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2023 - Ex-Lagos Commissioner Abdullateef declares governorship ambition

Ex-Lagos Commissioner Abdullateef Declares Governorship Ambition

September 29, 2020 11:37 am

Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, former Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs on Tuesday declared his intention to contest the 2023 governorship election in the state.

He made his intention known at a news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

According to him, the time had come for Lagos residents to experience the best of what Lagos could offer.

Abdullateef said the need for residents across the state to experience what Lagos could become when managed by good manager of human and resources necessitated his intention to lead the state and give Lagosians pride of place in the management of their affairs.…

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BudgIT Lied: Lagos Is Financially, Economically Stable – LASG

September 29, 2020 6:30 am

Lagos State Government has refuted claim by BudgIT that the state is not financially and economically stable.

Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Olowo, in a statement said Lagos State is economically and financially solid.

”This is contrary to the publication by BudgIT, a public finance analyst, titled ‘Ability of States to Meet Monthly Recurrent Expenditure and Loan Repayment Obligations, 2019’, which the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration described as “misinformation”. BudgIT has apologized for its error.

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“Here are the facts: Lagos State continues to meet all its recurrent and loan service …

Sowore Faces Fresh Arraignment In Court On Treasonable Felony

Sowore Dissaociates Self From Oodua Nation

September 29, 2020 6:26 am

Activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has disowned claim that he had abandoned the plan to be part of a mass protest scheduled for Nigeria’s Independence Day and embraced agitation by a segment of people in the Southwest for the creation of Oodua nation out of the country.

Sowore, who was a co- convener of #RevolutionNow said this while reacting to a publication attributed to one Maiyegun, indicating that he has abandoned the  #RevolutionNow Global Mass Action slated for October 1st 2020, and has declared support for agitators of Oodua nation.

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Nigerian Army sends message to Gov Zulum

Nigerian Army Sends Message To Gov Zulum

September 29, 2020 3:44 am

The Nigerian Army says it is fully in support of the ongoing efforts of the Borno State government to relocate and resettle the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state back to their ancestral homes.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Musa described the effort of Gov. Babagana Zulum aimed at resettling the IDPs as a commendable and the right step in the desired direction.

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He said that the Nigerian army being a patriotic and key agency in …

'Amaechi Constructing Rail To Niger Without Doing Anything In Rivers'

‘Amaechi Constructing Rail To Niger With No Project In Rivers’

September 29, 2020 3:42 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has hit back at his predecessor in office and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, after the latter had accused him of returning the state back to the era of lawlessness.

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Amaechi had at the weekend during the burial of late Justice Karibi Whyte bemoaned rising insecurity and decaying infrastructures in the state.

‘You have lost your voice. The sage (the late justice) has gone under and nobody is speaking. When I was governor, I gave people voices, but they have

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Nigeria At 60: I Am Extremely Sad – Ozekhome

Nigeria At 60: I Am Extremely Sad – Ozekhome

September 29, 2020 3:19 am

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Mike Ozekhome, has said that he was extremely sad about Nigeria at 60.

Ozekhome explained that after 60 years of existence as a nation, Nigeria still grapples with the issue of social justice, equity, religious and inter-ethnic tolerance.

He stated this on Monday in Abuja while articulating his thoughts on how the country has fared after 60 years as an independent nation.

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He said: ‘I’m extremely sad about Nigeria at 60. Surely, a 60 year and above old man or woman, is

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Relevance of oil will reduce by 2040 – Sylva

Relevance Of Oil Will Reduce By 2040 – Sylva

September 29, 2020 3:19 am

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, on Monday, in Abuja declared that the days of crude oil as a driver of global economy, are numbered.

He made the statement while briefing the leadership of the National Assembly on the need for speedy passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill ( PIB), forwarded to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, two weeks ago by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sylva said having wasted 20 years in putting in place required laws for regulation of the oil industry, the country needed to quickly pass the PIB to make the best of …

Pompeo Urges Greece, Turkey To Resolve Territorial Dispute

Pompeo Urges Greece, Turkey To Resolve Territorial Dispute

September 28, 2020 5:20 pm

The United States welcomed on Monday Greece’s willingness to look for a solution to a territorial dispute with Turkey, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with Greek officials.

Rival claims to potentially resource-rich territory under the Mediterranean should be resolved “peacefully in accordance with international law”, said Pompeo and Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in a joint statement after holding talks in Thessaloniki.

The two NATO members have spent weeks at loggerheads after Ankara sent exploration vessels into disputed waters, roping in other European powers and raising concern about a wider escalation.

Turkey has also angered Greece by repeatedly …

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Donald Trump Demands Drug Test From Joe Biden

September 28, 2020 2:36 pm

The United States President, Donald Trump has again asked Joe Biden to take a drug test.

The American leader made the call on Sunday ahead of their debate.

The first presidential debate will be held on Tuesday in Cleveland.

‘I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night. Naturally, I will agree to take one also. His Debate performances have been record-setting UNEVEN, to put it mildly. Only drugs could have caused this discrepancy???,’ he tweeted.

Just over a fortnight ago, Trump alleged that the Democratic presidential candidate …

There Are Cracks In Nigeria – Yemi Osinbajo

There Are Cracks In Nigeria – Yemi Osinbajo

September 28, 2020 12:14 pm

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says love and unity will “rebuild the cracks” in Nigeria.

Osinbajo said this at the Independence Day Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre in Abuja on Sunday.

He was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.

The VP spoke on the theme: ‘Together, come let us rebuild.’

Osinbajo urged Nigerians to contribute their quotas to national development through renewed vigour.

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He said the story of Nehemiah and his role in building the wall of Jerusalem should be a lesson to …

NLC/TUC Have Betrayed Nigerians – HURIWA

NLC/TUC Have Betrayed Nigerians – HURIWA

September 28, 2020 10:35 am

The prominent civil rights advocacy group- Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the Nigerian commoners to fight for their rights as regards the excruciating hardships and hard times already inflicted by the hike in pump price of fuel and electricity tariff because the organised labour unions represent only the interest of paid workers in Nigeria who are less than nineteen percent of the population of Nigeria.

Besides, HURIWA which reacted to the sudden call off of the planned national strike and protest by the Nigeria labour Congress/Trade union Congress, accused the organised trade unions of trade-off and …

Amaechi Plotting To Hijack #EndSARS Protest In Rivers - Wike

Wike And Amaechi Exchange Words At The Burial Of Karibi-Whyte

September 28, 2020 10:00 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday engaged in a verbal fight at the burial of a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Adolphus Karibi -Whyte, in the Abonnema, Akuku – Toru Local Government Area of the state.

Amaechi, who is the Minister of Transportation, while speaking at the funeral service, lamented what he terms the rising insecurity and political intimidation in the state, saying the state was back to the time of Ateke Tom, a former militant leader, who is now the traditional head of Okochiri town in Okrika LGA of the …

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