In 1867, a former US Secretary of State William Seward committed $7.2m of taxpayers’ money to seal a deal that bought Alaska from Russia, triggering a flurry of reactions that culminated in the media historically dubbing the development ‘Seward’s folly’ and calling it an outright waste of public resources. Poor Seward would become a hero a few years after. In ... Read More »
Nigeria is moving through phases of recovery, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Wednesday, noting that the difficulties currently facing the country is part of the pains of ongoing reforms to set the nation on the path of economic stability. The President said his resolve to address the contemporary challenges slowing down the nation’s growth remained unshaken, just as he ... Read More »
President Bola Tinubu flanked on his right: Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and on the President’ left is Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa with politicians and traditional rulers in the State, during a meeting ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), describing his death as a colossal loss to the country and Ondo State in particular. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Akeredolu would be greatly missed for his positive impacts ... Read More »
The recent gruesome killings in Plateau State prove beyond doubt that governance has failed in Nigeria. Since May 29, 2023 when the President took over the mantle of leadership, the fortunes of Nigerians have dwindled and life generally has become uncertain and hellish. The verdict on the streets of Port-Harcourt, Kaduna, Uyo, Onitsha, Gombe, Abuja, Lagos, Enugu, Makurdi, Lokoja and ... Read More »
…Says “Nobody is above the law” The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 18th March, 2023 governorship election, Mr. Ladi Adebutu, for heeding its call to turn in himself to the Police over the allegations of money laundering and vote-buying levelled against him and ... Read More »
Following the Federal Government Circular HSCF/SPSO/268/T3/2/37 issued on 27th July 2023, the Commission has approved the implementation of a policy mandating all Directors with eight years or more of service to retire from the public sector. As per this directive, four Directors of the Commission will proceed on terminal leave. Two of them serve as Heads of Departments at the ... Read More »
AJANAKU SUN BI OKE……. I received with utmost grief but with submission to the wish of the Almighty God, the passage of my friend, comrade and brother, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State, in the early hours of today. It is a most arduous task writing about him in the past tense. Akeredolu was ever present. He was ... Read More »
In the depths of my grief, I pen these words to honor the profound loss of a brother Silk, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, the Governor of Ondo State. The weight of his departure hit me with a crushing force as I touched down in London from Abuja. For over four decades, our lives intertwined in the vibrant city of Ibadan, ... Read More »
It is a difficult task to have to pen a tribute and sing a dirge for a departing soul. It is a more difficult job in our African culture when one is compelled to do so for a younger person. Here I am with the difficult job of singing a dirge for Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, my beloved brother, confidant, political ... Read More »
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