Sultan, Soyinka, Anyaoku, Ofeimun for 2021 Obafemi Awolowo Lecture Sultan, Soyinka, Anyaoku, Ofeimun for 2021 Obafemi Awolowo Lecture
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Eminent Nigerians including the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and public affairs commentator, Mr Odia Ofeimun, are guests at this year’s virtual Obafemi Awolowo Lecture.
This year’s lecture, in memory of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, entitled “Whither Nigeria,” will hold as a webinar on Saturday, March 6, 20201, the birthday of the sage, at 6:00 p.m. (West African Time).
While Professor Soyinka will be the chairman of the event, Chief Anyaoku will be the Special Guest of Honour with the Sultan of Sokoto as the Royal Father of the event. Mr Ofeimun will be the Guest Speaker.
Gbajabiamila expresses worry over under-performance of 2020 capital budget Gbajabiamila expresses worry over under-performance of 2020 capital budget
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed reservation on the performance of the 2020 capital budget component implementation in spite of the three months extension by the National Assembly, aimed at ensuring optimal growth and development.
Hon Gbajabiamila said the essence of the extension of the budget would have been lost if few weeks to the end of the extension, the implementing agencies are yet to record significant implementation of the budget.
He said the fact that the national assembly is on the same page with the executive demanded more due diligence in implementation of the budget.
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The National Film and Video Censors Board, on Monday, seized unclassified films and Videodisc of works including pornographic and foreign films worth millions of naira in Sokoto metropolis.
The raid which was led by the executive director of the board, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, in collaboration with Nigeria police was carried out in various locations within Sokoto metropolis, including Ahmadu Bello way, Emir Yahaya way and Abdullahi Fodio Road.
Addressing journalists after the confiscation, the Executive Director of the Board, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, said the raid would be extended to other parts of the country including Kaduna, Abuja, as well as Onitsha and Aba in Abia State.