By the time she emerged from the long meeting she and her agent had with her prospective landlord that morning, 43-year-old Miss Toyosi Adeyemi had become completely flustered and angry. For the fourth time in three days, she had been…
Obaro of Kabba for installation in september, says Bello (Guardian)
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has tentatively fixed the second week of September for the installation of the new Obaro of Kabba, Solomon Owoniyi. Bello spoke in Okene during a sallah visit by the Kabba community to thank the…
Kayode Fayemi: I wasn’t born with Silver Spoon but had comfortable upbringing (ThisDay)
Where did you spend your formative years? I spent my formative years in Ibadan. I was born in Ibadan at Adeoyo General Hospital. My parents were in Ibadan- my father was a civil servant in the defunct Western Region while…
Bode George behind my travails over murder of PDP chieftain, says Salvador (Tribune)
Chairman, Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Honourable Moshood Salvador, has accused former deputy national chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George, of being behind his travails over the alleged murder of a chieftain and former chairman of…
Osinbajo, Ambode for Lead Big Innovation Festival (Nation)
Come Saturday, September 22, 2018, the 10th Lead Big Innovation Festival will hold at the Landmark Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Dignitaries expected at the event include -Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, African richest woman,…
APDA plans to adopt convicted Rev King as presidential candidate (SUN)
The Advanced People Democratic Alliance (APDA) has said that the party may adopt the convicted General Overseer of Christian Praying Assembly Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, simply known by his sobriquet, Rev. King, as its presidential candidate for the 2019 election. Rev King has…
Council poll: Imo restricts movement from 8am to 5pm (Guardian)
The Imo State council election holds today in 3,523 polling units and 44 voting points across the 645 autonomous communities in the 27 councils of the state. Not less than 14 out of earlier 22 political parties that signified interest…
Udom declares for Second term, urges Akwa Ibom people to ignore opposition (Guardian)
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has charged the people of the state not to panic over former governor Godswill Akpabio’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his move would not deter him from winning a second term…
Buhari: I didn’t trek 800m to prove physical fitness (ThisDay)
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Daura, Katsina State, explained the reason he trekked 800 metres in Daura after Eid prayers on Tuesday, saying he didn’t do so to prove his fitness. In a related development, President Buhari has said that…
2019: APC accuses INEC of leaking sensitive information (Vanguard)
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of leaking to the public, a letter written by its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. It added that the commission had been divulging sensitive official exchanges to the…