Laolu Akande – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 16 Sep 2023 10:53:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Laolu Akande – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Tinubu should admit electoral process is flawed – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-should-admit-electoral-process-is-flawed-laolu-akande/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-should-admit-electoral-process-is-flawed-laolu-akande/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:30:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=354815 President Bola Tinubu has been encouraged by Laolu Akande, a former senior special adviser to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to publicly acknowledge that the election process in the country needs reform. The late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua agreed there were problems with the election process that put him in power. While appearing on Channel [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-should-admit-electoral-process-is-flawed-laolu-akande/feed/ 0 Elections In Africa Must Succumb To Democratic Processes, Osinbajo Advises https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-in-africa-must-succumb-to-democratic-processes-osinbajo-advises/ https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-in-africa-must-succumb-to-democratic-processes-osinbajo-advises/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308523 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has advised that Africans must continue to make the extra efforts in ensuring that elections in the continent go through the democratic process, remain transparent and fair. The Vice President stated this in a statement made available to newsmen by Laolu Akande, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-in-africa-must-succumb-to-democratic-processes-osinbajo-advises/feed/ 0 Osinbajo Declares Position On 2023 Presidential Interest https://www.theinfostride.com/osinbajo-declares-position-on-2023-presidential-interest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osinbajo-declares-position-on-2023-presidential-interest/#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 19:00:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=293897 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied announcing interest to contest the 2023 presidential election. On Monday, his office disowned a website calling on Nigerians to join a volunteer organization mobilizing support. A statement by Presidential Aide, Laolu Akande, said solicitation by the group is trending on WhatsApp with a suggestion that the Vice President “quietly” [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osinbajo-declares-position-on-2023-presidential-interest/feed/ 0 Yemi Osinbajo Followed Process In Supervision Of Agencies – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-followed-process-in-supervision-of-agencies-laolu-akande/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 03:46:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237600 Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, has said reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo did not follow due process in the supervision of agencies under him are not true. Laolu, in a recent statement in Abuja, said the rumor circulating by The Cable [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbanjo Is Expected In Abuja Soon – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbanjo-is-expected-in-abuja-soon-laolu-akande/ Sun, 13 May 2018 23:57:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206629 Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday left Abuja to attend the inauguration of President Julius Bio in Freetown, Sierra Leone. According to a statement by Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Osinbanjo is expected to Abuja later in the evening. Bio won the country’s presidential run-off election on [...]

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]]> APC Is A Government That Will Do Everything It Has Promised – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-is-a-government-that-will-do-everything-it-has-promised-laolu-akande/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 04:20:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=186630 The Vice President’s Spokesman, Laolu Akande, has cleared up the error in the publications credited to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on release of fund for construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. According to Akande, during the APC Governorship campaign in Onitsha, Anambra State, on October 20, Osinbajo had mentioned the Buhari administration’s commitment to keeping [...]

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]]> “Osinbajo Volunteers” Are Faceless People – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/osinbajo-volunteers-are-faceless-people-laolu-akande/ Mon, 11 Sep 2017 05:16:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181623 The Presidency has deserted a group which puts Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo up against President Muhammadu Buhari as presidential candidate in the 2019 election. The volunteer group, called ‘Osinbajo Volunteers’, says it believes Osinbajo should be the next President of Nigeria but accepted that the Vice-President did not endorse its campaign. “Note that Osinbajo did not [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Has Not Taken Over ASUU Negotiations – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-has-not-taken-over-asuu-negotiations-laolu-akande/ Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:13:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180752 Prof Yemi Osinbajo has denied being involved in negotiations with members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The VP’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, mentioned that the report of the VP taking over the negotiation is false and inaccurate. “News reports that VP Osinbajo has taken over ASUU negotiations is untrue & inaccurate. Labour [...]

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]]> Hate Speech is an Act of Terrorism, Acting President Osinbajo warns https://www.theinfostride.com/hate-speech-is-an-act-of-terrorism-acting-president-osinbajo-warns/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:16:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178697 Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has declared that the country has draw line today as hate speech will no longer be tolerated. It’s an act of terrorism, he warns. Opening Remarks by His Excellency The Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, At The National Economic Council (NEC), National Security Retreat, at the Banquet Hall [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Meets Mansur Mohammed To Discuss Security Issues https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-meets-mansur-mohammed-to-discuss-security-issues/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 03:00:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174317 Acting President Yemi Osinbajo recently met with Defense Minister, Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali and military service chiefs on Thursday, July 27, 2017. According to a tweet by the acting President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, the meeting took place shortly after Osinbajo returned to Abuja. Osinbajo is said to have met with the Defense Minister and military [...]

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]]> Consultations Will Continue On Nigeria’s Unity – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/consultations-will-continue-on-nigerias-unity-laolu-akande/ Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:22:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169865 The consultations by the Presidency with various segments of the Nigerian society will continue, the Spokesman of the Acting President, Mr Laolu Akande, said on Tuesday. He stated this in a release while emphasizing the import of the dialogue the Acting President had with leaders from the North, Southeast and the media over the last [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Meets Emmanuel Macron https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-meets-emmanuel-macron/ Sat, 27 May 2017 20:16:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=166304 Acting President Professor, Yemi Osinbajo has been spotted in Taormina, Italy, where he had joined other world leaders for the Africa Outreach meeting. Osinbajo was spotted at the G7 Summit alongside French President, Emmanuel Macron alongside other world leaders. According to the acting President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo was invited to the ongoing G7 summit [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Mourns Chukwuma Onuekwusi https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-mourns-chukwuma-onuekwusi/ Wed, 24 May 2017 09:37:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=166099 The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed sadness over the news of the death of Mr Chukwuma Onuekwusi, the Channels TV State House Correspondent. This is contained in a condolence message by his spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, on Tuesday. Akande said Osinbajo extended heartfelt condolences to Onuekwusi’s family as well as Channels TV family [...]

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]]> PMB’s Achievements Will Be Presented To Nigerians May 29 – FG https://www.theinfostride.com/pmbs-achievements-will-be-presented-to-nigerians-may-29-fg/ Mon, 22 May 2017 09:11:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165881 The presidency has revealed that it will present achievements of President Buhari’s administration to Nigerians on May 29, 2017. The acting President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Speaking on the presidential level report card, Akande said “Here at this national event, we shall be updating Nigerians on [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Will Sign When Budget Is Ready — Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-will-sign-when-budget-is-ready-laolu-akande/ Thu, 18 May 2017 05:08:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165307 THE Office of the Acting President yesterday cleared the air over the assent of the 2017 budget affirming that it would be singed into law when and if the Acting President expresses satisfaction with the bill. Fielding questions from State House Correspondents earlier after the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, [...]

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]]> Muhammadu Buhari Inspires Yemi Osinbajo – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buhari-inspires-yemi-osinbajo-laolu-akande/ Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:52:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157169 Laolu Akande, the senior special assistant on media and publicity, has described President Muhammadu Buhari and Prof Yemi Osinbajo as a formidable team. In an exclusive interview, he said both President Buhari and Prof Osinbajo have the same vision, purpose and motivation. “Their working relationship is excellent,” Acting President’s spokesperson said. “What you see is [...]

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]]> FG Begins Payment Of N30,000 Monthly Stipends https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-begins-payment-of-n30000-monthly-stipends/ Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:56:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152990 The Federal Government has begun the payment of the N30, 000 monthly stipends for participants of the N-Power scheme, a programme aimed at job creation by the FG. The N-Power programme is a scheme by the federal government aimed at employing the teeming and massive numbers of unemployed Nigerian graduates from tertiary institutions across the [...]

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]]> FG Begins Payment Of N30,000 Monthly To Beneficiaries https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-begins-payment-of-n30000-monthly-to-beneficiaries/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 06:26:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152931 The Federal Government has begun the payment of the N30, 000 monthly stipends for participants of the N-Power scheme, a programme aimed at job creation by the FG. The N-Power programme is a scheme by the federal government aimed at employing the teeming and massive numbers of unemployed Nigerian graduates from tertiary institutions across the [...]

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]]> FG’s NPower Beneficiaries lament Non-posting in Oyo State https://www.theinfostride.com/fgs-npower-beneficiaries-lament-non-posting-in-oyo-state/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:37:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151439 …Condemns verification processes in LGs. Some graduates recently enlisted for the Federal Government temporary job for unemployed youths in Oyo State have decried their non-posting to start the work the government claimed it has secured for them. They also urged the Federal Government especially the office of the Vice President to investigate and save them [...]

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]]> FG To Provide N-Power Teachers With Tablet Devices – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-to-provide-n-power-teachers-with-tablet-devices-laolu-akande/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:51:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=150252 The Federal Government on Sunday said all 500,000 graduates to be employed under the N-power scheme would be provided with tablet devices to equip them with new skills. Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) [...]

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]]> FG To Generate 7000mw Soon – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-to-generate-7000mw-soon-laolu-akande/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:39:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=150244 Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity on Sunday gave the assurance that the Federal Government would soon generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of power. Akande said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja that government was working assiduously to step up [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Is Still A Pastor – Laolu Akande https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-is-still-a-pastor-laolu-akande/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-is-still-a-pastor-laolu-akande/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:53:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126229 Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has not resigned his position as a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). This was disclosed via a statement released by Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Laolu Akande. It reads: Our attention has been drawn to a false publication by a certain online medium, to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-is-still-a-pastor-laolu-akande/feed/ 1 Vice President Osinbajo to represent Nigeria on Burkina Faso follow-up meeting https://www.theinfostride.com/vice-president-osinbajo-to-represent-nigeria-on-burkina-faso-follow-up-meeting/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:48:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100695 As a follow-up to the Tuesday September 22, 2015 Extra-ordinary Session of ECOWAS leaders in Abuja on the situation in Burkina Faso, a group of West African leaders were selected to meet on Wednesday September 23, 2015 in Quagadougou. The release from the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu [...]

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