Business mogul, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, an APC aspirant for the Ondo South Senatorial District on Wednesday, picked the party’s N20 million Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at the APC Secretariat, Abuja. Ibrahim, the founder of University of Fortunes, Igbotako, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone in Okitipupa.Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. My ambition is to empower my people to be self reliant. Ondo South deserves a better representation at the National Assembly. ” I have collected the forms because I have all the qualities to vie and win the APC ticket and…
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THE President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the bank has secured 15.6 billion dollars investment for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway. NAN said Adesina tweeted this on his Twitter handle @akin_adesina . He said that the investment would strengthen regional trade and integration in West Africa by linking the hinterlands of different Participating Member Countries (PMCs). The president said that the investment would include providing seaport access to landlocked countries and some transition states of West Africa to the vibrant seaports. The Lagos-Abidjan highway interconnects the capital cities of five Western African States, covering…
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has asked Mr. Godwin Emefiele to resign his appointment as Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria. This is coming few hours after Emefiele officially purchased the declaration of Intent and Nomination Forms to contest for the office of the President in the forthcoming general elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Akeredolu said the CBN Governor cannot combine partisan politics with the very delicate assignment of his office. He said It is incontrovertible that Emefiele enjoys a constitutionally protected right to belong to any group or association and participate fully, just as…
Leaders of the All Progressive Congress in Idanre on Friday unanimously adopted the incumbent lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye as their consensus candidate for party’s House of Representatives primaries scheduled for May 19, 2022. Adoption of Adefisoye was done during his official declaration in Idanre on Friday. The carnival like event was attended by tumultuous crowd that came from all over the federal constituency. The coteries of Idanre APC leaders that attended the declaration event was led by the local government party chairman, Hon. Adeuti Olumide. He said that Adefisoye had impressed the party leaders with his…
The Federal Government will resume talks with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by next week as part of moves to end the lingering strike by the lecturers. Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, said this on Friday in his opening remark at a meeting with the striking National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). “As a conciliator, I manage you people in measured steps. That is why I want to take all of you holistically and I ask for your cooperation. When I finish with you today, I will continue with ASUU next week,” a statement by the acting…
The composer of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) anthem, Dr Oluwole Adetiran, is dead, Yemiefash media has learnt. He was 74. Multiple members of Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) confirmed his demise to Yemiefash media. Last year, Adetiran explained that he had been inflicted with multiple diseases, including hypertension, diabetes and prostate since 2018. He composed the scheme’s anthem in 1984. Adediran, who studied music at University of Nigeria, Nsuka, recalled that he composed the anthem while serving as a corps member in Oyo State. Before his demise, the NYSC anthem composer was the National Music Director of Celestial…
Former Speaker Dimeji Bankole has picked the presidential expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Former Zamfara Governor Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi led the delegation that bought the forms at the cost of N100m on behalf of Bankole on Friday. The Nation gathered Bankole decided to join the presidential race after consulting with stakeholders across the country. Bankole, who was the 2019 governorship candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Ogun State, officially registered as a member of the APC in March 2021. source: The Nation
An All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has thrown a challenge at his fellow aspirants. Tinubu said they should wait and see who picks the APC presidential ticket. Tinubu, who is a former governor of Lagos State, spoke on Thursday evening in Abuja when he hosted the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN). The former governor of Lagos urged the forum to support his presidential ambition. Calling for unity within the party, Tinubu noted that the reward system in APC was poor. He said: “Many of you I know, and you have participated in governance and…
The reigning Miss Ekimogun of Ondo Kingdom, Doyinmola Olajoye has empowered young female secondary school students in Ondo state. The empowerment program, Orange Humanity Project, a brainchild of Doyinmola Olajoye is centered on training young female secondary students on Adire and crafts making, craft of renewing old clothes, accessories and bead making, this was held for 3 days in Ondo City. At the end of the 3-days, the relaunch of Orange Humanity Project, OHP which was initially launched in 2018 took place, there was an exhibition that showcased the artworks crafted by the participants. According to the convener of…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Emirates until 2025. The 40-year-old took over at the Emirates Stadium in December 2019 following the dismissal of Unai Emery. The Spaniard is close to taking the Gunners back into the Champions League after a five-year absence, with the side currently fourth in the Premier League as the season enters its final stages. “I’m excited, grateful and really, really happy today,” Arteta said. “When I spoke to Josh (Kroenke, son of owner Stan Kroenke) he could see the club at the same point and…