Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration is already making progress in the tourism development sector and that it would leave no stone unturned in achieving its vision for the sector under Omituntun 2.0. Governor Makinde stated this on Saturday, 14 October, 2023, while speaking at the annual World Twins Day organised by the Igbo-ora Community in collaboration with the Twins World Creation and the Oyo State government and held in Igboora. He added that his government remained committed to its promise to improve the economy of Igboora and Ibarapaland through tourism and infrastructure development. The…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Thousands of supporters trooped out, on Saturday, for a massive All Progressives Congress rally, held in Kabba, Kogi West Senatorial District, in support of the APC Governorship candidate, Usman Ododo. Critical stakeholders, at the highly successful rally, which further underscored the massive support for the APC candidate in Okunland, specifically declared that there was no vacuum for opposition political parties in the area in the forthcoming governorship election. The APC members said they were waiting anxiously for November 11 to expose what they termed “unfounded propaganda by confused politicians who had no base in Okunland” and to deliver massively for…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has condoled the Chairman of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi over the death of his wife, Alhaja Mariam Iyabode Olusi. Alhaja Olusi died early Saturday, 14 October, 2023, at the age of 77. Princess Orelope-Adefulire described the deceased as a caring and devoted wife to the Olusi patriarch noting that her death hurts not only the Olusi family but close associates of the family. “Mama was such a devoted and caring wife to Papa. She was also a loving and…
The Chairman of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), highest decision-making body in Lagos State, Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi has lost his wife, reports thegazellenews.com. This medium learnt exclusively that Alhaja Mariam Iyabode Olusi died late Friday, 13 October, 2023. She was reported to have been sick briefly. The late Olusi matriach was in her late 70s. She was the only wife of the Lagos Island Prince and was the mother of the Chairman of Lagos Island Local Government, Prince Tijani Adetoyese Olusi. She will be buried on Saturday, 14 October, 2023, in Lagos.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Bayo Onanuga as his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. The latest appointment by the President was contained in a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President. The President also appointed Miss Delu Bulus Yakubu as Senior Special Assistant on Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The statement from Ngelale reads: “As part of efforts to prioritize effective and efficient working synergy between the Presidency and Federal Ministries, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of professionals who have prior working experience within the architecture of the…
The Kogi State Chairman of the African Democratic Party (ADC), Kingsley Oga and other members of the party across the three senatorial districts have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ADC chieftains and members, on Friday, 13 October, 2023 collapsed their entire structure into the APC and endorsed the party’s candidate, Usman Ododo, for the November 11 governorship election. The only ADC State Assembly member, Hon. Idowu Ibikunle, representing Yagba West State Constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly, also declared his support for the APC candidate, saying her would campaign widely for him despite being an…
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on Friday, 13 October, 2023, said plans have been concluded to create more ministries in the state. This is even as he charged the newly appointed 20 Commissioners and 22 Special Advisers in the state to brace up for the task ahead of his administration in further making the state the best in the country. The governor said the with the creation of more ministries, more appointments would be coming, even as he warned that there was no way such appointments can go round. He charged the new appointees to hit the ground running…
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a 26-year-old forex trader: Kolawole Temidayo Joshua and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud. The two others are: Abdullahi Isiak and one Daniel Roland Orji. The convicts: Joshua, Isiak and Orji were arraigned on Monday, October 10, 2023 on separate charges of one-count each before Justice Mahmoud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High sitting in Ilorin. The charge against Joshua reads: “That you, Kolawole Temidayo Joshua, sometime between April and May, 2023 at Ilorin within the Judicial Division of the High…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday, 13 October, 2023, inaugurated four new Special Advisers to strengthen government’s efforts to deliver on its mandate to the people of the state. The Governor had earlier secured the nod of the parliament to appoint 10 Special Advisers. Inaugurated on Friday were retired Brigadier General Saliu Tunde Bello who returned to his position as Special Adviser on Security Matters before the last dispensation wound up on May 29; and Alhaji Bashir Adigun who is returning as Special Adviser on Media. Adigun was SA Political Communication in the last dispensation. The two others are…
Subject: Clarification Regarding Recent Rumors Dear Friends and Supporters, I would like to address the recent media speculation concerning my possible appointment as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority. I want to make it unequivocally clear that these rumors are baseless and without merit. There has been no such development in the works. My focus and commitment remain on representing the esteemed citizens of Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, a responsibility I am dedicated to upholding. Please disregard these unfounded rumors, and be assured that I will continue to serve the people diligently in my…