A former Governor of Oyo State Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead. Sources close to the Alao-Akala family confirmed the death of the former Oyoo State governor and deputy governor. He served as the Deputy Governor of Oyo State from May 2003 to January 2006. Following the impeachment of then-incumbent Governor (Rashidi Ladoja), Alao-Akala was sworn into office in January 2006 and served for 11 months. In December 2006, the impeachment was overturned by the Supreme Court, and Rashidi Ladoja was reinstated. Alao-Akala contested and won the gubernatorial election in 2007 as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…
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By AFP Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho scored as Nigeria put a troubled build-up to the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon behind them on Tuesday to beat disappointing Egypt 1-0 in Garoua. Iheanacho struck after 30 minutes to take the Super Eagles to the top of the table after the opening match in Group D, which includes Guinea-Bissau and Sudan. Nigeria fired German coach Gernot Rohr in December after an unimpressive World Cup qualifying campaign and put former national star Augustine Eguavoen in temporary charge. Eguavoen’s squad was without forwards Victor Osimhen, Emmanuel Dennis and Odion Ighalo for a…
The GYB2PYB Support Group has adviced the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,to sheathe his sword and let the youth takeover leadership Delivering a statement at the one-year anniversary press conference of the Support Group, the Director-General of the Group, Amb. Oladele John Nihi said that the one year anniversary is set to be held at the Kogi State Government House Lokoja on the 14th of January, 2022. He also stated that the idea of Governor Yahaya Bello to President Yahaya Bello, preferably referred to as GYB2PYB, was conceived and set to motion with…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has expressed shock over the death of former Nigerian leader and the Abese of Egbaland, Chief Ernest Oladeinde Shonekan GCFR. Bello in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed described late Shonekan as a fantastic lawyer, political colossus and complete statesman, saying, he would be sorely missed. The governor said the late Interim Head of Government had contributed immensely to the unity, progress and political developments of the country noting that his release of political prisoners detained by the military government within three months in office united the country more along…
Former Abia State Governor and Chief Whip of the Senate Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has boasted that he will be ready to contest the All Progressives Congress(APC) Presidential ticket with Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu if the party zones it to the South. In a statement by Barrister Emeka Nwala on behalf of the senator, Kalu said though he has nothing against the aspiration of Tinubu, he believes that his own Southeast is ripe for the Presidency and that it should be the turn of the region to produce the next President that should be him. According to Kalu, he has…
***says history will be kind to him Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has described the former Interim Head of the Nigerian government Chief Earnest Shonekan as a patriot and gentleman who gave his all for the sake of Nigeria. Senator David Mark.Reacting to the demise of the elder statesman in Abuja through a statement by his special adviser on media Paul Mumeh Senator Mark recalled that Shonekan was appointed Head of the government during the critical period of national challenges to pilot the affairs of the nation. Senator Mark noted the finesse, humane and due process Shonekan…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Organisation for Community Civic Engagement of Nigeria (OCCEN) and National Endowment for Democracy have urged Nigerian youths and women to participate in politics and vie for elective positions in 2023 general elections. The two organizations made the call during a panel discussion for inspiring the aspiring young politicians in Jigawa state, held at the Manpower Development Institute (MDI) in Dutse the state capital. The executive director of OCCEN Comrade Abdurrazaq Alkali said “It is the right time for the Youths and women to fully come out to participate in politics and contest for elective positions…
From Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Jigawa state government has asked a youth group, Youth Partnership to Engage Reform and Learning (YOPERL) to monitor and effectively supervise multi-billion Naira orthopedic hospital contract sited in Gumel town recently awarded by the state government The acting commissioner of Health, Dr. Salisu Muazu charged the youth group when they paid him a courtesy visit in his office.He said, “The present administration under governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar is committed to delivering on it’s responsibilities of providing social amenities to the people in the state”. Muazu said “Government alone can not do everything, as it also…
By Ola Awoniyi When Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan graduated from the University of Maiduguri in 1984 with a B.Sc. degree in Geography, taking an active role in partisan politics was not on his mind. The young man did not consider himself cut for the “dirty game.” Rather, his focus was firmly on academics. And so for the next 10 years, he was in the Ivory Towers researching and imparting knowledge for the enlightenment and development of society. He was good enough at what he was doing such that in 1990, he was offered a scholarship by the European Union, one of…
***As NEMA assess Damages The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has sympathized with victims of the Central market, Nguru fire disaster which razed over three hundred shops and destroyed goods worth millions of Naira in Yobe state at the weekend. Special adviser to the minister on media Nneka Ikem Anibeze in Statement on Monday quoted the minister to have described the loss as colossal while she has directed the National Emergency Management Agency to conduct an on- the – spot assessment of the inferno to ascertain the extent of damage. “I commiserate with…