Nigerian Gazette

Permit me to borrow a leaf from this biblical reference in 2Maccabees 6: 18 – 31 “Eleazar, one of the scribes in high position, a man now advanced in age and of noble presence, was being forced to open his mouth to eat swine’s flesh. But he, welcoming death with honor rather than life with pollution, went up to the rack of his own accord, spitting out the flesh, as men ought to go who have the courage to refuse things that it is not right to taste, even for the natural love of life. Those who were in charge of that unlawful sacrifice took the man aside, because of their long acquaintance with him, and privately urged him to bring meat of his own providing, proper for him to use, and pretend that he was eating the flesh of the sacrificial meal which had been commanded by the king, so that by doing this he might be saved from death, and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them. But making a high resolve, worthy of his years and the dignity of his old age and the gray ...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked its Committee on Public Petitions to investigate an alleged N44.5m fraud committed by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Yakubu Umar. Among the allegations was the payment of N1m in July 2011 from the coffers of the CCT to sponsor his wedding. Umar was also alleged to have spent N15.2m to purchase a Toyota Prado Jeep “without following due process.” The House gave the directive after a member from Taraba State, Mr. Rima Shawulu, laid a petition before the legislature detailing the alleged infractions of the CCT chairman. However, the petition was authored by the Anti-Corruption Network, a non-governmental organisation. The session was presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara. In March 2011, Umar was said to have awarded contracts for the supply of office furniture and fittings in the sum of N11.3m. The contracts were reportedly executed by a “supposedly engineering company and not a furniture or supply company.”...

Reprieve on Tuesday came the way of traders who lost their wares to the fire incident that ravaged a section of  Oja Oba Market, Ado Ekiti in the wake of the skirmish between the Hausa and Yorubas of Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti as Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose announced the cash donation of N1 million naira to the victims in addition to relief materials made available by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) even as the governor  admonished them to accept the incident in good fate. Governor Fayose who said he shared in the traders' loss and pains as his humble beginning placed him in a position to understand better their sufferings, lamented the financial challenges faced by the government. Ekiti State government got N1.4b as October allocation even as N2.6b was the amount needed to pay salaries and subvention of institutions in the state  per month. Governor Fayose admonished the traders to endure with him this trying times.  Relief materials which value ac...

The statement credited to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, warning Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose to stop speaking on the running of the economy by the federal government has been described as a demonstration of military dictatorship mentality. Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Monday, said it was sad that the presidency could be warning a Nigerian, who is heading one of the country’s federating units on what to say and what not to say. Olayinka, who said he was sure that Garba Shehu must have spoken for himself, and not President Mohammadu Buhari, added that "Governor Fayose will continue to say the truth in interest Nigeria and its people because the Governor is not one of those that will go underground because of political persecution." He maintained that the country’s economy was in serious recession, adding that;...

In the main land I lived The hustle and bustle training Early morning noises and late hour unrest The neighborhood disturbances for pleasure Oh African land of no man! In your world many have grown In you another ruined for known or otherwise When shall others live testimonial life? Where lays the hope of the commoners? Quicken to ask if any. Tomorrow near like yesterday isn't far On the street, the color is yellowish Alight hastened for the fear of impatience pilot Only nature, I mean help of the weak and new comers Curse, the common language. Yea, the accidental landlords and occupants In my land I returned Away from the usual heat From the daily inconveniences Battle for ingenious live Civility, still the best in you The honey pot of the black nations. The hope of the living hustlers Oh, lasgidi, fill your guest emptying pot with treasure Abraham Olusegun Adeleye Writes from Okemesi Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has raised the alarm that Nigeria is grinding to a halt with the current economic situation prevailing in the country. In a press release yesterday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti, the governor noted that the issue at stake was grievous and not what people should play political propaganda with. He lamented the situation whereby what accrues to all the tiers of government was not even enough to pay workers' salaries. "The month's statutory allocation is the worst in the history of our state. We got a net allocation of N1.4 billion at state level while the salary of workers is N2.6 billion monthly. At the local government level, the 16 council areas got a little over N1 billion, while the wage bill there is over N2 billion monthly. "Payment of salaries at both state and local government levels is impossible with such allocations. And government still have some basic needs to meet. The other ...

When few weeks after Pa. Buhari assumed office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria we experienced improved electricity supply in Ado Ekiti and by extension Nigeria, I thought within myself that this dudes who purchased PHCN had succeeded in sabotaging former President Jonathan's effort at giving Nigerians stable power supply since it was so obvious that Pa. Buhari hadn't done anything significant to warrant the improvement we experienced within those few weeks after he assumed office. I could remember I discussed the power improvement with The Special Assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose on New Media and Communications, Lere Olayinka back then and he attributed the improvement to the rainfall we experienced at that time, he said that is the norm when we have much water at the dams, I disagreed with him. I told him the improvement was borne out of the fear that licences granted this electricity coys may be withdrawn by the new administration if what we experienced...