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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Boss Mustapha as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Malam Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff (COS) to the President.
A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Friday said both appointments took effect from May 29, 2019.
One of the dissenting judges, Kumai Akaas, accused INEC of rigging the polls during the rerun.
The second judge, Paul Galinje, said INEC had no cogent reason to have conducted a rerun in the first place.
He said “the decision of the commission to have pronounced that election inconclusive meant that INEC had something up it sleaves.”
The blistering rebuke of the electoral body came at the Supreme Court’s ruling on the election dispute brought by Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The two judges from a seven-member panel, disagreed with a majority ruling upholding the September 2018 election in Mr Oyetola’s favour.
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ROUND OF 16 FIXTURES
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Madagascar 🇲🇬 vs. 🇨🇩 DR Congo
Nigeria 🇳🇬 vs. 🇨🇲 Cameroon
Senegal 🇸🇳 vs. 🇺🇬 Uganda
Algeria 🇩🇿 vs. 🇬🇳 Guinea
Morocco 🇲🇦 vs. 🇧🇯 Benin
Mali 🇲🇱 vs. 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Ghana 🇬🇭 vs. 🇹🇳 Tunisia
The round of 16 matches would hold between Friday and Sunday.
The Federal High Court in Lagos a while ago on Monday ordered Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan to forfeit $8.4 million and N9.2 billion to the Federal Government.
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The embattled Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, (COZA), Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, has finally resigned his position over allegation of rape against him by Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola.
Pastor Fatoyinbo announced his resignation in a post on his Instagram page on Monday.
He wrote: “The past few days have been very sobering on me I have taken time to seek spiritual counsel from Christian leaders around the world who feel very concerned about the ongoing report in the media.
“I have solicited their guidance on actions I should take that is honoring to our Lord Jesus Christ and the work he has called me to do.
“Drawing from their counsel and that of the leadership of COZA and owing to my love for Lord’s work and the sacred honor of my calling I have decided to take a leave of absence from the pulpit of the church.”
The former Managing Director of Kano State Radio Corporation and also Deputy President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Malam Umar Saidu Tudunwada, is dead.
He died on Sunday in a road accident at Kura town in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State.
Tudunwada was on his way back to Kano from Abuja where he had attended a Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) meeting.
He was in the vehicle with one of his wives, a daughter, and the driver when the accident occurred 30km away from Kano metropolis.
He was a media aide to former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and a former Assistant General Manager with Freedom Radio Group.
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday recommended the suspension of 16 local government councils over allegation bordering on misappropriation of N33billion.
This followed a resolution of the House after it considered a petition written by one Seidu Aliyu and presented at yesterday’s plenary.
The House Leader, Mogaji Abubakar Olawoyin, tabled the petition, which was unanimously considered after a debate, prompting the lawmakers to recommend the suspension of the local government councils.
According to the petitioner, the council chairmen had mismanaged and misappropriated a total sum of N33billion received from the federation accounts in the last two years.
The house leader called for a thorough investigation of the council chairmen in view of their alleged misconduct that caused the petition against them.
In his submission, a member representing Ipaye/Malete/Oloru, Babatunde Abdulkareem Paku, said the House had been inundated with reports over alleged fraudulent activities in the third tier of government in the last two years.
His counterpart from Afon Constituency, Abdulwahab Opakunle, urged the House to look into the matter critically since the lawmakers represent the interest of the people.
Also speaking, a member representing Ojomu/Balogun Constituency of Offa Local Government Area, Saheed Popoola, said there was need to properly investigate the alleged financial impropriety against the council authorities, adding that local government chairmen are public officer, and thus accountable to the people.
Salaudeen Ganiyu of Omupo Constituency moved a motion for the suspension of the council chairmen pending the outcome of the investigation and was seconded by Awolola Olumide of Isin Constituency.
Reading the resolution of the House, the Speaker, Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi, urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to suspend all the local government chairmen in the state to allow proper investigation of their alleged mismanagement of council funds in the last two years.
He referred the petition to the joint House Committees on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Ethics, Privileges and Judiciary, asking the committees to report back in the next two weeks.
Meanwhile, the House has announced the composition of its various standing committees.
The Speaker, who made the announcement at the plenary, said the committees would be formally inaugurated in due course.
He challenged the committees to exhibit dedication and commitment while carrying out their assignments.
In a bid to improve local content, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara to always engage indigenous engineers and engineering firms in the infrastructural development of the state.
This call is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Ilorin by the Ilorin branch Chairman of the NSE, Mr Moshood Akanbi.
The society asserted that members of the society in the state had proven their mettle over time and should be encouraged with patronage.
According to the release, the indigenous professionals are imbued with technical knowhow, machineries and tools to compete favourably with their contemporaries from any part of the world.
The NSE also pleaded with the governor to appoint engineers as heads of engineering based parastatals and Ministries in the state, particularly those whose edicts clearly stipulate so, such as Kwara State Water Corporation, amongst others.
The society, however, felicitated with Abdulrazaq on his electoral victory and subsequent assumption of office as the 7th democratically elected governor of the state.
It also hailed the emergence of members; Danladi Saliu as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and appointment of Aminu Logun as the Chief of Staff to the Governor.
The society assured the state government of commitment of its members to move the state forward.
“The executives and members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ilorin branch hereby Congratulate His Excellency, Alh. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on his election and swearing-in as the Executive Governor of Kwara State.
“We pray Almighty Allah should grant him the knowledge, wisdom, understanding and sound health needed to take the State to its deserved level among its equal.
“We also wish to Congratulate our own Engr. Aminu Logun on his appointment as the Chief of Staff and Engr. Saliu Danladi on his election as the Honourable Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly.
“We wish to use this medium to passionately appeal to His Excellency, to please engage Indigenous Engineers and Engineering Firms in the infrastructural development of the State, as Indigenous Engineers and Engineering Firms had proven over time that they are up to the task and has the technical knowhow, machineries and tools to compete favourably with their contemporaries from any part of the world.
“We are also appealing to the Executive Governor to appoint Engineers to head Engineering based Parastatals and Ministries in the State, most especially those whose edicts clearly states so, like Kwara State Water Corporation, amongst others.
“We are assuring His Excellency of the genuine commitment of our members who are civil servants and those in private practice in moving the state forward to a greater height”, the statement read.
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