Thirteen years ago, I wrote this about you. Today, my thoughts about you remained the same but strengthened as you remained consistent and truly yourself even now as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr President, Asiwaju, Akanbi, Olodo de Omo Abibatu. A phenomenon, an enigma, a moment, a period, and indeed a generation.A measure of a time.To me, also a mentor who is most often right. Even when wrong, he is justifiably right. To your generation, an Obafemi Awolowo reincarnate, to my generation a Mahatma Gandhi lookup and to the younger generation a combination of Malcolm X…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
As Muslims across the world celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the Baba Adeen of Alimosho Federal Constituency, Hon. Bisi Yusuf, has extended his warm greetings to Muslim faithful across Nigeria, thegazellenews.com reports. In his sallah message to the people, titled “Eid Mubarak!”, Hon. Yusuf emphasized the enduring blessings of Ramadan and expressed optimism that the prayers offered during the sacred period would bring divine favor to individuals, families, and the nation. “The prayers we made, for ourselves, our families, and our great nation—will not go unanswered, insha’Allah,” the Alimosho All Progressives Congress Apex Leader…
The Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) on Thursday, 27 March, 2025, conducted Computer Based Test (CBT) for intending Principals and Vice Principals in Lagos State Public Schools. Declaring the exercise open, Chairman of the Commission, Mrs. Victoria Mopelola Peregrino said the exercise is one of the processes taken by the Commission to appoint sound and well rounded 21st century school administrators. Mrs. Peregrino said that the choice of CBT in the selection of Principals and Vice Principals underscores the need for a credible and competitive mode of selection that will erase the belief that only those with godfathers are…
The Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement and former Lagos State gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (JANDOR), has commended the trio of Honourables: James Faleke, Jimi Benson, and Enitan Badru for their bold and progressive step in sponsoring a constitutional amendment Bill seeking to upgrade Lagos State’s 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to full-fledged Local Government Areas. While applauding the initiative, Adediran stated that it is a long-overdue step towards deepening grassroots governance, improving service delivery, and ensuring that Lagosians enjoy the full benefits of decentralization. “The move aligns with the aspirations of the people of Lagos, who…
The Chinese business community in the country has denied the allegation that the shooting of the Immigration Officer at a Chinese firm was at the instruction of a Chinese national. The Director General China General Chamber of Commerce in Nigeria, Dr. Cui Guangzhen in a statement said the said shooting could never have been ordered by a Chinese. The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to the reports that Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior condemned the shooting of an immigration officer allegedly on the orders of a Chinese company operating in Nigeria in a briefing on March 27.…
Nigeria is not taking lightly the shooting of an immigration officer at a Chinese firm in Jos, Plateau State. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who narrated the story, stated that the Federal Government has threatened a serious diplomatic row with the Republic of China over maltreatment of a Nigerian Immigration Service officer shot by a Chinese company in Nigeria for asking for the company’s expatriate list. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who narrated the story on Thursday, 27 March, 2025, in Abuja at a stakeholders sensitisation workshop on the implementation of the Nigeria Visa policy 2025, said…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has handed over a drug rehabilitation center to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in North West Nigeria to enhance drug related treatments. Handing over the facility, the Director Humanitarian and Social Affairs, ECOWAS Dr. Sintiki Tarfa Ugbe, represented by Head of ECOWAS Drug Prevention and Control Division Dr. Daniel Amankwaah expressed the commitment of ECOWAS in fostering regional cooperation and providing technical and financial assistance to member states in tackling substance abuse. He explained that, the renovated and equipped facility stands as a symbol of ECOWAS shared responsibility to protect public health, promote…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar has led a high-level delegation on a tour of UROVESA—a renowned Spanish manufacturer of military and industrial vehicles. The visit focused on exploring potential collaboration in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology for powering Nigeria’s defence and industrial vehicle fleets. The Minister was accompanied on the visit by key figures including the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo; Presidential CNG Initiative representative, Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi; Engr. Henry Oki; and the Special Assistant for Gas Business and Investment to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), where they all engaged in…
By Kayode Akinmade In what has become his trademark style of political posturing, former Governor of Ogun State and current Senator representing Ogun East, Chief Gbenga Daniel, appears determined to politicize the Federal Government’s acquisition of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED). Through a recent statement laced with veiled antagonism, he attempts to cast doubt on this laudable initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration while subtly fanning the embers of discontent against Governor Dapo Abiodun. Unfortunately for him, the strategy reeks more of mischief than meaningful opposition—and it has unmistakably missed its mark. One cannot help but question the…
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has reassured Nigerians that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing all it can to improve the country and make life better for the citizens. She spoke at the Iftar, breaking of fast with former First Ladies of Nigeria, female National Assembly members, Wives of National Assembly members and others. Senator Oluremi Tinubu admonished everyone to take one person at a time and lend a helping hand to such, as this will go a long way in ameliorating the hardship of others. The First Lady who noted that Ramadan and lent…