By Saliu Mustapha Dear party members, My name is Saliu Mustapha, a development and commercial real estate consultant, a consumate progressive by choice and a passionate patriot by conviction and I will be running for the office of the National Chairman of our great party, the All Progressive Congress (APC). I have the privilege of being one of the senior figures in the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) who pull through the merger with the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to form the party that ended Peoples Democratic Party’s sixteen year long hold on power at the centre. So…
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The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Hon. Toyin Fayinka, has called on young people to participate actively in the political process in the country. Fayinka made this call at the second edition of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Mushin-Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Branch retreat themed: “A New Nigeria: Take Part To Part Charge” on Saturday in Lagos. In his address, Fayinka said that young people must first get their Permanent Voter Card (PVC) to be politically active in politics. He stressed that the only one way young people can actively contribute in the electioneering process is by getting involved.…
The APC National Youth Representative on the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Special Investment Projects, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed has congratulated Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed Kabir on her appointment as the Secretary on Social Development for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. He stated this in a statement released by his office on Thursday that he was delighted that Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed Kabir has been appointed to that role by the Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello. The National Youth Leader also charged Hajiya Hadiza to give her best to the office as…
On the 15th November 2021, the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) delivered its Report to the Governor of Lagos State. Upon submission of the Report the Governor set up a 4-man Committee chaired by the Attorney General of the State. The Committee had 2 weeks to review the Report after which Government will issue a White Paper in accordance with the provisions of the Tribunal of Inquiry Law 2015. However, before the ink had dried on the submitted Report, a member or members of the JPI leaked an unsigned copy of the Report in social media space in total breach…
In the last 72 hours, the internet space has been awash with the report of the judiciary Panel of inquiry on Endsars which claimed that the army, the Nigerian government and the Lagos State government connived together to massacre defenseless protesters at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020. Part of the report also established that the army shot at, assaulted and battered unarmed protesters, which led to injuries and deaths. The report also added that soldiers abducted the bodies of many of their victims, put them in their truck and left the scene of the massacre.The panel also…
By Daniyan Abu. In the last two decades, sports stakeholders in Nigeria have lived with the frustration of having some of the worst ministers any sector can ever dream of. They have come and gone, leaving behind worst memories that lingers on in the heads of stakeholders. Under president Goodluck Jonathan, a certain Tamuno Danagogo from Rivers state was appointed sports minister. From his very first day in office to the last day, it was commotion, confusion, distractions and frustrations. He destroyed the structures, brought so much commotion and confusion into the various sporting Federations and left football administration in…
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied allegations made in a press statement used in a section of the media and in a video clip that its officials shared some monies donated to the Men and Women Basketball Teams ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Ministry wishes to make the following clarifications :1.The $230,000 Dollars donated to the Basketball teams by the Banks under the Adopt-a-Team programme of the Ministry is intact in the Nigeria Basketball Federation’s (NBBF) official domiciliary account domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). 2.That only the 12 female Team members…
By Ola Awoniyi Bad news is good news in journalism. But the axiom of the profession which states that facts are sacred does not permit a practitioner to manufacture bad news. Also, the principles of fairness and balance do not permit him to cherry pick facts so as to arrive at a predetermined conclusion. In his feature of 24 September, 2021, titled: “Absolute Rubber Stamp: Lawan-led Senate Joins Buhari’s Kitchen Cabinet, Leads Presidency Annex, Rolls Out Bills of Oppression Against Nigerians”, the Punch reporter, Sunday Aborisade, apparently set the headline first and then went fishing for evidence that fit into…
•Governor To Contractors: ‘Deliver or Get Your Deals Terminated’ Contractors engaged by Lagos State Government to handle the construction of 1,188-unit LagosHOMS in Sangotedo area of Eti Osa now have a final completion date to deliver the project. After defaulting previous deadlines, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu mandated the contractors to finish up the 744 flats being developed in Scheme 1 of the housing project by the end of next month (October). The Governor, on Friday, handed down the new deadline when he inspected the housing project to assess the pace of construction work. The project, sited on 16.9 hectares, took off…
• Says state recording visible population, economic growth Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday called for increased presence of policemen and other security officials in the state to fortify the state and enhance its socio-economic development. “Our challenges are enormous. Being a relatively safe state, security agencies tend to be comfortable with Kwara and that explains why they often take out forces from Kwara to bolster security elsewhere. For example, the Army has taken out most of their men to Northeast and we are making efforts to get them back. For the police, our need requirement is about 8,000-10,000…