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By Wole Olujobi Tinubu-Shettima Media Support Group, a group of  veteran journalists canvassing support for the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has warned the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, against deceiving Nigerian voters with alleged fraudulent polls tracking results by hired pollsters ahead of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. A polls tracking firm, NOI Polls Limited, working for ANAP Foundation,  had in a media report on Wednesday predicted, for the second time, that Obi will win the 2023 presidential election, specifically predicting that Obi will win overwhelmingly in the North…

The Federal Government has declared Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th December 2022 and Monday, 2nd January 2023 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola while  making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, felicitates with Christians and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this year’s Christmas and New Year celebrations. Aregbesola enjoined Christians to emulate Jesus Christ in deeds and follow his teachings, especially on faith, hope and love. He said: .“We must imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings…

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, 22 December, 2022,.declared that his administration will remain truthful to the people of Oyo State, if re-elected. The Governor while speaking with the Oyo State League of Imams and State Rabith’s Acquaintance at the Rabitot-ul-Aimmat Wal Ulama South West office, near Bodija Market, Ibadan, said he will continue to be fair to all religious faithful in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde as saying that his administration has been handling issues relating to religious bodies in the state objectively since assuming office.…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has explained why the Senate decided to shift the passage of the 2023 Appropriation Bill to next Wednesday. Lawan gave the explanation at the commencement of the plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the Bill would be passed before the chamber adjourned for Christmas recess on Thursday. He told his colleagues during the session: “Today was scheduled for us to receive and consider the report of our committee on Appropriation for the 2023 Appropriation Bill. “However, due to some challenges, we are not able to receive the report…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the House of Representatives to pass the Electoral Offenses Commission bill like its counterpart in the Senate, to enable the country to deal with cases of electoral violence, which has characterized some of the elections in the past. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu made the call in Abuja on Thursday while noting that if the bill is passed by the House of Representatives and subsequently signed into law by the President, it will empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to concentrate on organizing credible polls while…

A Stastician and Forensic Examiner, Samuel Oduntan has again told the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal that there were over-voting in the governorship election that brought in Governor Ademola Adeleke in some of the polling units he examined. This is just as another witness, Reverend Samuel Bunmi Jenyo, who claimed to be a Personal Assistant to Governor Adeleke said, the number of days between the date Adeleke obtained his Diploma Certificate in Penn Foster High School on 16th July, 2021 and Graduation from Atlanta Metropolitan College on 9th of August 2021 where he obtained his first degree was only 24…

My attention has been drawn to the dishonest, erroneous and incorrect narrative spun by unctuous, dissipated, debauched and desperate elements within the opposition to turn a perfectly innocent video I posted of a kind act I witnessed my Principals carrying out into something mendacious and devious. As I watch the negative chronicle being spun by the opposition Svengali’s, trying to enforce a specific negative narrative on the public, it is clear that the falsehood being spread stems from the devious imagination and wicked machinations of a desperate and self combusting opposition. I would have dismissed the musings as the rantings…

Tinubu Shettima Ambassadors (TSA), a support group affiliated with Progressives in the National Assembly and Nigerians in the Diaspora paid a courtesy visit to the Diaspora Directorate at the Tinubu Shettima Presidential Campaign Council Secretariat, Abuja, Nigeria. The TSA Director-General, Prince Oyelude Oladele said the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has the full support of Nigerians in the Diaspora. Speaking during the visit, “I am not surprised at the success recorded to date considering the men and women of calibre who are all mobilising for Tinubu and Shettima. Their antecedents cannot be over-emphasised”.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candiate for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni, in furtherance of his engagement with strategic stakeholders within the Senatorial district, met with some critical stakeholders on Wednesday, 21 December, 2022. The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly and his team met separately with the leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), the Artisans and Tradesmen Association and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in all the local governments and Local Council Development Areas that made up the Senatorial District. In his meeting with the various groups,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has launched its defence of the July 16th victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke, positing that over-voting can only be proven through comparison of server secondary data with primary data in the BVAS machines. In a very revealing disclosure for the the second straight day of defence, the electoral body faulted claims of voting as emanating from lack of understanding or deliberate oversight on the part of the petitioners on the working of the voting machines. In a presentation by the witness from INEC, Abimbola Oladunjoye, the Tribunal was told that after the election, the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that there was over-voting in the July 16 governorship election that brought in Ademola Adeleke as Governor of Osun State. A Deputy Director in the ICT department of the INEC, Mrs Abimbola Oladunjoye disclosed this while giving evidence before the Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition filed by Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Adeleke as the winner of the election. Being cross-examined by the Petitioners’ counsel, Chief Akin Olujinmi SAN, Oladunjoye who was referred to as a star witness of INEC admitted that in…

Exactly 1:31pm on Wednesday, 21 December, 2022, history was recorded in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu formally stepped into the coach of the newly completed Lagos Blue Line and took the first trip aboard the electric-powered rail infrastructure. The Governor led his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, members of the State cabinet, reporters and members of the public on a ride from the National Theatre Station to the iconic station in Marina. The trip took approximately 10 minutes. For the first time, a rail infrastructure traverses…

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of 33 Local Government Education Secretaries for all the local councils in the state. The appointments, which were made public on Wednesday, were communicated through a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated  that the appointments were with effect from December 19, 2019. The statement quoted Adeosun as congratulating the new Local Government Education Secretaries, charging them to see their appointments as a call to service and urging them to discharge their…

Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has assured the leadership of the Labour Unions in state that his administration will continue to cooperate with them as partners in progress and contributors to the growth and development of the state. The Governor added that his government would always work with the leadership to ensure that their agitations are addressed without  protests and confrontations. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor stated this during a meeting with the leadership of the Labour Unions in the state, held at the Executive Chamber of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates in the elections next year that he is ready at all times to campaign for the  Presidential Candidate and all party candidates with “full energy and conviction.” This is to dispel expressed concerns in certain quarters that the President has not featured in campaigns since the national launch in Jos, Plateau State and to stress that while he remains committed to party politics, the functions and duties of the President will equally be upheld at times. Speaking to the Nigerian community in Washington DC in the course…

The Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages (LASPG), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo); Fuji music king, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall; and Nollywood stars have launched a campaign platform, Connecting Grassroots Initiative (CGI), for the actualisation of the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The event, held at Time Square, Ikeja, featured the unveiling of dozens of vehicles for easy movement of the campaign train. Director General of CGI, Ebun Oloyede said the team consisting of Nollywood stars have decided to forgo locations and embark on a campaign for Asiwaju Tinubu and…

Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) were attacked with dangerous weapons while on official duties at Ojota by members of Tricycle (Keke) Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) Ojota Branch on Monday, 19 December, 2022. The LASTMA Officers, who were attacked with dangerous weapons including cutlasses, iron, broken bottles, and local charms, had to abandon their duty posts after one of them was seriously injured. A press statement by the Director, of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, said the Officer, Oguntimehin Ajibola, was injured in his left eye with broken bottles by…