A high-powered committee headed by a former Deputy Governor Ekiti State Surveyor Abiodun Aluko has been constituted to coordinate a State-wide unified confirmation of the will of people in the State for Governor Abiodun Oyebanji to remain in office till 2030.The move followed the unanimous endorsements of Governor Oyebanji’s second term in office by critical Stakeholders from each of the three senatorial districts in the Ekiti State as well as a number of groups and individuals including the State Caucus of All Progressives Congress (APC) which is the highest organ of the party in the state, the State chapter of…
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Ahead of the July 12 Local Government elections in Lagos State, the Lagos State Chairperson of Labour Party Pastor Dayo Ekong, has unveiled 26 chairmanship candidates, reports thegazellenews.com Ekong, who confirmed the development on Saturday, 17 May, 2025 in Lagos, said the candidates emerged from primary elections held on Friday, 16 May, 2025 across 26 designated locations in the state. According to her, the primaries were conducted in only 26 of Lagos State’s 57 councils, noting that the party would not be fielding candidates in 30 councils for strategic reasons. She identified some of the areas where the Labour Party…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, North West zone, has endorsed and passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election, It was gathered that endorsement followed a stakeholders’ meeting, comprising all Governors of the region, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Deputy Senate President, as well as former governors from the zone. It was also gathered the meeting was held in Kaduna on Saturday, 17 May, 2025 where the National Chairman of APC, Chairmen of State Chapters, state and federal legislators, as well as Ministers, heads of Federal Agencies, including senior political…
Manchester Magistrates’ court presided over by Justice Joanne Hirst, has remanded popular American musician, Chris Brown for assault. The singer was remanded on Friday, 16 May, 2025 after being denied bail by justice Joanne Hirst. Hirst, who stated that the matter is beyond Magistrates Court, however transferred the case to Southwark Crown Court in London. The next hearing was adjourned till June 13, 2025. Brown, R&B super star was arrested at The Lowry Hotel in Salford on Thursday, 15 May, 2025 over an alleged bottle attack at Tape nightclub in Mayfair. He was charged to court with grievous bodily harm after he was…
As part of the renewed strategy of the executive management of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) currently led by Mr Gbenga Alade as MD/CEO, the Corporation at the weekend during an interactive session in Abuja, said it plans to deepen its collaboration with all stakeholders especially the Asset Management Partners (AMPs) scheme, which was established in 2016. Welcoming the AMPs to its inaugural interactive session since the assumption of the current executive management of AMCON, the Executive Director in charge of Resolution, Mr Adeshola Lamidi, whose directorate in AMCON manages the AMPs scheme, said the new dawn in AMCON…
The Olopade Descendants of Ibadan gathered in a heartfelt family reunion on Saturday, 17 May, 2025, to honour the memory of their departed loved ones and strengthen familial bonds across generations. The solemn yet joyous event took place at the ancestral home located at E4/480, Pa Samuel Sunday Olopade’s Compound, Aremo, Aladorin, Ibadan, Oyo State. Presided over by the Mogaji (head) of the Olopade family, Barrister Abiodun Olumuyiwa Olopade, the gathering brought together sons and daughters, grandchildren and all family members of the extended Olopade lineage in an atmosphere of reflection, unity, and prayer. The Mogaji led special prayers for…
Two octogenarians: an Two Octogenarians Arrested for Dealing in Illicit Drug as NDLEA Intercepts N3.2bn Worth of Aploids Two octogenarians: an 80-year-old grandpa Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old grandma Mrs. Uloma Uchechi as well as her daughter Chisom Uchechi, 32, top the list of suspects arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in raids carried out across the country while opioids worth over N3.2 billion were intercepted at Apapa seaport in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers state. Ayuba had previously been arrested and prosecuted by NDLEA for drug dealing offences and convicted and served 10-year…
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai has harped on the imperative of enhanced collaboration between China and Nigeria in unlocking the potential of Nigeria’s Solid Minerals sector through the establishment of electric vehicle factories in Nigeria. Speaking while paying a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake in his office at the weekend, HE Yu Dunhai emphasised that Nigeria is a great country blessed with tremendous natural resources, noting that China has always placed Nigeria in a very pivotal position of her foreign policy. Recalling the recent high-level engagement between Presidents Bola Tinubu and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to use their diversity for the country’s stability and rapid development. He spoke on Sunday, 18 May, 2025, in Rome when he received members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria. The President also issued a stirring call to leaders at all levels to work for the betterment of the citizenry. President Tinubu, a Muslim, said, ” If we use our diversity not for adversity but for prosperity, the country’s hope is stability and progress.” He described it as historic, being the President of Nigeria when a new Pope was inaugurated in Rome.…
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government contractor and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Formal Act Legacy Limited for alleged multiple fraud to the tune of N30 billion. Though his contract with the state government had been terminated, no less than 251 complaints received by the Commission against the suspect pointed to the allegation that Ibrahim is parading himself to unsuspecting victims as consultant for the 23 local government areas in Kaduna State as well as that of the United Charity Foundation, UCF, FICCORD with affiliation to Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs Office. It is also alleged that he informed his victims that he had…