The immediate past Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips, has been nominated as replacement for the retired Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, Justice Fatai Adeyinka. Phillips’ name was put forward to the Lagos State House of Assembly by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for confirmation. The Governor, in a letter addressed…
According to SaharaReporters, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu Command, has been removed from office. This, we learnt, is in connection with the attack on Nimbo community by Fulani herdsmen last Monday. It was gathered that Ekechukwu has been replaced by the police authorities with CP Emmanuel Ojukwu. It will be recalled that the head of…
The Kwara State government has reacted to allegations that it paid the sum of N500 million to counsel to the former state governor, Bukola Saraki, Kanu Agabi. Saraki, who is now the Senate President, is standing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja for allegedly not declaring all his assets while he…
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has expressed happiness on the recently completed Calabar Monorail in the state. Ayade was onboard the maiden ride alongside Managing Director/CEO of Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Ahmed Kuru; and Managing Director, Ponet Engineering, Wolfgang Hans. The governor hailed the initiative, which he said would improve the…
In its drive to ensure full maximization of its revenue generating potentials, and to commence tax Audit exercise of 2016 in earnest, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service ((LIRS) has engaged 1200 members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) as Tax Audit Monitoring…
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Saturday paid tribute to workers for their contributions to the country’s economic development. He also praised Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for creating an environment for development and growth. In a statement in Asaba, Igbuya praised Okowa for creating jobs, promoting investment, paying workers and setting…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State on Sunday, May 1, 2016, shocked workers in the state when he announced payment of their May 2016 salary in advance. The governor, during the May Day celebration in Calabar at the UJ Esuene Stadium, said his administration had a duty to give workers in the state a…
A 32-year-old man who claimed to be a pastor in the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, has been apprehended by security operatives in Ondo State. It was gathered that the suspect, Moses Abiodun, who hails from Esa Oke in Osun State, was arrested on Wednesday evening by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,…
Members of the public have been alerted against consuming re-packaged expired digestive biscuits, which have flooded markets in Lagos State. This warning was given by Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force), Olayinka Egbeyemi. The former police officer said the re-packaged expired digestive biscuits now sell in all markets…
Workers in Bayelsa State have been assured by the state government that backlog of their salaries would be paid. This assurance was given after a meeting between top government officials and labour leaders in the state, which was presided over by the Deputy Governor, Gboribiogha John Jonah. Jonah disclosed that the state government was working…