FCMB Founder, Chief Olasubomi Balogun died at 89

It is gathered that Chief Olasubomi Balogun, a business mogul, died in London in the early hours of Friday in The United Kingdom after a brief illness at the age 89.

According to Daily Post Chief Balogun was the Otunba Tunwase of Ijebuland and as a high-ranking Egba Chief, his death has not been officially announced.

Details soon...

Security Tightens at Benue Assembly Over Controversial Pension Bill

Security has been tightened at Benue Assembly complex in Makurdi, Benue state capital over speculations the Executive Pension Bill may be passed into law today. 

About three security vehicles with armed mobile and regular police men took strategic positions around the Assembly complex.

The Nation News online has reported that thugs have also been spotted to be on standby at State's Assembly Complex. In the statement posted online, the Nation mentioned that "Hefty-looking youths with bloodshot eyes and massive mustaches as well as heavily build shoulders like prize fighters were also on standby at the Assembly complex."

The tight security is said to be in connection to the controversial executive pension bill, initiated by the outgoing governor, Samuel Ortom, seeking to place ex-governors and their deputies on gratuity, pension and other benefits.

A Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO) has gone to court with a motion, seeking an injunction, restraining  lawmakers from acting on the bill.

Some of the law makers who are not in support of the bill lamented that the outgoing governor is not pension-friendly and so therefore, would not be party to the bill.

To be continued...

Fr Alia Hits The Ground Running Before Inauguration; Met CBN Gov For Bilateral Talks

 Benue State Gov-Elect, Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Alia, yesterday (Tuesday) meet with the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Goodwin Emefiele, in Abuja to strategize on how to hit the ground running ahead of May 29th Inauguration.

Fr Alia who was accompanied by the Benue State Chairman of APC, Comrade Austin Agada, was in the CBN Governor's office to seek urgent intervention of the Apex Bank in addressing major financial crisis bedeviling the state to enable him takeoff successfully.

Benue State Government currently owes civil servants in the excess of 8 months for state civil servants, 12 months for the Local Governments, 16 months for primary school teachers, and well over 78 months of pension to retirees among other financial obligations.

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