On Thursday, the 3rd of March, 2022, the global Afrobeat community will converge in Dubai for the highly anticipated AfroZons Dubai Soundoff. This event, which will give participants the opportunity to see Dubai with an Afrobeat theme, is sponsored by Dubai’s Department for Economy and Tourism, (DET), in partnership with American Afrobeat promoters, AfroZons. The Soundoff will have in attendance; Radio Hosts, Celebrities and Key Opinion Leaders in the Afrobeat community from across the globe. Popular Afrobeat sensation, D’Banj, who was the first ever artiste to put an Afrobeat song in the UK top 10 with his single “Oliver Twist”…
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Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwumeka Eze, has said the chances of former Rivers South-East Senator, Magnus Abe, to get the guber ticket of the APC for the 2023 elections has been impeded by necessary estoppel arising from his very many treacherous acts of betrayal and anti-party engagements since 2015 till date. Reacting to comments credited to Abe in a recent interview with Channels Television, where the ex-Lawmaker categorically stated that he can emerge Rivers Governor in 2023 without the support of his estranged benefactor – the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, Chief Eze…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the amended electoral bill into law. In a statement titled “Electoral bill amendment: We have been vindicated” and circulated to journalists Mr. Princewill said, “If I was to say that I told you so, I would be suggesting I knew for a fact beforehand that the President would sign the bill. What I knew was the President had the interest of Nigerians at heart and he was keen on putting in place a more significant improvement on…
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwumeka Eze, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Mohammed Bello Koko, as the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The appointment conveyed in a circular issued on Tuesday, 15th February, 2022 by the Federal Ministry of Transportation and signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Eric Ojiekwe, said Koko’s appointment takes immediate effect. In a statement made available to media houses, Chief Eze said Koko’s prudence in finance management speaks…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party’s attention has been drawn to a press statement by Senator Magnus Abe expressly accusing the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and leader of APC in Rivers State, as being behind a recent press conference by some two individuals who confessed to working with Senator Abe to undermine APC in Rivers State. According to the APC, “After our preliminary investigation into the matter, we unequivocally absolve the Minister of such a wild accusation but rather urge Senator Abe to discreetly and diligently examine those…
Following the official announcement that the forthcoming National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will now hold on the 26th of March, 2022 at the Eagles Square, Abuja and bearing in mind the latest news of the zoning arrangement for a North-South swap of party positions occupied in the last 8 years which has been agreed upon, the coast is now clear for Rex David Mgbang, an aspirant for party’s National Youth Leader position to contest. Reacting to the above development in a statement signed and circulated to journalists, Rex David said, “by this, the position of the National…
Women in the Niger Delta region on Wednesday praised Senator Godswill Akpabio for contributing immensely to the country’s social, economic, and political development. “The picture in the Niger Delta region is different. It has been thirty months of development and clear evidence of competence.” A statement issued in Port Harcourt by the spokesperson of the Niger Delta Women Reconstruction Group (NDWRC), Dr Anitorufa Peremoboere commended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs for his exceptional commitment and performance. The statement hailed Akpabio for shouldering the heavy responsibility with calmness, giving his best for the good of the Niger Delta people and…
Eze’s Book on Amaechi in Chapter 15 Analyzes With Very Remarkable Insight, His Encounter with the Former Rivers Governor Over the Presidency of Buhari. …..Highlights Amaechi’s contributions to the aspirations of the President The classical literary masterpiece provides readers with a gale of fresh sapience into the public life, leadership records, political engagements, emotional traits characteristic nature and successes and travails of the Transportation Minister, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Having read many recent opinions on what most of the supporters and Media Aides to some of our leaders are saying about how without their Principals or their inputs the…
A National Youth Leader aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Rex David Mgbang has enjoined South-South youths to get involved in politics and attend the Cross River State youth summit, adding that “I strongly believe that unless young people change their concentration on complaining about the ills in the society and get involved in governance we can really not be able to make any changes.” The APC National Youths Leader aspirant in a statement said, “No society can grow beyond the capacity of her youthful population. From China to Malaysia and recently Ghana, it’s clear that only by…
Commissioners of Education in the Southwest, Kwara and Kogi States will meet in Ibadan, Oyo State on 3 March 2022 to deliberate on the protection, preservation and promotion of the Yoruba language. This meeting is being organised by the new Yoruba World Centre, a project launched by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in November, 2021. This meeting, the first of its kind in recent times, and in Collaboration with Oodua Investment Plc and DAWN Commission, is to discuss extensively on the coming annual Yoruba Language Millionaire Contest among secondary schools in all Yoruba Speaking states, a programme meant for the reclaim…
A frontline Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill has expressed surprise over innocent and harmless advice he extended to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on the burning issue of illegal refineries otherwise known as “Kpofire” and other matters, which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has capitalized on to cast aspersion on his person. The PDP in a statement signed by Tambari Sydney Gbara, State Publicity Secretary PDP Rivers State with the title “PDP Condemns Attempts By Tonye Princewill To Mislead The Public On Wike’s War Against illegal Refinery” noted that, “Illegal refining…
The 10th Year Remembrance of Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole’s paternal grandmother, Madam Florence Atinuke Oluwole-Odunsi, was held on February 15, 2022, at Sagamu Remo, Ogun State. It was a gethering of family, friends and political associates both home and in diaspora. Asiwaju Oluwole is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP 2023 Federal House of Representatives aspirant, Remo Federal Constituency. See the event pictures below:
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has set to commence the hearing on the controversies surrounding the appointment of the new Alawo of Awo on September 13th, 2021 by the State Government. The High Court to be presided over by Honourable Justice Kudirat Akano, fixed February 22nd, 2022, for Hearing Notice of the case with suit N0: HED/48/2021, between Prince Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman and Prince Taiwo Abdulrasasaq Adegboye & others/ors. Other defendants in the suit are; Osun State Governor, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, The Chairman, Egbedore Local Government, and the…
The Campaign Organization of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Hon. Bisi Kolawole has said that the State will be made secure for its residents while the welfare of the people and infrastructural development will be prioritized when the party returns to power in October this year. BKCO, while noting that the governorship election campaign will be issue-based, reminded the All Progressives Congress (APC) that records of its mis-governance in the State by its “absentee governor” will form part of those issues on which the campaign will be based. The Campaign Spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, said in…
Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole added colour to the movie premiere of popular Nigerian actress, Jumoke Solarin, in Sagamu, Ogun State. The event was held on February 13, 2022. The movies that premiered were Emilola and Aigbonran . Both top-notch movies are produced by Jumoke Solarin. Asiwaju Oluwole, who is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP 2023 Federal House of Representatives aspirant, Remo Federal Constituency, represented Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu at the occasion. Yeye Adenike Adebutu was one of the eminent personalities that made the occasion a memorable one for Jumoke. See more pictures from the movie premier event below:
The Otun Ajagungbade of Remoland, Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu, in the company of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Federal House of Representatives 2023 aspirant, Remo Federal Constituency, Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole, and Chief of Staff, Hon Mufutau Oduwaye attended the formal launching and inauguration of the Remo traditional group, Egbe Degbuyi Remo. The event, which also had in attendance the PDP 2023 Presidential aspirant, Dr Doyin Okupe as well as Erelu Adenike Adebutu, took place at the Royal Events Hall, Akarigbo Palace, Sagamu, February 12, 2022. See the pictures taken at the event below:
The founder of the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation (IGET), Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has assured that he will create unity through what he called powerful communication of a vision of new possibilities and through executive actions. Speaking with Comrade Lawrence Onuzulike, the National President of Igbos For United And Progressive Nationhood (IPAN), he noted that Nigerian leaders have not been able to properly utilize communication and symbols for nation-building and create unity of purpose among Nigerians, leading to maladministration and mismanagement of public funds that have bedeviled Nigeria over the years. Moghalu, who is the former Deputy Governor of…
In part 1 of this series which received a lot of accolades as well as attention from different sections of the society and even beyond, it was obvious towards the end, the reason for the title. Unfortunately, not many know the story of the Trojan Horse even though it is recorded as Greek mythology. While Wikipedia describes so, it is becoming more real than imagined as the quest for power and domination continue to live with humanity and not the black world is excluded. The making of the Nigerian Trojan Horse is non-fiction, yet a lesson from history. Let me…
Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu, has been commended by Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole for the donation of motorcycles and computer equipment for the electronic membership registration and revalidation exercise of Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Asiwaju Oluwole, an aspirant for the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja, Remo Federal Constituency in 2023, also praised the party for introducing the digital innovation which, according to him, will “make membership registration easy and authentic.” He implored every PDP faithful and interested members of the public to avail themselves of this opportunity to register with party that cares for the welfare of the masses. Hon…
Tracka, BudgIT’s Service Delivery Promotion Arm Set to Launch Tracking Report on Constituency Projects across 32 states. BudgIT, a civic tech organization raising the standards of transparency, citizens engagement, and accountability in government, will launch its project tracking report on February 15, 2022 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua centre in FCT, Abuja. The report titled, “Creating Awareness, Tracking Public Projects, Catalysing Community Impact In Trying Times” reviews the work done by Tracka – BudgIT’s community engagement and service delivery promotion arm – and documents the findings from government projects tracked across 32 states in Nigeria between January 2020 and June…