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A former governor of Gombe State who now represents Gombe Central in the Senate, Danjuma Goje, has lost his wife, Yelwa. The family made this announcement in a statement signed by Mr. Goje’s son, Ahmed Mohammed, stating that she died in a hospital in the United States of America, aged 55. The statement read: “With gratitude to Allah, I regret to announce the death of Her Excellency, Hajiya Yelwa Danjuma Goje, wife of the former governor of Gombe State, Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje. “Aged 55, she died in a hospital in the United States of America. She is survived by her husband, Senator Goje, six children, 10 grandchildren, many relatives, supporters and admirers.” The Senate on Monday expressed shock and sadness over Mrs. Goje’s death and commiserated with the family in a statement personally signed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The Senate described the deceased as an exemplary pillar of support, a dedicated partner and mother to the community.

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sacked the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The sacking of the two government officials was based on the report of a three-man panel led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo that investigated them. Adesina said Buhari has subsequently appointed Mr. Boss Mustapha as the new SGF. The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has studied the report of the panel headed by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, which investigated allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir David Lawal, and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke. “The President accepted the recommendation of the panel to terminate t

A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami (retd.), on Thursday broke his silence on his appointment as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Cases Trial Monitoring Committee set up by the National Judicial Council. Salami divulged his reason for rejecting the appointment in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday. A national newspaper had earlier reported on Thursday that Salami rejected the appointment because of some persons included as members of the committee. But Salami confirmed to our correspondent in a telephone interview that he rejected the appointment because it was not in his interest. Insisting that contrary to the statement issued by the Office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria on Thursday that it had yet to be formally notified of Salami’s decision to reject the appointment, the former President of the Court of Appeal told our correspondent that he had sent a formal letter to the appropriate authorities to that effect. Making a veiled reference to the

The Presidency on Thursday said an Abuja Magistrate’s   Court as well as the international police popularly called the INTERPOL had issued fresh warrants for the arrest of the embattled former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent. Shehu said Maina’s investigation had been extended beyond his reinstatement and subsequent posting. He said the investigation would even be extended to some foreign countries. The presidential spokesman said, “Maina’s investigation has been expanded. This is beyond reinstatement. It has gone beyond that. “You know that the INTERPOL has just issued an international warrant on him. A Nigerian court has also issued yet another warrant of arrest. “All those cases involving Steve Oronsaye (former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation) t

Skye Bank PLC, as part of its engagement initiative to drive financial inclusion among the youth segment is organising a nationwide campus storm exercise to promote its ‘Ref n Win’ campaign which provides students and the academic communities an opportunity to experience convenient and accessible banking offerings right at their doorstep. The Bank's representatives will be storming Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife on Monday for a weeklong activities that will electrify the University Community like never before with wonderful prizes on offer for everyone.   The Campus Plus ‘Ref n Win’ promo is aimed at rewarding campus plus account holders who have referred their school mates and friends to open an account with the bank. Referrers get to earn a commission on account opened, qualifies for prizes ranging from N25,000, N50,000 and stand a chance to partake in the grand draw to win a Brand New KIA Salon Car at the end of the promo.   According

All is set for the second edition of the Delta State Principals Cup football competition for all secondary schools sponsored by Zenith Bank. At the media conference of the Season 2 of the competition on Thursday, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa affirmed his resolve to give all young Deltans a platform to excel in their various areas of specialization and to expose their talents in the state to the global community. The Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chiedu Ebie, who on behalf of the governor said the opening ceremony is scheduled for November 1, 2017 at the St Patrick’s College, Asaba while the final is scheduled for February 2018 at the Ozoro Polytechnic Stadium. Stressing that the revival of the Principals Cup was one of the programs outlined by the Governor towards enhancing the grassroots sports developmental drive of the state, Ebie said that the Okowa administration was keen on redirecting the focus of young Deltans to meanin

Kabiru Rabiu, Group Executive Director of Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, BUA Group, has been ranked second, only after Egyptian, Basil El Baz, on the ‘Choiseul 100 Africa’ list of future African Business Leaders by Institut Choiseul – a renowned French economic and political think-tank based in Paris in partnership with a leading publication, Jeune Afrique. The 2017 rankings, which boasts of only 10 Nigerians, has Kabiru Rabiu as the only Nigerian in the top 10. The annual compilation by the French Institute is carried out through an original independent study that identifies profiles and ranks young African business leaders under the age of 40 from any of the 54 countries on the continent across various industries who will play a major role in the development of Africa in the near future. To classify the 100 leaders of tomorrow, the Choiseul Institute, through its panel of experts and specialists uses five sets of criteria: image and reputation, path and skills, power and f