Author: Akintayo Adams

Akintayo Adams A. is an accomplished news editor at News VEO with several years of experience covering, crafting, and delivering compelling news and content that captivates target audiences.

Sèyí Mákindé, Governor of Oyo State has inaugurated the newly built ultra-modern palace at Oke Aremo, Ibadan, ahead of the coronation of the 43rd Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The palace, which has been under construction for many years, was recently completed, and Ọba Owólabí Olàkúlẹ́hìn is set to be the First Monarch to occupy the edifice. The new palace said to be constructed and built in the pattern and standard of Buckingham Palace was estimated at ₦800 million. “I want to specially recognize the efforts of two people. The first person is late Governor Abiola Ajimobi who was bold and…

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Abel Damina, the Senior Pastor of Abel Damina Ministries International has revealed why God is not a Christian and urged his congregation to cease believing that only Christians will enter heaven. He stated this during a sermon on Monday. He criticized the belief that Christianity is the sole path to paradise and emphasized that even Jesus was not a Christian. Damina pointed out that biblical figures such as Abraham, David, and Jesus Christ did not use the term “Christianity.” He added that these holy individuals were regarded as disciples or believers, not “Christians” in the traditional sense. He said, “Many…

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria( CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in the newly appointed 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal. They were sworn in alongside the 12 Judges of the High Court of The Federal Capital Territory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The new Justices are Abdullahi Muhammad Liman from Nasarawa State; Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi from Ogun State; Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi from Oyo State; Zainab Bage Abubakar from Kebbi State; Isaq Mohammed Sani from Kaduna State and Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo from Lagos State and Ngozika U. Okaisabor from Imo State respectively. Others include Donatus Nwaezuoke Okorowo from Enugu…

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The body of Nigeria’s Second Republic Senate President, Senator Dr. Joseph Wayas, arrived in Nigeria 33 months after his death in the United Kingdom. The remains of the elder statesman arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday morning and were received by his family members, Cross River North Senator Jarigbe Agom, Hon. Peter Akpanke, kinsmen, and other stakeholders. The body was then deposited at the morgue of the National Hospital, Abuja, after being kept for two years and nine months in a London morgue. Senator Jarigbe, Hon. Akpanke, and the family members of the late former…

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed strong support for Nigeria’s bid for re-election into the FIFA Council. Presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, in a release issued on Tuesday, stated that the two-term President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick, was elected to the FIFA Council in March 2021. Pinnick, the third Nigerian to achieve this position after the late Oyo Orok Oyo and Dr. Amos Adamu, is seeking re-election to the Council. President Tinubu is supporting Pinnick’s bid for Nigeria to retain its seat in the Council. The FIFA Council serves as the principal decision-making body of the…

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Kawu Suleiman Abdurrahman, Senator representing Kano South Senatorial District has presented a bill for the creation of ‘Tiga State’, which is to be carved out from the existing Kano State. The bill was presented on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. Titled “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Creation of Tiga State Bill, 2024 (SB.523)” the bill underwent its First Reading on July 10, 2024 (today). Recall that the upper legislative chamber was recently presented with a bill, sponsored by Delta North Senator Ned Nwoko, advocating for the creation of Anioma State in the South-East. This…

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The Former Governor of Kano State and current National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others will appear in court on Thursday. This is unconnected to charges related to alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds amounting to billions of naira. This development is sequel to a notice of trial served on the respondents through substituted means by order of the court. A Kano State High Court granted the order on June 5, 2024, allowing the state to serve the seven respondents through substituted service, which was subsequently executed via advertisements in…

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The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has denied allegations of fund misappropriation, overspending, and failure to pay contractors for completed jobs. Following a heated interactive session between the minister and the committee on women affairs and social development, chaired by Hon. Kafilat Ogbara, the meeting was adjourned until further notice. The minister was questioned about funds allocated for the office of the African First Ladies Peace Mission and asked to provide details on contract award letters, expected quantities, evidence of payment, and project completion certificates. She was also accused of spending ₦45 million on a New Year children’s party,…

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President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers across the Federation. This was according to a Channels Television report. It was gathered that the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be held at the Aso Villa in the nation’s capital city. The President is expected to decide between the ₦62,000 proposal from the government and private sector and the ₦250,000 demand from the Organised Labour. The Thursday meeting comes…

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the release of 56 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. The decision was premised on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy. A statement by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner For Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, on Tuesday, said the governor also approved the committal of one inmate on death row to life imprisonment. “The Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy in reaching its recommendations exercised due diligence in its deliberation of the applications in line with the applicable guidelines,” the statement read. “The council took…

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