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Akinwande Soji-Ojo As All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ondo State slated for Saturday, April 20, draws near, seven of the 16 aspirants have raised an alarm over alleged printing of fake party slips. The aspirants also faulted the recent revalidation exercise of party members across the state, saying that most of their supporters were yet to get their party cards revalidated....

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the immediate past governor of Kog State, Yahaya Bello, on a watchlist.  Bello was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday after his absence stalled his arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The anti-graft agency alleged that Bello, alongside his nephew, Alli Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam...

In every direction we look, in every aspect of public life and in relationships -business or private, there is considerable evidence that man has lost his sense of shame. We read most of the time about billions of Naira of public funds disappearing into thin air; they cannot be accounted for as they have been siphoned from the public till. When...

By Emmanuel Adeleke Osun State Governor, Sen Ademola Adeleke, has announced a design competition for the logo of the state, following the criticism that trailed the quality of the initial design. Recall that the governor had on Wednesday, assented to a bill adopting a new logo for the state. Subsequently, the logo was released by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, who...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has President Bola Tinubu to urgently convene a special national security council meeting to proffer a holistic solution and measures to curb the disturbing insecurity with its attendant negative consequences on Nigerians. Communique Issued at the end of the 98th Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today,...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes. This was contained in a notice posted on the commission’s official social media accounts on Thursday. “The public is hereby notified that Yahaya Adoza Bello (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, fixed May 2 to  rule on the admissibility of treasury receipts used to make payments for the use of  facilities at  Agege Stadium, the venue where the death of a student of Chrisland School, Opebi, Whitney Adeniran, occurred. Justice Oyindamola Ogala gave the date for the ruling following arguments...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo A middle-aged man, identified as John Timothy, has been arraigned for allegedly stealing the sum of N1.2 million from the bank account of a deceased person. The suspect was arraigned before Magistrate Oluwabusayo Osho, at Iyaganku magistrates’ court, Ibadan, on Thursday. The suspect who pleaded not guilty is facing two charges bordering on conspiracy and theft. During proceedings, Police...

Members of the Iyalode council in the Ibadan traditional chieftaincy system, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy visit to the Olubadan designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, at his Alalubosa residence, following his nomination last Friday by the kingmakers. The visit, according to the delegation led by Otun Iyalode, Chief (Mrs) Amudalat Adekunle, was to pay their respects and congratulate the Olubadan designate on...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The ruling All Progressives Congress has appointed Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, and former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, as the chairman and secretary of the Ondo State governorship primary election committee. A statement issued on Thursday by the party said Ododo will head the seven-man primary election committee set up to conduct the primary election. Other members of...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has threatened to use the military to move the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, out of his hiding place. The anti-graft agency and Bello have been playing hide and seek game in the last few weeks. EFCC operatives had laid siege to Bello's Abuja residence on Wednesday in order...

Mogajis in Ibadan land, Chiefs, Baales, Ibadan Compound Peace Initiative (ICPI), and Jagun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Engr. Dotun Sanusi, has joined well wishers to fecilitate with the Director General (DG) of Oyo State Liaison Offices in Abuja and Lagos, Hon. Temitope Oladimeji, popularly known as "OTOPE' on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. A statement by the Coordinator, Ibadan Compound...

Few weeks after his football club won the State FA Cup final, Chief Dotun Sanusi, the Chief Executive Officer of Ilaji Hotel and Sports Resort has won the Oyo State Governor’s Tourism Man of the Year award. Recall that Ilaji FC, a team owned by Sanusi, won the Oyo FA Cup recently. Recall that Ilaji FC also won the IFL Super...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yeah Cardoso, has said the recovery of the naira has little or nothing to do with the country’s foreign reserves decline. Cardoso spoke during an interactive session with Abebe Aemro Selassie, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of African Department, on Wednesday. The event was part of a series of programme at...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The executives of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ganduje ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, have written a petition to the National Judicial Council (NJC) against a state high court judge, Usman Na’Abba. The petition was written to the NJC to complain about an ex parte order granted by the judge in the purported suspension of...