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APC Mega Rally: Oyetola has brought purpose to governance - APC Govs, party leadership  ● We're taking no chances, Osun deserves leader like Oyetola - National Chairman, Adamu ● as Asiwaju, others rally support for Oyetola's re-election Ahead of Saturday's Osun governorship election, twenty-one governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have described the incumbent governor of the State and candidate of the party, Adegboyega Oyetola, as an excellent performer who has brought purpose to governance.  They said those who have a fair mind devoid of prejudices and biases will testify to the developmental strides Oyetola has registered since becoming governor of the State in 2018. The progressive governors, therefore, reaffirmed their unalloyed support for Governor Oyetola just as they declared their readiness to do all necessary within the law to ensure his re-election.  While addressing a mammoth crowd at the Mega rally held at the Osogbo Township Stadium on Tues...

Funke Akindele confirms she’s Jandor’s running mate   Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello, on Tuesday confirmed that she is the running mate to Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State in the 2023 election. In a video she posted on her verified Instagram page, she revealed her reasons for going into politics.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Funke Akindele Bello (@funkejenifaakindele) Her words: “I saw it as an opportunity to help liberate and improve the wellbeing of our people, particularly the deprived youth, women and the girl child. “My decision is not just to accept this huge responsibility but to also work tirelessly and complement Jandor’s burning desire to see our dear Lagos live up to its full potential.” Akindele will be officially unveiled as running mate to Jandor in Ikorodu later today. The event, which is coming up at the residence of the apex lead...

Anambra Task Force Defies Charms, Coffins, Demolishes Property As the Anambra State Task Force on Demolition of Illegal Structures continues its ongoing exercise in the Onitsha metropolis despite the Monday sit-at-home, not even the presence of two huge coffins and various charms allegedly attached to a piece of land could scare them from carrying out their duties, ANAMBRA PEOPLE reports. The land, which had already been fenced and situated near the Governor’s Lodge in Onitsha, was said to belong to an unidentified lawyer, had already been fenced and situated near the Governor’s Lodge in Onitsha. A source in the area told our correspondent that the Monday exercise will mark the fifth time the State Government would be demolishing structures on the land. Speaking after the exercise, the Chairman, Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Chike Maduekwe, who led the task force, said no amount of “intimidation” would make the state government not to reclaim the land which he said was designa...

Kuje jailbreak: NDLEA arrests wanted terror suspect with drug in Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested one of the wanted terror suspects who escaped from the Medium Security Correctional Centre, Kuje, following an attack on the facility by insurgents last week in Abuja. The fleeing terror suspect, Suleiman Sidi, was arrested in the early hours of Monday 11th July at Area 1 motorpark, in the Federal Capital Territory while attempting to board a commercial vehicle to Maiduguri, Borno state. When he was searched, three wraps of cannabis sativa were found on him. During preliminary interview, the wanted terror suspect confimed he was remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre for terrorism and robbery charges, adding that he was indeed one of the inmates who escaped from the facility last Tuesday.  While commending the officers and men of the FCT Command of the Agency for the arrest and their vigilance, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the ...

PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES BUA CHAIRMAN ON REAPPOINTMENT AS PRESIDENT OF FRANCE-NIGERIA BUSINESS COUNCIL   President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group, on his reappointment as President of the France-Nigeria Business Council by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.   The President commends Rabiu for his very pivotal role in nudging forward the objectives of the association inaugurated a year ago, and for retaining the trust and confidence of members of the strategic Council.   The President acknowledges with delight that under one year of Rabiu’s leadership the Council has recorded appreciable progress in plans by some of Nigeria’s biggest banks to set up subsidiaries in France, BUA’s partnership with Axes France to build a 200,000bpd refinery in Akwa Ibom State, among others.     President Buhari assures the Chairman of BUA and Pioneer President of the Council of  Federal Government's  unflinching sup...

A Young Nigerian girl Supports Peter Obi Campaign Financially  A young girl, Covenant Onyebuchi few minutes ago gifted Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi a token she saved up as a support for his Election. Mr Peter Obi who was in Enugu for a live interview on Urban Radio was greeted by the young girl who stated passionately that she was saving up the money with the hope of donating it as her 'widow's mite' in anticipation of his successful election in 2023 Presidential Election. The young girl got the information that he was in her neighborhood, came out to seek opportunity of delivering the cash directly to him. Peter Obi was accompanied by the Senatorial Candidate of Labour Party for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Sen. Victor Umeh  More photos below. 

Veteran actor, Kenneth Okonkwo resigns his membership in the APC after Tinubu's Muslim-Muslim ticket. According to him, he resigned in the 'interest of equity, justice, fairness and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians.' He also said: "May God deliver Nigeria from the hands of power grabbers who elevate the quest for power above the quest for purpose." 📸: @iamkennethokonkwo (Instagram)  

Late Osinachi’s husband, Peter Nwachukwu, Escapes From Kuje Prison   Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, has managed to escape from the Kuje Prison in Abuja. Peter Nwachukwu, was one of the inmates who escaped during last Tuesday’s terrorists’ attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja by the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). “During our roll call yesterday, we discovered that the husband of the late gospel singer was missing,” a senior prison official told SaharaReporters. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Wuse had on June 3 remanded Nwachukwu at the Kuje Correctional Facility, pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation. His wife died on April 8 and many of her colleagues had accused her husband of subjecting the deceased to domestic violence, leading to her death. Nwachukwu was...

PA Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has declared open support for the Labor party presidential candidate. Peter Obi , the Yoruba leader said he has lost confidence in Asiwaju Bola Ahmed and Abubakar Atiku , so he will not support any of them The 94 year old Yoruba elder and leader condemned the common adage in Yoruba language , “ Omo eni kii se idi bebere , kafi Ileke si idi Omo elomiran”, meaning ,a person can not have a child at home and decorate the bands of another person’s child “ , he said such adage should not be applied at this very dangerous moment the country is undergoing. Pá Ayo Adebanjo , who spoke at a program “ Yoruba Gbode” this Sunday 10th , July , 2022 , insists that Labor party candidate, Peter Obi can mend Nígeria , “It is only Peter Obi that can rule independently without the influence of these criminals in the Govt “ – Pa Ayo Adebanjo said.  

LAGOS FIRST LADY PREACHES GOOD CONDUCT TO CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has advised the first batch of pilgrims to the Holy Lands of Israel and Kingdom of Jordan to conduct themselves well and pray for Lagos as well as Nigeria during the spiritual exercise. Dr. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice during the thanksgiving service held on Sunday 10th July, 2022, at The Jerash Hall of The Regency Hotel in Amman, Jordan. The First Lady, who joined the service via zoom, said: "You are The Chosen ones, who are meant for signs and wonders as you intercede for the country in the Holy Land". In his remarks, the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos State Chapter, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, appreciated Dr. (Mrs.) Sanwo-Olu for always supporting the pilgrimage in the State, while praying for the success of the upcoming general elections in Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole. The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Christian P...