THE Tinubu Campaign Organisation has described as unwarranted distractions the viral pictures and videos of some Christian clergymen and women at the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress Vice presidential candidate, Senator KASHIM SHETTIMA, on Wednesday in Abuja. APC formally presented Senator Shettima to the public and its various organs as the running mate to the party’s presidential standard-bearer, Asiwaju ... Read More »
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DIASPORA DAY 2022: NO NATION CAN DEVELOP WITHOUT ITS DIASPORA- NiDCOM Boss*
All is set to mark this year’s National Diaspora Day Celebrations with the theme: “Diaspora Engagement in Global Challenges Times for National Development.” Hon (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), stated this at a press conference in Abuja as part of activities ahead of July 25, 2022, National Diaspora Day celebrations. She stated further that a robust ... Read More »
Dotun Lobito TRIBUTE TO THE FRIEND OF MY YOUTH by Patrick Doyle
Few people in life assume the status of legend without being high profile business moguls, respected statesmen, top rated entertainers, literary icons or sporting superstars, Dotun Olaribigbe aka Lobito is one of those people. As a teenager his aura dominated the youth scene of Lagos in the 70’s. An enigma no doubt, whose reputation as a loyal and selfless friend ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU RE-LAUNCHES LAGOS RESIDENCY CARD WITH SMART FEATURES
…State Targets 10 Million Residents For Enrollment Before December …‘Registration Is Free, Card Useful For 28 Services’ – LASRRA Boss The move by the Lagos State Government to generate a comprehensive database of all persons residing in the State has moved a notch higher, with the launch of an upgraded and chip-embedded smart residency card by the Lagos State Residents ... Read More »
OPINION!The Ideal Godfather By Wale Olaleye
Godfatherism is not so much an obnoxious political idea. So also the debates around it are as old as everyone’s individual memory can recollect. It is, nonetheless, one idea – parasitic and exploitative – that’s never sat well with a majority of the people. Reasons, of course, are not far-fetched. Do a checklist – from Lagos to Anambra, Rivers and ... Read More »
DIASPORA DAY 2022:NIDCOM BOSS HARPS ON DIASPORA VOTING
All is set to mark this year’s National Diaspora Day Celebrations with the theme: “Diaspora Engagement in Global Challenges Times for National Development.” Hon (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), stated this at a Press Conference in Abuja as part of activities ahead of July 25, 2022, National Diaspora day Celebrations. The NIDCOM Boss stated further that ... Read More »
Biggest Music Conference, Kennis Music Bites Holds In Lagos
The biggest Nigerian musical conference, designed to bring together music enthusiasts, artistes and stakeholders tagged, Kennis Music Bites, has been scheduled to take place at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday, 27th July 2022. According to the Founder/Chairman of Kennis 104 FM, Kenny ‘Keke’ Ogungbe, the event, also tagged “The Next Episode,” is a music engagement, brand and ... Read More »
Muslim-Muslim ticket: I’ ve made the hard choice – Tinubu
Following criticisms that greeted his choice of Senator and former governor of Borno State, Kashim Ibrahim Shettima, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday, said he had made the hard choice. In a statement on his verified Twitter handle, the former governor of Lagos state, averred that he made the hard choice because he ... Read More »
BREAKING: CAN disowns bishops at Shettima’s unveiling,says APC too Desperate
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics and other artisans and sew ... Read More »
INEC, NCS Discuss Modalities for Actualising Inmates’ Voting
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) have resumed discussions to find constructive ways of addressing all encumbrances to the participation of inmates in the electoral process. Both organisations had been meeting to determine the best way of giving prisoners the opportunity to exercise their franchise. A Federal High Court sitting in Benin had, in ... Read More »