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The All Progressives Congress ( APC ) Oyo State chapter, says the on-going re-alignment of forces by the opposition political players in the state ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial election would fail. This was contained in a statement by Mr Olawale Sadare, the party’s Public Relations Officer in Ibadan on Saturday. The leaderships of opposition political parties in the state, including the Accord Party, Social Democratic Party, Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party have initiated a move to regroup against the ruling APC. The re-alignment is aimed at dislodging the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC ) in the state in the 2019 elections. Prominent among the state political leaders in the move were former Gov. Rasheed Ladoja, former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala, Mr Seyi Makinde and Alhaji Sharafadeen Alli. “We are a governing party that has distinguished itself as the only vehicle of good governance, peace and wholesome development desired by the majo...

Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung will lead a delegation of top officials to cheer on the Super Eagles when they clash with Ghana’s Black Stars in Sunday’s WAFU Cup of Nations final. A statement from the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF ) on Saturday said Dalung would be accompanied by the NFF President Amaju Pinnick. “Also in the delegation to the Cape Coast Stadium is NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, who arrived in the Ghanaian capital on Friday. “Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr also flew into Accra on Saturday and will be in the stands. “Head Coach of Super Eagles B, Salisu Yusuf is Chief Coach of the A team where Rohr is technical adviser,’’ it said. The statement also noted that Dalung has been an ever-present guest in Super Eagles’ most crucial matches in the past year. “He undisputable brings a rich vein of fortune around the team with the Eagles now only one win away from a sixth appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals,’’ it s...

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Thursday dismissed a motion by the Executive Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr. Sola Olumofe, seeking to quash the criminal charges filed against him and others by the Lagos State Government over the collapse of a building in Lekki area of the state on March 10, 2016. Olumofe, the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong and others are arraigned before Justice Sybil Nwaka on charges of negligence. Other defendants are – Odofin Henry Taiwo, Omolabake Mortune, Omotilewa Oluwatosin Joseph, Lekki Gardens, Get Too Rich Investment Limited and HC Insight Solution Limited. Olumofe, through his lawyer, George Oguntade (SAN,) had urged the court to quash the charges against him because the prosecution has not established a prima facie case against him. He submitted that the prosecution failed to invite him for questioning before the charges were filed. The state government, in its response, faulted the application, pointing out t...

A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) has filed a petition before the UN Human Rights Committee(UNHRC) against the Federal Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing them of threatening his life. He said the government and the anti graft agency have embarked on  unmitigated acts of persecution, intimidation, harassment, threat of deprivation right to life, unlawful interference with right to family life and livelihood as well as filing of phantom criminal charges against him. He said some powerful forces were using state agencies, especially EFCC, because he resisted the use of his office for the control of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited and the proceeds from the disposal the of the assets of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited held in OPL 245, to Shell and ENI. Adoke in the petition  which was filed by a solicitor, Mr. Femi Oboro, pleaded with the UNHRC to “ expeditiously consi...

  The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has stated that Nigeria can build a robust and inclusive digital payment ecosystem with active collaboration among key stakeholders Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, while speaking at the 2023 yearly conference of the Finance Correspondent Association of Nigeria (FICAN) with the theme “Strengthening Digital Infrastructure for Efficient Innovative Payment System in Nigeria, held on Saturday in Lagos, said for Nigeria to advance its payment system, there is need for stakeholders to adopt a multidimensional collaboration in the system. According to the NCC boss, who was represented by a Deputy Director at the commission, Engr Anthony Ikemefuna, to strenghten digital infrastructure for efficient payment system is a long-term exercise that requires active involvement of key stakeholders in attracting huge investment needed to achieve the desired result. He categorically stressed the need to improve collaboration between the NCC and fi...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of 1004 Estates Limited, Mr. Sam Ukpong, has alleged that some home owners and residents in the high rise building are after his life. Ukpong said he has been receiving threat calls and SMS in the past few weeks to give up the estates or lose his life. The 1004 estates chief, who raised the alarm on Tuesday, said the threat was not unconnected with the forceful invasion and takeover of the estate by some residents since December 2015. He said: ‘’I have been living like a fugitive for months. It all started when they took over the estates and our facilities. ‘’They threatened to abduct my children attending American International School and I had to relocate them abroad when they attempted to make good the threat. ‘’They have run my family out of town but I have started receiving threat messages and calls to give up the business too. ‘’It is so sad that I don’t have a permanent residence again. I cannot even sleep well again...

The Naira on Tuesday, appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency gained N2 to exchange at N365 to the dollar, stronger than N367 posted on Monday while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N475 and N433. Trading at the Bureau De change (BDC) window saw the Naira closing at N362 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N473 and N433, respectively. At the investors’ window, the Naira was sold at N359.67 to the dollar, while it exchanged at N305.8 to the dollar at the interbank market. Traders said patronage was low at the parallel market. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports BDCs got the weekly foreign exchange auction from the CBN.

Generally, humans are referred to as ‘social animals’; please don’t feel offended already…it is only a notion to explain our dear and perpetual need for interaction and formation of identity. From time immemorial, our species have always longed to be part of a group or movement that not only matter in the scheme of things, but that has enough influence to navigate and ensure our individual survival and long or short term aspirations. However, the ideas of ‘collectivism’ and ‘group identity’ have been froth with a lot of vices, immoral and unethical excesses by those who belong to some of the groups. The emerging trend of cult groups amongst young people, especially within the four walls of an educational institution is alarming. Although, it is rampant in higher institutions across the world and has become a permanent feature in Nigerian campuses, however, tertiary institutions are not alone in the ‘unholy’ association; the rate at which secondary school students are gett...

…Alleges threats from brothers Nigerian Hip-hop twins , Peter and Paul Okoye of the popular PSquare group, appear to be splitting up, finally. Peter, on Monday, gave credence to the purported tales of separation of the musical group. In a letter written to their lawyer, Festus Keyamo, Peter is seeking to dissociate himself from the group, citing threat to life, disregard for his family and failure to honour past agreements as some of the reasons he cannot continue with the musical group. He said although the decision to quit was a tough one, Peter noted that he has tried and exhausted all options to work things out, but that Paul is not willing to cooperate. “For example, he canceled our U.S. tour without discussing it with me. Unknown to me, he canceled each show as we were being booked. He has also been accusing and threatening my wife and family of unimaginable lies via social media outlets. Me and my wife have been getting different threatening messages. I fear fo...

Bayelsa state-born singer, Daniel Diongoli, aka Idyl, has emerged winner of The Voice Nigeria Season 2. The 20-year-old artiste, who describes himself as singer/songwriter on his Facebook profile came tops by defeating 48 others including the first runner-up, Ebube at the live show which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday night. It was a joyous moment for the winner whose package includes a recording contract with Universal Music Africa, a brand new GS4 SUV by GAC motors and an all-expense paid trip tour of Dubai courtesy of Ajala.ng. His fans have since taken to different social media platforms to congratulate him. The show lasted for three months, swaying with emotional performances and heart-breaking evictions. Interestingly, Idyle, who was on Timi Dakolo’s team in the competition hails from the same state as the latter, who is a judge and coach on the show. Sunday’s finale took off on a grand note as Season 1 participants, the DNA twins entertained ...