The leader of Afenifere, a pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on Saturday, took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, saying Northerners would not vote for him. Adebanjo also urged Tinubu to quit the race and declare support for his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi. He spoke…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) on Saturday urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop playing politics with the new Naira policy and challenges Nigerians faced in accessing the new notes. Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the National President of the AYCF, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, frowned at Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared one Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare popularly known as Oba of Ogboni, wanted for illegal possession of firearms and threatening public peace on the streets.The Nation reports that police arrested Oba Tajudeen Bakare and 48 other suspects in connection with the Oodua Republic mega rally at Ojota in 2021.Bakare was…
A statement by the ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, said the arrests were in continuation of its clampdown on elements frustrating efforts to make the redesigned naira notes available to members of the public. Ogugua said an Abuja-based bank official was taken into custody for her “deliberate refusal” to upload cash into her branch’s automated…
Senior European Union officials have arrived in Kyiv before talks with Ukraine’s government on the embattled nation’s push to join the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell were among those in the capital on Thursday, a day before the EU-Ukraine summit was due to take place.The…
•Says those contesting against APC Guber candidate are jesters, comedians •Speaks on Governor’s landmark achievements By Ayomide Otitoju Ahead of the March 11 governorship election in Lagos State, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday declared that there is no opposition in the State. He…
•Large turnout for Tinubu, party candidates •‘My opponents are inexperienced, pushed by textbook ideas’ – Governor By ayomide otitoju Epe township came alive on Wednesday for the Lagos East mega rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Party faithful converged on the suburb’s recreational centre to woo voters in support of the party’s presidential candidate,…
• Governor upgrades rural road 40 years after, flags off project’s expansion to Abraham Adesanya Roundabout By Ayomide Otitoju First phase of the reconstruction and upgrading of the Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway has now been completed and delivered, with the infrastructure formally opened to vehicular traffic. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu was on Wednesday, accompanied…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) on Tuesday engaged with the oil marketers and security agencies to find ways of addressing the lingering fuel crisis in the country. The engagement, held in Abuja at the instance of the NNPC Limited had in attendance the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, Inspector-General of…
