Olukoyede’s Record- Breaking Strides in EFCC & Olu Fasan’s Errors of Analysis. By Dele Oyewale Olu Fasan’s opinion piece in the Vanguard of Thursday, February 13, 2025 entitled: ” EFCC’s Failure: Olukoyede’s Blame- Shifting is Mere Shadow- Boxing”, clearly brought to the fore precipitate desperation to deny, ignore, lampoon and disregard the obvious and undeniable achievements of the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede since he assumed office more than a year ago. Besides, the piece equally exposed Fasan as lacking total grasp of the position of Olukoyede on the character traits of…
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President Tinubu’s Statement On The Passing Of Pa Ayo Adebanjo I received the news of the passing of one of the Afenifere leaders, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, with profound sorrow. Nigeria has lost a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy, and national unity have left an indelible mark on our nation’s history. According to the family, Baba transitioned peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2025, at his home in Lekki, Lagos. All who knew Baba Adebanjo drew from his boundless wisdom and cherished the democratic ideals he tirelessly campaigned for. His principled voice, which resonated through decades of…
TETFUND, NEITI Collaborate To Close Revenue Gaps By Lekan Shobo Shobowale The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Arch. Sonny Echono, has called for collaboration between TETFUND and the Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to close gaps in revenue payments made by extractive industry to the Federal Government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Echono made this call during his working visit to the NEITI head office in Abuja on Wednesday. He remarked that he was at NEITI House to seek further collaboration with NEITI in the area of access to data, especially on what is accruable…
President Tinubu Arrives Ethiopia For AU Summit President Bola Tinubu arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday night to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The President was received at the airport by the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian embassy in Ethiopia, Ambassador Nasir Aminu. Ambassador Tuggar later briefed President Tinubu about the summit and some diplomatic wins for the country, a session that stretched until about 2 a.m. on…
Factional Afenifere Leader, Ayo Adebanjo dies @ 96
Ibadan Mogajis Commend Olubadan Over Efforts To Sanitise Traditional System ..thanks oba ladoja, other Ibadan obas for support ..support Barrister Ajewole led ccii for second term in office The Authentic Mogaji’s of Ibadan has thrown their weight behind the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba ( Dr ) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin) in his effort of sanitising Ibadan traditional system. The group, in a release through his Public Relation Officer, Mogaji Olawale Oladoja, commended Oba Olakulehin for his commitment to bring sanity into the Ibadan traditional system. The Authentic Mogaji’s in the statement explained that before now, the…
SWEGOP: Oladele, Falade, Others Emerge New Executive The South West Guild of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) on Thursday elected new executives to pilot its affairs. At a meeting held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, members appointed former Southwest Bureau Chief of the Nations newspapers, Bisi Oladele as Chairman, with Dapo Falade emerging as Vice Chairman. Taiwo Oluwadamilare was named Secretary, while Joseph Okuwofu will serve as Assistant Secretary. Other officials include Mrs. Malik Oluwatoyin as Treasurer, Temi Aboderin as Financial Secretary, and Remi Oladoye as Public Relations Officer (PRO). The selection process was coordinated…
President Bola Tinubu Mourns Renown Dutch-Nigerian Publisher Joop Berkhout President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the death of Chief Joop Berkhout, a renowned publisher and Dutch national who lived in Nigeria for over 60 years. Chief Berkhout, 94, a naturalised Nigerian, made Ibadan, Oyo State, his home and dedicated his life to advancing Nigeria’s publishing industry. President Bola Tinubu eulogised Berkhout for his love for Nigeria and considerable contributions to the publishing industry. Berkhout was Managing Director of Evans Brothers and Spectrum Books Limited in Nigeria. Even after retiring in 2008, his passion endured through Safari Books Limited,…
TETFUNDโS Secretary Echono Bags Vanguard Newspapersโ Education Icon Award One of Nigeriaโs leading media outfits, the Vanguard newspapers, has named the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) as its Education Icon for the year 2024. The prestigious award was conferred on Echono for his sterling performance at TETFUND since he assumed office as Executive Secretary since 2022. According to the Vanguard, โSunday Echono has brought a new wave of transformation to the organization. With his wealth of experience in the civil service, Echono has been able to steer the organization towards achieving its mandate of providing supplementary…
Makinde Inaugurates Committees on Prevention of Gender-based Violence Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has inaugurated a Steering Committee and Technical Working Committee on Gender-Based Violence, GBV in the state. The committees were inaugurated today during the commemoration of the International Day of Zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation held at the Local Government Service Commission Staff Training Centre, Secretariat, Ibadan. Inaugurating the committees, Governor Makinde, represented by the Head of Service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni, stated that the body is saddled with the mandate of developing and implementing programmes and policies for the prevention of gender-based violence in Oyo state.…