US election: Kamala Harris leads Trump in new poll after Biden’s exit According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, vice president Kamala Harris is narrowly ahead of former president Donald Trump in a nationwide presidential poll that was issued on Tuesday. According to Reuters, the poll contrasts with the narrow two-point deficit that Biden faced against Trump in the previous week’s survey prior to his withdrawal from the race on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday saw the conducting of the fresh poll, which followed the Republican National Convention, where Trump formally accepted the nomination on Thursday, and Biden’s declaration on Sunday that he…
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LG Autonomy: “Comply With Supreme Court Ruling, Adeduntan Admonishes Makinde ..threatens to take legal action against any erring local government chairman The Osi Bashorun Of Ibadanland and 2023 Guber Aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress in Oyo State ,-PRINCE (DR) Azeez Popoola Adeduntan has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of the judiciary on the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court on local government financial autonomy . Adeduntan, a screened and cleared guber Aspirant during the last year governorship primary of Oyo State APC in a release through his media office in Ibadan today expressed…
Reps To Cut Down Salaries By 50% For 6 Months to Support Hardship In a bold move to lead by example, the members of the House of Representatives have agreed to take a 50% pay cut for the next six months. This decision comes at a time when the country is facing economic challenges, and the lawmakers are demonstrating their commitment to sharing the burden with the citizens they serve. Each member of the House of Representatives currently earns a monthly salary of ₦600,000. With the 50% reduction, their monthly pay will be cut to ₦300,000. This means that across…
Nationwide Protest: Presidency Identifies Obi As Mastermind Of Planned Protest The Presidency has alleged the ex-Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Former Governor Peter Obi, as a pivotal and mastermind behind the organized nationwide protest. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, disclosed that Peter Obi should be blamed if the planned protest spins brutal. The Presidential aide noted that “these protest organizers were also behind the violent ENDSARS protest in October 2020. “Lagos is still recovering from the damage caused. “What started as a peaceful protest against police brutality was taken over by…
NGO Donates Cash for Widows A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Widows/Widowers Connect has donated cash to some widows in Ibadan. Speaking at the event held at *Church of the Transfiguration Agodi/Ikolaba* , Diocese of Ibadan, the Coordinator Widows/Widowers Connect, Evangelist Dr. Florence Remi Ojengbede said the gesture was to assist the widows and show them care. Evangelist Ojengbede stressed that the gesture was also to give back to society and put smiles on the faces of these special and often marginalised individuals. She lamented that in the society, the rich don’t remember the widows community, instead they focus on assisting themselves…
Senate Replaces Senator Alli Ndume at Its Chief Whip ..elects Monguno Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has been removed from his position as Chief Whip. Senator Tahir Monguno has been elected as his replacement. The decision, made today, followed a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The letter was jointly signed by APC National Chairman Alhaji Umar Ganduje and National Secretary Barrister Bashir Ajibola. It recommended Ndume’s removal while affirming his continued membership in the ruling party. The Senate President presented the request for a voice vote, which received unanimous support from all APC senators. This marks the second time…
Peter Olaoluwa Foundation Donates Cash To Support Widows In Ibadan. The President, Peter Olaoluwa Foundation on Saturday donated cash gifts to support hundreds of widows in Ibadan, Oyo State. The donation was at the *2024 Jesus’ Wives and Widowers Outreach of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese* held at Church of Transfiguration of the diocese, Ikolaba, Ibadan. In her address, the President, Ibadan Anglican Diocese Women Organization, Mrs Comfort Akinfenwa said the event was put together to assist Widows and widowers and encourage them to hold firmly to God’s love. She stated that it is important for them not to give up…
*PPP: Oyo, AllianzWA Take Delivery of 11 Transformers* The infrastructure partner of the Oyo State government, Allianz West Africa has taken delivery of ten (10) units of 500kva distribution transformers and One unit of 5MVA power transformer for the Yekini Adeojo and Senator Rashidi Ladoja GRAs, Ibadan. According to the Managing Director, Allianz WA, Engr. Yinka Owodunni, the purchase carried out on a Public Private Partnership was supervised by the Oyo State Investment and Public Private Partnership Agency – OYSIPA. The transformers, which will power over 2,000 households in the Yekini Adeojo and Senator Rashidi Ladojo GRAs arrived from…
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS FORMER OYO GOVERNOR SON, SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Idris Ajimobi as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Livestock Development (Office of the President). The appointment follows the recent inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms and the establishment of a new Ministry of Livestock Development. The President seeks to harness and develop Nigeria’s agricultural potential, including the animal husbandry ecosystem, to spur sustainable economic growth, create industries and jobs, and eradicate violent conflicts between farmers and herders over time. The President expects…
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS SPECIAL ADVISER ON SENATE MATTERS President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Senator Bashir Lado Mohammed as Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters (Office of the President). Mr. Mohammed is an experienced politician and businessman from Kano State. He is a former Senator representing Kano Central and former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The President expects that the new Special Adviser on Senate Matters will deploy his immense experience for enhanced synergy between the Executive and the Legislature and for improved government performance.