There are strong indications that former President Olusegun Obasanjo may summon a meeting intended to discuss the security situation in the country, among other burning issues of national concern. According to presidency sources, the meeting, scheduled to hold either on Tuesday, 14th December, or Wednesday, 15th, in Abuja, has the …
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2023: We Insist On Southern President, Not Yoruba President – Afenifere
Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has said it was not desperate to have a Yoruba man as Nigeria’s president in 2023. The group said it would rather favour a president that emerges from any part of the South. The group’s position was in contrast with that of Yoruba Council of Elders, …
Read More »APC Affirms Andy Uba As Party Leader In Anambra
Anambra State Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, joined by some other stakeholders, last night rose from a meeting held in Maitama, Abuja and resolved, amongst others, to Affirm His Excellency, Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba MFR, as the authentic Leader of the State Chapter of the APC. This decision …
Read More »Don’t Encourage Bullies, They’re Perverts – Sanwo-Olu Counsels Pupils
DON’T ENCOURAGE BULLIES, THEY’RE PERVERTS, SANWO-OLU COUNSELS PUPILS •Report them immediately, Governor Advises •Governor commissions new classroom blocks, 182-bed dormitory in Lagos Model College At the commissioning of four newly delivered school infrastructure projects in Lagos State Model College in Igbokuta, Ikorodu division, on Friday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu spared time …
Read More »Ugwuanyi Flags Off COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign In Enugu
Gov. Ugwuanyi flags off COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign in Enugu …Launches Basic Healthcare Provision Fund Programme Implementation …As WHO, UNICEF, others hail governor’s immense commitment, support Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State yesterday flagged off Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) mass vaccination campaign in the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi also used the occasion …
Read More »Buhari Promised To Pick Tinubu As Running Mate In 2015, Then Reneged – Akande
Former Governor of Osun state and ex-interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, yesterday narrated how Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as he then was, the presidential candidate of the party at the time, promised to pick Bola Tinubu as his running mate in the 2015 election. Chronicling …
Read More »Imota Rice Mill To Start Production First Quarter Next Year – Sanwo-Olu
•Governor tours project site, shows excitement at progress Barring any exigency, the 32-metric tons per hour Rice Mill being constructed by Lagos State Government in Imota area of Ikorodu division will start operations before end of first quarter in 2022. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave this assurance after touring the project …
Read More »Enugu: ECTDA Moves To Barricade GRA Against Heavy Duty Trucks
The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority has indicated readiness to barricade the Government Reserved Area, GRA, starting from Park Avenue by Abakaliki road, within the state capital, from uses by heavy-duty vehicles.The development followed the frequent breakdown of trucks in the area and several petitions by residents of the area …
Read More »2023: Begin To Prepare Your Handover Notes, PDP Tells APC
Dr Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, December 10, demanded that the All Progressive Congress (APC) begins to prepare its handover notes. Nigerian Tribune reports that the former Senate president made the remark in his inaugural speech at the Abuja International Conference Centre …
Read More »Those Who Used US Weapons Lost War: Cambodian PM Orders All US Weapons Destroyed
Cambodian leader Hun Sen ordered the country’s military to destroy any US weaponry or dump it in warehouses on Friday, after Washington imposed an arms embargo over human rights concerns and Phnom Penh’s close ties with China. The US on Wednesday imposed an arms embargo on Cambodia, citing concerns about …
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