President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Startups Bills on Wednesday. Also, the government has set up N10 billion Investment Fund for young innovators and makes provision for incentives and tax holidays to encourage local innovators. This was made known by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the Minister, this is in recognition of the efforts of the Nigeria government in the Information Communication Technology, ICT. He explained that this is why Microsoft has decided to train about five million Nigerians on high…
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As the 2023 Presidential Campaign begins to gather dust, Festus Keyamo, Director, Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council has refreshed Nigerians memory on how the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, innovatively tackled crimes and insecurity, as Governor of Lagos. The Chief Spokesperson, in the 4th Episode of the ‘BAT Movement With Keyamo’ podcast series, which Asiwaju’s supporters have since tagged; “As E Dey Hot”, listed the obviously unmatched efforts of Tinubu in raiding Lagos of hoodlums, miscreants and criminals, as Lagos State Governor. Keyamo, who is also the…
A rights activist and politician, Ayomipe Jatto, have commended Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada which four more Local Government Areas and five Local Council Development Areas where included recently. Jatto said this is the greatest step to reduce crime in Lagos State, he appreciates the Governor for enforcing the ban stating, “it gave us a safer environment.” The activist calls it one of the biggest political risks and also a courageous move the governor took which his predecessors didn’t take. He applauds the Governor for considering the safety of Lagosians above his political…
Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of killing the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, has denied killing the deceased in a confessional video that was played before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday. This was her claim when the court resumed the watching of the recorded video footage of the confessional statement of the prime suspect. According to her, she doesn’t know who killed the deceased as she just went out on Tuesday, and by the time she got back saw Ataga on the floor and she quickly picked her…
Just as scripture-based narratives of people and events abound, depicting serpent or snake in their stories, a convicted inmate, Olarewaju Omiyinka James alias Baba Ijesha is reported to have overpowered a snake within the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Kirikiri recently. Information came to town that Baba Ijesha killed a big snake with his bare hand. According to an impeccable source, the Nollywood actor was said to have seized a big snake lurked under a generating set close to the Chief Warder’s office and killed it by slamming it to the ground. Report reached CASEFILE that the incident occured sometime…
Otunba Jimi Lawal has reacted to his suspension by a group of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members in Ogun State. Speaking through his Media Adviser, Austin Oniyokor, the recently elected candidate of the PDP’ in the state described his suspension as a ruse carried out by a defeated aspirant. He said the Primary which produced Otunba Jimi Adebisi Lawal is in compliance with the court order which directed a fresh primary in the State. Below is the statement Re: Purported Suspension of Jimi Lawal, Others The purported suspension of the just elected governorship candidate of the Ogun state PDP, Otunba…
Magistrates Oluwatoyin Gwendolyn Oghre and Humenu Olajuwon Amos have been relieved of their appointments by the Lagos State Judicial Service Commission. This development was communicated to the public by the Permanent Secretary of the Commission, Mrs. Olubukola O. Salami. The Commission terminated their appointments following the outcome of investigation on acts of misconduct. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Commission, Mrs.Salami, she said the termination of appointments was the culmination of the investigation initiated over allegations of misconduct leveled against the duo in line with the disciplinary process and the need to protect the integrity of the Judiciary. In…
The Labour Party, LP is calling for the arrest and prosecution of the Iyaloja General, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo over cohesion of the traders to support the candidature of the All Progressive Congress Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, her father. A video went viral over the weeks when shops of traders who failed to attend the Women’s rally in support of Tinubu’s ambition were shut. The affected traders complained that they were being forced to pay the the sum of N5,000 (five thousand naira) as fine. A statement signed by the Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Arabambi Abayomi Oluwafemi says…