Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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National chairmanship aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the person of the former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, denied yesterday, speculations that he had stepped down for Chief Raymond Dokpesi in the ongoing race. He, however, expressed hope about the possibilities of the South-West trimming its chairmanship candidates before the national convention…
In a move to keep to his promise to the chieftains and loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to appoint more ministers to his cabinet, President Muhammadu Buhari is considering a tentative proposal to restructure some of the ministries, appoint eight new ministers to his cabinet and reshuffle the cabinet, THISDAY has learnt. A…
In the age of “alternative facts”, the media has been awash and desecrated with fake news, “post-truths” and outright untruths; where people who claim to be authors or journalists, in their write-ups, gleefully revel in these three 21st century media-related anomalies. And it seems a few notable names, including a former minister of aviation, have…
A former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has said his trial for alleged corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is not a threat to his desire to run for the office of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. Daniel spoke with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday shortly after obtaining his…
Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos at the weekend, speaks on issues of national interest. Recently, the Customs General, Ahmadu Ali, said you have 50 percent PDP members in this administration, he even said they are more than 50per cent and that they have…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Saturday conducted a congress to elect new executives to run the party’s affairs for the next four years in Ogun State despite a court order banning the exercise. The congress took place at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta under the watchful eyes of national officials from the party, the…
South West region of Nigeria is leading in the appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari since he took office on May 29, 2015. According to a list of 157 appointments provided by the Presidency on Saturday, South West Nigerians took the lion share, 38 followed by the North West, the president’s region, which…
Below is a distribution of the number of appointments made by Mr. Buhari from the 36 states and FCT, as tabulated by the presidency. President Muhammad Buhari has appointed more people from Ogun, Imo and Kano States than other states, the presidency said Saturday. The claim came as the president’s office denied a newspaper report…
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu An explosion, suspected to have been caused by an improvised explosive device, rocked Enugu as voters were coming out to cast their votes in local council elections on Saturday. The incident occurred in the Coal Camp area of Enugu, by the entrance of a road that led to a polling station located at…
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has thanked Nigerians for their show of concern over the death of his eldest son, Jide. Thirty-seven-year-old Jide died of cardiac arrest in Lagos on Wednesday, following which condolence messages poured into the APC chieftain’s home from President Muhammadu Buhari, state governors, ministers and the generality…
