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Four governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former governors of Ondo and Ekiti states and leaders of the party across the country, on Thursday, converged on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital to seek the support of Oyo State residents for the re-election of the state governor, 'Seyi Makinde. The governors and former governors, under the aegis of the G-5 and the Integrity Group, included the Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom; Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike; Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State and his Ondo State counterpart, Olusegun Mimiko. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the G-5 and Integrity Group members, who spoke severally, lauded Makinde's efforts in developing and repositioning Oyo State, charging the electorate in the state to elect all candidates of the PDP from the governor to National Assembly and House of Assemb

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not qualified to recommend or endorse anyone as President of Nigeria because of his failures. While speaking on Thursday at the APC Presidential Campaign rally held at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Ugbowo Campus, Benin, the APC flagbearer said Obasanjo failed to develop the country when he had the opportunity, but rather was fighting his then Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, while accusing each other of spending the country's money for their personal comfort.  Tinubu noted that after spending $16billion on electricity, Obasanjo and the PDP government could not deliver electricity for Nigerians to make even popcorn. As Governor of Lagos, Tinubu recalled how he brought Enron Power to generate electricity and solve the power problem in the commercial nerve centre of the country but the project was frustrated by the Obasanjo-led PDP government.  "I broug

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas.  The ceasefire, according to the Kremlin, takes place from January 6 to 7. This is the first time Russia introduced a full ceasefire in Ukraine since the launch of the offensive in February last year. The announcement comes following a request for a ceasefire during the religious holiday from Russia’s 76-year-old Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill. “I instruct the defence minister of the Russian Federation to introduce from 12:00 (0900 GMT) on January 6, 2023 until 24:00 (2100 GMT) on January 7, 2023 a ceasefire along the entire line of contact between the sides in Ukraine,” the Kremlin said in a statement. “Given the fact that a large number of citizens professing Orthodoxy live in the areas of combat, we call on the Ukrainian side to declare a ceasefire and give them the opportunity to attend church services on Christmas Eve, as well as on the Day of the Nativity of Christ,” t

Th e Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has announced the prohibition of cash withdrawals from accounts belonging to the federal government, its agencies or parastatals, as well as state and local governments. Addressing journalists in his office in Abuja on Thursday, NFIU Head, Moddibo Haman Tukur, said this was necessary to arrest the rate by which monies are taken out of public accounts without recourse to the money laundering laws and sometimes for corruption purposes. According to him, the rate of withdrawals above the threshold from public accounts has been alarming, adding that over 701 billion naira has been withdrawn in cash from 2015 till date. The NFIU boss said he had instructed all financial institutions to stop cash withdrawals from government accounts from March 1, 2023, adding that any government official who flout the order will be prosecuted alongside his or her accomplices. He said the NFIU had told banks and government agencies at all levels to move fully in

E verything is set for the late former governor of Oyo State Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala to be remembered by family and associates, a year after his demise. According to an e-invite at the disposal of trendscopenews, the special thanksgiving service is scheduled for Thursday 12th January, 2023. At at First Baptist Church, Okeelerin, Ogbomoso by 10am. Reception and entertainment of guests follows immediately at Viva Continental Hall, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Alao-Akala, it would be recalled, died on the 12th of January, 2022, at the age of 71.