•Cabal, APC plotting to siphon loot – PDP •PDP frustrated by lack of access to loot public funds — APC •Focus more on Abacha loot use, not rhetoric, Malami tells Nigerians •Insists Abacha loot becomes Nigeria’s asset at drawdown The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday said it has uncovered fresh plots by a cabal in the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress, APC, to allegedly use fake subheads and duplicated projects as ploy to re-loot the recently repatriated $311 million traced to late former military dictator, General Sani Abacha, retd. But APC in a swift reaction, said the PDP…
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Things have fallen apart between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his deputy, Agboola Ajayi. The governor is seeking re-election. The disagreement centres around the deputy governor’s governorship ambition. Will Agboola run against his boss at the primary? It is no longer news that Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi is no longer in the know on how Ondo State is being run. Things have fallen apart between him and his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN). As a result, Ajayi is no longer seen at public functions. The two of them are at loggerheads over an alleged betrayal of trust on the part…
Former Ekiti State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker and Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) Publicity Secretary Chief Karounwi Oladapo contends that former Governor Segun Oni, who is defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), cannot regain the party structure from former Governor Ayodele Fayose. Twenty two years ago, Chief Clement Awoyelu was the pioneer Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). That was in 1998 and the chapter produced Professor Tunde Adeniran as the governorship candidate in 1999. Professor Adeniran lost the governorship election to Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). It should be noted that…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday protested non-implementation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to pay lecturers’ in the nations’ public varsities their three months withheld salaries. The President had directed unconditional payment of salaries to lecturers who are on strike to protest against non-full implementation of agreements government reached with the Union of intellectuals. Speaking on the impasse, the Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of the Union, Professor Ayo Akinwole stated that it is important that Nigerians know that lecturers have always been paid centrally through the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS)…
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has flagged off the distribution of palliatives to the poorest of the poor following the imposition of partial lockdown order as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Speaking at the ceremony in Igboora, Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of the state, Governor Governor Makinde said, his administration undertook a survey, to find out the poorest of the poor in each Local Government Area. Makinde said the first batch of the flag off would focus mainly on 90,000 households and it is expected to be concluded in two days…
Following the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on the media industry, Television Continental (TVC), a broadcast television station in Lagos, has slashed its staff salaries. This was disclosed in a broadcast message by the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Andrew Hanlon to the staff on Monday. Mr Hanlon said the station owned by former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu, has been managing the business carefully since the outbreak. “Broadcasters across the world are battling with losses. In order to save jobs and not lay off any staff, I regret to inform you that we’ve been forced to reduce our…
TRANSCRIPTS: HONOURABLE AKIN ALABI’S INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR ISAAC BROWN ON FRESH 105.9 FM COVID SITUATION ROOM TUESDAY 5TH OF MAY, 2020 MAYOR: Good morning and welcome to yet another exciting moment where we keep you up-to-date as regards where things stand in our state, nationally and globally when it comes to COVID-19 issue. As we speak this morning we have no vaccine to fight this pandemic. Even Remsdivir, the drug that was approved by the MDA in US has only one critical attribute which is to reduce the number of days COVID-19 patient spend in the clinic from 15 days…
The government of Oyo State, on Tuesday, declared its readiness to ensure that all land owners in the State have digitised title documents by December 2022. The State noted that the decision was part of its efforts aimed at shoring up the State’s Gross Domestic Product, noting that the processing and collection of Certificate of Occupancy has now become faster, easier and affordable. The State’s Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Barrister Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, made these known in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Ibadan. He explained that government has commenced the accelerated provision…
*Oyo approves construction of four ultra-modern bus terminals* …It’s a one-stop shop—Commissioner The Oyo State Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved the award of the contract for the construction of four Ultra-modern Bus Terminals to be located in Iwo Road, Challenge, New Ife Road and Ojoo. The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja, who stated this while speaking shortly after the day’s meeting of the State Executive Council, said that shop owners who will be affected by demolitions at the different locations would be considered for shop allocations when the new terminal is ready. He…
Akinjide devoted self to wife, family, law- Son …Funeral to be announced later The first son of the late legal icon, Chief Richard Akinjide, Abayomi Akinjide yesterday described his father’s life as one devoted his wife, children and the legal profession. Abayomi, who is a lawyer himself, said this on behalf of the family in a statement formally announcing the passage of the two-time minister. “Our Daddy died peacefully of natural causes. We are truly thankful to God for his life. He was beloved and an inspiration to us all. “He devoted himself to our mother, our family, the…