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Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), an umbrella body of the 36 Governors in the country has described as the false and mischievous report that Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, was denied entry Visa by the United States Embassy. Fayemi, who doubles as NGF chairman, had applied for US entry visa but he was reportedly denied by an online platform. Speaking on the report, spokesperson for the NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello Barkindo, enjoined journalists to always verify their facts before rushing to publish. Barkindo states: “Governor Fayemi, like every other Nigerian citizen intending to visit the US, applied for a visa, attended his…
Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Niger Delta have raised the alarm that the actions of the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs are undermining the cohesion of the party in the region. A statement by the Niger Delta APC Grassroots Movement said that “by taking unilateral decisions and ignoring consensus in the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission, the minister is alienating those who have worked hard to establish the party in our zone.” The statement, which was signed by Osas Omorodion, Chairman; Matthew Ekong, Secretary and Ochuko Akpomedaye, Publicity Secretary; claimed that Akpabio’s interference…
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau has congratulated Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama on his appointment by the Holy Father, Pope Francis as the Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. The appointment of Archbishop Kaigama, who is the Archbishop of Jos Catholic Archdiocese followed the retirement of John Cardinal Olorunfemi Onaiyekan. Lalong in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Simon Macham described the appointment as a higher calling to divine duty. The governor said that the appointment was a testimony of Kaigama’s impeccable track record of service in the Lord’s vineyard over many decades. He particularly expressed joy…
Politics CIPP calls for merger of anti-graft agencies November 10, 2019 Admin 0 Comments The Coalition of Integrity Political Parties (CIPP) has called for the merger of Anti-graft agencies in the country, and to be supervised by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice. A statement issued by National Spokesman of CIPP, Dr Yakubu Shendam on Sunday in Jos, Plateau, stated that merging the Anti-graft agencies would be more meaningful when coordinated by the minister’s office as obtained in most developed countries. According to Shendam, the call comes on the heels of media reports that…
YIAGA AFRICA under the Watching the Vote (WTV) project has concluded a comprehensive election day observation training for 1077 Citizen Observers in both Kogi and Bayelsa State ahead of the November 16, Governorship elections in both states. Leveraging on the experience of our cohort of 48 Master Trainers who have conducted a series of training in previous elections from the Anambra 2017, Ekiti and Osun 2018, and 2019 General elections, the observers were trained on the essentials of election observation beginning from understating the election day process as provided in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Manuals and Election guidelines,…
On the auspicious occasion of 80th birthday of Baba Mamman Daura, November 9, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari joins all family members and friends of the veteran journalist in celebrating the milestone, congratulating him for many years of love and sacrifices for the nation, especially in his chosen career, journalism. President Buhari recalls, with delight, Daura’s remarkable brilliance from childhood at the Katsina Middle School and Government College which caught the attention of Northern Regional Government, leading to sponsorship for further studies in the United Kingdom in the 50’s and many years to follow, noting that the knowledge had, overtime, only translated into…
My Dear Mopelola, I am deeply sorry for writing this open letter since you appeared in my dream last night where you strongly warned me not to expose some of the secrets you told me about your troubled childhood during our brief relationship. The first time I saw you at Ikeja Under Bridge bus stop in Lagos, a shock travelled down my spine as if hypnotised by unseen gods. It was love at first sight for me. I was totally carried away by your beauty and shape. As if recovering from a remotely-controlled trance, unable to even speak to you…
Worried by the spate of tendencies of turning blind among children in Osun State, The Osun State Eye Health Committee has intensified efforts in tackling the situation to help children protect their eyes and have good sight. As part of its deliberate efforts to achieve this, the committee, in collaboration with a community based non profit organization, Community Advancement Initiative for Self Reliance (CAI4SR) took eye health outreach to various rural communities across the state. The committee comprises of health workers including medical doctors drawn from the state ministry of health, education specialists selected from the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)…
In the last few days I have read the asinine reports and comments in newspapers and online of people who have joined the Akpabio Choral Group. I have been inundated with a not a few such comments by some of my friends who have found the entire episode laughable, indeed comic, that the Niger Delta Affairs Minister is now bedecked in the robe of an anti-corruption crusader such that the current forensic audit of the NDDC ordered by the President is being credited to Akpabio, for the simple reason that he has positioned as a clever opportunist and actor! Anyone…
After the Supreme Court threw out the legal challenge by Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the February 2019 presidential poll last week, two things flashed across my mind. One was a song, the other, a quote from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which I’d read over 40 years ago. First, the song: The strife is o’er, the battle done, The victory of life is won, The song of triumph has begun, Alleluia! And then Shakespeare, as Macbeth was confronted by Macduff at the battlefront, and the former realized he had been fooled by the witches who had predicted…