The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would not join issues with Progressive Youth Movement that declared itself as parallel Caretaker committee of the party, describing them as misguided group. The State Affairs NG reports that PYM announced Mustapha Audu as the Chairman of the new Caretaker team and President Muhammadu Buhari as the head of the advisory committee, Speaker House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu among others as members of the new Caretaker Committee. The self-acclaimed Chairman said a reconciliation Committee would be put in place…
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The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari mourns the passing of popular Kano-based industrialist Sani Buhari Daura who died on Sunday at the age of 90. The President expressed heartfelt condolences to the Daura families in Katsina and Kano, as well as Governments of both States. The late Daura was the chairman and founder of many companies such as Bayajidda Nigerian Limited, Standard Construction Limited, Buhari Properties and Development Company and Katsina Oil Mill. His company, Standard Construction Limited, built one of the most famous edifices in Abuja — the Ship House, which is now occupied by the Ministry of Defence. The…
Impeccable sources have revealed that the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would hold on February 5, 2022. According to the BusinessDay, some members of Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee are lobbying to retain their positions. “I can confirm to you that the National Convention of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), will hold on February 5, 2022 where a new Exco will be elected,” a chieftain of the party said on condition of anonymity. APC members also disclosed that President MuhammaduBuhari had wanted the convention to hold on Decenber 28, 2022, but was persuaded by…
This is not the best of times for traders, artisans and shop owners at Bodija market in Ibadan as Governor Seyi Makinde-led government let loose bulldozers which roaring into big storey-building shopping complex (Ile Gogoro) and other surrounding shops. The State Affairs NG reports that government bulldozers are currently leveling the market with traders gnashing their teeth. More details to Follow….
As Babatunde Nurudeen Omidina, also known as Baba Suwe, returns to dust today, it is safe to conclude that it is no longer a laughing matter. He had “died” several times, only to bounce back to life. I recall a hilarious interview Baba Sala, (real name Moses Adejumo) granted the Nigerian Tribune in 1992. We had asked him if there had ever been a time where his life of comedy had caused people to doubt him as a serious person. He described an instance when he fell ill and was rushed to the hospital at the point of death. As…
Senator Kola Balogun has written a letter to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, calling for a thorough investigation into the brutal murder of the Oyo State-born Timothy Adegoke Oludare. The late Oludare was reportedly murdered in the night of 5 November, 2021 in his room at the Hilton Hotel and Resorts, Ile Ife, Osun State where he had lodged to sit for his Executive MBA examination at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. As contained in a release by his media aide, Dapo Falade, Senator Balogun, in the letter dated 21 November, 2021, called on IGP…
A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations have warned, that it will no longer tolerate, what it described as the series of orchestrated campaign of calumny, against the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi. The group in a Press statement on Friday in Lagos, said it has noticed the persistent call by some unpatriotic Nigerians, mainly sponsored under different groups, in the sustained campaign, where they’ve continuously demanded for the probe and sack, of Dr Audi, as the NSCDC Boss, over series of unsubstantiated allegations of corruption. The statement, signed on behalf…
Ralf Rangnick is the current managing director of sport and communications at the Russian side, Lokomotiv Moscow, and has had previous managerial roles at clubs such as Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig. Rangnick said at the start of the 19/20 season that United had been ‘underperforming’ when he was asked about the situation regarding Solskjaer. His last managerial role was at RB Leipzig and he left at the end of the 18/19 season with Leipzig finishing third in the Bundesliga and since then, he has moved into more off-field roles with Salzburg and now Lokomotiv Moscow. The 63-year-old is one of…
Manchester United are in advanced talks to appoint Ralf Rangnick as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season, sources told ESPN. Rangnick, 63, is set to leave his role as head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow and sign a six-month contract at Old Trafford. Sources close to Rangnick initially distanced him from the role at Old Trafford when contacted by ESPN in the wake of Solskjaer’s departure. Sources added that a breakthrough was reached when a consultancy role was offered as part of Rangnick’s move to the club. The exact terms of the consultancy role…
It was a very solemn and sober occasion at the residence of our late Senator Gbenga Aluko in Asokoro, Abuja. As friend among whom were Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi, Senator Jide Omoworare, Hon Kayode Oladele, Senator Lawal Shuaibu and Senator Opeyemi Bamidele visited to condole, the widow of the deceased Mrs Sileola Aluko. The visitors expressed their shock and sadness at the sudden departure of Senator Gbenga Aluko while conveying to the Wife their sincere condolences and that of other friends, and His colleagues at the 4th senate(1999 senators), where he was also a principal officer. They assured…