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The All Progressives Congress United States Chapter (APC-USA) has donated essential campaign items worth millions of naira to the Tinubu Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. The APC-USA Executive team led by the Chapter Chairman, Prof Olusegun Labinjo, who had earlier visited the Diaspora Directorate to show solidarity was accompanied by Mr Anthony Isama and a few members of the Chapter on the trip to Abuja, Nigeria. The first tranche of the campaign materials was received by the Diaspora Director, Prince Ade Omole at his Maitama Abuja office. Prince Omole thanked the Executives and members of APC-USA for their kind gesture and…

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent his special congratulatory message to President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 80th birthday. In a statement by his Media Office signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman, Tinubu hailed the president for his commitment to nation-building and long years of patriotic service to the country. The APC Presidential Candidate who described President Buhari as “a patriot, selfless and steadfast leader of uncommon zeal,” noted that Buhari enlisted himself into the service of the country as a teenager who joined the military immediately after secondary school. Asiwaju Tinubu said at…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has reiterated his commitment to the general welfare of the people of Ekiti State saying he is not unmindful of his contract with them. Oyebanji stated this on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, during the 2022 Carol Service and Lessons at the Obafemi Awolowo Civic and Convention Centre, Ado Ekiti even as he urged the people to celebrate the yuletide in moderation and be conscious of safety and security of their environment. The Governor who harped on the need to demonstrate generosity of spirit,  urged well to do citizens in the society to imbibe the…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday evening, 15 December, 2022, went round major streets in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, to monitor compliance with his directive that all street lights are working optimally, in what the residents have termed “Operation Light Up the Capital City”. The Governor who took off from the Obafemi Awolowo Civic and Convention Centre, shortly after the Christmas carol service around 9.20pm, inspected street light projects along Bank Road, New Ado-Iyin Road, Fajuyi –Basiri- Old Iyin Road, Adebayo Area, Okesa, Oke Eyinmi, Old garage, Ijigbo Junction, Awedele, and Falegan streets among others. Governor Oyebanji who…

Commuters using Lagos State’s water transport services are in for a fresh safety experience, with the activation of modern monitoring gadgets and infrastructure to enhance security across the State’s waterways transportation network. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, commissioned the newly installed Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre (WMDMC) at the Five Cowrie Terminal – the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in Falomo, Ikoyi. The Data Management Centre, which is first of its kind in the country, is a centralised monitoring base for all activities on the Lagos waterway. By the technology, LASWA is…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Friday, 16 December, 2022, declared open a Public Hearing on six Bills meant to strengthen the nation’s paramilitary agencies. The Public Hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Interior which is chaired by Senator Kashim Shettima. The six proposed legislations are: Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Act 2010(amendment) Bill 2022, Nigerian Correctional Services Academy(establishment) Bill 2021, Immigration Act 2015(amendment) Bill, Immigration and Prisons Service Board Act, CAP 12 LFN 2004(repeal and re-enactment) Bill, Fire(Hazards and Safeguard) Bill 2022 and Immigration and Prison Service Board(repeal and enact), the Internal Affairs…

The late Nigeria Ambassador to Spain, Chief Demola Seriki will be laid to rest on Saturday,17 December 2022. According to a burial programme released by the family, there will be a prayer for him at Central Mosque, Tinubu Square, Lagos Island by 2.00pm. This will be followed by burial at the Vaults and Garden,Ikoyi by 3pm. Final prayer will hold at 17, Queens Drive, Ikoyi by 4pm. Abdur Rasak Ademola Seriki, Nigerian Ambassador to Spain died early Thursday, 15 December, 2022 in Madrid, Spain where he was serving as Ambassador. He was aged 63 years.

On-air-personality, Kayode Ojuolape Oladotun popularly known as Do2dtun, has been served divorce papers by his wife of nine years, Omotayo.  The Cool FM anchor’s wife filed for separation over allegations of forced abortion, domestic violence and emotional abuse. They duo got married in 2013 and have two children together. However, Omotayo instituted a divorce proceeding before Justice A. I Akobi of Court 23, High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in Suit Number: GWD/PET/25/2021, sometime in November 2021 over allegations of, “unending reckless emotional abuse, forced abortion and vicious domestic violence” by Do2dtun which has adversely impacted her health and…

By Olufemi Lawson Celebrating Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, a Man whose 60th birth resonates today among his people, becomes a necessity, not for what he has achieved for himself as a person, but for the army of his friends, Political associates and followers. Afikuyomi; a man with the divine burden and mandate to always, stand to be counted, whenever it matters most. Despite his influential upbringing, which ordinary should have denied him, of the depth of Sociopolitical, knowledge, that he has today, Senator Afikuyomi’s Natural gift of service to humanity and his community, is the spirit that drove him into politics.…

There was jubilation in Odiolowo/Ojuwoye on Friday, 16 December, 2022 when the Chairman of the LCDA, Honourable Rasak Olusola Ajala announced special Christmas and New Year packages for teachers and non-teaching staff in public schools in the council area. According to Ajala, all police officers in the council area will also benefit from the special package. Ajala stated that each teacher and non-teaching staff will collect N10,000 each as special Xmas and New Year packages. All police personnel in police formations in the council area will also collect N10,000 each. “All teachers and non-teaching staff should visit the council…

This should be a  significant boost for the campaign team of Hon. James Faleke, the lawmaker who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, as more than 10 youth organizations have joined forces to support the lawmaker’s reelection bid. Hon James Faleke is the secretary of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council and a diehard supporter and backer of APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group, Ikeja Youth Defenders For Good Governance (IYDGG), made up of a number of other youth organizations, stated that the goal of its collaboration is to re-elect the best representative…

The spiritual and moral benefits of caring for orphans and the less privileged are enormous as it attracts the blessings of God, more so as it is a teaching of the Holy Qur’an. Senator Kashim Shettima, Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made this call, saying orphans across the country must, therefore, be cared for by the privileged in society so they can also have equal opportunities. Shettima who was Chairman of the occasion, represented his principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was the Chief Launcher at the fundraising ceremony for the construction of Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass…

I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brother and best friend, the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Amb. Demola Seriki. Words cannot express the pain and sorrow I feel at this time. I wish this is dream someone can wake me up from. My brother, my friend, and my gist partner, is gone. This pain bites deep. This is a profound loss. Seriki was such a charitable and caring person who devoted his life to the growth and development of the country in particular and the world at large. His humanitarian strides endeared all and sundry…

By Michael Abu For a party that is increasingly turning itself into a third force in Nigeria, Wednesday, 14 December, 2022 appeared to be a day of reckoning for the Labour Party as it was forced to call a suspension on its presidential campaign rallies. The party in an announcement said the scheduled presidential campaign rallies in Ekiti and Ondo States had been put on hold. The suspension came after what many have described as the fiasco on Tuesday, 13 December, 2022, of the campaign rally in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Before the Lokoja fiasco, the Labour Party with…

Mr Shakiru Fashina, Media Officer for the Lagos State Park and Garages Management, (LASPGM) Amuwo Odofin Branch, Badagry Division, has described a report published by Punch Newspaper on an incident which happened between a group known as Council for Maritime Truck Unions and Associations, (COMTUA) and LASPGM in Lagos, as baseless and outright falsehood which was designed to instigate chaos in the state. He also called on the state authorities including Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and state Police Commissioner, CP Abiodun Alabi to investigate the matter with a view to unraveling the truth. In a statement, he said LASPGM was shocked…

Their story is somehow out of this world! Twenty seven years old Halima Cisse gave birth to nine babies (nonuplets) at once. And all the babies were alive. They were five females and four males and were delivered prematurely by Caesarian operation. The babies were born in May, 2021. Their birth broke the previous world record birth of American ‘Octomum’, Nadiya Suleman who had eight babies at a go in 2009. They were so small that they have to spend almost two years, 19 months precisely at the specialist Ain Borja Clinic in Casablanca, Morocco. Halima was not alone in…

The Minister of Science,Technology and Innovation, Dr. Adeleke Mamora has said the Federal Government would always remain committed to the use of scientific innovations to drive national growth. Mamora said this on Wednesday, 14 December, 2022, in Abuja while presenting his address at the inaugural ceremony of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Alliance for Innovation Research (TETFAIR) with the theme: “Translating ideas into innovation, solution and enterprise.” Mamora, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Mrs Monilola Udoh, said TETFAIR is apt in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s executive Order-5, in…

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Abubakar Audi has inaugurated a special unit. Corps’ Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) to monitor his men during the forthcoming 2023 General Elections. At the inauguration ceremony of the ACTU heads at the Corps headquarters in Abuja, Audi also charged the unit to enlighten both NSCDC personnel and civilians about the need for integrity, especially during the election. He said: “This ceremony could not have been fixed at a better time than this. The country is preparing for elections and this ACTU personnel, after induction, would help…

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) accepted a gift donation from IHS Towers, an international communications infrastructure company, to leverage efforts towards eradicating HIV and AIDS in Kebbi State. The donation of 75,300 HIV rapid test kits is part of USAID’s engagement of the private sector in Nigeria’s health sector. The contribution from IHS Towers will strengthen ongoing U.S. government efforts in Kebbi State to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The test kits will support antenatal clinic services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission and provide critical HIV testing services to numerous young children and other at-risk groups. “Our goal is…

France through the French Development Agency (AFD) has provided €110 million facility to Kaduna State Government to develop the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. A statement by the French Embassy on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, read: “the Kaduna State Government and the French Development Agency (AFD), have joined forces to improve the living conditions of residents of Kaduna Metropolis through the development of sustainable urban mobility.” The statement added that in line with France’s commitment towards achieving the 2030 Agenda, the Federal Ministry of Finance signed an agreement with AFD providing for a EUR 110 Million facility to Kaduna State…