The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Mr. Governor Jide Sanwaolu ot Lagos state are among dignitaries, pastors, family members and Nigerians who have thronged the Ilupeju headquarters of Fountain of Life church for the night of tributes in memory…
Exclusive: VP Osinbajo Threatens Google with law suit unless…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has written to Google requesting that they “immediately remove and/or suspend publication/broadcast of the defamatory publication on the account of RootsTV Nigeria on the platform of Youtube.” The request was conveyed in a strongly worded 2…
FG seeks $500m tech innovation fund from AfDB (Guardian)
As part of efforts aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, the Federal Government (FG) is seeking the sum of $500 million technology innovation fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Vice President…
NEMA Probe: Osinbajo has questions to answer, Reps insist (Vanguard)
The House of Representatives insisted yesterday that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as chairman of the governing board of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has a case to answer. This is, however, contrary, to a rebuttal from Vice President Yemi…
Osun Poll: Adeleke Got 250,000 Votes by Dancing, Says Osinbajo (ThisDay)
As the 2019 general election draws nearer, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said at the weekend that it took the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to “dance” to secure…
Ogun: Osinbajo, Amosun meet as Oshiomhole vows to resist pressure (Punch)
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met behind closed doors with Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Both Osinbajo and Amosun are from Ogun State. While Osinbajo hails from Ikenne, Amosun is an indigene of Abeokuta. Ogun…
Dauragate and the shame of a nation – Reuben Abati
The week that just passed will for long be remembered as perhaps the most momentous week in the history of the Muhammadu Buhari administration since 2015. Exactly a week ago, officers of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), acting…
A human life is worth more than a cow – Phillip Okon
The time has come for President Muhammadu Buhari to put a stop to the murderous activities of the Fulani herdsmen. There is no other way of saying this. It is heartening to see that Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari’s Vice President,…