One of the ministers opposed to the presidential ambition of Tinubu , who spoke with one of Punch correspondents , said the sacking of Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the APC remained the greatest achievement of those opposed to the desire of the former Lagos State governor to get the party ’ s 2023 presidential ticket . He said neither the former governor nor the sacked party national chairman was aware of the impending removal of the former members of the National Working Committee then . “ In politics , you don ’ t sleep . You align with…
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The Oyo State Police Command said on Saturday that its men were on the trail of two foreigners who were kidnapped by suspected hoodlums . The two foreigners ( names not given ) were reportedly kidnapped in Ibadan , the Oyo State capital , around 4 pm Wednesday evening at a pharmaceutical firm , close to the Toll Gate along the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway . The duo was said to have been abducted while driving out of the premises of the pharmaceutical firm. The kidnappers reportedly opened fire on their vehicle which grounded to a halt when the tyres…
The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State , Mr Tunde Balogun, has disclosed that the founding fathers of the party had an agreement in 2014 that the South -West geopolitical zone will produce the party ’ s presidential candidate for the 2023 election. He said it would be “ dishonourable ” for the party to jettison the agreement now , adding that the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd . ) , the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu , and many other persons made the “gentleman ’ s agreement ”. There have…
A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State who is also a confidant of late former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, Bayo Ojo esq. has revealed that his late Principal prefered Engineer Joseph Tegbe to succeed him but that he had to succumb to wish of his party in the build up to the 2019 governorshil election which the All Progressives Congress eventually lost to the Peoples Democratic Party. Reacting to insinuations in some quarters that late Abiola Ajimobi did not wholeheartedly support the candidacy of Adebayo Adelabu on BOTTOM LINE, a political programme on IBR 92.5fm…
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has expressed shock and sadness at the death of the publisher of the Leadership newspapers, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah. He described the late publisher as a man of courage, who took the cause of revolutionising the media industry head-on and made great marks on the industry. Governor Makinde, according to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, maintained that Nda-Isaiah’s death has created a huge vacuum in the media industry in the country. He prayed to God to grant repose to the soul of the late publisher and grant his immediate…
Following Tuesday ’ s dissolution of the state , local government and ward executive committees of the All Progressives Congress , the Governor Mai Mala- led Caretaker /Extra -Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee on Friday, inaugurated members of the dissolved state executives in acting capacity. The inauguration which , was closely followed by a closed – door meeting , had most of the chairmen of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory present at the venue in Abuja . It was gathered that Buni who was represented by the Secretary of the CECPC , Senator John Akpanudoedehe , told…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemns, the gruesome attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state, by suspected terrorists, leading to reported deaths and abduction of no fewer than 600 students. The PDP, standing with the entire Katsina people, charges President Muhammadu Buhari, as the commander-in-chief, who promised to lead from the front, to account for the abducted students, as the large-scale abduction happened a few hours after the President and his security machinery took over the state. Our party holds as perplexing that at a time the people of Katsina should have heaved a sigh of relief because…
PEDAGOGY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA SERVICES. This is the second edition of the account of stewardship of Professor Idowu Olayinka who recently completed his five-year term as the 12th Vice Chancellor of the University Nigeria on the 1st of December, 2020. In this volume is documented the achievements of his administration in the areas of Pedagogy, Information Technology and Media Services, Publishing these feats, as said in the first edition means inviting everyone to not only note but to also attempt to confirm the veracity the claims of Idowu Olayinka, learn from his actions and place commendations when impressed (and…
The students of Basorun Ojoo High School, Ibadan, on Saturday, celebrated its 40th Anniversary, as its alumni, under the aegis of Basorun Ojoo High School Old Students’s Association (BOOSA), renovated blocks of five classrooms. Among the things provided by the alumni were laboratory equipments, COVID-19 relief packages for both staff and students, eye screening test for both staff students, flooring of the frontage of Blocks A and B, laboratory stools and renovation of some doors. They equally gave the school a beautiful look by painting blocks of classrooms among other things that were done. The occasion, which was the first…
Katsina State police command has said the police and other security operatives have rescued 200 students back to the school following the abduction of some students on Friday night. Addressing a press conference in Katsina on Saturday over the development, the Police Spokesman, SP Isah Gambo said the police is yet to ascertain the number of students abducted in Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. But he was quick to add that the police, Army and Nigerian Airforce are right now in the bush trying to rescue other students. Full text of the press briefing : “Gentlemen of the Press, yesterday,…