The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come under increasing pressure to declare its position on which of the zones will produce the party’s presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election. The situation is not helped by threats by more governors elected on the platform of the party to switch camps if the party leadership fails to show more commitment to zoning the presidential ticket to the southern region. The zoning problem was cited by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State for his recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Party sources said the situation…
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The Founder of Tegbe Foundation, Engineer Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe has kicked off the launch of Journalist Support Fund, an initiative of the Demola Babalola-led Executives of the Nigerian Union of Journalist, Oyo State Chapter. Tegbe, while initiating donations into the funds also advocated for improved welfare for journalists in Oyo State. He stated this in his address delivered at the Annual Press Week of the Nigerian Union of Journalists. Following are highlights of his address. “ As the famed fourth Estate of the realm, the role played by the press in the establishment and deepening of democracy and development is…
Lalupon/Iwo road Feeder Electricity Consumers Association, in Ibadan, has dragged the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBDC) before the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over the erratic power supply been experiencing for over eight years in the area. Rev Jide Kehinde, Chairman of the association, while speaking with newsmen on Saturday, at the end of the NERC sitting alongside representatives of the IBDC and Lalupon/Iwo road Feeder Electricity Consumers Association, lamented that the affected communities have been on the struggle for the past eight years without concrete solution. Kehinde said the insensitivity of IBDC to the plight of the consumers had…
The Oyo state government has appealed to traditional circumcisers in the state to disengage the profession or risk sanction. The state’s commissioner for health, Dr. Bashir Bello, made the appeal on Friday, at a stakeholders’ forum on the dissemination of research findings on female genital mutilation in the state. According to Dr. Bello, a larger percentage of the victims of female genital mutilation battle with the side effects of circumcision for several years; a development that has resulted in the loss of lives of many over the years. He, however, hinted that plans are already underway to launch a grassroots…
Professor Abiodun Onilude is a member of the Senate of the University of Ibadan. He was former Dean of the Faculty of Science and current Head, Department of Microbiology of the university. He speaks with WALE AKINSELURE on the crisis that has greeted the process leading up to the emergence of the next Vice Chancellor of Nigeria’s premier university. Like never before, there are a lot of contentions around the emergence of the next Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan. Why is this so this time? Let me say that there is no particular issue on ground for contention…
Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Hon Hellen Taiwo Adebakin as she marked her birthday on Thursday, describing her as his beloved daughter. In a goodwill message the former President personally sent to her, Jonathan commended Hellen for being a virtuous woman and what she is doing towards the growth and development of the Peoples Democratic Party. Hellen Taiwo is the Peoples Democratic Party National ex-Officio from Oyo State.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Abuja, has approved the congresses at ward, Local government and State in Ekiti State. The NEC at its 90th meeting, held on Thursday, November 19, 2020 approved the report of congresses conducted at ward, Local government and State levels in Ekiti state, except for Gbonyin and Ekiti East where wards and local government congresses are pending. The group loyal to former governor Ayodele Fayose cleared all the wards, local government and state approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC) body of the party. Recall that the ward congress…
Ile-Ife – Prof. Debo Adeyewa, former Vice Chancellor of the Redeemer University, Ede, Osun state, has urged Nigerian leaders to endeavour leaving an impactful legacy for generation unborn. Adeyewa gave the admonition on Friday in Ile-Ile, while delivering a lecture; tittled ‘A life of Impact – a legacy for generation unborn’ , at the 2020 SouthWest Nigeria Excellence Awards(SNEA) for Heroes, held at the Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife. According to the Professor, a good legacy maker must be visionary, have integrity, competent, courageous, creativity, compassionate, be provider of service, character moulder, collect with people and cultivate others,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, not to hide under the disagreements and confusion in his party over 2023 election, to divert attention from reports of how N4.6 billion public fund was diverted into private bank accounts during his tenure as Minister of Power, Works and Housing. The PDP however describes as disheartening that a highly respected minister like Fashola has failed to explain how such amount of money was allegedly diverted through surreptitious payments, in 654 tranches to 21 private bank accounts in a space of two months; a situation…
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is becoming hostile for its members, lamenting over his recent experience with his governor colleagues from the South-South region of the country. Mr Matawalle, who made the lamentation in a statement on Friday by his media aide, Zailani Bappa, commended Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State “for his bold decision” to leave the party. According to the governor, the extent of bad blood in the PDP is partly responsible for Mr Umahi’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying “everyone feels welcome only in…