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…
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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…
Civic Hive, a civic organisation focused on applying innovative solutions to governance and raising new leaders, has inducted 10 civic leaders with intelligent solutions that transform communities and public policy in Nigeria and beyond. Since 2017, the organisation has nurtured 12 start-ups with civic-tech ideas and supported over 70 organisations in Nigeria to pique citizens’ interest in public data and spark dialogues about improved governance. On February 1, 2022, Civic Hive called for applications for the 2022 Civic Hive Fellowship. Over 500 proposals were received, including applications from Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Chad Republic, Ethiopia, and Israel, among which ten…
The foremost Ogun State 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant, Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu, paid a condolence visit to the family of former Secretary of the Ikenne Local Government, late Engineer Leke Onasile. Hon Adebutu arrived at the residence of Engr Onasile in Ikenne Remo accompanied by Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole, Hon Mufutau Oduwaiye and Dr Jamiu Oyenuga. While consoling the wife of Engr Onasile, Mrs Mercy Onasile, Adebutu praised him for his political steadfastness and leadership. “His death is quite tragic at this moment when his leadership, guidance and counsel are most needed. As Secretary of Ikenne LG then,…
Who is Joe Igbokwe to determine who is Igbo and who is not? Does he know that Amaechi’s people lost their ownership of property in the same Port Harcourt because of the war? Does he know that one of Amaechi’s kinsmen, Late Jackson Mpi was Chairman of the Eastern Nigeria Council of Chiefs? Is he also aware that Amaechi’s people were denied access to Government House in Rivers State for over 35 years simply because they were “tagged not to be trusted with power as Igbos”? Does he also know that the frustration Amaechi is facing in his Ministry and inability…
A fundamental right suit brought by a convicted fraudster, Oyeyemi Caleb, against the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was dismissed by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Oyeyemi, 21, from Odo-Owa in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State was sometime last year prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC before Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the State High Court in Ilorin over offences bordering on internet fraud. Specifically, he posed as a white lady, an online prostitute to scam one Wilson (a…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to condemn the horrendous attack on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday, which left Nigeria and Nigerians in total turmoil with many dead and several others with varying degrees of injuries. In a statement made available to media houses in Port Harcourt, Chief Eze described the incident as barbaric and part of a grand plot by some groups of unconscious and conscienceless mortals to weaken the confidence of Nigerians in a…