The Global President of LAUTECH Alumni Association, Hon. Onilede Solomon on Thursday met with Governor Seyi Makinde to discuss the ongoing industrial action by the staff and the government’s decision to rename the Institution. This newspaper reliably gathered that the meeting was held behind closed-doors in Agodi Government House, Ibadan. While briefing the newsmen on Friday morning shortly after the meeting, Hon. Onilede said that the Alumni Association was able to convince the governor on why the over 30 year-old institution should not be renamed. In his words: “After several hours of interaction with His Excellency Governor Seyi Makinde, I…
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Two anecdotes of the extreme reaction of scorned women will avail you if you are looking for a corollary to Nigerian Christendom’s tempestuous anger at the choice of Kashim Shettima. Shettima, a Muslim and former governor of Borno State, was recently chosen as Vice Presidential candidate to Bola Tinubu, a Muslim presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In traditional Africa which celebrates centuries of polygamy, incidences of husband-wives tension, confrontations, jealousy and bitterness have led to destruction of polygynous homes. One of such is Richard Edward Dennett’s anecdotal explanation of the life of Africa through folklores. Dennett, an…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who got 375,027 votes in a keenly contested race. He said, “I declare Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen on behalf of the chairman of INEC of the PDP having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that the alleged silence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday’s gruesome terrorist attack and killing of innocent worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State confirms APC’s complicity and implicit support for terrorism in our country. The PDP through its spokesman, Hon. Debo Ologunagba also stated on Monday that it is appalled by the lame and disconnected press statement by the Buhari Presidency which did not demonstrate any presidential empathy, concern, assurances and commitment expected of a Commander-in-Chief, who should be a Comforter-in-Chief in the face of such horrific terrorist…
Following recent gubernatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, the Federal Government has put some gladiators of the party on watch list. The Oyo APC primary was recently won by a serving third term Senator Teslim Folarin. A cabal within the presidency working in concert with some party leaders in Abuja were engrossed in the permutations and high tech politicking that eventually swayed victory in favour of Folarin. Following this development, another leading gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Adebayo Adelabu who was a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Thursday officially dumped the APC…
Bola Tinubu was instrumental in making Muhammadu Buhari President in 2015. So also, was Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Same as Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. Equally, Engr Rabiu Kwankwaso was part of the process. The list is endless…… But when people juxtaposes history to an individual, it becomes suspicious and selfish. For instance, Tinubu supporters believe Jagaban singlehandedly brought PMB to power in 2015 but that is a fallacy. Three jets were used for campaigns in the lead to the general election, Tinubu provided one and the other two were from two party individuals (one still in the APC and the…
The 2019 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress and former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Adelabu alias Penkelemsi has reportedly dump the progressive party for Social Democratic Party (SDP). Inside sources disclosed the move to the State Affairs NG on Saturday morning. The development is coming few hours after losing 2023 governorship ticket of Oyo APC to Senator Teslim Folarin. Meanwhile, former secretary to Oyo State Government, Chief Sharafadeen Alli has pulled out of 2023 Oyo South Senatorial contest for APC ticket. More Details Later
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has restated his commitment to ensure free, fair, credible and acceptable process in the determination of party’s candidates for 2023 general elections. Senator Adamu made the assurance statement through his Personal Assistant, Prof. Abdullahi Yau, on Tuesday in Abuja. Prof. Yau in a telephone conversation with the Editor-In-Chief of The State Affairs NG dispelled a news report that the national secretariat of the party had instructed some governorship aspirants in Oyo State to shelve their ambitions in favour of a particular aspirant. According to him, “it’s untrue that…
JUSTICE Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit filed by the 36 states’ Attorneys-Generals and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum challenging the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from implementing its guidelines on the spending of the local governments. Ekwo, having listened to arguments for and against the suit and the final written addresses of parties in the matter, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and held that, upon studying the provisions of the NFIU’s guidelines, he was unable to see where the provisions thereof contradict or conflict the provision of Sections 7(1),…
The Lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North, South and Orire Federal Constituency, Hon. Captain Ajao Jacob Adejumo has officially defected to the Social Democratic Party. Ajao’s resignation was contained in a letter addressed to his ward chairman, Aaje/Ogunbado in which a copy was made available to Mouthpiece NGR. He will be joining Hon. Mulikat Akande Adeola who is the party’s senatorial candidate for Oyo North senatorial district. Ajao is expected to clinch the SDP ticket to contest the 2023 general election for Ogbomoso North, South, Orire Federal Constituency. It was gathered that he has set aside N350m to spend on the Constituency…