Author: Olamide Obayemi

By Hamisu Ado Nguru The north-eastern part of Nigeria comprises of six states, the region notably known for the production of crops and livestock which contribute greatly to the economy of the country. The region is densely populated as compared to the southern region of the country. The major tribes are Hausa and Fulani and they are largely Muslims; only Borno state has Kanuri people as majority. There are hundreds minority ethnic groups spread across the region. In the same vein, the region had never produced President since the country became a federating units. Thus, the region, this time around,…

A non governmental organisation, Transparent Protection Limited/Gte (TPL) has called on the public to support the recent hike in Motor Vehicle Third Party Insurance cover for motorists from ₦5,000 to ₦15,000, insisting that it remains the only criteria for insurance companies to pay indemnity to accident victims in the country. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, 12 January, 2023, the Director, Transparent Protection Ltd/Gte, Dr. Sam Onyeka said the recent decision by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) was in the best interest of all stakeholders, insisting that there was no way insurer would pay the required indemnity…

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Isah Idris has tasked residents border communities to be vigilant especially as the country approaches elections. Idris made the case during a visit on Thursday to some border communities in Ogun State. The Comptroller General who was on an official tour of Immigration formations in Zone A (Lagos and Ogun states) and paid a working visit to the passport offices in Ikoyi and Alausa as well as the new passport front office in Alimosho which would soon be commissioned by the Minister of Interior, spoke to stakeholders on the need for…

The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji has urged Lagos residents yet to pick up their PVCs to do so now that the distribution is closer to their homes. He also called on Lagosians and Nigerians in particular to ensure they cast their votes for all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with particular reference to the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. Rt Hon Ikuforiji also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deploy more logistics to ensure seamless…

After the Yuletide break, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State returned to the campaign trail to drive support for the election of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Thousands of party faithful, on Thursday, 12 January, 2023, converged on Ijanikin, a densely populated town in Badagry Division, for the APC West Senatorial District (Zone II) rally. The bubbling town literally stood still, as scores of artisans, youth groups, traders, students and community organisations trooped out in solidarity and joined the crowd of party supporters to receive Sanwo-Olu and his entourage…

For the first time, Organised Labour in Lagos State came out to openly declare support and threw their weight behind candidate of a political party. Labour leaders, on Thursday, 12 January, 2023, held a mega solidarity rally in Ikeja to endorse the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the Governor’s landmark achievements and his implementation of labour-friendly policies in governance. Lagos NLC chairman, Comrade Funmilayo Sessi, and her counterpart in TUC, Comrade Gbenga Ekundayo, led thousands of workers in the rally held at the Police Training College in Ikeja GRA. At the Sanwo-Olu endorsement…

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been tipped to win in Akwa Ibom State due to massive dividends enjoyed by the state under the APC-led federal government. This was the position of former Deputy Governor of the state and former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, Obong Nsima Ekere. According to him, the state has to reciprocate the good gesture of the federal government. Ekere, who was addressing journalists in Uyo, ahead of the presidential rally of his party in the state, said the quantum of dividends is unprecedented in the history…

By Chima Okafor They have been rendered breathless, still reeling in shock and surprise over the mammoth crowd that received the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, in Enugu, the political headquarters of the old Eastern region on Wednesday, 11 January, 2023. Observers say this huge rally means a major incursion into the South-east, which some politicians think is their strongholds. And hit by such tumultuous reception accorded Asíwájú, political opponents are now looking for how to discredit the success of the rally and de-market the APC candidate. Asiwaju’s message to the Igbo is clear and unambiguous.…

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has congratulated AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef and other newly appointed members of the reconstituted board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Monday, approved the reconstitution of the NDIC and approved the appointment of some new members and the reappointment of some existing members to the Board. The new appointees are: Dr. Abdulhakeem Mobolaji Abdullateef, (Chairman) from South-West sone; Prof. Osita Ogbu, from South-East Zone; Umar Gambo Jibrin from North-Central Zone; Mohammed Attahiru Haruna from North-East Zone; Yasmin Zabath Dalhatu from North-West zone; Simon Ogie from South-South Zone;…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Cnaidate for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni has stated that he remains the best candidate to represent Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Red Chambers of the National Assembly. Rt Hon Eshilokun-Sanni spoke at the Eko Club interactive session with political parties’ candidates on Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 in Lagos. Reeling out his contributions to the development of law-making in Lagos, in particular, and Nigeria, in general, he noted that he was the prime mover of the constituency project bill in the Lagos State House of Assembly during his first term in…

A Lagos-based Journalist, Mr. Tunde Opeseitan, has published a book documenting the achievements of Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu in Office in the last three and half years. The book – “Portrait of the Quintessential First Lady,” is a collection of birthday tributes written in honour of Dr. Sanwo-Olu and it chronicles her interventions in critical areas to complement the activities of the Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the state government. According to the author, “As a thoroughbred medical practitioner, the First Lady brings on board an extensively-deep background as a professional of no mean repute…

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday, 12 January, 2023, launched the disbursement of N50,000 grant each for at least 4000 Kwara artisans to support their businesses and strengthen the local economy. “This programme is one of our initiatives to support local industries, talents and SMEs to grow. This prevents job export, strengthens the local economy, reduces poverty rate, and improves living standards in the state,” AbdulRazaq said at the launch in Ilorin, the state capital. “Before our administration in 2019, Kwara State did not have any structured and legally backed initiative to encourage and support local industries, self-employment, petty…

Sahara Foundation and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) have announced a strategic partnership geared towards rolling out a series of recycling exchange hubs across 12 local government areas in Lagos state. This project, which is being implemented by Wecyclers, a social enterprise with expertise in recycling, is aimed at promoting responsible environmental stewardship and encouraging the adoption of recycling as a socio-cultural practice to drive desired behavioral change in waste management in the state. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11 and 17 which speaks to Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Partnerships for the Goals, this tripartite…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has said that the state was indebted to former Lagos State Governor and Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and would pay back with massive votes during next month’s election. Governor Oyebanji who stated this during the inauguration of the 143-member APC State Presidential Campaign Council in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, described the former Lagos State Governor as the undisputable father of progressive politics in the country who should be well supported for the nation’s number job. Oyebanji who was joined at the inauguration ceremony by the immediate past…

Thousands of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Epe Division of Lagos State, on Thursday, staged a mega walk to express their support for the party’s Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Jide Sanwo-olu at a mega rally held in Epe. Addressing members of the party at the Epe Recreational Centre after a walk through major streets and roads in the metropolis, Hon. Ogunkelu Sylvester a.k.a Sketel urged people of the Constituency and party faithful to obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), in order to be eligible to perform their civic duties during the 2023 general elections.…

Two bankers, Agbo John Agama and Edoh Steve were today, Wednesday, January 11, 2023, convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment by Justice Mojisola Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, for conspiracy, aiding and abetting N9.4 million. The convicts were prosecuted on one count charge by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The charge reads, “That you, Agbo John Agama “M” and you Edoh Oga Steve “M” while being employees of Access Bank Plc Makurdi Branch and others now at large, on or about the 8th day of January, 2021 at…

Guaranty Trust Bank UK Limited (GTBank UK) has reached settlement with the FCA, accepting findings in relation to historical Anti-Money Laundering (AML) controls in its operations in the period October 2014 to July 2019.The Bank has cooperated fully with the FCA investigation and has agreed a penalty sum of GBP7,671,800, which has been calculated by reference to a proportion of the revenues of GTBank UK over the relevant period and includes a 30% discount for early settlement. The FCA’s investigation focused on GTBank UK’s AML controls and steps taken by GTBank UK to remediate these to ensure they operated in…

The legal team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State has declared that as far as they know, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no candidate for Borno Central Senatorial District. In the course of the week, two High Court judgments have given position on the candidature of Hon. Mohammed Kumalia, the candidate of PDP for Borno Central. The High Court in Maiduguri disqualified as a candidate while an Abuja High Court restated him a day after. But a statement by the Legal team of the APC made available to the media on Wednesday, 11 January, 2023,…

Ukrainian government, who is still engaged in war with Russia, has expressed its readiness to establish grain hubs in Nigeria and other African countries even as it has donated about 25,000 tons of grains to Nigeria to boost bilateral ties. This was revealed on Wednesday, 11 January, 2023, when Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mykola Solskyi, led a delegation to a discussion with the Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mohammad Abubakar in Abuja. Speaking during the meeting, Onyeama, who expressed sympathy to Ukraine over  its ongoing war with…