* Says Lagos Government Proactive On Issues Of Security * Suggests State, Community Policing Systems The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, has described Nigeria as a country that desires true federalism as part of the solutions to the nation’s security crisis. Dr. Obasa stated this on Wednesday at the 2022 National Congress ... Read More »
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Three salient factors that will determine the winner of 2023 election – Dele Alake
The Director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Dele Alake, has identified three major factors that will determine the outcome of the 2023 elections. In an interview on Journalist Hangout, a TVC current affairs programme on Tuesday, Alake said the economy, security and the vision of the candidates to deal with them, will influence ... Read More »
BREAKING: Why Falconets overstayed at Istanbul airport – NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation has explained why the players and officials of the U20 Girls National Team, Falconets, overstayed at the Istanbul Airport. The NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, who made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday, maintained that there were a lot of factors that led to the delay the players experienced at the Turkish airport. According ... Read More »
EMEKA IHEDIOHA: THE OVER DESPERATION OF A PERPETUAL GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT
The title of a film I once watched is, “I’ll die for Mama” in which the legendary Indian Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan does everything possible to fulfill a promise he had made in regard to dying for his mother . I love the film because it shows a human being who understands the basic meaning of the word, promise which ... Read More »
Monkeypox cases rise to 220 – NCDC
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said the Monkeypox cases in the country had risen to 220. Dr. Adetifa made this known at the ministerial press briefing on COVID-19 and developments in the health sector held in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the confirmed cases were recorded from 29 states in the country. ... Read More »
Gov. Abiodun to Inaugurate Governing Councils of Tertiary Institutions on Thursday
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun is set to inaugurate the governing councils of the two state-owned universities and six polytechnics, as well as that of the State Library Board, on Thursday, 25th August, 2022. Governing Councils to be inaugurated include those of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun; Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta; Ogun ... Read More »
Abiodun swears in Motunrayo Oladapo as Culture and tourism commissioner
f …charges appointees to efficiently utilize state resources The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, sworn in seven new commissioners and a deputy Chief of Staff, charging the new appointees to efficiently utilize resources in their care towards ensuring the realization of the ISEYA mantra of the present administration in the state. At the swearin in ceremony held at ... Read More »
Rivers PDP Elders to Wike Humility is the essence of royalty
It appears there is no more love lost between Your Excellency, Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, Executive Governor of Rivers and the erstwhile great Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family in the state, the PDP elders in particular. Though you have remained unusually taciturn since after the PDP presidential primary election which you fought gallantly but narrowly lost, it ... Read More »
BUA GROUP: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY By FEMI ADESINA
The common, and perhaps, popular narrative for political, baleful and pernicious reasons, is for people to say that the Muhammadu Buhari administration has run down the economy of the country completely since its advent in 2015. The fact that the global economy is spiraling out of control with inflation, stagflation, recession and depression staring hitherto vibrant countries in the face ... Read More »
Day RRS Commander Olayinka Egbeyemi Rescued Me On Third Mainland Bridge
By Omologe Elohor Great deeds seldom receive deserving acknowledgement. “The Nigerian police, and to some extent the members of the RRS (Rapid Response Squad) get bad reps when it comes to matters that involve the dispatch of their duties. Most times, (many) people don’t tell when they receive help from these agencies; I will not be one of them, as ... Read More »