Tag: south west
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Details awaited after Tinubu, Osinbajo SW APC leaders meet
South West presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), governors and some party leaders are currently meeting at the Lagos House in Marina. The meeting was convened by Chief Bisi Akande, a former APC National Chairman and former governor of Osun and Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former Ogun governor. Those present at the meeting…
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Dear Asiwaju Bola Tinubu – Dele Sobowale
Dele Sobowale “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Mankind discovered that truth several thousands of years ago. And, the more turbulent the era, the more problems confront the leaders at the time. This open letter to you had become necessary for three reasons. First, Nigeria is now entering the most dangerous period since…
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June 12 protest: Stay away from South West – Yoruba forum warns
The Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has warned those planning a nationwide protest on June 12 Democracy Day to stay away from the South West. The group said people of the South West would neither support, tolerate nor join such protests, as the June 12 Democracy Day should be for celebration and not protests. The warning…
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Alleged plot to invade South-West: We are ready to confront herdsmen – Hunters
AGAINST the backdrop of alleged planned invasion of the six Yoruba states in the South-West by foreign herders, the Soludero Hunters Association on Thursday dared them to carry out attacks in the region and face the consequences. Speaking through their leader, Oba Nureni Ajijola Anabi, the hunters, who are domiciled in Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo…
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‘It is alien to us here,’ PFN rejects introduction of Sharia law in South West
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has advised the Senate against introduction of Sharia Law in South-West zone of Nigeria through the ongoing constitutional review. Its President, Bishop Wale Oke, also said that the National Assembly should not succumb to such agitation, capable of further plunging the country into major religious crisis. Oke said rather,…
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Why Remi Tinubu called me a thug – Oloko
Arinola Oloko, an educationist that had an altercation with Senator Remi Tinubu at the venue of Lagos State Constitution Review public hearing has explained what actually transpired. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Oloko gave the explanation on Friday, while reacting to the matter on a national television program monitored by our reporter. The educanist explained, saying: “When…
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Fayemi, Akeredolu speak on absence at South-West APC leaders’ meeting
Governors Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo State) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State) have explained their absence at Sunday’s meeting of the All Progressives Congress Southwest Leaders’ meeting held in Lagos State. Governor Akeredolu who said he supported the resolutions reached at the meeting attributed his absence to lack of timely communication. Akeredolu spoke in a statement issued…
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South West highlights strategies for zero malaria target
By Vivian Ihechu The government of Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti States have highlighted strategies towards the achieving the Zero malaria target among their residents. The states also reiterated their political will to realising the strategies. They made this known on Thursday at the 2021 World Malaria Day Colloquium organised with the theme “Reaching the…
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PDP can reclaim South West in 2023 – Saraki-led Committee
The National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the outcome of last Monday’s Congress in the South West shows the party can win South West in 2023. The PDP committee led by former Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki stated this while commending the leadership of the party in Oyo,…
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[Video] Fayose bows to Makinde, accepts him as leader of South-West PDP
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has now publicly accepted Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo as the South West zonal leader. He made the surprise concession at the zonal congress taking place at WOCDIF Event Centre, Osogbo, capital of Osun on Monday. “Makinde is the leader and father of the party in Southwest”, he…