a car dealer in Lagos. However, a signed letter of undertaking by Portable has surfaced online, indicating that he…

The Edo Police Command has disclosed that Musa Suleman, who posted his four-year-old daughter’s sensitive photos online will soon be arraigned in court. The spokesperson for the state police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, said in a telephone interview on Tuesday. Suleman was arrested on Sunday for posting half-naked pictures of the minor via her recently deactivated Instagram account, @officialsarah_ig , as she posed erotically and engaged in adult content. In a viral video, the suspect admitted during an interrogation by the police that he was the handler of the page and that his motive was to make her famous on social…

Aviation unions, including the National Union of Air Transport Employee Association of Nigeria, the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals, and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations and Technical and Recreational Employees, have instructed Nigeria Meteorology Agency staff to begin strike action on Monday, May 20, 2024. This was disclosed in a letter dated 14 May 2024, obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday. The strike stems from management’s failure to address 45 months of minimum wage arrears and consequential adjustments for staff members. The union, represented by the three General Secretaries: Ocheme Aba, Abdulrasaq Seidu, and Waheed Sikiru, wrote a letter…

The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the allegation that he unlawfully printed Naira Notes while he held sway at the apex bank. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleged that Emefiele had without authorization from former President Muhammadu Buhari, printed N684million Notes with the total sum of N18.96billion. Besides, the anti-graft agency accused the former CBN boss of unlawfully approving the withdrawal of about N124.8bn from the consolidated revenue fund. According to the EFCC, the defendant, acting in violation of law and “with intent to…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with his recent order to suspend the cyber security levy proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria has proven that the advice of prominent Nigerians like Primate Elijah Ayodele is being utilized by the government. The federal government has made policies that appear not to be people-friendly and the cyber security levy which will allow a deduction in every financial transaction made by Nigerians was another of those policies perceived as insensitive due to the current hardship. On its emergence, Primate Ayodele, a prominent and respected man of God, advised the government not to go ahead…