By Adeboye Ado Former Presidential candidate and restructuring campaigner, Rev Chris Okotie has broken his silence since the inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29, 2023. In an explosive statement released in Lagos early today (Sunday) by his media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji, the Reverend expressed concern on a range of burning national issues and capped them up with his vision for Nigeria. Below is the full statement, issued to mark the Reverend ‘s 64th birthday: “It is hubristic naivety to envisage the emergence of a new Nigeria from a moribund political cocoon corrupted by duplicity, political criminality and…
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“If we are true to ourselves, we cannot be false to anyone.” – William Shakespeare. Recently, there have been people saying they regret not voting for President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. To them, he has performed beyond expectations. In just three weeks? This is quite unprecedented because what we used to have were people either jumping off from a rudderless boat or dropping down from a driverless bus. Many people who despaired yesterday are hopeful today. The nation’s confidence in the presidency is replacing the gloom that was there three weeks ago. There is a feeling of assurance that tomorrow will…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other 13 former governors in the 10th Senate to disclose the total amount of life pensions, if any, that have been received from your states as former governors.” SERAP is also urging them to “promptly clarify if you have collected and/or currently collecting life pensions as former governors from your respective states, to stop collecting any such pensions and return the pensions collected to the treasury.” There are fourteen former governors in the 10th Senate. In the letter dated 3 June 2023 and signed by SERAP…
At least 42 people were killed and eight others critically injured in a suspected rebel attack on a secondary school in western Uganda, police and local authorities said on Saturday. A regional government official told dpa that 15 children were also abducted. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia linked to the Islamic State group, were blamed for the carnage that took place on Friday night in the town of Mpondwe, located near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ugandan army said it was pursuing the militants and would retaliate. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the…
Recently when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced his Special Advisers and named Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the adviser on security, many were confused if this designation would be the same as that of the National Security Adviser (NSA). In my previous article titled, “The person needed as President Tinubu’s NSA,” I mentioned that while most past holders of the position were retired Army officers, national security issues are actually beyond the exclusive ken of the military. Security has evolved to largely encompass developmental issues, which now involves more holistic approaches that could be non-kinetic and essentially strategic in nature, beyond the mere…
Four persons lost their lives to an auto crash on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway on Saturday. Many others were injured in the bus involved in the accident as it somersaulted several times. Unit Commander of the FRSC at Atiba, Oyo, DCC Bayode Olugbesan, blamed the accident on over speeding and overloading. Olugbesan said the 14-seater bus was carrying 20 persons when the accident occurred. He said corpses of the dead had been deposited at the mortuary of the State Hospital, Oyo. “The bus, conveying all-male passengers was travelling toward the northern part of the country when the accident occurred,’’ he said.…
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has uncovered plans by some persons and groups to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the Federal Government. A statement by Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of DSS on Saturday in Abuja, said the planned campaign was over the suspension and investigation of former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. He said the groups planned to gather at different points in Abuja and Lagos in the coming week with placards depicting the service and the federal government in bad light. Afunanya said the group also planned to call for the immediate…
By Adewole Kehinde “The most mischievous liars are those who keep sliding on the verge of truth.” ~ Augustus William Hare I came across a virile message on WhatsApp, even though it has been circulating for years, those mischievous elements behind it have decided to refine it so as to mislead Nigerians once again. Although fake news has always existed, its dissemination has increased greatly in recent years, with main topics related to politics. Below is the mischievous post credited to one Adeyanju “The NNPC or Northern Nigeria Petroleum Company? The all-Muslim top 20 executives in NNPC make Nigeria look like…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo has expressed confidence that the party will win the November 11, 2023 poll, “massively”. Fanwo who made this known while speaking with journalists in Lokoja said the pedigree of the party in the state is such that the opposition will “continue to struggle”, saying the aspiration of Alh. Usman Ododo is a “movement of a united Kogi people”. His words: “Our candidate, Alh. Usman Ahmed Ododo has met virtually all key stakeholders in Kogi State. He is still meeting more people to consult…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has congratulated the eight newly appointed special advisers. The eight names were announced yesterday, Thursday 15th June, 2023. The group also commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for picking suitable technocrats for each portfolio. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday, 16th June, 2023 by the Executive Director of the organisation, Professor Ishaq Akintola. He said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday appointed eight special advisers: Mallam Yau Shehu Darazo (Political and Intergovernmental Affairs); Olu Verheijen (Energy), Former EFCC Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu (Security) Zachaeus Adedeji (Revenue), John Uwajumogu (Industry, Trade and Investment), Dr Salma Anas (Health), Mr.…