…vows administration will deal ruthlessly with acts of thuggery, hooliganism Towards ensuring peaceful conduct of the 2023 general election in th country, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has called on the police authority to engage politicians in the country on the need to play by the rules. Abiodun who made this call at the Cinema Hall of the June ... Read More »
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Kwara Gov swears in new Special Adviser, Perm Secs
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated five new permanent secretaries to fill some vacancies in the leadership of the State Civil Service. The new permanent secretaries are AbdulRahman Ameen Babatunde; Asonibare Omolola Christiana; Raheem Abdulbaqi; Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa; and Yusuf Ibrahim Amuda. The Governor also swore-in Patigi-born Umar Muhammed as the new Special Adviser on Sports and Youth Development. ... Read More »
N544m scam: Court frees ex-SGF Lawal, others
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The court on Friday held that the anti-graft agency failed to establish a prima facie case against the Ex-SGF ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU COMMISERATES WITH LAGOS COMMISSIONER, LOLA AKANDE OVER HUSBAND’S DEATH
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with the State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. Lola Akande, on the death of her husband, Dr. Kolapo Akande. Dr. Kolapo Akande, who was brother-in-law to Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, died on Wednesday ... Read More »
Tinubu promises Southeast massive development, forward looking government at town hall meeting Owerri
…says ports outside Lagos will be opened to activities All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has promised the people of Southeast massive economic development and forward looking government that will assuage the past difficulties of the region. He spoke at a TownHall meeting with leaders of the private sector and trade associations on Thursday in Owerri, Imo State ... Read More »
YOU CANT WIN LAGOS,Apc replies Ayu
Lagos APC Publicity sec Seye Oladejo issued this statement Our attention has been drawn to the reckless and unrealistic claim of the opposition PDP to win Lagos and 24 other states in the forthcoming elections. While we acknowledge the consistency of the opposition party in its permanent day-dreaming and irresponsible permutations, it’s advisable to be more discerning in order to ... Read More »
Tinubu is the best for a greater Nigeria: Kwara Gov
• Our campaign will be devoid of hate, says Aisha Buhari • Thousands join First Lady Aisha Buhari, Gov, others to flag off campaign in Ilorin Tens of thousands of Kwarans on Thursday came out in droves for the official flag off of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Kashim Shettima presidential campaign in Ilorin, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq saying the APC ... Read More »
I have never, won’t run my administration on religious bias, Tinubu assures CAN
N …says choice of Shettima has nothing to do with religion Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has assured the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria that he will not run his administration on the basis of religion if elected President of Nigeria. Tinubu who met with the CAN leadership in Abuja on Wednesday ... Read More »
Osun Tribunal compels INEC to produce Adeleke’s academic certificates
The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday granted subpoena compelling the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, to produce the nomination form and academic certificates used by Sen. Ademola Adeleke in the 2018 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola and APC had on Aug. 5 submitted ... Read More »
Tension in Ekiti as police take over Assembly
The police in Ekiti State, on Wednesday, took over the state House of Assembly complex in a bid to forestall an alleged planned invasion of the legislative building. This came less than 24 hours after the Assembly elected its former Leader of Government Business, Gboyega Aribisogan, as the new Speaker. The armed policemen were stationed at strategic locations in the ... Read More »