Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Set to Endorse Ambode for Second Term (ThisDay)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally agreed to endorse Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for another term, THISDAY has learnt. However, Tinubu’s resolve to endorse Ambode was made possible with the interventions of Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, both of whom the governor allegedly asked to wade into the situation that hitherto threatened his re-election in 2019. Read more
Investors’ lament woes in Lagos Free Zone (Vanguard)
The challenges facing investors operating in the Lagos free zone appear to be persisting despite last week’s intervention by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Vice President visited the Lagos Offshore Logistics (LADOL) base to reassure investors operating in the Zone of the determination of the Buhari administration to continue to provide an enabling environment for investments to thrive there. Read more
The despair of Lagos international airport (Guardian)
Don lists ways to stop fish importation (Guardian)
Unless the issue of environmental pollution and other factors troubling waters are addressed, Nigeria’s plan of providing sufficient fish, to stop reliance on importation will become a mirage. This was part of the findings of eminent hatchery management, aquatic pollution and toxicology expert, Prof. Bamidele Omitoyin who delivered the 440th and 14th in the series of inaugural lectures for the 2017/2018 academic session on behalf of Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Ibadan (UI). Read more
How Powerful Forces Blocked President’s Earlier Plan to Fire Daura (ThisDay)
Revelations emerged last night that President Muhammadu Buhari had two weeks before departing for London on a vacation, concluded plans to fire the ex-Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura. A top presidential source who did not want to be named told THISDAY last night that two weeks before Buhari left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on a 10-day working vacation, he and the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo had reviewed the appointment of Daura and resolved to ease him out. Read more
‘I have no official car, constituency fund’ (Guardian)
Kofi Annan served humanity truly – Dankwambo (Vanguard)
The governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has described Kofi Anan as Africa’s gift to the world. “As Secretary General of the United Nations, the second African but the first black man to hold that position, Anan was the perfect advertisement copy of the African heritage of diligence, resilience, brilliance, humaneness and all the virtues that make up impeccable character,” Dankwambo said in a tribute. Read more
Where there are women, there will be evil –Liz Anjorin (Punch)
Actress, Liz Anjorin, has insisted that the recent fight among Yoruba actresses is not peculiar to the industry alone. Anjorin, who recently had an open confrontation with a colleague, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, for condemning actors who are fond of showing off new acquisitions on social media, told Sunday Scoop that it was common for women to fight each other anywhere in the world. Read more
I only wanted to help people who accused me of stealing ideas –Ubi Franklin (Punch)
The owner of MMMG, Ubi Franklin, has rubbished reports that he stole business ideas from certain people. Earlier in the week, a Twitter user, Kelvin Igwe, alleged that Ubi stole business ideas from people. According to him, Ubi asked them to bring their business proposals and later used the ideas to start up two ventures, Instant Pick Up and Instant Apartment. Read more