LAGOS — Chief Franklin Ebere-Njoku, Southeast Zonal Coordinator, Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO) has expressed confidence in the ability of Chief Bola Tinubu to transit power to youths if elected the nation’s president. Ebere-Njoku, also a national executive member of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) said this on Friday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN reports that Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and a chieftain of ruling...
by Joe C. Anatune – Guest columnist and blogger Culture shock and inertia to change will expectedly be a challenge to transforming Anambra to a smart Megacity that will make her a healthier and happier place to be. Fortunately, Governor-Elect Cee Cee Soludo has been diligently preparing Ndi Anambra mentally for the beneficial change. He carries a huge cross as the expectations from his government are oversized. Yes, he overwhelmingly won the election. He came out...
LAGOS — Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has opened up on his second-term ambition in 2023. Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Friday, Sanwo-Olu said that he will have to consult Lagosians before he takes a decision on whether to contest for a second term in office in the 2023 general elections or not. On Thursday, the governor had said that the former governor of the state and national chairman of the ruling All...
ABUJA — The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review has recommended the creation of two additional seats per senatorial zone to be reserved for women in state Houses of Assembly and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It also recommended the creation of 111 additional legislative seats in the National Assembly to be occupied solely by women beginning from the next general election. The Chairman of the Committee, who is also the Deputy Speaker...
LAGOS — Doctrinal discrepancies have been a long-existing issue amongst the Christian folks as there are types of Christianity such as Catholicism, Methodism, Protestantism, Pentecostal, etc. Even amongst the Pentecostals, there exist the holiness groups and the “rock star” or “new generation group”. This division was recently highlighted in an open letter written by a member of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry to the General Overseer, Pastor Kumuyi, over the invitation of “external musicians” to...
ABEOKUTA — Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday restated his commitment to stay off the party politics, saying nothing can make his return to party politics. Addressing newsmen shortly after a closed-door meeting with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abeokuta, Obasanjo stated that he was contented to remain as an elder statesman. He explained that in spite of his...
ABEOKUTA — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected the invitation by the leaders of the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, saying that he will not return to the party. The octogenarian made his position known when a delegation of the PDP leader led by the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, four former governors, and members of the party’s National Working Committee visited him at his residence in Abeokuta. The team include...
ABUJA — The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has said it would mobilize march to the national secretariats of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday to demand the zoning of the presidential ticket to the South. Addressing journalists in Abuja Friday, the president of the coalition, Bassey Williams, said the North had had its fair share of the nation’s leadership and should cede the presidency to the South...
ABUJA — The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni, says has slated February 26 as the party’s convention date. He indicated this on Tuesday at the National Progressive Women’s Conference in Abuja. The chairman who doubles as Yobe state governor said the women in the APC played a key role in the success of the party’s recent membership drive. “The party under my stewardship conducted membership registration and revalidation exercise....
YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri says the present administration is committed to making some reforms to ensure efficiency, probity and accountability in the Civil Service. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri stated this during the twenty twenty-one Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Yola Branch held at Admiral Murtal Nyako Center, State Secretariat Yola on Monday. Similarly, the Governor said the government will continue to make new policies that will strengthen good governance and...
