Author: Femi Adeniyi

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic is a sign that God is not happy with the World. Mrs Buhari, who said this at the national mosque during a public lecture to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary urged Nigerians to pray for peace, progress and sustainable development. According to her, the world is no longer the same as a result of the pandemic and the pandemic is a sign that almighty God is not happy with the world. Also, she appealed to Nigerians to keep supporting President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to ensure better welfare. She noted…

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has revealed that the Federal Government is developing a Rapid Response Register to scale up the enrollment of poor and vulnerable citizens in urban centres. Speaking at the Open Government Partnership 2020 Virtual Leaders’ Summit Roundtable, the Minister said the register would be compiled through the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office. According to Ahmed, the poor and vulnerable Nigerians captured in the register would benefit from cash transfers to cushion the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 pandemic. However, she revealed that payments would be made directly to the accounts of…

The Nigeria Immigration Service spokesman, DCI Sunday James has confirmed that the Federal Government has deported 10 Egyptians, seven Sri-Lankans and an Indians over immigration offences and various criminal activities. According to James, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in the exercise of the powers vested on him in section 45 (2), section 46 (1), and section 47 (1) of the Immigration Act 2015, also signed the deportation order of one Ali Taher to France and one Kasinathan Ramasamy to India. It was gathered that the Egyptians were found to have violated the conditions for their entry while the seven…

Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has appointed eighteen Special Assistants on Religious Matters. According to a press release issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Ayade, the new appointees were appointed from Southern Senatorial District, Central Senatorial District and Northern Senatorial District in the state. The appointees from Southern Senatorial District are Mrs Olive Effanga JP (Calabar Municipality), Rev. Effiom Ironbar (Calabar South LGA), Ven. Mesembe Effiong Inameti (Odukpani LGA), Mr John Bassey(Akamkpa LGA), Rev. Eyo Boco (Akpabuyo LGA), Rev. Fr. Paul Etene (Bakassi LGA) and Rev. James Abam (Biase LGA). Those from the…

Seventy-year-old former Defence Minister, Bah Ndaw has emerged as the new Civilian President in Mali five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Ndaw was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita to head a transitional government until elections, which are expected in 18 months while Col Goita will be his vice-president. One of the conditions listed by ECOWA to lift the sanctions it imposed on the country is the appointment of a civilian president as stocks of goods are running low in the capital, Bamako. It was gathered that Ndaw was chosen because he was well respected,…

The Nasarawa State Police spokesman, Ramham Nansel has been accused of lying about the circumstances surrounding the six kidnapped Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC officials who were recently released by their abductors. The FRSC officials while reacting to claims by Ramham that they were rescued by the security agencies without paying ransom said they paid betweenN5 to 6 million naira each to secure their freedom. While speaking to BBC Hausa Service, the FRSC officials said there is no element of truth in what the police spokesman said. According to the officials, the kidnappers established contact with their relatives and withdraw…

No fewer than eleven persons travelling for a funeral ceremony have died in a ghastly motor accident along the Calabar-Ikom Highway in Mbarakom Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. A neighbour of some of the deceased persons who identified himself as Effiong said they were in a chartered bus going to a burial of another neighbour who passed away. Effiong said he knows some of them very well, noting that they were his neighbours in the same yard. It was gathered that the accident, which involved a white-coloured Hiace bus number plates EDA28XA, occurred around 10 a.m…

Winner of the recently conducted governorship elections in Edo state, Governor Godwin Obaseki has cleared the air over whether he would return to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sallau Buhari, the Personal Assistant to President Buhari on Broadcast Media disclosed this in a tweet on Friday. It was gathered that Obaseki, who met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday told State House correspondents that it would be immoral for him to return to the APC. Following concerns that he might return to the APC, the governor, who met with the President alongside his deputy, Philip…

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the incidents of explosions in some parts of the country. In a tweet on Friday, Atiku advised relevant government agencies to review protocols for the handling of highly combustive products. He noted that the review is imperative to avert the needless loss of human lives and properties particularly in high-density areas across the country. While condoling with the families of all the victims of the Thursday’s explosion in Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State, Atiku described the explosion as one tragic incident too many. You will recall that an explosion from…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ekiti State Chapter has announced the suspension of the State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi over alleged anti-party activities. In a statement sent to Everyevery.ng newsdesk, members of the State Executive Committee, (SEC) said the decision to suspend the governor was reached after reviewing the activities of some members of the APC in Ekiti state during a meeting held on Wednesday, September 23.  The statement was signed by Senator Tony Adeniyi, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Senator Ayo Adeyeye, Congressman Bimbo Daramola and Hon. Robinson Ajiboye. Others who signed the statement on behalf of the Ekiti APC Executive…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has revealed that the All Progressives Congress, APC is mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to win the October 10 governorship elections in Ondo State. Speaking on Channel Television programme, Sunrise Daily on Friday, Wike believes that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will win the forthcoming governorship poll in Ondo. The governor opined that large crowds during political campaigns do not validate how popular a political party or candidate is as he also attributed the success of the Edo Governorship poll to the visa ban on election riggers by the US. However,…

As part of the activities lined up for Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, the federal government has disclosed plans to present integrity awards to deserving Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made this known during a press conference in Abuja said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is putting the country on a new path of sustainable development despite the myriad of socio-economic challenges. According to the Minister, some of the activities include a public lecture and special Jumaat prayers on 25 September 2020 at Abuja National Mosque, and inter-denominational Church Service on 27 September 2020. Other…

The National Industrial Court has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC from embarking on Nationwide strike on 28th September 2020 or any other subsequent date pending the hearing and determination of a Motion on Notice. Earlier, both the NLC and TUC have announced plans to embark on a nationwide protest to kick against the new pump price and electricity tariff. During a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said the nationwide protest action was inevitable given the federal government’s refusal to reverse the increase in electricity and fuel prices. Wabba…

The Ekiti State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has announced the indefinite suspension of Babafemi Ojudu, the political adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari and 10 other chieftains of the party in the state. In a statement issued by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Ade Ajayi, the party accused the suspended Chieftains of disobeying its directive. They were also accused of failing to withdraw cases instituted against the party in court. According to the party, aside from Ojudu, other members suspended are Oyetunde Ojo, Wole Oluyede, Ayo Ajibade, Femi Adeleye, Akin Akomolafe, Bamigboye Adegoroye, Olusoga Owoeye Dele Afolabi, Toyin Oluwasola…

The Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan has described the need to improve road safety in Nigeria as an urgent challenge for the relevant authorities and other stakeholders in the country’s transport sector. Lawan, who highlighted the need to put an end to the rampant carnage on the roads bared his mind in a statement he issued on Thursday to condole the government and people of Kogi State over the tanker explosion incident which happened on Wednesday, September 23. However, he extended his prayers to the families of victims of the disastrous explosion of a fuel tanker on the federal highway…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has on Thursday held a meeting with Ondo State Council of Obas ahead of the October 10 governorship elections in the state. According to a tweet by the commission, the meeting which was held at the cocoa conference hall in Akure, the Ondo State capital had in attendance traditional rulers in the state alongside the team of National Commissioners, Technical team and some directors. Earlier on Thursday, Professor Mahmood held a meeting with some journalists in Ondo in continuation of a series of activities to ensure success in…

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, during the recent governorship elections in Edo State has distanced himself from news making the round that he begged Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to the APC. While setting the record straight, Ize-Iyamu in a statement by the Director of Communication and Media of his campaign organization, John Mayaki challenged journalists to embrace professionalism and desist from making themselves a tool in the hands of the opposition party. Against the news earlier reported by some media outlets, not Everyevery.ng, Iyamu noted that it was untrue that he begged Obaseki…

In a petition to Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, the kingmakers in Iwo have demanded the removal of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi over allegations that the Monarch is not representing the throne well. One of the allegations levelled against the Oluwo by the Kingmakers comprising of twelve chiefs includes an alleged disrespect of the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Also, the Oluwo was accused of having issues with Agboowu of Ogbaagba, Dhikrulahi Akinropo, Chief Abiola Ogundokun, Imran Adio. Moreover, he was accused of insulting the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Orangun of Ila among others. Reacting…

Multiple sources have confirmed that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has tied the knot with Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. According to the sources, the wedding took place on Friday, September 18, 2020, at the Maitama Juma’a Mosque in Abuja. One of the sources revealed that very few people were invited to attend the wedding because the couple and those close to them didn’t want to publicize the issue. It was gathered that the Chief of Air Staff and the Minister have been in love for some…

A few days after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the Saturday, September 19 governorship elections, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC has reacted to the elections. In a video, Comrade Oshiomole, who was supporting Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of the APC in the Edo poll said he was not feeling unhappy over the outcome of the elections as speculated in some quarters. The former NLC President, who was at a gym when he reacted to the poll said he believes that life is about losing and…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, some National Commissioners, the Technical Team, and some Directors have visited the commission’s office in Akure, Ondo State for stakeholders meeting ahead of the October 10 elections. In a tweet by the electoral body, it was stated that the meeting was held to ensure the successful conduct of the Ondo State governorship elections. It was gathered that the Ondo State Residential Electoral Commissioner, REC, Rufus Akeju gave the opening remarks at the stakeholders meeting which was held on Wednesday. Also, the supervising National Commissioner in-Charge of Ondo State,…