A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Wahab Alawiye-King has congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 71st birthday saying that he is prepared to serve the people and restore hope to the country. In a press statement released on his behalf to celebrate the birthday of the President-elect, Hon Alawiye-King said Nigerians freely gave their mandate to him because of absolute confidence they have on him that he can and will deliver on his electoral promises. Thegazellenews.com recalled that the President-elect had directed that in marking his 71st birthday today,…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Today, as Nigeria’s President -elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marks the 71st anniversary of his birthday, we the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, join his family, friends, political associates and all people of goodwill to wish him happy birthday. We pray that the almighty God will continue to grant our Septuagenarian Leader and Mentor, good and sound health, he needs to pilot the affairs of this nation to greater heights after he must have been inaugurated as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come May 29, 2023. We thank God for the wealth of experience he…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ogun State police command has revealed plans to use minimum force to arrest popular and controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable for his failure to honour invitation sent to him five times for questioning over a matter. Portable had earlier on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, in a viral video on social media, resisted arrest by some police officers that stormed his restaurant in Ogun State, questioning them to know the reason for his arrest. Portable was seen in the video accusing the police of illegal arrest, saying, ”Show me your arrest warrant. Why did you come to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will not spend an extra day in office at the end of his tenure . Mustapha gave the assurance at a meeting of the Presidential Transition Committee on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, explaining that despite litigation from the presidential election, Buhari won’t spend an extra day in office after 29 May, 2023. The SGF, who gave the assurance while noting that preparations are on to ensure that Buhari hands over power to the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu peacefully and formally,…
The President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described as a divine and precious gift to the country and the African continent as a whole, whose contributions to democracy, justice and the Rule of Law cannot be underestimated. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire made this declaration on Wednesday, 29 March, 2023, through her birthday message to the President-elect who is celebrating his 71st birthday today, Wednesday, 29 March, 2023. “You’re a divine and precious gift to the Nigerian nation and the African continent. Your…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has congratulated the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 71st birthday. Senator Abiru, in a congratulatory message signed by him, described the President-elect as an astute democrat and visionary leader, with an unrivalled capacity of discovering great talents. He said, “On behalf of my family, and the great people of Lagos East Senatorial District, I heartily congratulate *our President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola…
A two time Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro has felicitated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 71st birthday anniversary. Obanikoro who served in Tinubu’s cabinet as the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, described the celebrant as a ‘cat-with-nine-lives’, amiable, loving, erudite, enigmatic, and colossus. In the words of the former High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana, “Asiwaju is a leader in the true definition of leadership. A man who has paid his dues across all boards, passionately grown all shades and forms of Nigerians to becoming leaders…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have evacuated another batch of 151 stranded Nigerians in Libya. The Charge D’affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, Ambassador Kabiru Musa confirmed the development in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday night. Musa ,who said a total of 151 citizens were flown from Benghazi, as the government resumed its voluntary evacuation, added that the evacuees, including 71 females, 54 males, 14 children and 13 infants, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday, 28 March 2023. Musa said the March 28 evacuation was…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that at least twenty-eight people perished in road accidents that happened on Monday, 27 March 2023 in Niger and Bauchi States. The Sector Commander in Niger, Kumar Tsukwam, said 24 people died in a road crash at Etsu Oro village along Kutigi-Mokwa Road in Lavun LGA of the state. According to Tsukwam, a truck loaded with goods and passengers was heading to Lagos from Zaria with 87 people on board when it lost control due to excessive speeding. According to him, 24 people were confirmed dead on the spot,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Mrs Iforiti Oloro, a 75-year-old grandmother who set her own son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren ablaze at the Aponmu community, on the outskirts of Akure, Ondo State capital,is dead. The Septuagenarian also sustained degrees of burns while carrying out the tragic incident. Oloro died at the hospital where she was rushed for treatment after her health condition deteriorated. A resident, who declined to mention her name, confirmed the death of the old woman to a northern based national newspaper on Tuesday night, 28 March, 2023. “We have just been told now that the woman has given up the…