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  Aformer military governor of Ondo State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has stated that claimed that President Bola Tinubu sent some emissaries to him to end their “disagreement.”  George, who mentioned this while appearing on a Channel TV interview monitored by SaharaReporters on Monday, was explaining why he was still around in the country. Recall during the build-up to the 2023 general elections, George said he would leave Nigeria if Tinubu eventually won the election. While explaining why he decided to stay in the country contrary to his earlier pledge, he noted that his change of mind was due to the intervention of some elderly people that pacified him to take things easier with Tinubu. He said, “That I had a quarrel with Bola Tinubu, is not personal.  We disagreed on many fundamentals. Political fundamentals and those things are still there. Yes, they had sent emissaries to me that look, let’s tone down, and I accepted it. If elder people came

  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that its latest count has shown that at least 31 journalists covering the Israeli-Hamas conflict have been killed. According to CPJ, of the 31 journalists killed in the ongoing war, 26 were Palestinians, four Israelis and one Lebanese. It further noted that eight other journalists have reportedly been injured, while nine others are considered missing or detained. The CPJ in a statement on Monday said that "Journalists in Gaza face particularly high risks as they try to cover the conflict in the face of an Israeli ground assault... devastating Israeli airstrikes, disrupted communications, and extensive power outages." It identified some of the killed journalists to include a well-known Palestinian filmmaker, Roshdi Sarraj and a Beirut-based videographer for Reuters, Issam Abdallah, who was killed near the Lebanon border by shelling coming from the direction of Israel. However, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has said it was

As the 2023 Supplementary budget forwarded to the Oyo State House of Assembly by Governor Seyi Makinde scales 2nd reading, the State lawmakers have harped on the need for the State Government to put new measures in place towards expanding and broadening the tax net of the State in order to fund the budget increment. This was part of the submission of the lawmakers as the 2023 Supplementary budget is referred to the House Committee on Finance, Appropriation and Budget for further scrutiny. Recall that Governor Seyi Makinde is seeking the upward review of the 2023 budget from #310,432,500,000 to #352,282,500,000. The Governor said the supplementary became necessary due to the adverse economic effects of removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit PMS and the floating of the exchange rates by the Federal Government. While deliberating on the supplementary budget, the lawmakers noted the vital need for the State Government to increase and expand its tax revenue bases to fund the budget so a

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a 2023 supplementary budget of N2.1 trillion. While speaking after the FEC meeting on Monday in Abuja the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu said the budget is to fund urgent issues. “The council considered a request for supplementary appropriation which is a second for 2023,” he said at the State House in Abuja. “And graciously approved the sum of N2,176,791,286,033 as supplementary budget and this supplementary budget is to fund urgent issues including N605 billion for national defence and security. “This is to sustain the gains made in security and to accelerate and these are funds that are needed by the security agencies before the year runs out. ” According to him, there will be allocations to maintain previous progress on national security and agriculture. The budget will also cover four months of wage awards for Federal Government workers and student loan funds. “Equally the sum of N210 billion is provided for

  THE right to adequate housing that is safe,  healthy, available and affordable is enshrined in the United Nation’s Habitat Agenda with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all (UN Habitat, 2001). Housing is a critical component in the social, economic and health fabric of every nation. Thus, governments around the world are duty- bound to ensure their citizens have access to suitable housing. The Oyo State government, led by Engr Seyi Makinde, is not left out. Statistics estimate that Nigeria has a housing deficit of 28 million, and would need over N21 trillion to adequately bridge the gap. Despite the policies, organisations and regulations which different governments have put in place since independence in 1960, there is still a huge shortage of housing, especially for the low-income segment of the society.  With a rapidly-growing population of more than 200 million, which is estimated to hit 400 million by 2050, this deficit would more than double if nothing is done to stem