Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu FCPA, has called for peace and tolerance in Nigeria as he felicitates with the Christians on the celebration of Easter which marks the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Adebutu stated that the period of fasting and self-denial for 40 days of lent by the Christians is worthy at this time the Nation and the world need God’s urgent intervention. The 2023 Ogun State’s most formidable gubernatorial aspirant, urged the Christian faithful and Nigerians to ensure that the 40 days period of deprivation and sacrifice does not go in vain by ensuring that God answers our…
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Raising more awareness in our communities is critical to the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The Extended Hands Foundation with support from Ford Foundation has recently taken its activism to local schools and communities in Lagos State. The community outreach took place in Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA and Shogunle LCDA of Lagos State while the school outreach took place at Greensprings Schools, Lagos in March and many more to come. Following the events in the schools and communities, advocates were appointed and trained to follow up as watch guards within their communities. They will be responsible for spreading awareness…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, and an aspirant for the governorship position in the coming 2023 poll, Prince Tonye Princewill, today divinely escaped an assassination attempt as gunmen attacked his residence. In a statement issued personally by Prince Tonye Princewill who is on a consultative tour of most Emirate Councils in Northern Nigeria with his Principal, Rr. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi seeking support for the presidential bid of the incumbent Minister of Transportation stated thus, “can confirm that in the early hours of this morning my house was broken into. The target was me,…
The Asiwaju Odo Makun Kingdom, Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole, has called on all Christians to imbibe the selfless service and sacrifice of Jesus Christ in commemoration of his crucifixion and death at the calvary. In a statement released by the Director of Media and Publicity, Asiwaju Bola Oluwole Campaign Organisation, to mark the Good Friday, Deji Babington-Ashaye, Oluwole emphasizes the essence of Christ’s crucifixion and asks Christians to pray fervently for peace and love to reign in Nigeria. “Given the worsening situation of insecurity and unprecedented poverty level in the country, it’s imperative for Christians to seize this moment of Christ’s…
I have read some groups threatening the Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, to resign within 48 hours after declaring to contest the 2023 general elections. Those groups are being sponsored by those who are threatened by Amaechi’s Declaration. I must say they are ignorant of both the Constitution and the Electoral Law of this country. According to a statement made available to media houses in Port Harcourt by the erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze and member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Legacy Projects Media…
The Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium is symbolic to the annals of party politics in Nigeria, especially in the precinct of the political journey of former Rivers Governor, Rt Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has played host to very significant political gatherings that culminated in climacteric turning points and defining moments in the political life and history of the former Rivers Chief-Servant, now Minister of Transportation. Some eight years ago, December 2013 to be precise, the same 60,000 capacity stadium built during the pendency of his administration was used as a reception point for visiting leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including Gen.…
Hon Dr Sulaiman Badmus Adeniye has charged party members to mobilise eligible voters to ensure they register for and obtain permanent voters cards (PVC) from the INEC office. He made this call during the weekly general meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ward 7, Ogere Remo, Ogun State on April 14, 2022. The 2023 Ogun State House of Assembly hopeful, Ikenne State Constituency, expressed his profound gratitude to all the leaders and party faithful for their show of support for his political aspiration. With his experience in governance between 2004 and 2011, Adeniye assured them that he would continue…
Honourable Dr Sulaimon Badmus Adeniye has called on all Christians to follow the principles and tenets of our Lord Jesus Christ as laid down by Him. He said, “Good Friday is observed to commiserate the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary which must not be in vain.” He added that “the crucifixion of Jesus Christ was an act of selflessness and sacrifice meant to redeem humanity.” The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ogun State House of Assembly aspirant, Ikenne State Constituency, called on all Christian leaders to always emphasize the preachings and practices of Jesus…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 House of Assembly aspirant, Ikenne State Constituency, Hon Dr Sulaiman Adeniye, has expressed grief over the death of His Royal Highness Oba Oladele Ogunbade, Agbejoye II, Ologere of Ogere Remo. Adeniye said the demise of the revered traditional ruler at this time was indeed a great loss to the people of Ogere Remo and the entire Remoland. He expressed appreciation to the monarch over his peace building efforts amongst the indigenes and residents of the community throughout his rulership saying “his wise counsel and guidance will be sorely missed.” He prayed Almighty Allah to…
The Asiwaju Odo Makun Kingdom, Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole, has expressed sadness over the passage of His Royal Highness Oba Oladele Ogunbade, the Ologere of Ogere Remo on April 10, 2022. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 House of Representatives aspirant, Remo Federal Constituency, also, commiserated with the entire sons and daughters of Ogere Kingdom, Ikenne Local Government and the Ogun State Traditional Council of Obas. In a condolence message released by the Director of Media and Publicity, ABO Political Organisation, Deji Babington-Ashaye, Oluwole described the death of the monarch as a great loss not only to the people of Ogere…
The Ologere of Ogere Remo, His Royal Highness Alayeluwa Oba Oladele Ogunbade JP (Agbejoye II), is dead. Oba Ogunbade died at the age of 85 years on Sunday (April 10, 2022) night during a brief illness. Oba Ogunbade, the Arole Onipakala and custodian of culture, was installed as the Ologere of Ogere on the 3rd of December 1983 and reigned for 38 years, 3 months and 10 days before he finally returned to joined his ancestors. Oba Ogunbade was installed under the administration of Late Chief Bisi Onabanjo, the First Executive Governor of Ogun State (1979 -1983). The staff of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwumeka Eze has raised the alarm over plots by some groups of misguided political miscreants under the headship of a former Rivers South-East Representative at the green chamber, Sen. Magnus Abe. These groups are allegely set to unleash mayhem on members of the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress during the planned Thanksgiving Service scheduled at the 60,000 capacity Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. In a statement made available to media houses in Port…
A pan Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has described the former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of Transport Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as a bonafide Igbo man, and such more of an Igbo man than a Lagos based All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Joe Igbokwe. The group who warned against the disparagement of Igbo political leaders, said campaigns of calumny, casting of aspersions will be unsuccessful, added that,“Verbal diarrhoea and vituperative predispositions of Joe Igbokwe against Chibuike Amaechi is an act of timidity and cowardice. “Igbokwe’s unprovoked onslaught aimed at the Minister of Transportation should be investigated…
As Nigerians continue to wait on the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to formally make public his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election, a group of Nigerians in the diaspora has joined dozens of several other organizations to beckon on the former Rivers Governor to throw his cap into the ring as a matter of urgency as Nigeria is dire need of his services. Disclosing the development via a statement made available to media houses, erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Stakeholders in the politics of the North-East geo-political zone on Thursday reacted to the spate of criticisms and outright falsehood against the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, saying it was in bad faith. The leaders described Omisore as a man of profound moral rectitude. The leaders in a statement in Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, said influential Yoruba leaders should rise in condemnation of the uncomplimentary remarks on Omisore, crude propaganda and the obviously desperate moves to please his paymaster-a former South South Governor and a major donor to the Nobel laureate’s ignoble organisation…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has described as a serious blunder in etiquette, comments credited to a renowned Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, over the Kaduna-bound train misadventure which claimed lives, left many in varying degrees of injuries and others in the claws of bandits as hostages. The incident which occurred Monday last week, threw the country into mourning as it was oozing sounds all over and one could not help but sympathize with survivors, console those that lost loved…
An ex-aide on Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) to former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Comrade Abayomi Adegoke (popularly known as Yomex), has joined the race to become a member of the House of Representatives in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Comrade Adegoke, who was a former Students’ Union Leader during his undergraduate days, said his intention to join the race was borne out of his desire to bring a new dawn to his Federal Constituency of Boripe/Ifelodun/Odo-Otin Local Government areas of Osun State, by offering charismatic, qualitative and patriotic representation at the green chamber of the National Assembly. He added that the State…
The Government of Ogun State has debunked the video being circulated on some social media platforms (such as WhatsApp) that bandits have taken over Ogere Remo forest in the state. The video claimed to have been recorded by drones, and which is 2 minutes 50 seconds, showed some men cooking on a fire in a bush. But a statement on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Ogun State governor, Kunle Somorin, described the video as fake and not recorded in any forest in the state. Somorin said the video was nothing but another ploy by enemies of progress…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has described as a true reflection of the spirit of the constitution, the Appeal Court judgement which absolved Governor Dave Umahi and his Deputy of any transgression against the extant laws of the country in dumping the PDP and pitching tent with the APC. The Appellate Court affirming the ruling of the Court below that Governor Umahi and Kelechi Igwe cannot vacate their offices like Governor and Deputy respectively on the ground of defection from…
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