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All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, 25 November, 2022, in Oporoza, Gbaramotu Kingdom, promised to engage in regular consultations with Niger-Delta leaders to facilitate the formulation of policies and initiatives that will enhance the region’s development. He spoke in the presence of full compliment of traditional rulers from the kingdom led by the Pere of Gbaramotu Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Oboro Gbaraun II. At the meeting, the APC presidential candidate bagged the second traditional title in two days- the ‘Iyelawei’ of Gbaramotu- meaning the torch bearer of the kingdom. Receiving Asíwájú Tinubu in his palace,…

The Executive Chairman of Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Mr. Johnson Babatunde, has been nominated for Integrity Award in Good Governance. The award is from the stable of Integrity Newspaper, a print and online news medium. A statement by the publisher of the newspaper, Mr. Wale Ogunniran, said: “Babatunde’s nomination for the award is based on his excellent performance in office in the last five and a half years. “The award is aimed at achieving two goals: to reward responsible leadership and encourage him to continue in his way.” The statement added that Babatunde would be…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has reiterated the commitment of his administration towards ensuring that all roads in the state are motorable as an impetus to economic development of the state. Governor Oyebanji stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, 24 November, 2022, when he and some top officials inspected some township road rehabilitation projects in Ado- Ekiti.  He said his government was determined in ensuring that Ekiti people enjoy the dividends of democracy in every way possible. The inspection took the team from Odo-Ado to Atikankan to Isato Oke where the Governor assured the people that they would surely…

An Independent Campaign Group (ICG) has been floated in Lagos State for the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the actualisation of the presidential ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Frontline politician and Christian leader, Cardinal James Odunmbaku, popularly known as Baba Eto, is the Chairman of the independent group whose role will be complementary to the ongoing campaign of the Lagos APC. Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, who led similar effort in 2018, is the Director General of the ICG. Ayinde will be overseeing the…

The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, OSSAP-SDGs has dismissed claims that it is under probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as reported by a section of the media. The Office in a statement issued on Thursday, 24 November, 2022 and signed by the Head of Communications, Rotimi Ajayi acknowledged that it received a letter from the EFCC asking it to provide information on some of the contractors that have executed contracts for it in some parts of the country. In support of the anti-corruption stance of the President Muhammadu Buhari…

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday night, 24 November, 2022, signed the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law. The budget was passed into law by the House of Assembly on Wednesday, 23 November, 2022. The  2023 budget estimate of N138 billion, is tagged: “Budget of Consolidation”. It has Personnel Expenditure component of  N45,450,655,060; Recurrent Expenditure, N53,755,885,370; total recurrent expenditure N99,206,540,430; while Capital Expenditure stands at N39,059,447,710, making the total budget size of N138,265,988,140. Signing the Appropriation Bill into law in his office at Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo, Governor Oyetola announced that the 2022 budget as at the third quarter of…

Our attention has been drawn to an advertisement by Arise News in connection with a Town Hall meeting scheduled for 4 December. We are surprised that the TV station listed our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a participant, when there was no prior consultation with him and his aides and no consent of the candidate obtained for the advertisement. We deem this as professionally wrong and reckless. No media organisation should arrogate to itself the right to railroad any candidate to fit into its own agenda. As we said in an earlier statement, the busy and hectic campaign schedules…

Osun State Election Petition Tribunal has issued a fresh order, directing the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the Certificates and other documents of the state Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke used in the 2018 governorship election. The order followed the failure of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the commission to produce the certificates in the previous sitting in compliance with the Subpoena issued on the commission. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola is challenging the declaration of Adeleke as Governor-elect by the INEC. At its resumed sitting on Friday, the tribunal, Chaired by Justice Tertsea Kume ruled…

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on Friday nullified the candidature of the ADC Governorship flag bearer in Ogun State, Biyi Otegbeye, as well as the party’s State Assembly candidates, noting that the primary election which produced Otegbeye and the state assembly candidates was not monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court affirmed that the primary election was held in violation of the Electoral Act, while noting that the candidature of Biyi Otegbeye and the ADC state assembly candidates is against the provisions of Electoral Act. The court ruled that Otegbeye and the assembly candidates are…

Sammie Okposo, internationally acclaimed Nigerian gospel music artist, is dead. According to a report by Theblade, the music producer slumped on Friday morning, 25 November, 2022, and died. He was aged 51. Okposo made headlines early in the year after he publicly apologized to his wife, Ozioma for cheating on her with another lady in the United States. In the apology which was shared on his Instagram page, the singer lamented over the incident which he noted happened in 2021. The singer further stated that the development has seen him step aside from ministerial work until “full restoration.” More to…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt Hon Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni has assured the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the state will deliver for the party in the coming general elections, saying the state is noted for voting for the party. Rt Hon Eshinlokun-Sanni disclosed this on Friday, 25 November, 2022 via a press statement welcoming party leaders to the state for the Presidential Campaign Rally. “We’re happy to host you and we’re assuring you that Lagos will deliver,” Eshinlokun-Sanni said. The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly also disclosed…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has assured the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of millions of votes from Lagos in the coming general election saying “we’re ready to deliver in Lagos”. Orelope-Adefulire’s message was contained in a statement released from her Media Office welcoming leaders of the party to the state in continuation of the Presidential campaign activities of the APC. “We welcome you all to the state of Acquatic Splendour. Our dear leader and Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; his Running Mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; the…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s move to fault the nomination of Adegboyega Oyetola as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last Governorship Election suffered another setback today as the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure dismissed the Case. The Osun PDP had approached the State High Court to stall the nomination of all the candidates that emerged under the platform of the ruling party in the State, a move that was initially struck out by the lower court. Following the decision of lower Court, the PDP through its Counsel, Hashim Abioye, approached the Appellate Court seeking…

The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo has enjoined practitioners in the printing, packaging, food processing, labeling, paper and printing industry to take advantage of the Federal Govt business incentives, such as the Executive Order 003, issuance of letter of credit and import duty exemption Certificate ( IDEC) on certain machinery not manufactured in Nigeria to grow their businesses capacities. Otunba Adebayo made this known while declaring open the 9th Propak – printing and packaging exhibition organised by Afrocet Montgomery WA limited in Lagos. According to Otunba Niyi Adebayo ” issuance of letter…

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to address all issues and policies limiting development in the South East if he becomes Nigeria’s president. Tinubu said this while speaking at the APC presidential campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Thursday, 24 November, 2022. The APC candidate commended Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi for his excellent performance in lifting the state. “I commend Governor Umahi for lifting up Ebonyi and for his developmental projects, some of which I commissioned yesterday (Wednesday) and his transformational and impactful leadership,” Tinubu said. “He has laid a solid foundation for…

The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has called on health professionals to, against fleeing the country, be patriotic to the nation to address its challenges in the health sector. She spoke at the induction ceremony of the 2nd set of Bachelor of Nursing Science Graduates of the Lagos State University College of Medicine, (LASUCOM), Ikeja on Wednesday. According to her, though  opportunities exist for health practitioners in the Nigerian health system, yet they must be a “bit patriotic and professional”, despite the challenges informing health professionals fleeing the Country. She lamented that while Nigeria…

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday harvested tens of thousands of defectors from opposition political parties in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in what observers say further underlines the popularity of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his government. The defectors were led by dozens of erstwhile generals in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party, NNPP, African Democratic Congress, among others — all attesting to the impressive performance of the administration in education, healthcare, workers’ welfare, rural-urban infrastructural development, women and youth empowerment, and safety nets for the poor and the vulnerable. The Banquet Hall Ilorin…

For the third consecutive year, Lagos State has recorded no single case of armed robbery attacks on banks and other financial institutions operating within its boundary. The development hinted a significant improvement in security surveillance and the sustainability of measures adopted in checking organised crimes. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, 24 November, 2022, shared the progress with stakeholders in the security circle and private sector donors at the 16th Town Hall Meeting on security organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) at Civic Centre in Victoria Island. Sanwo-Olu said his administration adopted a technology-driven strategy…

The controversy surrounding the installation of Yunusa Akadiri as Akinrun of Ikirun assumed a new twist on Thursday, 24 November, 2022 when his name was conspicuously missing from the list of invited traditional rulers for the swearing-in ceremony of Ademola Adeleke as new Governor of Osun State, reports thegazellenews.com. People’s Democratic Party (PDP’s) Ademola Adeleke takes oath of office as new Osun State Governor on Sunday, 27 November, 2022. Investigation by thegazellenews.com revealed that instead of inviting the controversial monarch, organisers of the event sent invitation to the Eesa of Ikirunland, Kareem Adetoye Lawal Eesa is the second in command to Akinrun of…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has appealed to government at all levels in the country to invest a lot more in public schools. Lawan made the appeal in Abuja on Thursday, 24 November, 2022, in his opening remarks at the Grand Finale of the 7th edition of National Quiz Competition on the Legislature and Democracy for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The event which involved both public and private schools across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory was organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies( NILDS). The Senate President observed at the commencement of…