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The Pan Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group, the Afenifere, has backed the stand of the Governors of Ondo and Oyo States not to subsume AMOTEKUN, the regional security outfit of the six Southwest states under the control of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Chairman of the South West Governors, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, and his Oyo State counterpart, Mr. Seyi Makinde, had earlier this week rejected the federal government’s proposal that regional security outfits like AMOTEKUN would be under the supervision of the Inspector General of Police. A statement issued yesterday by the Spokesman of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka…

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has revealed ongoing plan to ensure that exited and eligible N-Power beneficiaries are absorbed into government programmes. Farouq has insisted that the ministry would withhold the March to June payment of about 14,000 beneficiaries that were omitted by the Accountant General of the Federation’s Office by the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIPMIS) payment platform arising from discrepancies identified in their accounts. The minister noted that their payment will be withheld, adding that any beneficiary receiving payment from other government will be rejected by the GIPMIS.…

US pledges support for continental bank President Muhammadu Buhari; his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan; President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, and one of her predecessors, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, among others, were in a euphoric mood wednesday as Dr. Akinwumi Adesina won his bid for a second term as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Adesina, a former Nigeria’s minister of agriculture, was unanimously elected by both regional and non-regional members of the continental bank. In a statement issued yesterday…

VP: Ernst and Young to audit NDDC Implores church leaders aggrieved over CAMA to approach N’Assembly Obaigbena urges NBA to respect free speech Vice President Yemi Osinbajo thursday played down any interest in the 2023 presidential race, saying his major concern now is serving Nigeria. He has also asked church leaders who are aggrieved over the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 to approach the National Assembly for a review of the law. In addition, he said the federal government has picked Ernst & Young Global Limited to audit the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which is currently being…

Lionel Messi has provoked a football frenzy by announcing he wants to leave Barcelona, the club he joined as a 13-year-old in 2000 and has led to four Champions League titles. This has been a season of problems, on and off the field for Barcelona, but Tuesday’s declaration of divorce, though more extreme than anything in his past, is not the first sulk in Messi’s 20 years at Camp Nou. 2012: Patience wears thin Despite a reputation as a discreet and approachable team-mate, the Argentine has repeatedly lost patience with other Barca players. In September 2012, he gesticulated angrily at…

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was omitted from the France squad announced Thursday for next month’s Nations League matches against Sweden and Croatia after testing positive for Covid-19, coach Didier Deschamps said. World Cup winner Pogba has been replaced by teenager Eduardo Camavinga, who was called up for the first time alongside Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar and RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano. “Unfortunately he underwent a test yesterday (Wednesday) which was revealed to be positive this morning,” Deschamps said of Pogba’s absence from the group. Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot was also recalled for the first time in over two years…

Nigeria’s Akinwunmi Adesina has been affirmed as the president of the African Development Bank for another term by the board of governors of African Development Bank on Thursday. “Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB),” presidential spokesman Bashir Ahmed tweeted on Thursday. “With this re-election, he will spend another 5 years supervising the affairs of the Bank,” he added. Adesina, the first Nigerian to hold the position, was the only candidate in the election. He was first elected in May 2015. “At this Annual Meetings, I offer myself to you, our…

The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi, Email: olusegun.adeniyi@thisdaylive.com With little more than six weeks to the Ondo State gubernatorial election scheduled for 10th October, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu should ordinarily be focused on his re-election bid. But as governors are wont to do on the eve of either their re-election or departure from office, Akeredolu decided to conduct local government elections last Saturday. In the end, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state was declared winner of all 18 chairmanships and 194 of the 198 councillorship seats. While this is a familiar story, we should all be concerned by the…

Lionel Messi’s father is already discussing terms with Manchester City, according to several reports. It was revealed on Tuesday night that the Barcelona captain wants to leave the LaLiga club this summer, after a disappointing season in Spain which resulted in no trophies. Several top European clubs have been placed on high-alert, including Pep Guardiola’s City and Paris Saint-Germain. And according to RAC1 and TyC Sports, Jorge Messi has already touched down in Manchester to discuss terms with the Premier League side. The reports say that the player’s father is discussing a two-year deal with City, though there are still…

Approves N722.3m for auditors Disturbed by the continued delay in the passage of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) budget by the National Assembly, the presidency yesterday resolved to release N722.3 million to fund the forensic audit of the commission. The amount is in addition to other estimated fiscal proposals for the forensic audit, which is expected to cover 12,000 abandoned projects in the Niger Delta in the last 19 years. Briefing reporters at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, Abuja, the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said the decision followed…