Author: Festus Adeloye

FIFA said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America. “FIFA is aware of a video circulating on social media and the incident is being looked into. FIFA strongly condemns any form of discrimination by anyone including players, fans and officials,” a spokesperson for world football’s governing body said. The chants were heard during a live video posted on social media by Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from the team bus in the wake of the Copa victory over Colombia in Miami on Sunday. Some players, including Fernandez,…

Canadian Rapper, Aubrey Graham, popularly known as Drake, Toronto home (The Embassy) has been overtaken by severe rainstorms in Toronto. The singer shared a video of his home on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday. In the video, Drake’s 50,000 square-foot mansion, designed by Canadian architect Ferris Rafauli, appears to be significantly affected by the flooding. Drake joked on his Instagram stories that the rushing water “better be espresso martini”. In the video, Drake filmed an unidentified man pushing against glass double doors as water rushed from what seemed to be a closet and into a bathroom. Toronto has been hit…

Spokesperson to former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, has described as misleading and clear act of mischief the report that purported that Oyetola violated the state procurement law and that he allegedly awarded one contract three times. He noted that anyone familiar with Oyetola’s pedigree and outstanding trajectory of finicky scrutiny of records would immediately conclude that those behind the story have embarked on a futile journey, especially if the intent is to smear his person and personality. Omipidan said the Osun State Government under Senator Ademola Adeleke only cleverly side-step the original procurement portal’s website and migrate data from…

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft have arrested eight suspected stowaways during their attempt to board two-speed boats. Unknown to the suspects, the patrol team of NNS Beecroft had sighted them during a patrol conducted on July 13, 2024. With the latest arrest, NNS Beecroft which is in Lagos has so far apprehended 33 stowaways between January and July. A statement on Tuesday by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said five of the eight suspects admitted that they wanted to travel abroad. He said, “NNS Beecroft on July 13, 2024, arrested eight suspected stowaways in two…

An Appeal Court sitting in Ibadan, yesterday, dismissed the appeal filed by the former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan against his wrongful impeachment on July 18, 2022, over allegations of gross misconduct and financial impropriety. A 7-man panel led by Justice Christopher Kayode found Olaniyan guilty of the allegations and the Oyo State House of Assembly ratified his removal. Olaniyan, through his lawyer, Chief Afolabi Fasanu, SAN, filed a suit before Justice Bayo Taiwo of an Oyo State High Court asking the court to nullify the impeachment. He argued that constitution of the panel by the then Chief…

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has paid a condolence visit to the family of a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, ahead of the funeral of his mother, Florence Saraki, in Lagos. According to a statement by her media aide, Bukola Kukoyi, on Tuesday, the First Lady condoled with the children, noting that her visit, which has the permission of President Bola Tinubu, was a way of letting the family know that they love them. She was quoted as saying, “We are one family. You know that politics aside, Mr. President will always look out for you. “Mama lived a…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee has disclosed that the three tiers of government shared a total sum of N1.35 trillion in June. The amount shared was out of the total sum of N2.48tn revenue generated by various agencies and N150m more than the N1.2tn shared in May. A statement by the Director, of Information and Public Relations, Finance Ministry, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday said the Federal Government received a total sum of N459.776bn, the States received N461.979bn, the Local Government Councils got N337.019bn. The Director however didn’t confirm if LGCs administrated by the caretaker committee received statutory allocations as directed…

The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission(KAD-SIECOM) has fixed the 19th of October 2024 for the conduct of Local Government elections in the state. Chairperson of KAD-SIECOM, Hajara Mohammed,said at a meeting with political parties and other stakeholders in Kaduna,that the serving council members were sworn into office on 1st November 2021 and will end their 3-year tenure on 31st October, 2024. “The current council members were sworn into office on 1 November 2021 and will end their three-year tenure on 31 October. KAD-SIECOM is responsible for organising the elections of chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and councillors in the state.” “In consonance with…

The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed the purported resolution passed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly which barred the governor and the state government from withdrawing money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the state. Speaking before the commencement of sitting in the Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital on Tuesday, Oko-Jumbo said Amaewhule and the other lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress have lost their seats, describing their siting as illegal. Oko-Jumbo said their seats were declared vacant on December 13,…

As the nation waits for a new National Minimum Wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened to shut down the country for a month over plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the Minimum Wage. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, who spoke on the sideline of the 67th Annual General Meeting, AGM, in Lagos, insisted that minimum wage is a national issue. Ajaero warned that organised labour would not accept a situation where governors working with the members of the National Assembly would imposed slave wage and poverty on workers and Nigerian citizens. According to the NLC President: “As…