Uncontrovertibly one of the most intellectually engaging historians of our time, Professor Abdul Gafar Siyan Oyeweso, manifests by the day in several discourses on account of his selfless services. I had just been part of a radio programme on Friday, January 8, 2021, when one of the promoters of the online broadcaster, Spirit of Nigeria, Dotun Atilade, called me. In …
Worried by the economic hardship in the country, the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Lagos State Government to ameliorate the sufferings of the people, saying that the poverty in the land was alarming. Its Lagos State Chairman, Adedeji Doherty, made this call at the Chairman’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting recently. He said …
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello released N3.8 billion for capital projects for the first quarter of the year, Finance, Budget and Economic Planning Commissioner Asiru Idris said on Sunday. He said the projects cut across the three senatorial districts, adding that the governor has proven himself as a detribalised leader. The commissioner said in a statement that the implementation of …
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday said the state has deployed 200 officers of the Oyo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun to the troubled Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Space of the state. Makinde disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the move followed a meeting with safety businesses and stakeholders from the disaster-ridden area. Igangan, …
The Governor Kayode Fayemi-led government of Ekiti State on Wednesday debunked claims that herdsmen fleeing Ondo State are relocating to Ekiti forest. The Maize Growers Processing Marketer Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN) in Ekiti State had on Tuesday informed newsmen in Ado Ekiti that its members’ farms price N10 million was destroyed by suspected herdsmen. It stated the maize farms, over …
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, clashed with the Police in Abuja on Tuesday evening. The clash occurred near Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. One person has been reported dead and an unspecified number of people injured. Read Also: One person shot dead during a clash between anti-riot policemen and protesting members of the Islamic Movement …
Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has revealed that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, gave him the sum of N2 million to fuel his car after visiting him. Igboho disclosed this during an Instagram Live Chat with media mogul, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday. Read also: EFCC parades 53 suspected …
President Muhammad Buhari on Tuesday accepted the immediate resignation and retirement of the nation’s service chiefs, following calls for their sack by many Nigerians. Special adviser on media and publicity to the president, Femi Adesina, made this known in a tweet on Tuesday, where he also announced the appointment of replacements for the outgone service chiefs, He further announced Read …
Sunday Igboho has stated that he was fired with bullets by Fulani Herdsmen but didn’t penetrate. This Oodua Republic agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, explained how bullets were fired at him at the home of the Seriki of Fulani in Ibarapa, Oyo State, and did not hot him. Igboho added that suspected Fulani herdsmen killing and …
The All Progressives Congress membership registration/ validation exercise expected to commence tomorrow ( Monday) may be shelved again. Nigerian Tribune investigation revealed that some of the items to be used in conducting the exercise are still stockpiled at the party national secretariat in Abuja and are yet to be moved to the state chapters. If aborted tomorrow (Monday), it would …
The National Assembly has postponed its resumption till Tuesday, February 9, 2020. Both Chambers on December 21st, 2020 adjourned plenary till January 26, 2021, to enable members to observe the Christmas and New Year festivities. Clerk to the National Assembly, Arc. Ojo Amos disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the deferment of resumption was to enable lawmakers, …
Ogun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Governor Seyi Makinde to first redeem the crisis-ridden Oyo PDP before dabbling into unnecessarily into offshore political counselling. Ogun PDP accused Makinde of seeking to import unnecessary crisis into its rank. Governor Makinde on Wednesday visited the Sagamu country home of former Governor Gbenga Daniel with some delegates in a …
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. At the inauguration ceremony Wednesday in Washington, D.C., it was a celebration of the return of the Obama administration and the Democratic Party. With the absence of outgoing President Donald Trump, the image of the Republican Party at the end of Mr Trump’s turbulent tenure was …
Anambra Governor ballot holds November 6 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Anambra governorship election for November 6. Details shortly…
The Presidency has condemned Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s ultimatum to herdsmen to vacate Ondo forest reserves. In a press release on Tuesday, Garba Shehu, stated the presidency has been keenly monitoring events occurring in Ondo State. The special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari mentioned what’s emerging is an absence of consistency in messaging which in flip results in numerous contradictions relating to accuracy …
The Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Mohammad Badaru Abubakar has sacked his Special Assistant on the environment, Mr. Hamza Aliyu Kantoga. This was contained in a press statement issued signed and made available to our reporter in Dutse the state capital. The statement said the dismissal was signed by the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State, Alhaji Adamu Abdulkadir Fanini. …
POLITICS is one area of social life in which shared accountability is critically required but is embarrassingly missing. The social contract theory justifies the state based on this idea of shared accountability between the state and the individual. The individual foregoes absolute freedom and the state assures him or her of security and welfare. Do your part and I do …
There is palpable tension in Kano as the local government election in the state, scheduled for Saturday, looms. The Chairman, State Independent Electoral Commission KANSAIC, Professor Ibrahim Garba Sheka, had worried that elections in the state was like a war, with chaos and uncertainty trailing it. It is on record that hundreds of Kano citizens lost their lives, following violent …
he National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde and former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose to table their differences before the party’s National Peace and Reconciliation Committee, chaired by former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. Makinde and Fayose have in the past few months, locked horns in what party …
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ekiti State has urged residents of the state to go about their normal activities without any fear of threat to their lives or property. Reacting to a statement credited to the opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) that people are no longer safe in the state under the present administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi, the …
