Tragedy struck on Monday in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State as some of the campaigners for the All Progressives Congress were killed in a crash. Our correspondent learnt that the incident happened during the campaign for the All Progressives Congress Senatorial Candidate for Lagos West, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, aka Yayi. The victims were said to be in ... Read More »
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Sanwoolu meets Big brother contestants, Ask youths to be hardworking
HOW SANWO-OLU INTENDS TO TURN AROUND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN LAGOS The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration would be investing “heavily” in creative industry to give talented young people an opportunity to realize their potential. Entertainment and tourism industry, Sanwo-Olu said, is one of key areas his government would ... Read More »
INEC AD-HOC STAFF LIST IS BOGUS: PDP REJECTS IT!
Edo PDP rejects in all its ramification the list of ad-hoc staff the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, plans to use to conduct the February 16, 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Edo state. The directive was very clear and explicit. University vice-chancellors were asked to provide a list of its members of staff who would be used as ... Read More »
PICTURES: GOV. AMBODE INAUGURATES LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN THE STATE AT LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA ON MONDAY
Cancer is not a spiritual attack – Mrs Akeredolu
The Ondo State Government says it has set up an Advisory Committee for the establishment of a befitting world-class cancer treatment centre in Owo Local Government of the state. Dr Wahab Adegbenro, the state Commissioner for Health stated this at World Cancer Day celebration on Monday in Akure. Adegbenro said that the planned establishment would bring cancer treatment services close ... Read More »
Regret over Buhari or Jonathan? By Duro Onabule
It was always predictable that, given his notoriety on that score, it was a matter of time for former President Olusegun Obasanjo to resume his pastime of undermining his military and civilian successors, by making President Muhammadu Buhari his latest victim. Amusingly, the rabble Obasanjo rouses on such occasions has dignified his deplorable tactics as a sort of distinction. If ... Read More »
Rivers APC To Be On The Ballot Box, As Appeal Court Grants APC’s Stay Of Execution
The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted the appeal filed by the APC for a Stay of Execution of the lower court order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing any APC candidate in Rivers State for the general elections. BigPen Online reports that with the ruling, the River State APC can now feature a candidate ... Read More »
CBN responds to Bussinessday story Says no Forex fraud going on
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been alerted on the frontpage headline story in the BusinessDay newspaper on Monday, February 4, 2019 titled: “Exposed The Sleazy Face of N306/$, inside Nigeria’s racket where faceless agents pocket over N32bn annually”. The management of the CBN wishes to react to the report wherein BusinessDay newspaper alleges that faceless agents in Nigeria ... Read More »
PDP plans was to kill Bayo Adelabu at rally
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has said that its governorship candidate, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu, would have fallen victims of the political violence that claimed two lives at Igboora, headquarters of Ibarapa Central local government. This is just as APC said that the opposition had resorted to using violence to tackle the ruling party because they are jittery ... Read More »
Why Osinbajo flew chartered helicopter, by presidency
Presidency sources yesterday offered an insight into what led to the chartering of the ill-fated Caverton helicopter to fly Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and nine others at the weekend. Inquiries by The Guardian confirmed that the presidential fleet had been depleted. Consequently, it could not cater for the daily itinerary of the president and his deputy, especially during this period ... Read More »