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Atiku arrives from London
Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom. A former Presidential Aide, Reno Omokri, confirmed this through a video of Atiku’s arrival he shared on twitter on Friday. In the video, Atiku was seen in company with Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel; Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; former Kogi Senator, Dino Melaye; former National PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; erstwhile Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka; and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. (GBN)
I would have had third term if I wanted – Obasanjo
Otta, Jan. 13, 2023 – President Olusegun Obasanjo says he would have gotten a third term in office if he wanted as he was audacious enough to get it. He denied claims that he wanted a third term while in office as the president of the country. Obasanjo said this on Thursday while speaking at a virtual programme organised by the African Leadership Group with the theme ‘Leadership and Nation Building.” He said he had done his best for Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party by giving his …
Consumers will be better protected in 2023 – agency
Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says operators in the power, manufacturing and digital sectors will experience stricter regulations in 2023. Irukera said in Lagos on Thursday that the FCCPC, in 2022, started more investigation and scrutiny of the power sector, fast moving consumer goods and the activities of digital lenders which had unraveled some irregularities that have laid foundation for the areas to focus on in 2023. He said the agency had started unbundling more of its regulatory …
President Buhari leads APC Presidential rally in Ilorin
Ilorin, Jan. 13, 2023 – President Muhammadu Buhari will lead All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Kwara State on January 17. Alhaji Saadu Salahu, the Special Adviser on Strategy to Kwara State Governor, said this on behalf of the local organising committee. He said the rally would be the mother of all rallies as APC members and supporters as well as residents of the state were already in high spirit to receive the President, Tinubu and their team. “Also to join the President, who is the Chairman of …
I was born to donate my body parts to Williams – Prince Harry
Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry says he came to this world with the main purpose of serving as a spare for his elder brother, Prince William, who is the Prince of Wales. Harry said this in his autobiography ‘Spare’ which hit the bookshelves across the globe Tuesday, according to Daily Mail. He said he grew up knowing that the purpose of his existence was to donate organs such as kidneys or offer blood transfusions to William, should anything bad happen to him. “I was …
Anonymous supporter donates APC South-West Campaign Secretariat
Ibadan, Jan 13, 2023 – Campaign for the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has received a boost in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, with the donation of a two-storey building as the secretariat of the campaign council in the South-West. Alhaji Mutiu Are, the Director for Contact and Mobilisation, South-West of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), led other campaign directors from the six states of the South-West to inspect and take possession of the two-storey edifice donated as secretariat for the …
I have been released by EFCC – Doyin Okupe
Abuja, Jan. 12, 2023 – Doyin Okupe , a former Director General of Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, says he has been released from the EFFC custody. Okupe confimed his arrest and release from the EFFC custody in a tweet. “I was arrested & detained @ the MM int airport, Lagos this morning 12th Jan on my way to UK for medicals, yrs after my passport was withheld by the FHC Abuja. “I just left the efcc office where snr officers in Lagos & Abuja apologised to me for the …
FG recovers N1.8bn from sale of forfeited assets
Abuja, Jan. 12, 2023 – The federal government has realized over N1.828 billion naira proceeds from the sale of some forfeited assets. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said this today during a presentation of the President Buhari’s Administration Scorecard in Abuja. He said the $641 million recovered loot from the late Gen. Sani Abacha had been used for social investment and development of critical infrastructure. Malami also said that $319 million out of the $641 million was spent on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Second …
NAFDAC calls for strong regulatory system for therapeutic medicines, vaccines
Lagos, Jan. 12, 2023 – Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, says only strong regulatory system can guarantee the development and approval of safe and effective quality therapeutic medicines and vaccines. Adeyeye made this assertion recently while speaking at the Hybrid University of California San Francisco UCSF)-Stanford Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (UCSF-Stanford CERSI) summit in the United States. She was the only panelist selected from Africa at the summit on the theme: “Building a Global Vision for Product and Drug Development: Challenges and Opportunities”. …
EFCC arrests Doyin Okupe again
Abuja, Jan. 12, 2023 – The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday confirmed the arrest of Doyin Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council. Dr Peter Afunanya, its Spokesman, said in a statement that Okupe was arrested at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. He said Okupe had been handed over to the EFCC. “Doyin Okupe was intercepted by the DSS at Terminal 1 of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos this …