Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

President Bola Tinubu is to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and launch of the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) for 15million households. The event, to be held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, would be attended by cabinet members, the diplomatic community as well as top government functionaries and political aides. The day is an international observance celebrated each year on October 17 throughout the world. The observance of the day can be traced back to October 17, 1987 when over 100,000 people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris, where the Universal…

The Senate on Tuesday dissolved into an emergency executive session after its Chief Whip, Muhammad Ali Ndume, complained about violation of rules in running the affairs of the Red Chamber. Ndume had raised a point of order to draw the attention of the Senate President Godswill Akpabio to his handling of affairs in the chambers which were against the rules. He said, “Mr. President there are some things we do in this chamber that are against the rules. Sir, nobody is too big to learn….” Akpabio did not allow Ndume to end his speech when he ruled him out of…

UK wages are outstripping inflation for the first time in nearly two years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that regular earnings rose by a near record of 7.8% in the three months from June to August. There was 0.7% higher with Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation taken into account. Revised figures from the ONS revealed that annual growth in regular pay excluding bonuses exceeded CPI inflation by 0.1% in the previous three months to July. They have initially estimated flat real earnings growth. It meant that wages were now rising faster than prices for…

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) spot prices have soared by more than 40 percent since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7, when Hamas attacked festival goers. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, spot Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) prices increased to $18.345/MMBtu on October 16. This increase of more than 40 percent since October 6 is ascribed to the Israel-Hamas conflict, which erupted on October 7, triggering geopolitical concerns and thousands of deaths. The confrontation remains urgent, with the US urging caution to avoid further escalation. Natural gas prices in Europe are volatile due to concerns about sufficient supply for…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja on Tuesday dismissed the no case submission application filed by Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi. He has therefore been asked to challenge the homicide and domestic violence-related suit instituted against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on June 3, 2022. The court held that the federal government has established a case against him and he must open defence in the matter. Recall that Nwachukwu’s wife died on April 8, 2022 and many of her colleagues in music had alleged that her husband…

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Hon Eseme Eyiboh, has said, his principal, Senator Godswill Akpabio, habours no ill-will towards any of his distinguished colleagues. He said this just as he rejected claims by Senator Elisha Abbo, that the Senate President influenced the judgment of the Court of Appeal  sacking him from the Senate. Eyiboh in a statement he issued, in Abuja, on Tuesday, expressed shock at the assertions of the former Adamawa North senator describing Abbo’s claims as “delinquent, provocative and unbecoming of a Distinguished Senator.” The Senate President’s Spokesman said, “It is only…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the World Bank’s $1.5 billion budget support. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this on Monday while briefing reporters after the federal cabinet meeting in Abuja. He also said the council approved $80 million financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the Ekiti Knowledge Zone Project (EKZ) to help the young people in the sector of knowledge economy, technology and communications. He said, “We approved today the application for financing from the World Bank and in particular, the International Development Association, which is really virtually…

The Labour Party (LP) has said that the allegations made by its factional Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi about the party’s flag bearer, Peter Obi is dubious. The party alleged that Arabambi who is a member of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the party claimed that Obi was impersonating his dead elder brother and was also after his life. However, LP in a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Spokesperson for the Obi-Datti Media, Yunusa Tanko said that Arabambi was hired to soil Obi’s name. He noted that Arabambi had dubiously continued to identify himself as a member and publicity secretary of LP…

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…