Author: Festus Adeloye

The Senate on Thursday, June 6, approved the nomination of Emomotimi John Agama (Bayelsa) for appointment as the director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The red chamber also confirmed the nomination of three commissioners for the agency. The three nominees confirmed for appointment as commissioners of SEC include Frana Chukwuogor (Enugu), Abimbola Oyebola Ajomale (Ogun), and Samiya Hassan-Usman (Kano). Chukwuogor was nominated for appointment as Executive Commissioner (Legal and Enforcement) in SEC, Ajomale as Executive Commissioner (Operations), and Hassan-Usman as Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services). The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration and adoption of the report…

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated a former Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Benjamin Elue, on his 84th birth anniversary on June 6. Governor Oborevwori, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, in Asaba, noted that Chief Elue, a distinguished educator and politician whose modesty, devotion, and loyalty has continued to inspire younger generation of politicians and leaders, served as former Governor James Ibori’s deputy from 1999 to 2007. According to him, Chief Elue had been faithful and dedicated to the cause of uniting and strengthening the state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and…

Abia state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has said he is working to create a conducive environment for new investments and bringing back investments that had left the state in the past. Otti stated this while receiving a delegation of investors from the USA, China and Brazil led by the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Comfort Stevens, Dr John Nwankwo who came to introduce to him their large-scale industrial footwear project which is to be commissioned in Owerri-Nta in Isiala Ngwa south council, by December 2024. Otti, who assured that his government would support the company in realizing its objectives of…

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has announced that Anthony Joshua will face the winner of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk bout, provided he defeats Daniel Dubois in their upcoming fight in September. Joshua’s last fight was in March, where he delivered a spectacular knockout against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in the second round, reaffirming his dominance in the ring. In a recent interview with The Sun, Hearn emphasized that their primary focus remains on Joshua reclaiming the world heavyweight title. He said: “I expect the winner of the December fight to fight Anthony Joshua, if he wins in September.…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has expressed concerns over the low turnout of Direct Entry registration as the exercise draws to a close. The board, in a statement by the spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, yesterday, observed that even as it had approved extra registration points, apart from the Professional Registration Centres, PRCs, which are JAMB-owned centres, in Lagos, Kwara and Osun states, the turnout had remained poor. Explaining that the expansion was to ensure that every eligible candidate was given the opportunity to realise their dreams of registering for the exercise, JAMB, however, regretted that “findings from the field…

The appointment of Nyesom Wike as Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was one of the best I made since my administration took off, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday. He commended the minister for striving to redefine leadership, saying that he cannot be ignored. President Tibubu applauded Wike’s sterling performance when he inaugurated the extension of Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) in Abuja. The road which stretches from the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) to the Southern Parkway (S8/S9), was renamed Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Expressway, in honour of a former President. President Tinubu described the project as another testament to his…

The Confederation of Africa Football has denied reports that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco has been postponed. This is in the wake of viral reports claiming the body had pushed the tournament forward by six months to the start of 2026 due to a clashing timeline with the expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held in the U.S. from June 15 to July 13, 2025. “Reports on AFCON 2025 are untrue. The CAF Executive Committee will meet, deliberate and make a decision on the AFCON 2025 dates. CAF will thereafter…

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has adopted a report from an ad-hoc committee tasked with probing the administration of former governor, Nasir El-Rufai. In response, El-Rufai’s camp has robustly defended his tenure, dismissing the committee’s findings as baseless and politically motivated. In a statement issued through his Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai criticized the probe, calling it a “politically motivated hatchet job.” The statement reads, “We are aware of news that the Kaduna State House of Assembly has adopted the report of the ad-hoc committee it asked to probe the El-Rufai government. We have not been availed a copy…

The Nigerian Army has described the alleged mass killing by soldiers in southeast Nigeria as a “falsehood targeted at whipping up negative sentiments against troops and inciting anarchy in the southeast region.” Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said this in a statement on Wednesday, June 5. A self-acclaimed leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, had alleged in a viral video that troops of the Nigerian Army carried out mass killing of innocent Igbos at Oliver and dumped them in the River. But Gen. Nwachukwu said the IPOB leader’s allegations were punctured after the video was…

The senior special assistant to the president on special needs and equal opportunities, Mohammed Abba-Isa, has said the public offices not accessible to people living with disabilities will be sealed. Abba-Isa said that President Bola Tinubu is expected to launch the presidential committee for accessibility this third quarter. The committee, according to him, has been saddled with the responsibility of implementing the country’s disability Act. Abba-Isa said Ministries, Departments, and Agencies that fail to restructure to accommodate easy accessibility for people with disability will be sealed as part of the implementation policy of disability inclusion. The presidential aide noted that…