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RE: HERO-WORSHIPPING SENATOR AJIBOLA BASIRU’S AGBADA CAUGHT IN A BARBWIRE: INCONSISTENCY IS ALWAYS A SIGN OF DISHONESTY By Ajibola Basiru “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.” Proverbs 6:16 Cultural and moral principles differ across human societies, but that of Yorùbá tradition in which Senator Olusola Adeyeye and I were raised, even though…

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, has developed the Lagos State Off-Grid Electrification Strategy and Action Plan with support from the British-funded Africa Clean Energy Technical Assistance Facility (ACE-TAF). The programme, which is being implemented by Tetra Tech International Development and funded by the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), is geared towards the improvement of the off-grid energy access in Lagos State. Speaking during the formal handover ceremony on Monday at the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Engr.…

•As Dr. Yaru emerges new Rector for IVTEC Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Hon. Yahaya Ahmed Yinusa (Bulldozer) as the new chairman of Kwara State Polytechnic Governing Board. A former two-term member of the House of Representatives (1999-2007), ‘Bulldozer’ replaces Dr. Yaru who has resigned his appointment to emerge the new rector of IVTEC. Hon. Yinusa, an indigene of Tsaragi in Edu local government area, attended Unity Commercial Modern School Ibadan; Business Training School England; Federal Technical College Yaba; and the Polytechnic Ibadan. He holds various professional certificates, including Diploma in Business Training (England); Intermediate…

The seizure of commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State Task Force will continue, despite the June 1 deadline issued by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for them to leave six Local Government Areas. The six local governments are: Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Apapa and Surulere. The deadline does not invalidate the provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, which states that “no persons shall ride, drive or propel a motorcycle or tricycle on a major highway within the State, and any person in contravention of this provision commits an offence” and will be made to face…

• Says Gov is exceptional• We can’t forget Asiwaju’s role in Otoge struggle•Hails aspirant’s strides as Lagos Gov All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has excelled and put the state on the path of good and steady recovery just within three years of the Otoge administration. “We have seen it now that AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has excelled and put your state on the path of good recovery. You have seen it yourself. You are receiving your salaries as and when due. I have heard testimonies from market women and others…

Honorable Mohammed Umaru Bago, a gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has received the endorsement of the State party delegates of Suleja, Gurara and Tafa Federal Constituency in Niger State. The endorsement was made yesterday at a meeting held by the gubernatorial aspirant and leaders and delegates of the three local governments in Suleja Local Government Area, the capital of the Federal Constituency in Niger State. The endorsement of Honorable Bago marks a watershed moment in the race for the APC gubernatorial ticket in Niger State. The meeting had in attendance the three Council Chairmen…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has listed Nigeria’s top-performing taxpayers in the year 2021, and commended them for their exceptional efforts in contributing towards providing the necessary funds for the government to meet its social contract with the Nigerian citizens, despite the harsh economic conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIRS, in a Press Release signed by the Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, appreciated the country’s taxpayers, noting that without them the Service would not have been able to achieve the feat it recorded in 2021 where it surpassed its tax collection target for the year and crossed the…

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, warns that the presidential ambition of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is a distraction that is dragging the apex bank into the chaotic space of partisan politics. This was disclosed in a statement shared with Nairametrics by Dr Muda Yusuf, CPPE CEO on Sunday. He urged the Central Bank Governor to resign in order to preserve its integrity, credibility and independence. What the CPPE chief is saying Mr Yusuf warned that the disposition of the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has cast…

…warns him not to overheat polity The Adegboyega Oyetola Campaign Council has described as absurd, unthinkable and totally unacceptable the boast by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke that he had acquired enough money in hard currencies to buy Osun and its people for the July 16 Governorship contest. In a statement signed by its Director-General, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, the Campaign Council declared that Osun was not for sale to the highest bidder, just as it noted that on daily basis, the PDP candidate is proving to the Osun electorate that he had nothing to offer.…

15 May 2022 The Vice President is understandably enduring a pretty difficult time on the campaign trail. A complete political novice before 2014, the VP has created for himself a situation in which his first ever solo campaign isn’t just for the biggest office going; it is also being fought against his erstwhile benefactor who happens to be a veteran of a fair few scraps over the course of his long (and largely successful) political career. Like being asked to predict the outcome of a teenage central defender making his debut in the Champions League final against peak Cristiano Ronaldo,…