In the spirit of the Sallah celebration and his continued commitment to supporting the people, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (JANDOR) has once again demonstrated his love for his party by distributing over 6,000 bags of rice to All Progressives Congress (APC) party executives from the wards to the State, across the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State. The gesture was part of JANDOR’s long-standing tradition of philanthropy and extension of love to party managers and faithful especially during festive periods. “His latest intervention reflects his unwavering resolve to prioritize the welfare…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Iconic fuji musician, Pasuma has finally settled a dispute with his former protégé, Taye Currency. The reconciliation reportedly took place in Mecca at the ongoing Umrah 2025. The two Fuji stars were seen in a now-viral video on the internet, sitting closely and engaging in a discussion. In the year 2024, what was once a mentor-protégé relationship devolved into rift with the duo throwing subtle and overt jabs at each other on social media. The war between the duo all started when Taye Currency, in October 2024, disapproved of fans referring to Pasuma as his industry ‘father’, emphasizing that Pasuma…
The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria needs between $10 and $15 million investment annually in its statistical system to outperform that of South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. This comes as the bank lamented that Nigeria’s statistical system is below that of South Africa and other aspirational peers. World Bank spokesperson, Mrs. Julie Osagie-Jacobs, in a statement, said the World Bank Practice Manager for West and Central Africa, Johan Mistiaen, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, on Wednesday, 26 March, 2025. Mistiaen, who was accompanied by World…
The House of Representatives has rescinded its decision on the Bill to abolish the death penalty. The Bill is sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, and six others. The bill is for an Act to alter the Constitution to review the penalties for certain capital offences in alignment with relevant international best practices and for related matters. It seeks to amend Section 33 (1) of the 1999 Constitution. The aforementioned section stipulates that: “Every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of…
The House of Representatives on Thursday, 27 March, 2025 reversed its decision on the second reading of a Bill which sought to strip the vice-president, Governors and Deputy Governors of immunity. The lower legislative chamber made the U-turn after the Majority Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere, moved a motion. The bill, which is sponsored by Solomon Bob, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Rivers State, passed second reading on Wednesday, 26, March, 2025 According to Bob, the bill seeks to “promote accountability in public office” by removing the immunity currently granted to the vice-president, governors and their deputies.…
A bill to create the Office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the Office of President as head of state, and to provide for a framework for the mode of election to the said offices, has passed second reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday, 27 March, 2025. The bill was among 32 Constitution amendment bills that scaled second reading in the lower chamber on Thursday, 27 March, 2025 Also among the bills is a bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to provide for…
At least six people feared dead after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt during a trip to the Red See, just as four more people are in critical condition, with nine others left injured in the incident. The submarine, named Sindbad, was conveying around 44 passengers before it sank on Thursday, 27 March, 2025 as it sailed off the coast of Hurghada. Rescue services have so far managed to save 29 people. NBC News, citing the Russian embassy in Cairo, revealed four Russian citizens were among the deceased following the incident. The Red Sea Security Directorate received…
President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and other dignitaries on Thursday paid tributes to the former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, the late Dr. Doyin Okupe-Agbonmagbe. They paid glowing tributes to the late Okupe during a Service of Songs organised by the Trinity House at Victoria Island in Lagos. President Tinubu, who was represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Mr Tunde Rahman, said Doyin Okupe’s death was a personal loss to him, the political class and Nigeria. Rahman…
The Free-to-Shine Triple Elimination Campaign has kicked off in the South-south geopolitical zone, in Nigeria. The Campaign which was launched by the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu is meant to expand the frontiers of current efforts by the First Lady to build a coalition against HIV/AIDs in the country. While flagging off the campaign for the South-south zone, Senator Tinubu pointed out that the country must seize the moment and seek to join other countries in Africa who have achieved the UNAIDS 95-95-95 target by 2030. “The Free-to-Shine campaign seeks to significantly reduce new HIV infections among women…
The Corps Commander of Amotekun in Ogun State, Brig. Gen. A.I. Adedigba (rtd), has dismissed as pure fiction, the story by controversial online news platform, SaharaReporters, alleging that the outfit was being underfunded by the Ogun State government. Adedigba, who averred that the security outfit’s collaborative frameworks with various security agencies and local stakeholders to foster intelligence-sharing and strategic responses to security challenges in the state are second to none, said Amotekun is being well funded by the Governor Dapo Abiodun administration, describing the report by Sahara Reporters as malicious, misleading, and lacking in substance. Brig. Gen. Adedigba noted that…