By Abimbola Ogunnaike Crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is festering like sore as a faction of the party under the leadership of Major Agbo has expelled the presidential candidate of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of party campaign funds. The latest development is coming barely three days after the factional leaders vowed to probe the former Kano Governor and some of his loyalists over alleged misappropriation of over N1 billion, generated from the sale of nomination forms. The NNPP factional National Publicity Secretary, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, announced the expulsion of Kwankwaso in…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in New Delhi, the capital of India, for a six-day official visit on Tuesday, 5 September, 2023. Tinubu will during the visit, attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit slated for September 9 – 10, 2023 amongst other engagements. The President will attend several high-level meetings and engagements with other world leaders and business executives on the sidelines of the Summit. Aside participating in the summit, President will also meet with the Nigerian community in India. The Boeing 737 conveying the President and his entourage, landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, at about 6:40 pm local…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has spoken on the reasons he withdrew the lawsuit he filed at the Federal High Court against his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki from removing him from office. Shaibu said his decision to withdraw the law suit came as a results of series of meetings involving himself, Governor Obaseki, and other well-intentioned citizens from Edo and across the country “With due respect to these eminent personalities and leaders whose persuasions and persons I cannot ignore, I, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has authorised and instructed my solicitors to withdraw the suit forthwith,” the deputy…
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said that the industrial action embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) could have been prevented with sincere government action after the removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the Naira. In a press release issued on Tuesday, 5 September, 2023, CSJ acknowledged the significance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy reforms, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the Naira, but however highlighted President Tinubu’s lack of proactivity in devising measures to ameliorate the attendant hardship arising from these policy pronouncements. According to the Lead Director of CSJ, Eze…
The National and State House Of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has declared Honourable Moshood Olanrewaju Oshun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected member of the House of Representatives for Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency, reports thegazellenews.com. The Tribunal sitting in Ikeja thus dismissed the petition filed by the Labour Party candidate, Kamal Olatunji Sanni. The three member panel led by Justice Abass Abdullahi dismissed the petition and averred that Honourable Oshun is the duly elected member. Other members of the panel are Justice Okon Okon and Justice Esther Alukwu.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has described Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi as an iconic individual who designed one of the most important symbols of our collective existence as a country and a nation. He was speaking while on a condolence visit to the family of Pa Akinkunmi, at his Elebu, Ibadan, residence, on Monday, 4 September, 2023. The Minister said the visit was at the behest of President Bola Tinubu, who wants to assure the family of the deceased and Oyo state that he shares in the pain caused by the death of the icon, adding…
The Chairman of Jaiz Bank Plc, Alhaji Mustapha Bintube, has urged the Federal Government and governments at other levels to continue working on creation of an enabling environment for ease of doing business. This, he said, would aid charity organisations that are assisting people with funds to establish businesses. Alhaji Bintube spoke on Saturday, 2 September, 2023 during the grand finale of the annual Zakah distribution of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation for the year 2023 in Abuja. Materials including industrial sewing machines, grinding and washing machines, mixer, generator, vulcanised machine and cash were donated to thousands of beneficiaries. According…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday, 4 September, 2023 flagged off the commercial operations train service in the State by riding on the maiden passenger operation on the Blue line rail from Marina Terminal to Mile-2 Station. Sanwo-Olu, who was the first passenger at the iconic Marina Station of the Blue Line Rail, was joined by dignitaries, which included his wife, Ibijoke, Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Secretary to Lagos State Government, Mrs. Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin; Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi; state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa; government officials and party leaders, among others…
Governor Dapo Abiodun and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, 4 September, 2023 urged the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ladi Adebutu and his party against the election of Abiodun during the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state. This is even as the tribunal reserved judgment in the petition as counsels to all the parties submitted their final written addresses. The Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Hamidu Kunaza, told the counsels that the final day of the judgment would be communicated to…
In an order to complement the efforts of other security agencies to tackle kidnapping, armed robbery and other related crimes in the Kaduna State, the state Governor, Uba Sani, has flagged off the training of 7,000 recruits for the Kaduna Vigilance Service. According to Sani, the recruits, being trained at the Police College, Kaduna, in the state capital, were drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event, Sani said the recruits, after their intensive and vigorous training, would complement the efforts of security agencies and rid the state of crimes. He explained that the…