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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been sworn in for another term of four years. Abiodun took the oath of office, yesterday, at the MKO Stadium, Abeokuta, the state capital. In his address, the governor, who ordered the release of 49 convicts currently serving jail terms in different correctional facilities across the state, also commuted death sentences of three convicts to life imprisonment. He said that those granted pardon included an 84-year-old inmate and others who were above 60 years of age. The governor said some of the pardoned inmates had been behind bars for more than 20 years, while…

Says he welcomes constructive criticism Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, officially commenced his second term in office following the completion of his swearing-in by the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba. Sanwo-Olu was optimistic that the best days of the state and its inhabitants lie ahead. The governor, who noted that his administration had set the stage for transformative change, as well as confronted significant challenges, said: “We never faltered. Our challenges became stepping-stones; and our trials the foundation of our resilience. “As we continue to write the story of Lagos State, let us embrace the spirit of inclusiveness…

• Stakeholders call for more consultation, phased subsidy removal• You can’t remove fuel subsidy through mere announcement, says professor of energy economics• ‘Tinubu must increase revenue generation to achieve stable exchange rate’• NLC, TUC, NECA: New President must engage labour before removing subsidy• HURIWA calls for mass protest, warns against unilateral decision• Unified exchange will increase investment, capital inflow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, kick-started the long, tortuous journey towards pulling the economy from the woods, declaring that the days of fuel subsidy are gone and hinting at the need for a “thorough house cleaning” in the monetary policy.Tinubu had bared…

• May pick Gbajabiamila CoS, Akume as SGF• Buhari arrives in Daura, announces new appointments during Tinubu’s inauguration• CAN congratulates Tinubu, tasks him on security, economy• Tinubu’s inaugural speech shallow with no solution to problems, says LP Newly-sworn in Nigeria’s 16th president, Bola Tinubu, got a boost from one of the nation’s biggest allies on his first day in office as President of America, Joe Biden, yesterday expressed his desire to work with Tinubu and strengthen the relationship between both countries.The White House, official residence of the U.S. president, disclosed this in a statement, on Monday. American presidency had earlier…

Cross River state-owned airline, Cally Air, might have run aground after two years of operations and operational debt in excess of N900 million to its technical partner, Aero Contractors. Though the airline last operated in April 2022, its asset is currently at the centre of bickering between the outgoing governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, his successor, Governor Bassey Ottu, and Aero Contractors. The Guardian learnt that while the outgoing administration wanted Cally Air’s only surviving asset, a Boeing 737-300 with the registration number 5N-BYQ, to be brought to Calabar for project commissioning and “concessioning” exercise, the Ottu group and some stakeholders…

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar said the Supreme Court’s dismissal of his party’s suit against the All Progressive Congress (APC) will not discourage him from seeking justice. On Friday, the Supreme Court threw out a suit seeking disqualification of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the Supreme Court held that the (PDP lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The PDP had claimed that Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate was in breach of the provisions of sections 29(1),…

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has thrown his weight behind the bid by Dr Tajudeen Abbas to occupy the seat of the Speaker of the incoming 10th House of Representatives. Wike, who declared the support for the APC’s preferred candidates in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Friday, said he would work assiduously to make sure that the duo emerge victorious. Speaking when the Abbas/Kalu Campaign Team visited him under the leadership of the Joint Task – 10th Assembly, Wike said all the 13 members-elect from Rivers State with the exception of one, are with Abbas and Kalu 100 percent.…

Pro-democracy group under the aegis of the Natives has staged a peaceful march in the heart of Abuja, sending out stern warning to members of the opposition against any idea of forming a parallel government. The Natives Supreme leader, Olalekan Smart Edwards who addressed the procession at the precinct of the Court of Appeal called on those pushing the idea to perish the thought in the interest of the country. “We are here at Appeal Court today to state categorically that we the Natives of Nigeria will not allow the idea of parallel government. In fact, the idea should be…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by three individuals seeking to stop the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu allegedly falsified his age and has dual citizenship status. The plaintiffs, Praise Ilemona Isaiah, Pastor Paul Isaac Audu, and Dr. Anongu Moses, alleged in their FHC/ABJ/C5/657/2023 suit that Tinubu, who was declared the winner of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25, lied on oath in the Form EC9 he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in support of his qualifications to contest the election. In his ruling on Friday, Justice James Omotosho held…

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened an investigation into the property of the late Sir Adeyemo Alakija located in Lagos state. The EFCC has taken this step due to the undated Vesting Deed allegedly made by two executors of Alakija’s will. According to the anti-graft agency, the investigation of the property located at No 10 Keffi Street, South West, Ikoyi, Lagos, comes in the wake of a petition by two of the grandchildren of Alakija. The undated Vesting Deed which was prepared by Messers O. Akindeko and registered at the Federal Land Registry, Ikoyi was made over the…