Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has exonerated Former Managing Director Lanre Fabunmi, Onome Odometa, Olajumoke Akano and Olabode Ogunlere of stealing and dishonest conversion of funds belonging to AIICO Capital Limited – a subsidiary of American International Insurance Company (AIICO) Plc. The trial judge absolved the defendants of all the 22 counts charges brought against ... Read More »
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For the Records!BEING A TEXT OF SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL
BEING A TEXT OF SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2022 PROTOCOLS It is my distinct honour and pleasure to welcome you all to today’s inauguration. We are all gathered here today for the inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council set up by ... Read More »
Family confirms death of Bukka Hut co-owner, Laolu Martins
* The family of Laolu Martins, one of the co-founders of Bukka Hut, a leading fast-food chain in Nigeria, has announced his death. A statement released by the family on Wednesday said the quintessential banker with over 21 years of experience in investment banking, corporate banking, stockbroking, asset management and pension fund management, died in the evening of Tuesday, September ... Read More »
VOW2022 inaugurates committee. Hosts presidential candidates.
A 7-member committee has beem inaugurated to steer the 6th edition of the annual Voice of Women Conference & Awards (VOW2022). Chaired by Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi Executive Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC) other members are Cynthia Mbamalu, Director of Programs Yiaga Africa, Oluwatosin Dokpesi Managing Director, Princess Jummai Idonije, SSA to Honourable Minister Women Affairs, Patience ... Read More »
BREAKING: Court denies Lawan, declares Machina’s APC senatorial candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Bashir Machina as Yobe North senatorial candidate of the party. The presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, nullified the parallel primary election that produced the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on June 9, 2022. The judge also ordered the APC ... Read More »
Opinion!NO MORE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS IN THE PALACES, MOSQUES & CHURCHES -KAYODE AJULO
1.0.INTRODUCTION With the flag off of election campaigns on September 28, 2022, which would last for a period of 150 days, which is five months, according to Section 94 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022, political parties in the country would have ample time to rally their faithful and garner new converts before the polling day. A credible election remains ... Read More »
Ogd to Award Schorlarship to kick start Campaigh on Sunday
OGD flags off campaigns with mega rally Oct 2 FORMER Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, who is the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ogun East Senatorial candidate for the 2023 general elections is set to kick-start his election campaign with a Mega Rally on Sunday, 2nd October, 2022. In a statement by his media office, the OGD Mega Rally ... Read More »
LAGOS’ TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY WILL NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT WOMEN – SANWO-OLU
•Governor celebrates women, promises more economic opportunities An account of Lagos State’s journey to a cosmopolitan society would not be fully told without chronicling the contributions made by women to the cultural growth and socio-economic transformation of the State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu acknowledged the roles played by women in the transformation of Lagos at a forum ... Read More »
I have not Endorsed Peter Obi Chief Olu Falae
His Personal Assistant released this statement FALAE’S POSITION ON PRESIDENTIAL POLL. The attention of Chief Olu Falae CFR, GCON has just been drawn to a publication that has gone viral in which the former Secretary to the Federal government is quoted as saying that he is supporting the candidature of Mr Peter Obi as his preferred choice in the 2023 ... Read More »
Ogun gov’s ex-aide bags five-year imprisonment in US
A District Court in Western Tacoma, Washington, United States, has sentenced Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of the Ogun State Governor, Dayo Abiodun, to five years imprisonment for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. This was confirmed in a statement by the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, on Monday. The statement said in part that Rufai, “A ... Read More »