Designer Of Nigerian Flag Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, Dies Aged 84

The designer of the Nigerian Flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, has passed on at the age of 87. His son, Akinkunmi Samuel announced his demise on Wednesday via his Facebook page. “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you lived a life with a landmark. “Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R): A great man has gone,” he wrote.

President Tinubu Promises Reversal Of Servicing Debt With 90% Revenue 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described as unsustainable servicing the nation’s debt with 90 per cent of its revenue. Mr. President promised to reverse same as such is a path to destruction. President Tinubu spoke yesterday at the kick off of the 63^rd Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual conference, at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. He was accompanied to the venue by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). The president promised to depart from what he described as a “destructive path”. Tinubu, who also noted that erratic power supply constituted a major hindrance to the growth of the economy, urged Nigerians to have positive attitude while his government intensifies efforts to reposition the country.

LG Polls: Oyo State APC Chapter Fixes New Dates For Primary Election

All Progressive Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter announced new dates for its primaries ahead of the forthcoming Local Government Election in the State. This was revealed by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) in a press statement, say the Local Government election is scheduled to commence April 2023.

The board of trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended Rabiu Kwankwaso over alleged anti-party activities for a period of six months. NAN reports that the suspension of Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the February 25 election, was announced on Tuesday at the end of a meeting held in Lagos. The NNPP BoT also suspended the national working committee (NWC) of the party and appointed new officers, which include Agbo Major as the acting national chairman. Ogini Olaposi was appointed as acting national secretary, and 18 others to different positions.

SERAP Issues Tinubu 48 Hours Ultimatum to Reverse Ban on Media

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to utilize his "good office and leadership position to immediately reverse the unlawful ban on 25 journalists and media houses from covering the presidential villa and restore the accreditation of those affected". “To publicly instruct the officials in the presidential villa to permit journalists and media outlets to freely do their jobs and discharge their constitutional duty of holding those in power to account,” SERAP urged him.

Senate to Probe Public Procurement under Buhari's Admin

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Procurement, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has on 23rd August 2023 revealed the intention of the National Assembly (NASS) to investigate the activities of the procurement system in Nigeria from the beginning of the second tenure of Buhari (2019) to sort out mistakes previously made to help regain the confidence of the public in the procurement system. Okpebholo vowed that the era of procurement fraud in the federal government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) has come to an end with the coming of the 10th Senate. According to him, with the inauguration of the cabinet by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigerians should expect a better procurement experience that will define the renewed hope for all citizens.