The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has vowed to complete all the uncompleted projects initiated by the administration of Rauf Aregbesola in the state which were abandoned by the Gboyega Oyetola administration. Governor Adeleke made this disclosure on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023 during the commissioning of the Ilesa Passport Front Desk Office. Describing himself as a progressive, Adeleke said, “no matter the party you are, a progressive is progressive. If you are doing what the people want. “No matter the party you belong to when you see the progress you must key into them”. Adeleke described Aregbesola as a…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Mobolaji Sanusi “Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” ——-Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone(Venerated Italian Catholic Church Saint) From being the kingmaker, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally become a king. Metaphorically, for clinching the highest political position in the country. From democratically dethroning a president to installing another president in 2015 and now becoming a president-elect, against all odds, in 2023, Tinubu has become a man of destiny, of historical reverence with indisputable landmarks in the political experiment called Nigeria. In whatever he had done, or is doing, history is…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, received his certificate of return, following his resounding victory at the March 18 gubernatorial polls, assuring Kwarans that he would remain just as responsive and empathetic to the yearnings of the citizens as he has always been. The Governor received his certificate of return alongside with Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, Speaker of the House of Assembly Rt. Hon Yakubu Salihu Danladi, and other members-elect. Governor AbdulRazaq was accompanied to the ceremony by his wife, Ambassador Olufolake; cabinet members; Mutawali of Ilorin Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq; APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi; and…
The Winner of the Public Affairs Category of the Spokesperson Communication Awards (SCA) 2022, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, has been appointed the Public Relations Coordinator of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Vienna, Austria. Dr. Gwandu is a media and communication expert with over a decade of professional experience in university lecturing, journalism practice, and media management. PRNigeria gathered that the appointment was meritoriously secured as it was preceded by a written examination, paper presentation and extensive interview on issues relating to public relations in the oil and gas sector. The final stage of the process was keenly contested…
In a major shake-up, the Nigerian Army has redeployed 75 of its senior officers. But the redeployment will take effect from April 3, 2023, PRNigeria can authoritatively report. Among those affected is Maj. Gen. Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF in the Lake Chad and the General Officer Commanding, GOC, of 1 Division, Kaduna, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Gen. Khalifa will be departing MNJTF on secondment to National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). On his part, Gen. Lagbaja, it was…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, fixed April 20, 2023, to rule on a Kogi State Application seeking to vacate an interim order of court freezing 14 properties linked to Kogi State governor. Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date after taking submissions from the Governor’s counsel, Mr Abdulwahab Mohammed SAN and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedopo SAN. The court had on February 22, made an interim forfeiture order following an exparte motion to confiscate 14 properties and firms in Lagos, Abuja, and the United Arab Emirates as well as…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dropped its National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. A statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated that the decision to drop Ayu was taken by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to respect a decision of the Benue State High Court of Monday, 27 March, 2023 which stopped Ayu from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party. Ologunagba announced further that the NWC has decided that Ayu be replaced by Ambassador Umar Katagum, Deputy Chairman, North. Iyorchia Ayu was given the boot following his suspension by his ward in…
President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he clocks 71, Wednesday, 29 March, 2023, with history beckoning to lead the country from May 29th. The President joins members of the President-Elect’s family, especially his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, business partners and political associates in celebrating the remarkable age, heralded with many years of experience and achievements in the private and public sectors, which prepared him for the historic win on February 25, 2023. President Buhari believes Asiwaju’s warmth, friendliness and generosity has set the pace for a network…
The President of the Senate heartily felicitates the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 71st birthday. Lawan joined his family, associates and millions of admirers in Nigeria and across the globe to rejoice with the Jagaban Borgu on this auspicious occasion. In his Congratulatory message, the Senate President describes Asiwaju Tinubu as “an exceptional political leader who has impacted his time and space with great ideas, exemplary courage of conviction and astonishing capacity for purposeful leadership. “The benevolence of Allah has strengthened these qualities in him and taken him to the threshold of historic greatness as he prepares to…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his 71st birthday. He described Asiwaju Tinubu, who turns 71 on Wednesday, 29 March, 2023, as a “visionary, consistent, loyal and enigmatic master strategist” whose democratic credentials are scholarly materials for study in political economy. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Nigeria is blessed to have Tinubu as her next democratically elected president from May 29, given his intellect, development-focused and detribalised disposition towards governance. Governor Sanwo-Olu added that not many leaders in contemporary…