By Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced a three-day period of mourning and prayers in honor of the late Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Temitayo Oluwatuyi. The mourning period, slated for Sunday, January 5, to Tuesday, January 7, 2025, was declared during a condolence visit by the governor and…
By Ayomide Otitoju A fire outbreak has destroyed a two-storey building on Abike Suleiman Street in the Lekki area of Lagos State, authorities confirmed. In a statement, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said distress calls prompted the activation of the State’s Emergency Response Plan. The agency’s…
China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, will visit Nigeria and three other African nations this month as part of his annual diplomatic tour. The visits, set to take place from January 5 to January 11, 2025, will include stops in Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, and Chad. A statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry…
By Ayomide Otioju The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Hashimu Dungurawa, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to brace for defeat in the 2027 general elections, citing what he described as the administration’s anti-masses policies. Speaking to journalists in Kano on Thursday, Dungurawa expressed confidence that the NNPP would secure victories…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has commended lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi for his resilience and courage in the face of adversity. In a tweet on Friday, Obi reflected on his recent visit to Farotimi, who was released from a correctional facility in Ekiti after…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command, AIG Adegoke M. Fayoade, on Thursday decorated three newly promoted Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) in a ceremony held at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. The newly promoted officers are: DCP Usman Abdulrahman, formerly Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Lagos State governorship candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) has announced his intention to contest in the 2027 gubernatorial elections. Rhodes-Vivour, who ran under the Labour Party (LP) in 2023 but lost to the incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made his declaration during an interview on Channels Television’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), now rebranded as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), rejected a $750 million offer from billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote to manage the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries in 2007. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Channels Television, Obasanjo…
By Ayomide Otitoju Ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has clarified that no merger agreement has been reached with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), or any other political party. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the former governor of…
