- News from States
Kano State postpones Buhari’s visit for projects commissioning over fuel, new Naira notes scarcity
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has postponed the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state to commission some projects. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor Abba Anwar on Saturday. According to the statement the decision was taken after a meeting with stakeholders in the state and communicated in a letter…
Read More » - News from States
AbdulRazaq clinches 2022 Vanguard Newspapers’ Governor of The Year
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday night received the Vanguard Newspapers’ Governor of the Year 2022 Award. The award was presented in Lagos at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island. The governor was commended for his institutional reforms in education and healthcare, safety net programmes, infrastructural development, as well as his “purposeful leadership” that has seen people of the…
Read More » - Perspectives
When the spirits know your name, Wale Bakare
Gbenga and I saw the coin at practically the same second. We were making a second sweep past Deola’s house, hoping she would come through the open, monkey-gate to go run an errand for her mother. Deola, Gbenga’s love interest, was 12 years old. As was Gbenga.As was I, the ‘follow-go’. I had not needed much convincing when Gbenga asked…
Read More » - Homeland News
Jandor unleashes terror on innocent Lagosians – Lagos APC spokesperson
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of unleashing terror on innocent citizens of the state. Spokesperson of the party in the state, Seye Oladejo made this known in a statement made available to WesternPost. Oladejo said it was an “attack as a ploy to instill fear in the hearts of voters”…
Read More » - Perspectives
2023: fuel and naira scarcity, a stich in time, Mr. President, By Aliyu U. Tilde
At the end of his tenure in 1985, the then Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, granted his last interview to Halilu Ahmed Getso of FRCN Kaduna. The answer to the last question in the interview was very informative. What last message do you have for Nigerians? Halilu asked. Buhari, aware of plans to topple him, simply said that if…
Read More » - Economy
Naira redesign: Atiku urges CBN to extend deadline for ordinary Nigerians
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to extend its deadline for the phasing out of old naira notes. The CBN had insisted that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes will cease to be legal tender as from January 31, 2023, urging all Nigerians to deposits their old…
Read More » - Politics
Oyetola’s tribunal win victory for democracy, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the party’s candidate in the July 16, 2022 Osun State governorship election Adegboyega Oyetola for his victory at the tribunal. Justice Tetsea Kume who presided over the tribunal sitting declared Oyetola the winner of the poll, noting that the exercise witnessed instances of over-voting. Reacting to the ruling, the party in a statement…
Read More » - Perspectives
Governor Adeleke, ‘Buga won’ and the Osun Election Tribunal judgement, By Temitope Ajayi
How does the anecdotal reference in the well reasoned judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal that Governor Ademola Adeleke “cant go lo lo lo” to “Buga won” and frolick on fraudulent result invalidate the tribunal’s judgement? Most of our celebrated judges and respected Justices of Appeal and Supreme Court such as Justices Kayode Esho, Chukwudi Oputa, Anthony Aniagolu, Ignatius Acholonu…
Read More » - Politics
Celebration galore in Oyetola’s hometown after tribunal ruling
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo It was celebration galore in Iragbiji, the hometown of the immediate past governor of Osun State, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, as residents of the town trooped out enmasse to rejoice with him. Oyetola, who was highly elated said the judgment is a collective victory for all the people of the state. His words: “There is no victor,…
Read More » - National News
2023 election: IGP tasks officers to be professional, firm, decisive
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has tasked Police Mobile Force (PMF) commanders to teach their men to be professional, firm and decisive when deployed for the 2023 general elections for security management. The IGP gave the charge during the closing ceremony of a two-week combat training/seminar for heads of Police Mobile Force Squadrons and formations nationwide…
Read More »
Follow our WhatsApp Channel