Tinubu Replies Akintoye Says ‘My Presidential Ambition Not For Personal Interest’
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has said his ambition is not out of personal or selfish interest. Tinubu explained that he is running for the presidency due to his readiness to serve Nigerians. He was reacting to a comment by the leader of the Yoruba Nation group, Professor Banji Akintoye, that his presidential ambition was personal and...
Sanwo-Olu Presents 2023 Budget As Lagos Set To Borrow N350bn
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday presented N1.693 trillion 2023 Appropriation Bill to the House of Assembly. Of the proposed 2023 expenditure, N1.343 trillion would accrue from Internally Generated Revenues and federal transfers, while deficit financing of N350 billion would be sourced from external and domestic loans, and bonds projected to be within the state’s fiscal sustainability parameters. According...
FCT Minister Donates Operational Vehicles To FRSC
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello, has donated five operational vehicles to the Federal Road Safety Corps to beef up patrol operations within the FCT and environs. This was contained in a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem. The Acting Corps Marshal of FRSC, Dauda Biu, commended the efforts of the FCT administration in enhancing the...
PDP Postpones Presidential Campaign Rallies Over Atiku’s Trip To US
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has announced the postponement of its rallies as a result of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s trip to the United States. In a terse statement signed by the PDP PCO Director of Field Operations, Umar Bature, the party stated that its presidential rallies earlier scheduled to be held in Ondo, Kebbi, Ekiti and...
Abuja Popular Shopping Mall Shuts Down Operation Over Security Scare
Jabi Lake Mall has announced that it would shut operations over security threats in Abuja. Recall United States Embassy on Sunday issued a security alert on elevated risk of terror attacks in Abuja. In view of the above, the mall in a statement on its Instagram page @jabilakemallnigeria, opined that the mall is committed to safeguard the life of its staff...
Extraordinary Rendition: Nnamdi Kanu Again Floors FG At Federal High Court
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday lost its bid to transfer the suit of the extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, from Umuahia to Abuja. The Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, insisted that it has the jurisdiction to hear and determine the suit. This was disclosed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, in...
Osun: Gov Oyetola Vows To Reclaim Mandate
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has vowed that he will reclaim his electoral mandate at the election petition tribunal. This is also as he reiterated his confidence in the country’s electoral process. Oyetola made this known while addressing Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) members during the mass walk organized for the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate,...
2023: Why Peter Obi Will Be Weak In Tackling Boko Haram, ISWAP – Reno Omokri
Nigerians have been cautioned against voting for the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi because he would be weak in confronting insurgency. A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, said Obi would be too weak to confront Boko Haram and ISWAP if elected president in 2023. Omokri explained that the LP’s presidential candidate’s decision to obey the sit-at-home...
Reasons 100 Million Nigerians Live In Poverty – Kingsley Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, a former African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, has identified three reasons why 100 million Nigerians are impoverished. On his Twitter page, Moghalu claimed that the majority of Nigerians are poor due to fraud, corruption, and general criminal activity. According to him, the biggest sources of those crimes which lie in the petroleum industry and the forex market are managed...
Many Trapped As Fire Engulfs WAEC Office In Lagos
An early morning fire outbreak has been reported at the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Yaba, National Office, Lagos. A report monitored on a Lagos radio station Bond FM, noted that firefighters from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) have arrived the scene of the incident to extinguish the fire as of the time of filing this...
