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Oluwo and the glorification of ignorance (1), by Tunde Odesola

November 28, 2022 Emporium Reporters

Welcome to Ìwó, the ancient Yoruba land where the parrot sings in paradox the poetry of truth and treachery. The parrot is not a treacherous bird. For the Yoruba, the parrot is a sacred bird of historic symbolism, bearing on its head the feathers of truth, trampling underfoot the evil of treachery. Abomination! Even though they domesticate it, the Yoruba don’t kill the highly revered bird, whose prized tail feathers they use in ritual performance. In Ìwó and many other Yoruba towns, the parrot is sentineled at home…

Osun 2022 : Tribunal compels INEC To produce Adeleke’s Certificates, Nomination Form ….. As panel refuses to dismiss Petition

November 16, 2022 Emporium Reporters

There were hot arguments before the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, as the panel compelled the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the nomination form and academic certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke used for his nomination in the 2018 governorship election. The order of the tribunal, Chaired by Justice Tertsea Kume was contained in a Subpoena issued on REC by the panel following the request of counsel for Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC). This…

NDIS, an innovative platform for Diaspora Direct Investment – NiDCOM Boss

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Emporium Reporters

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa OON has addressed the media ahead of the 5th Annual Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS), in Abuja. Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa revealed that the investment summit will explore new areas and innovative avenues to attract Diaspora Direct investments back home. “To build on the successes achieved through previous summits, this edition has Ondo State in focus. “These investments are going to the grassroots therefore there is a need to decentralize the concept so as to optimize it to target…

I’ll reclaim my mandate, Oyetola declares ……. as Osun walks for Tinubu/Shettima

October 25, 2022 Emporium Reporters

Today, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, led thousands of stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State on a solidarity walk of about 10km, which took them two hours and 15 minutes through major streets of Osogbo, the State capital in support of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima. The walk, according to Oyetola, was a means of reciprocating the kind gestures of Asiwaju and to express Osun’s support as a State for his presidential ambition. The Governor…

BREAKING: British Prime Minister, Liz Truss resigns

October 20, 2022 Emporium Reporters

Liz Truss has announced she is resigning as prime minister after just six weeks in the role. There will be a leadership election within a week, Ms Truss said. It comes after the chair of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady entered No 10 for a crisis meeting with the prime minister, followed by party chair Jake Berry. Ms Truss’ brief stint as leader involved a mini-Budget that spooked the market, the sacking of her close ally and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, the resignation of home secretary Suella…

FG directs Network Service Providers to reverse 10% Upward Tariff adjustment

October 19, 2022 Emporium Reporters

The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to media reports of unilateral implementation of the recently approved 10 per cent upward tariff adjustments for some voice and data services by the service providers, on their networks. The consideration for 10 per cent approval for tariff adjustments for different voice and data packages was in line with the mandates of the Commission as provided by the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003, and other extant Regulations and Guidelines, as this was within the provisions of existing price floor and…

Parliamentary Staff suspends proposed Strike

October 19, 2022 Emporium Reporters

The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria PASAN, National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission NASC chapters has suspended it’s proposed strike scheduled to start on Thursday, October 20, 2022. In a resolution signed by the Secretary- General ,Comrade Awobifa I. Hameed stated that the joint resolutions by the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission over continuous agitations for their allowances and proposed strike has been suspended as a result of court action instituted by the National Assembly Service Commission at the industrial court, Abuja division. The case was…

KOGI-DANGOTE FACEOFF: Intergotating Adedayo’s Hatchet Job By Abdullahi O. Haruna, HARUSPICE

October 10, 2022 Emporium Reporters

When providence beckoned on Alhaji Yahaya Bello to become Governor of Kogi State in 2015, on the podium of his inauguration, he made a solemn pledge that reads; “My Administration shall exist for the sole purpose of serving the superseding interests of the people of Kogi State to the very best of its capabilities. We also undertake to never lend our capacities to servicing the avarice of anyone or group–whether from Kogi State or elsewhere”. This was his pledge to the people of Kogi state and stoically, he has stuck…

NYSC DG reiterates commitment to improved Staff Welfare

October 6, 2022 Emporium Reporters

The National Youth Service Corps Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, was agog as staff members celebrated the 19th Director General of the Scheme, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah on his 100 Days in office. In a ceremony at the Conference Hall of the Headquarters today, the Director General assured members of staff that he is committed to improved staff welfare as well as taking the NYSC to greater heights. According to Fadah, some of his landmark achievements in the last 100 days like the inauguration of the staff hostel in…