Aminu Tambuwal Only Confirmed Himself A Stomach-Directed Politician Without A Conscience Riled by the gale of defection plaguing his decimated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), His Excellency, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto state and Senator representing Sokoto South, on Saturday, February 15, 2025, opined that the development was only driven by “stomach infrastructure” as, in his warped view, no politician with conscience would join the All Progressives Congress (APC). There remains profound wisdom in the saying that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. That wisdom has clearly eluded Tambuwal, a notorious and vainglorious party defector.…
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Ogun Group President, Shobowale Remembers Late Dad, Four Years After ..pens Emotional tributes The President, Ogun State Solidarity Movement, (OSM), Lekan Shobo Shobowale on Sunday marked the fourth anniversary of his late Dad, Lt Col. Olawale Timothy Shobowale. In a special tribute, he described his late Dad as an inspiration and very unusual father. “My dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. “Everything I do in my life I do to make my you proud. I want to carry on in your footsteps and make sure that your legacy lives on forever. “The loss of…
President Tinubu Congratulates Nazir El-Rufai On 65TH Birthday President Bola Tinubu congratulates Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on his 65th birthday. Mallam El-Rufai is an administrator, scholar, and politician. He is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and highly regarded for his resourcefulness and brilliance. He served as governor of Kaduna State for eight years, and prior to elective office, he had served as Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 2003 to 2007. President Tinubu celebrates Mallam El-Rufai on this occasion and commends his endeavours for democracy; his…
Olukoyede’s Record- Breaking Strides in EFCC & Olu Fasan’s Errors of Analysis. By Dele Oyewale Olu Fasan’s opinion piece in the Vanguard of Thursday, February 13, 2025 entitled: ” EFCC’s Failure: Olukoyede’s Blame- Shifting is Mere Shadow- Boxing”, clearly brought to the fore precipitate desperation to deny, ignore, lampoon and disregard the obvious and undeniable achievements of the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede since he assumed office more than a year ago. Besides, the piece equally exposed Fasan as lacking total grasp of the position of Olukoyede on the character traits of…
President Tinubu’s Statement On The Passing Of Pa Ayo Adebanjo I received the news of the passing of one of the Afenifere leaders, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, with profound sorrow. Nigeria has lost a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy, and national unity have left an indelible mark on our nation’s history. According to the family, Baba transitioned peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2025, at his home in Lekki, Lagos. All who knew Baba Adebanjo drew from his boundless wisdom and cherished the democratic ideals he tirelessly campaigned for. His principled voice, which resonated through decades of…
TETFUND, NEITI Collaborate To Close Revenue Gaps By Lekan Shobo Shobowale The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Arch. Sonny Echono, has called for collaboration between TETFUND and the Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to close gaps in revenue payments made by extractive industry to the Federal Government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Echono made this call during his working visit to the NEITI head office in Abuja on Wednesday. He remarked that he was at NEITI House to seek further collaboration with NEITI in the area of access to data, especially on what is accruable…
President Tinubu Arrives Ethiopia For AU Summit President Bola Tinubu arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday night to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The President was received at the airport by the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian embassy in Ethiopia, Ambassador Nasir Aminu. Ambassador Tuggar later briefed President Tinubu about the summit and some diplomatic wins for the country, a session that stretched until about 2 a.m. on…
Factional Afenifere Leader, Ayo Adebanjo dies @ 96
Ibadan Mogajis Commend Olubadan Over Efforts To Sanitise Traditional System ..thanks oba ladoja, other Ibadan obas for support ..support Barrister Ajewole led ccii for second term in office The Authentic Mogaji’s of Ibadan has thrown their weight behind the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba ( Dr ) Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin) in his effort of sanitising Ibadan traditional system. The group, in a release through his Public Relation Officer, Mogaji Olawale Oladoja, commended Oba Olakulehin for his commitment to bring sanity into the Ibadan traditional system. The Authentic Mogaji’s in the statement explained that before now, the…
SWEGOP: Oladele, Falade, Others Emerge New Executive The South West Guild of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) on Thursday elected new executives to pilot its affairs. At a meeting held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, members appointed former Southwest Bureau Chief of the Nations newspapers, Bisi Oladele as Chairman, with Dapo Falade emerging as Vice Chairman. Taiwo Oluwadamilare was named Secretary, while Joseph Okuwofu will serve as Assistant Secretary. Other officials include Mrs. Malik Oluwatoyin as Treasurer, Temi Aboderin as Financial Secretary, and Remi Oladoye as Public Relations Officer (PRO). The selection process was coordinated…