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Lawmaker Urges Nigerians To Be Patient With Tinubu’s Administration

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By Gloria Ikibah 
 
As the nationwide protest to ‘End Bad Governance’ in Nigeria reaches the fifth day, a member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Akinlayo Kolawole, has pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, because he understands their plights.
 
Rep. Kolawole who represents Ido/Osi/Moba/Ilejemeje Federal Constituency of Ekiti State, who stated this at a press conference on Monday in Abuja on the heels of protests across the country due to economic hardship, expressed confidence in the government to steer the country to prosperity.
 
The lawmaker also begged Nigerians to embrace dialogue in order to address their concerns rather than protests.
 
He cited that it is the constitutional right of citizen to also protest if they feel that government was not doing what they are supposed to do.
 
Kolawole who stated  that the present administration was still new and inherited a faulty system which it is working tirelessly to repair, acknowledged that President Tinubu was finding solutions to the challenges for the benefit of Nigerians.
 
 He said: “If you inherit a bad structure, it will take a while for you to repair it and make it stand solid. So, I want to beg all of us and the press people to also be patient with the government in power. Give us a little time.
 
“I promise that the government will do the needful. We all know that. And as we get the youth that are protesting, I will visit them and advise. And also I beg them to please dialogue. Because if you could see that the crisis in Iran, if you look at the crisis in Russia and Ukraine for the past almost two years. They have be fighting and no solution in place.
 
“But if they come to table, I think that crisis will be resolved. So I want our youth to also consider that olive branch that the president has offered them. That they should come to table for dialogue.
 
“So whatever demand they have, they can table it before the government. The one the government can do immediately, they will offer it. The one they can do in a long time process, they will also let them know.
 
“So dialogue is better than protest. So we advise our youth and our compatriots to please be patient with the government. The government will do the needful at the right time”.
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Tinubu promotes acting COAS Oluyede to Lieutenant General

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By Francesca Hangeior.

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday decorated the acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, as Lieutenant General.

It was gathered that the short ceremony took place in the President’s office complex at the State House, Abuja.

“President Tinubu decorates acting Chief of Army Staff, Oluyede, as Lt. General,” a snippet from the president’s communications team read Tuesday.

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Tinubu had appointed Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff last Wednesday, even as his predecessor, Taoreed Lagbaja, remains indisposed for weeks.

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Oyebanji, others mourn death of Ekiti chief judge

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By Francesca Hangeior.

There was a lull in the Ekiti State Judiciary headquarters in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday following the death of the state Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye.

Adeyeye, who was inaugurated as the Ekiti State Chief Judge on October 11, 2021, passed away on Monday at the age of 64.

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, also expressed condolences on Adeyeye’s demise.

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Oyebanji, in a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, described Adeyeye’s death as “heartrending and a colossal loss for the state.”

The governor said, “With the death of the late Justice Adeyeye, the Judiciary in Ekiti State, in particular, and Nigeria in general, has lost a great pillar and an asset whose worth is invaluable.”

Oyebanji described the late Chief Judge as a firm and forthright jurist who demonstrated an unwavering dedication to the principles of equity and justice.

He noted that Adeyeye worked hard for a vibrant and independent Judiciary in his lifetime, which allowed that arm of government to contribute to good governance and the defence of the rights of citizens.

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The governor added that the late Justice Adeyeye did his best in advocating better welfare for judicial officers and staff members of the Ekiti State Judiciary to ensure effective service delivery and the smooth running of the justice sector.

He stated, “This is indeed a great loss to our dear state. On behalf of the government and people of Ekiti State, I commiserate with the family of the late Hon. Justice Adeyeye and pray that the good Lord will console and comfort them, and grant the dear departed eternal rest.”

The Chief Registrar of the Ekiti State Judiciary, Olanike Adegoke, described the late Chief Judge as “a respected jurist who dedicated his life to upholding the principles of fairness, equity, and justice.”

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Sex tape: Equatorial Guinea Govt suspends Minister, staff

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By Francesca Hangeior.

 

The Equatorial Guinean Government has announced the suspension of Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a politician and a former head of his country’s anti-graft National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF).

Reports broke out exposing the numerous tapes. In the sex tape, about 400 woman were recorded allegedly involving Mr Engonga, the son of Baltasar Engonga Edjoo—the current president of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)—and numerous women surfaced online.

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Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President, Teddy Nguema, in a statement on his X (formerly Twitter) page on Monday, also announced the immediate suspension of the women (staff of the agency) involved in the explicit videos, some of which were filmed in the offices.

Nguema stated that the government is implementing strict measures against such acts, viewing them as a grave violation of the Code of Conduct and the Public Ethics Law.

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