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After several denials, Chairman, Ilaji Hotel and Sports Resort, Engr. Dotun Sanusi, has finally declared his intention to run for the governorship of Oyo State in 2027. This development was confirmed by Sanusi with a poster he shared on his WhatsApp status last week. The poster read: OYODOTUN 2027, Governorship Candidate, Vote Engr. Jubril Dotun Sanusi, Oyo State Governor 2027. Also attached to the post was a prayer note. It stated: "Yah Allah, aid me and do not aid against me, and grant me victory and do not grant victory over me, plan for me and do not plan against me, guide me and facilitate guidance for me, grant me victory over those who transgress against me." Of course, the turn of events is contrary to Sanusi's carlier stand of not interested in running for political office. Recall that City People, a few weeks ago, wrote a story about how there has been enormous pressure from different groups and associations in Ibadan for Engr. Sanusi to run for Oyo guber race c

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, August 4, 2024, in a broadcast, addressed Nigerians on the nationwide #ENDBADGOVERNANCE protest. Below is the full text of the broadcast: My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. 2. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled. 3. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and other states, the destruction of public facilities in some states, and the wanton looting of supermarkets and shops, contrary to the promise of protest organisers that the protest would be peaceful across the country. The destruction of properties sets us back as a nation, as scarce resources wil