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The Chairman of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the appointment of the Governor of Lagos State, H.E. Babajide Sanwoolu to chair the Party’s high-level National Campaign Council for the Ondo State Governorship Election. According to the statement signed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Yekini Nabena, the Governor of Plateau State, H.E. Simon Lalong will serve as Deputy Chairman and Comrade Mustapha Salihu as Secretary of the 104-member APC National Campaign Council. The campaign council will be inaugurated on Saturday 15th August, 2020 at the APC National Secretariat by 2pm.  FULL LIST: National Campaign Council for the Ondo State Governorship Election 1. Governor Babajide Sanwoolu (Chairman) 2. H.E Simon Lalong (Dep. Chairman) 3. Rt. (Hon.) Femi Gbajabiamila - Member 4. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege - Member 5. Governor Gbenga Isiaka Oyetola - Member 6. Governor Da

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has been strongly admonished to jettison the idea of resuscitating any ‘national carrier’ in the name of ‘Air Nigeria’ and instead collaborate with the private sector . The team leader of the popular travels and tours’ outfit, Ufitfly Ltd, Evangelist Ajibola Ogunkeyede who made the call while featuring on Space FM Ibadan’s programme, Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio anchored by Olayinka Agboola on Tuesday stated that the hope of getting Air Nigeria back has continued to dim after two years of its re-launch in London.   “Two years ago, the Federal Government unveiled Nigeria’s new national carrier in London. The Air Nigeria project has, however, remained a dream with little or no hope of it becoming a reality”, the popular travels’ consultant noted. He also added “It will be of great benefit to us in the Tourism and Travel business sector if our national carrier is in full operation but the multibillion naira investment has, in the last one

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwunsi Ojaja 1has reacted to reports published by Sahara Reporters indicating that he had ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to arrest one tricycle rider, identified as Lawal Moshood in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Lawal Moshood was alleged to have disguised as ‘Ooni of Ife’ defrauding some women with marriage promises on Facebook. A statement signed by the Ooni’s director of media and public affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare Tuesday’s evening described the report as mischievous and ridiculous.   In the statement, Ooni blasted Sahara Reporters, saying that the report ‘is a perfect example of jungle journalism, with the ultimate agenda to blackmail and mislead the public’. “We find it disheartening that some online media practitioners have adamantly chosen to practice journalism without adherence to simple principle of investigation which allows fair hearing.” “You will notice that some women and ladies have been defrauded by some people claiming to be

The Oyo State House of Assembly has confirmed Dr. Abdullateef Idowu Oyeleke as the new Commissioner for Environment and National Resources. The confirmation, which was in line with the request of the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to fill the vacant position of the state Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, came three months after the death of the former Commissioner, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola. While responding to questions from Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mohammed Fadeyi, Majority Leader, Hon. Sanjo Adedoyin and Hon. Wumi Oladeji, the commissioner-designate, Dr. Oyeleke stated that he would key into environmental development plans of the state governor, particularly on the rehabilitation of dump sites and waste to wealth initiative. Decrying the indiscriminate disposal of refuse on the water ways and median of the roads in the state, the commissioner-designate expressed his readiness to work with the recently inaugurated environmental task force by the governor to make environmental