After 35 years of glorious service, the 17th Head of the Lagos State Public Service, Mrs. Josephine Oluseyi Williams, on Thursday formally retired at a colourful ceremony with the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, asserting that Lagos is working because of the change of attitude and dedication to work in its Public Service. Governor Fashola, who spoke at the ... Read More »
Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday assured residents of their readiness to ensure that the State remains calm and peaceful saying they would work in collaboration with other security agencies in the State to make the environment safe for trade and commerce. Fielding questions from newsmen after the weekly State Security Council meeting presided over by Governor Babatunde Fashola SAN, ... Read More »
Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has commissioned the 7.8 kilometres Umunede-Mbiri Road Rehabilitation, promising to continue to deliver democracy dividends to the people of the state. Addressing the audience which included traditional rulers, palace chiefs, political leaders and stakeholders, the governor said that “the road will improve inter-city road transportation, enhance urban growth, communication and reinvigorate commerce and social ... Read More »
My attention has just been drawn to the article written by our revered Professor Wole Soyinka under the title: The Challenge of Change-A Burden of Choice in which he seemingly made a cautious endorsement of General Buhari. My concern with the article is the part that reads thus “When I read the statement attributed to a scion of a political ... Read More »
It has come to the attention of the Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Organization the wicked, baseless and cowardly lies being circulated about our candidate for the Lagos State Governorship Position, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The jittery opposition will stop at nothing in its smear campaign having failed to contain the soaring popularity of the APC Governorship candidate. But we are neither bothered ... Read More »
My attention has been drawn to a report in This Day newspaper that quoted me to have said that the Senate President Senator David Mark called Senators to request for their support for the extention of the regime’s tenure. I never said that. What I said was that when we came back from last year’s summer break the president gave ... Read More »
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), has said that Nigeria’s constitution has no provision for interim national government. Adoke, who stated this in a statement in Abuja, said his clarification became necessary in view of calls by some Nigerians for interim national government. He stated, “For avoidance of doubt, it is pertinent ... Read More »
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says contrary to reports, he has not yet endorsed any presidential candidate. Obasanjo had said during an interview with the Financial Times at a book launch on Monday that he would support the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). He had said, “The circumstances he (Buhari) will be working under if ... Read More »
The 11th National Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Labour Congress was on Thursday abruptly disrupted as aggrieved parties hijack, and smash ballot boxes being used to elect incoming leaders of the organisation, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting. The International Conference Centre’s venue of the conference was thrown into confusion as delegates ran for dear lives after some aggrieved ... Read More »
This is perhaps the best guarded secret in the Nigerian political circuit. It is so closely and conscientiously guarded because if leaked, it is potent enough to rupture all calculations in the run up to the general election and ruin many political dynasties. However, as guarded as it is, a number of persons, especially influential and disgruntled politicians in the ... Read More »
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