Oyo State Govt Announce 50% Reduction In Salaries Of Political Office Holders

Oyo State Government has announced 50 per cent reduction in the salaries of political office holders, their compensation, approval limits and government’s spending with immediate effect.

Alhaji Olalekan Alli, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), disclosed this at a news conference held in Ibadan on Monday.

Alli said that the decision was taken at the State Executive Council meeting held on Friday, Nov. 4.

He said that it was a measure to shore up the dwindling revenue base of the state. The SSG said that the state had been spending its monthly allocation from the federation account on payment of workers’ salary, which he said, stood at N5.2 billion.

Ife To Unveil Tallest Statue In Nigeria & 3rd In Africa

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi via his Instagram page has announced that he would be unveiling the tallest statue in Nigeria and the 3rd in Africa in two weeks time. The statue is that of Moremi Ajasoro. Below is how it was announced;

In 2 weeks we would be unveiling the tallest statue in Nigeria and the 3rd tallest in Africa.

Standing at 42 ft, the MOREMI AJASORO statue will be unveiled right where Moremi herself lived before becoming a deity thousands of years ago as the goddess of liberty.

This unveiling will act as one of the greatest achievements in Nigerian tourism.

God almighty gave me his grace to achieve one of my greatest ambitions in life within my 1st year on the throne of Oduduwa with many more to come.

Niger State To Prosecute Noise Pollution Offenders

Niger State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA) has said that the agency would set up mobile courts to prosecute those engaged in noise pollution in the state.

Alhaji Usman Kolos, the Deputy General Manager of the agency told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday that owners of musical studio and operators of grinding machines would no longer go scot free.

He disclosed that the state government has purchased noise meter machines that would help to check unwanted noise.

“Noise pollution affects both health and behaviour and can damage psychological health.

“It can cause hypertension, high-stress levels, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects to the body,” he said.

Borno State Ready To Prosecute Parents Who Refuse To Send Children To School

Borno State Government today says it would prosecute parents who fail to enroll their children and wards in schools.

“Any parent either out of ignorance or willingly refuses to send his child to school will be made to face the full wrath of the law,” Alhaji Kaka-Shehu Lawan, the Bono State Attorney General/Commissioner of Justice said.

“The government has directed the Borno State Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to mobilise all children of school age to be enrolled in schools. It has also invested heavily in constructing new schools and renovating those vandalised by Boko Haram terrorists in the course of the insurgency, so as to provide conducive atmosphere for learning,”the commissioner added.

Lawan said that government had also introduced free school bus services and other incentives to attract children back to schools.

First Female US Attorney General Janet Reno Dies

The first woman to be US attorney general, Janet Reno, has died at home in Miami from complications linked to Parkinson's disease.

Ms Reno, 78, was at the centre of several political crises while serving under President Bill Clinton between 1993 and 2001.

She was criticised for a deadly raid on the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco, Texas after just weeks in office.

Sect leader David Koresh and some 80 followers were killed during the raid.

Questions were asked afterwards about the legality of the FBI raid and why it was that so many people were killed.

Ms Reno survived the aftermath of the raid to become the longest-serving attorney-general in the 20th Century from 1993-2001 - and one of President Clinton's most trusted cabinet members.

She also continued to work despite being diagnosed in 1995 with Parkinson's disease, which caused trembling in both her arms.

After Waco, Ms Reno played a role in some of the more high-profile controversies and scandals that rocked the Clinton administration

Photos: Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin wins anti-corruption award in London

Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, over the weekend won the African Voice Leadership in Legislative Governance Awards 2016 for his commitment to legislative duties and fight against corruption in Nigeria. The award took place at the Banqueting Venue, London on Saturday and he was accompanied by his wife Maryam.

Speaking after receiving the award, Jibrin said

 “Thank you African Voice Newspaper for this award. The award is a huge morale booster because it is coming at a very difficult and challenging period. It’s a period I had to leave my post as Appropriation chairman of the House of Representatives, suspended through subterranean means by Speaker Yakubu Dogara and received several threats to my life by the highly placed public officials I accused of corruption. My offence is disagreeing with some corrupt leaders of the House including the Speaker over the 2016 budget fraud and insisting that the right thing must be done,  exposing individual and systemic corruption in the House and rejecting immunity for Principal officers of the House. 

After FBI clears Hillary Clinton of criminality Donald Trump still says 'Hillary is guilty, she knows it!

FBI Director James Comey has revealed that the agency will not pursue criminal charges against U.S presidential candidate Hillary Clinton barely a day to the elections, after shocking the American public last month when he sent a letter to Congress saying the FBI had discovered emails that could be connected to the now-closed probe of whether Clinton mishandled classified information while secretary of State.

"Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July," Comey wrote in the new letter to congressional committee chairmen.

According to Comey, the FBI won't be going through with investigation of Hillary Clinton as they've searched through thousands of emails found during the FBI's separate investigation into a sexting incident by Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.