Author: Soffiyyah Olamide

Kwara State has secured a World Bank funding to support infrastructure upgrade in at least one primary healthcare facility in each of the 193 wards of the state — another fruit of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s constant payment of counterpart funds for different healthcare services. The Governor will formally launch the programme on Monday, 23 January, 2023, where cheques will be presented to the benefitting PHCs across the state. Dr. Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Health Care Development Agency, said in a statement that the N887.8 million support comes under the Immunisation Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating…

The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, HRH Alhaji Nuhu Mohammed Sanusi, has said the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has the capacity to rule the country and has demonstrated this in his past record of service as Lagos governor and other political activities. Speaking at the weekend when Asíwájú Tinubu visited him in Dutse on the sidelines of the party’s campaign rally in Jigawa State, Emir Sanusi said the APC Candidate helped to bring the North and South together to form a strong political party. He said: “I’m a keen follower of you…

Ogun State Government has declared Tuesday, 24 January, and Wednesday, 25 January, 2023 as work-free days for workers in the state public service. According to a statement issued on Sunday, 22 January, 2023, in Abeokuta by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, “Following the extension of Permanent Voter Cards collection till Sunday, January 29, 2023, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Dapo Abiodun has graciously approved two days – Tuesday, 24th and Wednesday, 25th January as work-free days to enable public servants to collect their PVCs from their respective local government”. “Gov. Abiodun also enjoined…

The Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has refuted a story published on the front page of the Sunday Tribune insinuating that Governor Yahaya Bello has withdrawn support for the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the report as absolute falsehood and a concoction borne out of malice. In a statement issued by the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and the Director of Media and Publicity, Kogi State APC Campaign Council, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the party flayed the report as one done in bad faith, saying the story was “spurious, malicious and…

On Saturday, 21 January, 2023, two-term member of the House of Representatives for Agege Federal Constituency, Honourable Olakunle Amunikoro reportedly defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The defection took place in Agege during the ward-to-ward visit of the PDP Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, Dr Abdul Azeez Olajide Adediran. In the pictures of the event circulated on the social media, Dr Adediran was seen handing over the PDP flag to the former House of Representatives member with smiles and evidence of an accomplishment on the faces of those around him. However, when thegazellenews.com…

Women and the girl child in the country have been assured of quality life if the mandate to lead the nation is given to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central Senatorial District in the Senate, gave this assurance at the distribution of empowerment and grants to women in her Senatorial District. The project was facilitated in conjunction with the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She said that the initiative was to support and compliments their efforts. Represented by Hon Wahab…

President Muhammadu Buhari returns to the hustings for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima on Monday, 23 January, 2023. Buhari is expected to lead the presidential and governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi, according to a campaign programme released by the Secretary of the Presidential Campaign Council, James Faleke. Buhari will be at the rally scheduled for 8.30 to 11.30 am. The rally will take place earlier than other rallies, as Buhari is also expected in Lagos on Monday, 23 January, 2023, to begin a two-day visit. In Lagos, he will commission…

By Abiodun Komolafe In one of his New Year sermons, Pastor Adeniyi Ajayi of the _Gospel Promotion Outreach, Ori Oke Baba Abiye,_ Ede in Osun State numerated _‘The Currencies of Life’_ as _”time, money, knowledge and relationship.”_ According to the cleric, while _“time is money and should not be wasted, wisdom entails the correct application of knowledge.”_ Also, while _“time and knowledge bring money, time and money yield knowledge.”_ On the whole, _“money and knowledge create and, ultimately, save time.”_ _“Relationship can get something for a man without having to spend a dime! The evil ones can waste one’s time;…

Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to give a special concession and alternatives to the people of the state against the 31st January deadline for change of old Naira notes into new ones. Buni said the appeal became necessary due to lack of banking services in most parts of the state. The Governor explained that only four out of the 17 local government areas in the state have banks, making it difficult for people in the remaining 13 local government areas to access banking services. He said: “Some of the…

No fewer than 2,931 residents selected across the 20 Local Government Areas of Ogun State will have access to the Federal Government cash grant under its Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme (GEEP). The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajya Sadiya Farouq made this known during the flag-off of the Programme in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, saying GEEP was designed to give a lifting hand to many of the poorest and vulnerable citizens in the country. Represented by the Director of Social Development in the Ministry, Mr. Taiwo Bashorun, the Minister added that the Programme consists of three signature schemes,…

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced that January 31, 2023, remains the deadline for filing the annual tax returns by employers of labour. The LIRS Executive Chairman, Mr Ayodele Subair made this known in a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications of LIRS, Monsurat Amasa on Sunday, 22 January, 2023. According to the LIRS Executive Chairman, all businesses and employers of labour residents within Lagos State must file their annual income tax returns on or before January 31, 2023, as failure to comply with the directive would attract penalties as well as other statutory sanctions as…

It was drums and funfair on Saturday, 21 January, 2023 as members of Onward Movement in particular and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu organised an annual thanksgiving party for their members and victory celebration party for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the Presidential election. The Onward Movement is founded by the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Sanai Agunbiade, and its main objective is to campaign and mobilise votes for all the candidates of APC in the coming general elections particularly the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state Governor,…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted attempts by drug cartels to bring 126.95 kilogrammes of cocaine and skunk concealed in herbal tea packs and imported vehicles from Brazil and Canada into the country through the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu and the Tincan seaport in Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, 22 January, 2023, the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said that at the Enugu airport, an Ethiopian Airline male passenger, Eze Ikenna, 42, coming from Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was intercepted on arrival at the airport at about 12:30pm last Friday,…

The Federal Commissioner Public Complaints Commission, PCC, Borno state, Alhaji Yusuf Adamu has advised Nigerians to abide by the warning of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on the recent outbreak of diphtheria. The Centre in a statement has warned Nigeria on the outbreak of the disease, stating that it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. The statement by the Centre also stated that In addition to clinically suspected cases, there have been laboratory-confirmed…

European businesses operating in the country and the European Union Delegation to Nigeria are stepping up collaboration towards helping to address the skills gap in the employment sector and leveraging Nigeria’s huge population of young people to drive economic prosperity. At a Stakeholders Conference hosted by European Business Chambers in Nigeria (Eurocham) in Lagos on Thursday, 20 January, 2023, participants sought ways to raise the country’s stock of human capital and enhance employability and economic growth. At the conference themed “Youths, Education, Employment and Skills,” the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi, said Youth, Education, Employability…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a lethal blow on a cluster of cannabis syndicates operating in the Opuje forests of Edo state where massive warehouses and tents storing over 317,417 kilogrammes (317.4 metric tons) of the psychoactive substance were destroyed and set ablaze in a two-day operation. The clampdown came few hours after the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) vowed to make life tough for drug barons and cartels in Year 2023 if they fail to back out of the illicit drug trade. A statement on Saturday by the spokesman…

Members of the Lagos chapter of Yam Dealers and Traders Association of Nigeria have declared their support for presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The yam dealers, in their numbers, led an endorsement rally to the Tinubu-Shettima/Sanwo-Olu-Hamzat Independent Campaign Council (ICC) office in Ikeja GRA, brandishing tubers of yam and their permanent voter cards (PVCs). The traders were received by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and the ICC Director-General, Mr. Tayo Ayinde. Kehinde Olaosebikan, Chairman of the association, said the rally was a…

By Olawale Osifeso Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola has stated that the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the best person to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, reports thegazellenews.com. The 52year old thespian, in an interview on TVC Your View, described Tinubu as a talent hunter, who knows how to put the right peg in the right hole. In her words, “we see Fashola, Osinbajo,Wale Edun, and they are the so called young names we call in politics, and they all came from where? It’s because Asiwaju sourced them and brought them on. We would be excited…

In an effort to canvass support for Tinubu/Shettima ahead of February Presidential Election, the Secretary of the Support Group Directorate for North Central, Tosin Adeyanju, has met with traditional leaders of tribal heads in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Tosin Adeyanju, who visited the Traditional Rulers’ Council on Saturday, 21 January, 2023, said traditional rulers, who are the closest institutions to the people, play an important role in the growth of the country. He explained that Tinubu has all it takes to be a good President having consulted widely, traversed the length and breadth of the country and became familiar…

The Igbo Community in Oyo State, on Saturday, 21 January, 2023, threw its full weight behind the second term bid of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, saying that the policy thrust of his administration has been of immense benefit to indigenes and non-indigenes. Speaking on behalf of the Igbo community in the state, at the Prince and Princess Event Centre, NTC Road, Iyaganku Quarters, Ibadan, some leaders of the community hinged their support on what they called the governor’s tremendous achievements in the area of infrastructure and security across the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr.…