National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed that governing the country is about brain work and not a wrestling competition. The former Lagos State Governor stated this Friday at the Governnent House, Lafia, while pleading with Nasarawa state delegates to vote for him during the May 30th presidential primaries of the party. According to him, “I’m not competing to be a WWE- WWE wrestling man. They say he is sick; he is not well. Am I sick? I’m not. When I apply for this job, I didn’t apply to Governor…
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The Nigerian Army says it has recovered a cache of arms and ammunition belonging to suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, ESN. Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the arms and ammunition were recovered during a raid of the group’s hideout at Amaifeke-Akkatta road in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. “Troops uncovered the weapons concealed in a black Toyota Camry, after they successfully surmounted ambushes staged by members of the outlawed dissident group, who, having been overpowered by the gallant…
An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Owo/Ose federal constituency seat in the House of Representatives, Dr. Abiola Oshodi, yesterday alleged that there was no delegate election in the two local government areas of Ondo State. The Canada-based Nigerian doctor and Associate Professor, who accused his opponents in the race to hijack the processes, called on the state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), to intervene in the election processes. Oshodi, who spoke in a statement made available to journalists in Akure by the spokesman of his campaign organisation, Aliyu Hussein Taye, said party members who thronged the venues…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has promised to end the present state of insecurity in the country if elected as Nigeria’s President in 2023. Saraki, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bukola Saraki, stated this while responding to questions from reporters shortly after meeting with delegates and other PDP stakeholders in Kebbi State. He said tackling insecurity is a priority area he will focus on because there is no meaningful development that can take place without peace and stability. According to Saraki, he is the most experienced among all his party’s aspirations owing to the various positions of…
National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians would not regret if they make him President in 2023. He gave the assurance while rubbing minds with delegates of the party in Kano State ahead of the presidential primaries. Tinubu has been in Kano since Thursday. He landed at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) and was received by teeming supporters. The frontline presidential aspirant was officially hosted by Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and members of his cabinet as well as the APC chairman Abdullahi Abbas. Tinubu, in a long convoy, was escorted to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA) chapter said it was still reviewing the processes leading to the appointment of Professor Adenike Oladiji, as the eighth substantive Vice-chancellor of the institution. It dissociated itself from the position of some of its Concerned Members of its Senate who rejected Prof. Oladiji’s appointment. A statement by Chairman of ASUU-FUTA, Prof. Oluyinka Awopetu, said the union was yet to meet to discuss issues relating to the new VC’s appointment. Prof. Awopetu said the statement rejecting appointment of Prof Olajidi never originated from ASUU-FUTA Secretariat. He said, “The…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), joined the faithful to observe Jummah prayers for the repose of the soul of the late President of UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President attended the Friday prayers at Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed The First Mosque. President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), joined the faithful to observe Jummah prayers for the repose of the soul…
The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission is to spend a total sum of Eleven Billion, Four Hundred and Sixteen Million, One Hundred and Four Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Two Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo (#11,416,104,852.88k) in the 2022 fiscal year. The Ondo State House of Assembly gave the approval following the report of the joint House Committee on Finance and Appropriation and OSOPADEC. Submitting the report on Thursday (19/05/2022) at Plenary, Chairman House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Honourable Sunday Olajide observed that the projected revenue of Forty (40%) percent of the Thirteen percent (30%) oil derivation was…
Norwich City boss, Dean Smith appears to have made a huge promise to Arsenal and their fans ahead of the Premier League last game of the season on Sunday. Tottenham need just one point against Norwich to secure a top four finish, while Arsenal will need to beat Everton, hoping that Smith’s men will shock Spurs. And Smith has said his side are bent on beating Tottenham on Sunday, a result that will favour Arsenal if they are able to overcome Everton. The race for the final Champions League spot has come down to the final day, with Tottenham and…
Ekiti governor, Kayode Fayemi, says he does not use the state’s resources to finance his personal or political trips. A report had accused nine serving governors of “squandering millions of naira on private jets” to move around the country for their presidential bids. Reacting to the development in a statement on Friday, Yinka Oyebode, chief press secretary to the governor, described the report as “inaccurate and misleading”. He said the governor only uses a private jet in peculiar situations, and that the cost is supported by friends. “The unduly generalised report, titled; ‘Wike, Fayemi, Tambuwal, six other governors squander millions…