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The Public  Affairs Officer (PAO) of the United States of America consulate in Lagos, Mr. Brussel Brooks on Friday, said issuance of visa to Nigerians irrespective of their social standing is strictly a confidential matter. This came barely 24 hours after the Federal Government called on the US government to be cautious about giving a US visa to Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 elections. Brooks spoke while fielding questions from journalists seeking to know his view on the raging controversy surrounding Atiku’s application for US visa after attending a programme in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday. He, however, called on candidates at all levels, from presidential to House of Assembly elections, to focus on issue-based campaigns instead of dwelling on things that were not important to the well-being of Nigerians. “The position of the US Mission has remained the same throughout any discussion on this issue

Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has disputed the claim by the newly sworn in governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola that a large chunk of ballot papers wrongfully voided during the last governorship election belonged to the All Progressive Congress's candidate.  Reacting to the claim made by Oyetola in a television interview shortly after his widely-shunned inauguration, the chairman of the PDP in Osun state, Hon Soji Adagunodo said over 70% of a total of 47,800 ballot papers which were wrongfully  voided by the INEC during the last elections were valid votes of the PDP.  Adagunodo said this was discovered during the forensic analysis carried out by experts engaged by the PDP on all ballot papers used for the September 22nd and 27th governorship election.  He therefore described as mischievous the claim by Oyetola that he won the Osun governorship election which had been described by National and international observer groups as fraudulent and unsustain

SOne of the fast-rising and fledgling sport-betting game-changers, Paddypaddybet, a popular online bookmaker, which boasts of varying ranges of sport betting via pre-match and play for mobile devices and desktops is set to host its inaugural Youth Empowerment Summit that aims to cater for 100 young entrepreneurs with great business ideas.  The summit will feature successful young business entrepreneurs, private sector representatives and Paddypaddybet ambassadors, who will lead the process of formulating a roadmap that seeks to foster youth employability and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The 100 beneficiaries, who will be picked among the attendees at the summit, will be empowered by Paddypaddybet with N50, 000 each, amounting to a total of five (5) Million Naira to fuel their business ideas. The event, which will be held at Jogor Events Centre, 1, Harvester Close, off Liberty Stadium Road in Ibadan, Oyo State on 12th of December 2018, will witness the biggest gathering of youth

"But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy"- 2 Timothy 3:1-2. The holy Bible is an encyclopedia of knowledge and true reference to our past, present and future.  When you look at the above verse , You will agree with me  that the ugly events that enveloped Akwa Ibom State in the last two weeks can be attributed to the youthful exuberance of the state governor and his lieutenants.That is the catastrophic result of promoting an individual above his competence. When something goes wrong, you do not rush to blame others.  Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. When Governor Udom Emmanuel threw decorum to the gutters by referring to his former boss, Senator Godswill Akpabio  as a man of no second address, one needs to ask him how come Senator Akpabio

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians are eager to elect its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as next President of the country because he has demonstrated that the essence of leadership lies in applying its powers and privileges for the good of others rather than self. The party said "unlike President Buhari, who has been rejected by Nigerians as a self-centered, uncaring, divisive and incompetent leader, whose administration relishes in inflicting pain, sorrow and hardship on others, Atiku Abubakar is generally accepted as a unifier, a broad-minded leader, who is committed to the welfare and uplifting of living standard of the citizens". PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated the position of the party while receiving leaders of coalition of youth groups from Kano, Katsina and Kaduna states, who were at the PDP National Secretariat on Wednesday to register their decampment from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and their su

The attention of the Senator, representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, Godswill Akpabio, has been drawn to a statement credited to the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel, alleging the involvement of the former Senate Minority Leader in the ongoing crisis in the state House of Assembly. Senator Akpabio has however distanced self from the said crisis rocking the state assembly. This was made known through information made avalable to newsmen by Akpabio's spokesperson, Anietie Ekong. "Ordinarily, the distinguished Senator wouldn't have bothered to respond to the spurious allegation because it is contrived to malign his integrity and stands logic on its head. However, it follows a clear pattern of crying wolf by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since the Senator who was the live wire of the party in the State  left the party to join the All Progressives Congress (APC.) The strategy by the PDP and its chieftains is that anything and everything m

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has described as false a purported presidential campaign time table in the circulation. The party made this known in a press release signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan on Tuesday. "The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a phony post circulating on the social media, purported to be the PDP Presidential campaign timetable. The fabricators of the post even went further to allocate venues and dates for zonal rallies, which they claimed to have emanated from the PDP Presidential campaign council. For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP clarifies that it has not yet released any timetable or timelines for our Presidential campaigns. Similarly, our party has not yet allotted any dates or venues for our campaigns. The leadership of the PDP therefore urges all our members and supporters across board to completely disregard the said timetable on the social media, as it did not emanate f

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Mr Gboyega Oyetola who was declared winner of the September governorship election in Osun state as an interim Governor whose legitimacy is questionable in the eyes of the public. The State chairman of the PDP, Hon Soji Adagunodo stated this in release issued on the occasion of the swearing in of Oyetola at the expiration of Ogbeni Aregbesolas tenure as Osun state governor. The PDP said the process which led to the declaration of the APC candidate as winner of the Osun governorship election by INEC, was riddled with  the most brazen form of electoral robbery ever witnessed since the return of democratic rule in Nigeria. According to the Party, the shameful conduct of the supposed electoral umpire and security agents especially during the supplementary election held on the 27th of September leaves a sour taste in the mouth of everyone with  conscience and has remained a talking point

Unprecedented assault on democracy happened this morning in Akwa Ibom State when the state governor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel personally led thugs to invade the State House of Assembly in attempt to disrupt proceedings in the House.   However, the attack failed and the assembly continued with the business of the day. In the sitting the house led by Speaker Nse Ntuen suspended the former speaker, Onofiok Luke and other members of the house.   In angry reaction, the state government has led thugs to lay siege to the house.   There is sporadic shooting around the assembly complex at the time of this report. There is tension everywhere. Source: apcnewspaper.com

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly led by the New Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Sir) Nse Ntuen reconvened today. Members of the house who were at the plenary condemned the impunity unleashed by the former speaker, Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke last week Monday.  The house moved a motion to suspend the following lawmakers: Onofiok Luke, Udo Kerian Akpan, Felicia Bassey, Nse Essien, Lawrence Udofia, Usoro Akpanusoh, Ime Okon, Friday Iwok, Asuquo Archibong, Mark Esset, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, Aniekan Uko till further notice. The house also dissolved all standing committees constituted illegally by the former speaker. Committees to be reconstituted headed by the Honourable Speaker, Rt. Hon. Nse Ntuen and adjourned till Tuesday 4th, December, 2018.

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has averred that Nigeria’s Service Chiefs were withdrawn from the battle front for the commencement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential election campaign while Boko Haram killed several soldiers. Abubakar made this known via a statement on Monday in response to the accusation by the All Progressives Congress that he exhibited selfishness and mercantilism in the countdown to the 2019 presidential election. In the statement by the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, Abubakar said: “Our attention has been drawn to a statement by the All Progressives Congress casting aspersions on Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party on the day of his birthday and turbaning as Waziri Adamawa. “Incidentally, the APC’s statement accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of ‘selfishness’ and ‘mercantilism’ which is very curious as the Waziri dedicated his birthd

Chief (Mrs.) Dr Florence Ajimobi, the Oyo State First Lady, has restated her commitment to do more for Women, Children and the society at large in Oyo State, even against all odds. She made this known while receiving City People Service-To-Humanity Award last week Tuesday, 20th November 2018. Why did the leading celebrity journal in Nigeria today, City People Magazine honoured the beautiful wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi with the Service-To-Humanity award? City People Publisher Seye Kehinde explained it at the event.  This award, according to the Publisher of the magazine, was as a result of Mrs. Ajimobi’s immense contributions to the development, of her immediate environment through her pet project and all the different initiatives she has embarked on over the last 7 years. The award presentation took place inside the beautiful Oyo State Government House, at Agodi in Ibadan, as Mrs. Florence Ajimobi and her  husband, His Excellency Senator Abiola Ajimobi pl

For former Vice President and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Saturday, 25 th  November, 2018 marked yet another day of glory. Not only did he turn 72, the Adamawa Emirate Council turbaned him as the Wazirin Adamawa. One of the major attractions at the turbaning was the presence of two former Presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. In his speech, Chief Obasanjo reminisced on his days at the Yola Prison, when he was incarcerated by the General Sani Abacha regime. Obasanjo pointed out that the prison and the Lamido’s palace were separated by a wall. The former President went on to endorse Alhaji Atiku as he told the Lamido of Adamawa that “Atiku will not disappoint when he becomes President”. He also said during his speech that “Atiku will do his job with dignity, integrity and honour”. In a personal message, the newly turbaned Wazirin Adamawa described the day as one he will never forget in a hurry. “

Over the past few weeks, Atiku Abubakar has become the man whom Nigerians and others around the world recognise as the leading opponent in next year’s presidential elections, the man to beat President Muhammadu Buhari in the polls and rescue Nigeria from the clutches of a heartless cabal. But to many of us who have known him over the past years, he is much more than what the campaign media teams or the global newspaper headlines can ever portray effectively, no matter how well meaning they might be. And I speak as someone who has experienced on a personal basis the fullness of who Abubakar is and what he represents, which have nothing to do with whether or not the cameras are rolling or whether a microphone is thrust in his face, or whether there is an election to be won. I’d like to share some of those personal experiences with you and the world as Atiku celebrates his 72nd birthday on November 25, the same day that he is being elevated from the title of Turaki Adamawa

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called for increased funding and better equipping of Nigeria’s Armed Forces. The former Vice President made the call while stating that it is unacceptable that criminals and terrorists are better equipped than the country’s Armed Forces. These were contained in a statement he personally signed on Thursday against the backdrop of the killing of military men in the North East by Boko Haram Terrorists and the North Central by criminal elements. The statement reads inter alia: “With the rising spate of terror activities in the Middle Belt and the North East, I urgently call for increased funding for our military so that they are equipped and their morale boosted enough to contain and then defeat insecurity in Nigeria. “It is unacceptable that terrorists and criminals are frequently better equipped than members of our armed forces. It is the duty of the political elite t

According to the lateSouth Africa  President Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. It is the key to eliminating gender inequality, to reducing poverty, to creating a sustainable planet, to preventing needless deaths and illness, and to fostering peace.” The above quote must have prompted Chief (Mrs.) Funmi Lawson to establish TennyTan Group of Schools some years back. Apart from detailed professionalism which is their watch word, what stands TennyTan School out is their clear vision of providing a clean, conducive learning environment for the students. Their  core value is to instil morals, discipline, the fear of God, acedemic exellence, honesty, humility, integrity and respect for one another. At  TennyTan  School ,they  are exceptionally committed to providing fair and equal  educationalopportunities  to all children regardless of tribe, religion, nationality ,gender , disability or social status.  TennyTan  Schools,

Wife of the Executive governor of Oyo State, Chief (Mrs.) Dr. Florence Ajimobi is set to host another edition of Oyo State Officials’ Wives Association (OYSOWA) annual conference. This year edition, tagged 'Against All Odds', promises to be more greater than the previous ones judging by the kind of A-list celebrity women expected at the event. The likes of movie industry queen Joke Silver, Adenike Oyetunde, Adeola Faleye, top entrepreneurs as well as wives of governors across the state in the country. The 2018 edition of women’s annual conference will hold from November 28-30, 2018, at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State. OYSOWA, an initiative of the Oyo First Lady, Chief (Mrs.) Florence Ajimobi, is aimed to discuss issues capable of advancing the course of women; their role in politics and the society generally. This year will be the 7th edition of the summit. Since the idea of the summit was berth seven years ago by Mrs. Ajimo

Ekiti State Executive Council on Wednesday aproved the enactment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) bill and the Ekiti State Property Protection ( Anti Land Grabbing) bill.  The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) bill is to mainstream sustainable development goals across the workings of government and to raise awareness of sustainable development goals and practices across Ekiti State. The Property Protection bill seeks to prohibit forceful entry, illegal occupation of landed property, violent and fraudulent conduct in relation to landed properties in Ekiti State. The purpose of the bills, we gathered, is to strengthen good governance and enhance rapid socio-economic development in Ekiti State.

Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has today ruled that Chief Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communication Plc, has a case to answer in the alleged #2.1b fraud case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC.  The  Anti graft commission made the disclosure through its Twitter handle (@officialEFCC). Recall Mr. Dokpesi had earlier been accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of using Daar Communications Limited to divert N2.1 billion from the account of the office of the NSA then occupied by Sambo Dasuki.