Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday, 12 March, 2023, met stakeholders and leaders of thought as well as stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Lagos State, urging them to rally support for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election. The meeting which had in attendance artisans, the Igbo community and high level players in the politics of Alimosho and other critical areas in Lagos, held at the Minister’s residence in Ikeja. Addressing the stakeholders, Aregbesola asked them to ensure the victory of the party through embarking on varying mobilisation and door-to-door campaigns to see to the party’s victory. He…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Our Reporters The discredited Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, is playing his “last card” in the closing chapter of the high-stake power-play that has embroiled Nigeria in the past six months. Determined to influence the outcome of the March 18 Lagos governorship polls against ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the apex banker has handed a whopping N500m in new bank notes to the candidate of Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV), it was gathered at the weekend. Lagos is Nigeria’s economic nerve-centre and the putative stronghold of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Labour Party had secured an upset against…
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thanked the good people of the state for their overwhelming support at the last Presidential and National Assembly elections, while urging them to come out en-masse to vote for the party in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections coming up on Saturday, 18 March, 2023. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, 12 March, 2023, and signed by the Publicity Secretary, Tunde Oladunjoye, the party expressed its “immense gratitude to the people who voted massively for our party”, saying “it shows that our people are appreciative of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is presently enmeshed in a ‘nauseating’ scandal involving its senior officers over age falsifications. PRNigeria gathered that six senior staff of the Commission who falsified their age records (dates of birth) have been detected, during a promotion interview for senior EFCC operatives. It is reliably gathered that Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of EFCC, is under pressure to give the accused officers a ‘soft-landing’. A credible source told PRNigeria that the EFCC staff who allegedly falsified their ages were trying to confer an ‘unfair advantage’ to themselves over their colleagues, who also participated in…
By Yushau A. Shuaib After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu as the Nigerian president-elect, ethnic tension and rivalry ensued between supporters of the presidential candidates. This anxiety has been more palpable and evident in the home state of Tinubu, where his party lost the presidential election to the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, who is an Igbo from Anambra State. The aftermath of the election has triggered the latent ethnic rivalries between the Yorubas – largely…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigerian-born Striker, Gift Orban scored four times as KAA Gent Walloped Zulte Waregem in their Belgian Pro League clash on late on Sunday night, 12 March, 2023. Orban is now the first Gent player to score four goals in a league game this century. The striker scored all four goals in the second half of the game. The 20-year-old was on target in the 53rd, 68th, 75th and 83rd minutes respectively. Orban has now scored nine goals in seven league outings for Gent. The striker linked up with Gent from Norwegian club, Stabaek in January.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 21 survivors of the train-bus collision were discharged on Sunday, March 12, 2023 from five state public health facilities after quality medical care and management bringing the total number of discharged patients to 53. Thegazellenews.com reported that the state on Friday, 10 March, 2023, discharged 32 survivors involved in the accident from three state hospitals. Abayomi, who made this disclosure in an update about the accident, said: “Total number of patients on admission as of today March 12 is 43. There are 39 patients at the Lagos…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Vietnam is preparing to mark the birth of its 100 millionth citizen next month with a publicity campaign to promote the positive effect of population growth on the economy, Vietnam News Agency reported on Sunday, 12 March, 2023. According to the General Statistics Office, Vietnam had 99.2 million citizens as of April 2022, making it the 15th most populous country in the world and among the third most populous in Southeast Asia. The country’s statistics office said in the face of rising global economic competition, every country is seeking to achieve competitive advantage through human resources. Thus…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Liverpool interest in £60m rated Fulham Mercurial midfielder, Joao Palhinha is soaring, reports Daily Mail Football Though Liverpool are understood to be the most serious suitor but there are others in the race to sign the Portugal international. Palhinha has made a big impression since arriving from Sporting in the summer. His brilliant performances, though, come as a double-edged sword for the Cottagers. He still has over four year left to run on his current deal with Fulham, so they are under no pressure to entertain losing him. But make no mistake, the vultures are circling around him. He was signed…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) will meet with the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; Senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect on its platform on Monday, 13 March, 2023. The National Secretary of APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore, disclosed this via invitation sent to Tinubu, Shettima and the lawmakers-elect. It was gathered that the meeting will hold today, Monday, 13 March, 2023 at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Although the meeting is scheduled for 2 pm, invited guests were directed to be present by 12 noon…