The ‘Eníkànlómòs’ and 2023 General Elections Oludayo Tade Wednesday February 1st, 2023 From queueing to buy premium motor spirit (PMS) at inflated prices while the Minister of Petroleum resources, President Muhammadu Buhari pretends as if all is well, to queueing up at Automated Teller Machine (ATM) gallery to collect the scarce newly redesigned naira notes, Nigerians are unique set of people to study in terms of their resilience and adaptation to oddities. Suffering is getting normalized while whoever protests against the system that is programmed to enslave people is ferociously attacked to silence. In this season of anomie, civil society…
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At Last, Emefiele Appears Before House Of Reps Committee On Cashless Policy Tuesday January 31st 2023 Following the threat by the Nigeria House of Representatives to issue warrant of arrest on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor on Tuesday afternoon appeared before the special ad-hoc committee of the House investigating the cashless policy of the CBN and the deadline set for the old bank notes, at about 12pm on Tuesday, the CBN Governor walked into the House of Representatives Hearing Room 301. The Leaderof the House of Representatives Alhassan Ado Doguwa said Emefiele’s…
2023: Tinubu Will Win, He’s Reliable – Ondo Gov, Akeredolu Tuesday January 31, 2023 Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, on Monday said Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate will win the 2023 election. Governor Akeredolu said the APC is lucky to have a personality like Tinubu as its Presidential candidate. The Governor, who described Asiwaju Tinubu as reliable and competent, added that he is the only candidate that can engender desired change and development in the country. Governor Akeredolu spoke in Ondo town at the Central Senatorial District campaign rally of the…
APC PCC Commends CBN Over Extension Of Naira Swap Deadline Monday January 30th 2023 We want to commend the Central Bank of Nigeria and Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele for listening to the voice of well meaning Nigerians on the exigency of extending the deadline for change of old N200, N500 and N1000 naira notes to the new ones. Following difficulties experienced by Nigerians across the country from getting the new notes via ATMs and over the counter from Banks, many Nigerians especially requested for an extension of the 31 January, 2023 deadline. We welcome the 10 days extension of deadline…
Ogun 2023: Dapo Abiodun Fires ADC Governorship Candidate, Describe Him A Lier Saturday January 28, 2023 The Ogun State Governor, prince Dapo Abiodu has fired African Democratic Congress (ADC) , described him as a lier and urged people to stay away from political opportunists who take delight in decieving and lying in other to get votes from the mases In his reaction to the following claims by the Governoship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the March 11 election, Biyi Otegbeye, that the Government spent N7bn on the Gateway City Gate Project at the Sagamu Interchange, whereas the…
Femi Adesina: They Have Eyes But Cannot See. Pity! Saturday January 28, 2023 It has been a hectic week. Frenetic. We set forth at dawn on Monday from Abuja to Bauchi, to attend the Presidential and gubernatorial campaign of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates. It was only Muhammadu Buhari, the Mai Gaskiya (honest man), that could have commanded the number of people that turned out. Without inducement. Endless sea of heads. He remains the greatest political crowd puller we have ever seen in the country since the beginning of time. From Bauchi, same Monday, we flew into Lagos. To commission…
Osun Election Tribunal: Akeredolu Hails Judgement, Says The Will Of The People Prevailed Friday January 27, 2023 The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, CON, has hailed the judgment of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, which declared Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16 Osun Guber poll. Governor Akeredolu said the judgement reflects the will of the people of the state who voted massively for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Oyetola in the election. According to the Governor, the Tribunal judgement has again restored the hope of a common man and reinforced…
BREAKING: Tribunal Sacks Adeleke As Governor, Orders Withdrawal Of Certificate Of Returns Friday January 27, 2023 The Osun Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Friday ordered that the certificate of returns given to the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke be withdrawn with immediate effect. The Presiding Judge of the panel, Justice Tertsea Kume while reading the judgement in Osogbo, stated that the conduct of the election was not in compliance with the electoral act. Justice Kume explained that there was overvoting in six polling units during the election and maintained that, after the deduction of valid…
Fuel And New Naira Notes Scarcity: Fifth Columnists Working In Cahoots With PDP Thursday January 26, 2023 Nigerians should no longer be in doubt about those working in cahoots with fifth columnists in the system to inflict avoidable pains on our hapless people for political end. No sooner Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu empathised with the Nigerian people facing the dual crises of fuel and new Naira notes scarcity, than the opposition PDP and the Atiku camp issued a knee-jerk response, derailing from the issues, distorting Asiwaju’s statement and trying, in vain, to create a wedge between our presidential candidate and…
Fuel And New Naira Notes Scarcity: Fifth Columnists Working In Cahoots With PDP Thursday January 26, 2023 Nigerians should no longer be in doubt about those working in cahoots with fifth columnists in the system to inflict avoidable pains on our hapless people for political end. No sooner Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu empathised with the Nigerian people facing the dual crises of fuel and new Naira notes scarcity, than the opposition PDP and the Atiku camp issued a knee-jerk response, derailing from the issues, distorting Asiwaju’s statement and trying, in vain, to create a wedge between our presidential candidate and…