Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep.Femi Gbajabiamila, says what transpired during the meeting between former president Olusegun Obasanjo and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, is assuring of the latter’s victory, come 2023. Gbajabiamila made the statement on Thursday while speaking at the Surulere...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged full support for three major international events scheduled to hold in Nigeria in October and November. According to him, these events are opportunities to showcase the nation’s rich heritage in culture, arts, tourism and entertainment as well as advancements in media freedom. Nigeria will...
At least four persons have been killed while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Sienna space bus and a truck at old toll gate, Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday engaged in commercial tricycle business as he rode and picked a male passenger around Kuto area of Abeokuta. A statement by Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, Special Assistant to Obasanjo on Media, stated that he (Obasanjo) rode from his Pent House residence at the Olusegun...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has said the party is not happy with the outburst of one of its presidential aspirants, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abeokuta. He also said the party has appealed the judgment in favour of statutory delegates, meaning they will not...
The recent disclosure by former Lagos state governor and All Progressives Congress national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while speaking to delegates in Abeokuta indicates that there are already cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC) that could affect its chances at the presidential polls in 2023. Tinubu did not...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos- A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has said he holds President Muhammadu Buhari in high regard. Reactions had trailed Mr Tinubu’s comments in Abeokuta on Thursday where he said he deserves to lead the nation after helping President...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has paid a visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Monday to consult and solicit his support for his presidential ambition in 2023. He was accompanied on the visit by Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Gov. Samuel Ortom of...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday harped on the need to strengthen democracy in Africa. The duo made the call in Abeokuta during the opening session of a two-day democracy conference held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. The conference, organised by the Coalition...
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said some presidential aspirants for next year’s general elections should be in jail if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) did their jobs effectively. Obasanjo stated this while speaking during an...
No fewer than 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a tanker at Isara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
The Ogun State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Kikelomo Longe, has said the ministry generated N685.5million in revenue for the state government between January and October 2021. Mrs. Longe said this on Wednesday in Abeokuta while defending the 2022 budget proposal of the ministry before members of...
A pastor, Peter Taiwo and his wife, Elizabeth Taiwo have been arrested for allegedly conniving to defile a 16 years old choir member of the church in Alaja Oke, Saje area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised an alarm over plans by terrorists to attack military bases in border towns across the country. The DSS also alert the Nigeria Customs Service to avert the pending attacks by the insurgents on Ogun border communities...
Two persons were killed while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident involving an articulated vehicle and a Toyota Hiace bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...