Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Belgium’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden was abandoned at half-time for security reasons after two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels. The killings happened in the city hours before the game and are being treated as terrorism. The decision to abandon the game was confirmed at about 21:30 BST. With the gunman still at large, fans and players were ordered to stay in the King Baudouin Stadium for their safety. An evacuation of the stadium began at about 22:45. The Sweden team were given a police escort to the airport, while Sweden fans were accompanied by the police into the city.…

Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the upcoming governorship election in Kogi State, has accused the state governor, Yahaya Bello of seeking a third term. Melaye alleged that Bello was seeking a third term hiding under the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Ahmed Ododo. Speaking on Channels Television on Monday, Melaye said Bello was using Ododo to achieve his term because he can’t be on the ballot. He insisted that Ododo would be a figurehead if elected because the outgoing governor will still be calling the shots. “Don’t be deceived that Yahaya Bello is not…

Senator Elisha Abbo, the lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District has alleged that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio was behind his removal from the Senate. On Monday, October 16, 2023, the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified Abbo’s election and declared Amos Yohanna, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the February 25 senatorial election. Yohanna had challenged Abbo’s election arguing that the lawmaker did not score the majority of lawful votes cast. He contended that the election was fraught with irregularities, which according to him included false entries, alteration, and cancellation of votes at several polling units. Delivering…

A set of conjoined twins delivered by medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) have died, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, made this known in an interview with NAN on Monday in Lagos. The hospital’s management had announced that the twins were delivered on October 5 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, LASUTH, at an estimated gestational age of 33 weeks and six days. According to Fabamwo, although the set of twins died, their mother is doing well. “The nature of their joining was so complex. They…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have ended their 15-match winless streak in friendlies after a win against Mozambique. Nigeria’s Super Eagles have ended their long wait for a win in friendly matches with victory against Mozambique. The Super Eagles defeated the Mambas 3-2 during their second friendly match at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao in Portugal on Monday. Goals from Terem Moffi, Frank Onyeka and a Moses Simon penalty saw the Super Eagles avoid a scare against the 10-man Mambas who had a man sent off in the first half. Despite being favourites the Super Eagles conceeded early on through Geny Catamo’s…

The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has proposed N26 trillion as the 2024 budget to be submitted to the National Assembly before December 31, 2023. The Minister of Planning and Budget, Atiku Bagudu, made the budget proposal known at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Bola Tinubu presided over the FEC meeting, which is the second of its kind held since the inauguration of the cabinet.

Former Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) president, Mustafa Shehu, has been elected as the president of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO). This historic moment took place during the ongoing General Assembly of the World Engineering Summit in San Jose, Costa Rica. Shehu, who previously served as the president of the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO), secured a remarkable victory by receiving 67 out of 71 votes, making him the first black African to hold this prestigious position. The WFEO, in an official statement on its social media platform, expressed its congratulations to Mustafa Shehu, acknowledging his contributions…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the election of Senator Ishaku Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abbo winner of the February 25, 2023 parliamentary election, but Amos Yohanna, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, rejected the result and headed for the court. The tribunal, in its judgement, dismissed the Yohanna’s petition for lacking in merit. Further dissatisfied with the tribunal’s decision, the PDP’s candidate, through his counsel Johnson Usman (SAN) approached the Appeal Court via appeal number: CA/YL/EP/AD/SEN/06/2023 between Rev. Amos…

Telecommunication companies in the country have threatened to take legal action against banks over N120 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt owed by banks. The telcos who also threatened to withdraw USSD services have resolved that going to court might be the only option, since the banks have kept dragging the payment of the N120 billion debt. The Chairman, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, told pressmen at the weekend that they leave them with no choice since banks have become adamant about making the payment despite the recent discussion between both parties over the payment…

Governor Alex Otti Of Abia State has revealed he will appoint billionaires as local government chairmen to add value to governance in the state. He added that the era where people take up government appointments for the purpose of enriching themselves was gone. The Governor disclosed this when he spoke to some stakeholders in Abia State last week after the flag off of Port Harcourt Road. The governor revealed that only merit would determine who gets what in his administration and confirmed he will use more billionaires as local government transition chairmen depending on the need of the areas. “I…

Tola Odeyemi, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), has assumed duty at the headquarters of the agency in Abuja. GOVIMA had earlier reported how workers who were unpleased of the service shut down the head office in Abuja, saying they were against her appointment. President Bola Tinubu had last week sacked Adeyemi Adepoju as CEO/Post Master General of the agency and appointed Odeyemi. The announcement made by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, was part of the leadership shuffle implemented for agencies and parastatals under the Ministry of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy. Speaking during…

Nigeria’s headline inflation increased by 0.92 per cent to 26.72 per cent in September 2023 compared to 25.80 per cent in August 2023, lower than analysts’ expectations of 27.95 per cent. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 5.94 per cent points higher compared to the rate recorded in September 2022, which was 20.77 per cent. The headline inflation rate in September 2023 was 2.10 per cent, which was 1.08 per cent lower than the rate recorded in August 2023 at 3.18 per cent. This means that in…