Author: David Great

Obasa commends colleagues for their sacrifice The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed ₦1,768,014,155,285 as the budget for 2023 as Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, thanked the lawmakers for their collective sacrifice and the swiftness with which the Appropriation Bill was handled. A breakdown of the approved budget size shows the sum of N748,096,508,571 as Recurrent expenditure and N1,019,917,646,713 as Capital expenditure for the year ending 31st December, 2023. A part of the breakdown for the sectoral allocations also shows that N3,228,396,960 was approved as the new Overhead Cost of the Office of Civic Engagement for drug abuse…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday urged Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state to prevail on his governor colleagues to encourage their respective State Houses of Assembly to transmit back to the National Assembly their responses on the bills sent to them on constitution amendment. The National Assembly in March passed 44 Bills to amend some key provisions of the 1999 constitution and transmitted same to the 36 states for their endorsement or otherwise as part of the constitutional amendment process. The process requires the endorsement of not less than two-third of the 36 state Houses of Assembly for any…

President of the World Medical Association (WMA), Dr. Osahon Enabulele has called for the equitable deployment of health technology innovations to advance Universal Health Coverage. Enabulele stated this at the International Conference on health technological innovations hosted by the Israeli Medical Association in Tel-Aviv, Israel. In his opening remarks at the three-day conference themed: “The Future Health Matrix: Health Technology, Innovation, and the shifting landscape of power structures in healthcare,” he told participants that the healthcare industry had over the years witnessed various health technological innovations which have revolutionized the mode of delivery of healthcare services, influenced diagnosis and treatment…

The 27th edition of GOtv Boxing Night will be a special blend of entertainment and sport, as top-rated Nigerian music stars are set to perform on the night. Organized by FlyKite Productions, the event, which is the biggest boxing competition in Africa, will take place at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos on December 26. Among artists scheduled to perform live at the show are Ruger, Pheelz, Gongo Aso crooner, 9ice; Chinko Ekun, and internationally recognized deejay, DJ Xclusive. Disclosing the entertainment package, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Flykite Productions, Mr. Jenkins Alumona, said the line-up of artists…

The Brazilian Football Federation plans to ask Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola if he would be interested in becoming national team manager at the end of the season. (Sport – in Spanish)  Paris St-Germain are willing to make 25-year-old England striker Marcus Rashford, whose contract with Manchester United runs out in the summer, one of football’s best-paid players. (Mirror) Manager Erik ten Hag says Manchester United will exercise an option to extend the deals of Rashford and 23-year-old Portugal right-back Diogo Dalot until 2024. (Metro) Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have submitted offers for 20-year-old RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, while Bayern Munich are also interested. (Foot Mercato – in French) Juventus are prepared to…

Thousands of people including women, children and the aged have equally begun to flee their homes following deadly attacks by armed bandits in many villages in the LGA. The villages are around the newly discovered oil field in Alkaleri LGA. A resident of Yashi village, Babawo Abdullahi told Daily Trust that the bandits stormed the village and opened fire on people shortly after Jum’aat prayers last Friday. Abdullahi said the troops stationed in Duguri village were mobilised to the forest after the Rimi attack, adding that they had successfully tracked down the bandits and killed many of them on Saturday.…

Gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the Owerri office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The gunmen torched the electoral office with a firebomb that destroyed some parts of the building. Confirming the incident, Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mike Abbatam, said three gunmen were killed while two firebombs were recovered from the scene. The attack occurred around 3am today but was repelled as three of the perpetrators, including their commander, were killed. Some AK-47 rifles and pump action guns as well as eight vehicles were recovered from the gunmen. According to a source, “This morning,…

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was silent on his international future as he reacted to his side’s World Cup exit following a 1-0 defeat to Morocco. The 37-year-old forward who is without a club after he was sacked by Manchester United was in tears as he walked into the dressing room following Portugal’s ouster. Ronaldo whose role was reduced to being a substitute in the games against Switzerland and Morocco said winning the World Cup was the “most ambitious dream” of his career. He said that he gave his all every time he wore the Portugal colours and that he is…

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it will disburse 1.7 million dollars to support farmers affected by floods in nine states of the country before the end of 2022. The intervention according to the organisation is to ameliorate flood impact on farmers and enable them to go into dry season farming, so as to enhance their income, boost production and ensure food security. Dede Ekoue, IFAD Country Director said this on the sideline of the Federal Government/IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) Mid Term Review (MTR) Mission Stakeholders Wrap-Up Workshop in Abuja. Ekoue who identified total flood recovery response…

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate has quietly aborted his much-touted political trip to the United States. Tinubu, who returned to Nigeria after a trip to the United Kingdom that included an appearance at the Chatham House is in Ibadan, Oyo state instead of the US today. The former Lagos governor’s outing in the UK drew mixed reactions from his supporters and opposition particularly his inability to answer questions at the Chatham House. Shortly before embarking on his trip to the UK, some members of the opposition had claimed that Tinubu was denied US visa but he…