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…says Ibadan traditional institution must revert to original concept Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso 1, where he announced that the departed monarch will get a royal and befitting burial. The governor, while addressing the widow and family members of the late monarch at his Popo Yemoja palace in Ibadan, also said that the next Olubadan of Ibadanland will be appointed and installed using the “original” system. He insisted that Ibadan traditional institution must revert to its original concept. A statement…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the Governor of Sokoto State, and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as he marked his 56th birthday Also, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has felicitated the governor. The PDP also described the Sokoto state governor as a very humble, versatile and dynamic leader. In a statement issued by it’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, yesterday, the party noted: “Governor Tambuwal is an outstanding nationalist and courageous democrat who over the years, as Speaker of the House of Representatives and now two-term state governor, continues to play key roles…

Elder Statesman and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the popular opinion of Nigerians by establishing State Police that forms one of the cardinal ingredients in a Federal system of government, to aid tackle the worsening insecurity in the country. Clark, who was reacting to President Buhari’s recent Television Interview, in a statement yesterday said the excuse by President Buhari for kicking against the creation of state police that state governors will misuse it was not tenable because the federal government is also using the Nigeria Police Force to persecute perceived political opponents,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, as he marks his 63rd birthday on January 12, 2022. The president, in a statement on Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, joined Lawan’s family, friends and the National Assembly “to celebrate with the political leader”. He congratulated the distinguished senator on the strides so far in providing an inclusive and responsive leadership at the Upper Chamber, using his many years of experience, since 2003, to guide the collective wisdom of the Senate in pursuit of the national interest. President Buhari noted the contributions of Lawan to the…

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State was on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja to inform President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for President under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. Umahi’s visit is coming barely 24 hours after the APC National Leader, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also visited the Villa to inform the President of his presidential ambition. The governor, who spoke with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari, said he stands a better chance to emerge as APC presidential candidate going by his pedigree as a governor in one…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund (NDITF), a private sector investment window with Nigerians in the Diaspora, to support direct investments in the country. The president, who spoke Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, during the presentation of a compendium entitled +600 Diaspora Icons @ 60, published by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), declared that Nigeria is open to welcoming the Diaspora Direct Investment by compatriots abroad. President Buhari, who also pledged support for the establishment of the Diaspora Intervention Fund to support the commission to fulfil its mandate, stressed that…

As reactions continue to trail the recent comment by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the crude oil in the Niger Delta, one of the leaders of the Itsekiri nation in Delta State, Chief Rita-Lori Ogbebor, has described the former president’s comment as an act of patriotism which was made recklessly. The former president recently said: “No territory in Nigeria, including the minerals found therein, belongs to the area of location and this remains so until the federation is dissolved.” However, Ogbebor said Obasanjo’s comment about the oil in Niger Delta belonging to Nigeria made her uncomfortable because the people of…

Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha over allegations that he laundered funds obtained through unlawful activities as well as for alleged retention of proceeds from the crime. The suspect is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on an amended 22-count charge bordering on cyber fraud and money laundering to the tune of N32.9 billion brought against him by the EFCC. Mompha had been arrested on October 18, 2019, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport while boarding an Emirates Airline Flight to…

• Security situation under control, police assure  Enforcers of the Mondays’ sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday, disrupted activities in Enugu State leading to pandemonium in various parts of the state capital and its environs. IPOB announced the Monday sit-at- home order in August last year to demand the release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu but cancelled the exercise following interventions from some powerful people in South East region over its negative impact on the economy. However, hoodlums seized Enugu State yesterday in the guise of renewing the directive and invaded parts of the state,…

Who rules Group D in the ongoing Cameroun 2021 Africa Cup of Nations? That question will be partially answered today when Nigeria’s Super Eagles engage Pharaohs of Egypt in what has been termed the toughest match of the group. It is generally assumed that the victor in the clash at the Roumde Adjia Stadium will go on to win the group. Nigeria and Egypt are old customers in the competition, having met several times at different stages of the Nations Cup, but today’s meeting means more to the Super Eagles, who have vowed to avenge the defeat that cost them…