Agege LG Poll: Tribunal grants Osolana access to inspect election materials | AgegePulse Magazine

 

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

Sola Osolana 

The Tribunal sitting on the fallout of Agege Local Government  Election has granted the plea of the legal team of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Sola Osolana to inspect all the electoral materials used during the July 24 Poll.

The Tribunal headed by Honourable Justice S.B Candide-Johnson granted the access on Friday, 27th August, 2021.

Other members of the Tribunal are Her Honour O.A Okunuga (Chief Registrar), Her Honour T.A  Elias CM (Admin), Her Honour O.O Martins (Mrs) CM. I and Her Honour O.A Ajibade (Mrs) CM.I.

Osolana is challenging Agege Local Government Election on the ground of alleged several electoral malpractices like ballot snatching, multiple voting, vote buying, inconsequential results, harassment and unjust arrest during the election.

Osolana Narrates How He Was Unlawfully Arrested, thanked residents, PDP Chieftains for support | AgegePulse Magazine

 Osolana Narrates How He Was Unlawfully Arrested, thanked residents, PDP Chieftains for support | AgegePulse Magazine

...Says unjust arrest has only renewed his vigour to continue to fight for justice, equity and the development of Agege.

By Ayodele Ifasakin

Agege Chairmanship Candidate in the just concluded Local Government Elections, Hon. Sola osolana thanked all Agege residents and the Chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State for their supports over the unlawful arrest engineered by unscrupulous Politicians in Agege.

Sola Osolana

Osolana made this known after the release of 18 supporters unjustly arrested by officials of Rapid Response Squad.

Recall that the Chairmanship Candidate was arrested along with some supporters while he was about casting his vote during a re-run Election at Ward F,Agege.

"I thank God Almighty for his mercies and protection over me and the supporters that were arrested during the Councillorship re-run in Agege.  I humbly appreciate the good people of Agege for their unprecedented supports,  prayers and best wishes. 

It is important to appreciate Chief (Barrister) Shomefun for standing for Justice in Agege," he said.

While narrating their ordeal in the hands of biased police officers, Osolana appreciated  Chief Bode George and other Party leaders like  Otunba Segun Adewale, Prince Wale Gomez and the rest.

He also thanked Hon. Muka and other PDP leaders in Agege Local Government for standing firm upon the oppression from the ruling party.

Meanwhile, he confirmed that all 18 members arrested unlawfully have been released.

 Osolana later added that the unjust arrest has only renewed his vigour to continue to fight for justice, equity and the development of Agege.

"For all of us, the unjust arrest has renewed our strength to proceed. And the Freedom movement has just begun and we shall not relent in looking for better Agege Local Government," he said.

Ahead of 2023, Nigeria's Dominant Political Parties Battle For Survival, Leadership Crises | AgegePulse Magazine

 

By Ayodele Ifasakin

•APC faces ‘legal ditch’ over Supreme Court ruling in Ondo, legality of Buni’s leadership called to question

APC, PDP, Logos

•PDP in crisis of confidence, plagued by defections, resignations

For the two main political parties in the country – the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – the road to 2023 appears inauspicious. Both parties are not only bogged down by leadership crises, but they are also plagued by seemingly intractable survival battles. Strangely, since the APC was coupled together on February 6 , 2013, by the different tendencies that came together, it has never been able to form a Board of Trustees.

The ruling party is today facing stringent legal complications, which have thrown its leadership into confusion since last weekend, after a Supreme Court judgement in the Ondo State governorship election sounded the alarm. PDP, too, is not only contending with a crisis of confidence but it is also desperately afflicted by a spree of defections by governors, and lawmakers elected on its platform, which has been compounded by yesterday’s resignations of top ranking party officials.

The reality of the delicate state of things in APC did not dawn on majority of members until the Supreme Court judgement in the Ondo State governorship election petition. The judgement suggested that the party would have lost the state to PDP had the opposition party’s governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, joined APC’s National Caretaker Committee Chairman and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, in the suit. .

The technicality of the case had split the seven-man Supreme Court panel to a four-three majority decision, with the minority judgement led by Justice Mary Odili, arguing that the apex court should have sacked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu since Buni acted on behalf of the party. But the majority judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim contended that since all the issues revolved around Buni, he should have been joined for the argument to be valid.

The crux of the debate followed the position held by some members of the party that as governor of Yobe State, an executive position, Buni could not at the same time act as the APC chairman, another executive office. They alleged that Buni contravened both Section 183 of the 1999 Constitution and Article 17 (iv) of the APC constitution.

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LG Poll: LASIEC Picks August 7, For Councillorship Rerun Election in Agege LG | AgegePulse Magazine

 

By Ayodele Ifasakin

Following the inconclusiveness of the last Saturday councillorship that happened in Ward F, Agege, The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission has said, that there will be a Re-Run of the Councillorship election in Ward F between the All Progressives Congress Party and Peoples Democratic Party Councillorship Candidates on the 7th of August, 2021

Recall, This was as a result of the tie between the two Candidates where no winner was declared at the last concluded Lagos LG Polls.

AgegePulse gathered that, the requirements for a candidate to be returned as a winner were not met due to the tie between the Candidates according to Lasiec Collation Officer.

Aransi Ola Yussuf, Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 784 Votes while Sakiru Motunrakin Akinwande, also polled 784 Votes in last election.

This election becomes necessary when the first election fails to produce a clear winner for the position of the Councillor. This will only involve just the two leading contenders.

According to electoral rules, a re-run will be so declared to have a clear winner that will represent the good People of Ward F at the Agege Local Government Legislative Chamber Agege Legislative Council

The question now is will the rerun give a record breaking chance to the PDP Candidate or will it be all APC affairs in the 9th Agege Legislative council

AGEGE LG POLL: HON. SOLA OSOLANA APPRECIATES SUPPORTERS, URGES RESIDENTS TO BE CALM AS THE PARTY UNDERSTUDIES THE DECLARED RESULTS

 

AgegePulse Magazine 

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

As the Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded Local Government Election in Agege, I want to thank residents, Party Supporters and Well-wishers who upon the intimidation came out to vote and  yearn for greater Agege. I humbly appreciate you all for your supports; before and during the last Saturday Election.

Osolana 

The Political crusade of building greater and new Agege has not ended but just began. We shall continue to be focused on our Agenda for all Agege residents.

Firstly, I want to urge all Agege residents, voters  and supporters to be calm over the declared  results by the Returning Officer of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).

It is obvious that the results did not reflect the true position of the poll conducted across the Seven wards but our Party is currently understudying the results and shall disclose our position soon.

Meanwhile, we have noticed and documented all the nefarious activities that characterised Agege Local Government Election but i congratulate the announced winners and wish them success in the spirit of good sportsmanship. 

As a peace-loving individual and Politician, I appeal to all my supporters to remain calm, peaceful and maintain law and order in all ramifications.

I sincerely salute the courage of the voters, party agents and supporters  in spite of the partisanship of some security operatives, intimidation, thuggery, harassment, rigging and snatching of ballot boxes. I appreciate you all.

Hon. Sola Osolana

Agege Chairmanship Candidate

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Agege LG Poll: Why you should vote for Hon. Sola Osolana as Executive Chairman | AgegePulse Magazine

   

   By Ayodele Ifasakin                  

Sola Osolana

                      

To insensitive persons, Hon. Sola Ososlana is new in politics. But for the political minded persons within Agege and Orile Agege Local government Areas; He has been in Politics since 2008. He has contested severally, worked with pure mind and excellent will to bring relief to the residents.From Action Congress (AC) to Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN), ACN to All Progressives Congress (APC),but now People's Democratic Party (PDP), Osolana has seen it all.

 

Exploring the activities of  politicians in Agege Federal Constituency, Sola Osolana is the only political figure that has chain of businesses around the Local Government area.And what Sola Osolana has achieved with his popular Foundation; Sola Osolana Foundation (SOF) is numerous to count. 

The Non Governmental Organization. over the years;  has empowered Youths; Women and the elderly.It has offered educational aids severally to Agege students and assisted brilliant minds across the seven wards in Agege Local Government.

 

He bestrides the Agege political terrain like colossus, and he has remained relevant and active in the scheme of things for years without relenting.

This is despite his many failed shots and attempts at the chairmanship seat of the local government.

At least on three occasions, he has signified interest in the different elective seats; only to be schemed out of the race toward the primaries.

Still he remains undaunted and unyielding in his steadfast support for the party right from the ACN days to the present merged party, APC.

What is however giving many a concern is why he has refused to be unbowed in his generous and financial backing for his party, even when he has no visible political stake.

As a deep pocket politician, he has shown on many occasions that he is not a do-or-die politician who will stop at nothing to achieve his aim of clinching political office.

The way and manner he provided financial muscle during 2017 Local Government Election, especially in his political base, Agege, are very symbolic of a committed party man.

 With his financial support for the party at all times, he was merely compensated with a post of Supervisory Councillor for Works and Infrastructure. The Post he occupied before the “Kangaroo and doctored” accusations were leveled against him by the Legislative and Executive Arms for preparing to contest for the 2021 Agege Chairmanship Election.

Then, there were snippets that he was being assured of the council vice-chairmanship at the initial stage when he gallantly stepped down for the now incumbent chair before the election, only for another  politician, Hon. Ogunji Abiodun Dare, in the LG to surface as the running mate of Egunjobi.

How the table turned against him in that regard is still a contentious in the LG area, but Osolana still kept his calm. Then from the winds, another unsubstantiated rumour sprang out that he might be given the Council Secretary slot, but this is also conjectural in a way, as politics being a game of surprises, did not favour him for the council secretaryship. That was why many in the constituency were wondering why he is still remaining in a party that he has toiled so much for, morally and financially, without any political gain or office to show for it. The ensuing political dispensation may prove his doubting Thomases wrong about Osolana’s continuous and rigid stay in the Agege politics nay APC.

Now in 2021, Hon. Sola Osolana is set to reclaim the Chairmanship seat with the help of Agege residents and Party members. Because APC failed to organise Primary elections across all 7 wards in Agege and chose to pick a candidate rather than through election. 

Osolana is now the Chairmanship Candidate of PDP in Agege. He wants to serve Agege residents with undiluted love for sound Health Care System , well-equipped classrooms for students, genuine empowerment of Youths and Women, development of infrastructural facilities and uplift of Sustainable growths in the Local Government Area.

Among the candidates, Osolana is unique in Character, vision and personality.

As a politician and businessman, he is truthful, reliable and responsible in all ramifications.Voting for Hon. Sola Osolana is voting for greater Change in Agege.

Vote for PDP Chairmanship Candidate, vote for SOLA Osolana.

Agege LG Poll: My Ambition is not about me; it is about the development of Agege Community -Osolana

 

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

...Reiterates Commitment to tackle insecurity with serious youth engagements, empowerment   

The Chairmanship Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)  in the upcoming Agege Local Government Election, Hon. Olusola Osolana has promised that his administration will tackle insecurity in the community by engaging the youths and create unique empowerment programme for them.

Osolana expressed this while taking to Agege youths during a visitation to Isale Oja, Agege.

While speaking on his H.E.E.D.S Agenda,  Former Supervisory Councillor promised to improve the Health Care facilities in the Local Government.

The Agenda represents (Functional Health Care Service, Improve and Modern Education system, Empowerment of Youths &Women, Development of Infrastructure and Sustainability of the Development goals.)

Meanwhile, the business mogul turned Politician urged all youths to support his vision and vote for PDP in July 24 LG Poll.

" Our vision is to make Agege greater with all basic amenities intact. My Ambition is not about me; it is about the development of Agege Community," he said.

Breaking News: INEC declares Douye Diri of PDP winner of Bayelsa Governorship election after supreme court ruling

AgegePulse Magazine
   


Douye Diri

The Independent Electoral Commission has declared the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate Douye Diri as the winner of the Bayelsa governorship election.

The chairman of the commission made this known in a press conference on Friday.

Details shortly…

BREAKING: Court strikes out Atiku’s Kenyan ICT expert’s evidence on server

*Says it is unreliable, mere hearsay

AgegePulse Magazine

The PEPT has struck out the evidence given by the Kenyan Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, David Njorga invited as the 59th petitioners witnesses to establish their claim that INEC transmitted results to a server during the last presidential election.

In the judgment still being read in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the PDP, the court held classified the evidence by Njorga as hearsay evidence because he claimed to have sourced the information about s supposed INEC server from a third party website: www.factsdontlieng.com.

Justice Mohammed Garba said the court cannot rely on such unbelievable evidence as presented by Njorga to hold that there actually exists a server.

The judge also dismissed the evidence by the petitioners’ witness number 60 (Gbenga Joseph) who claimed to be a statistician.


He noted that Joseph admitted during cross-examination that he has no professional certification.

Justice Garba said the evidence by both witnesses, who the petitioners described as their expert witnesses, did not qualify as such

The Nation

Jimi Agbaje visits Seriki Hausawa of Agege, Seeks Support from Hausa Community

The Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Jimi Agbaje visits Seriki Hausa of Agege, Alhaji Musa Mohammed Dongo Kadai in his Palace in Agege.

The purpose of his visit is to seek support from Hausa Communities in  Agege and Lagos at large.

Agbaje was in accompany with other PDP candidates running for the Lagos State House of Assembly in Agege Constituency  01 and 02, and House of Representatives in Agege, Hon. Awwal Tahir Maude,  Hon. Azeez Adebiyi and Hon. Wole



Details shortly

APC Wins Kwara Bye Election

AgegePulse Magazine

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday night declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

 Mr. Raheem Olawuyi Ajuloopin, as winner of the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal constituency bye-election in Kwara state.

Announcing the results, INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the poll, Prof. Abimbola Adesoji, said Ajuloopin scored 21,236 votes as against 18,095 votes scored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Saheed Damilare Alatise.

Daily Trust

NEWS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2018.*

Agegepulse Magazine



*PUNCH*


What you need to know about fructose intolerance

Aids highest cost of death in Asokoro hospital
Imo deputy gov hails judiciary

APC loses four more Reps to defection

Debt recovery: Reps to finalise AMCON amendment bill soon

Alleged frame-up: Dino Melayes trial stalled over prosecutions omission

I wont take sides with any political party Bayelsa CP

First Bank reiterates commitment to ethics, corporate governance

Rhoda Michaels graduates 60 students

Baro River Port: NIWA orders contractors back to work

FG woos Canadian investors for mining industry

Senate probes NNPC over diverted$1bn NLNG dividend

2019 budget: Buhari writes NASS, demands timely MTEF passage

Power distributors owe NBET N159bn in five months

Buhari meets APC senators over party crisis

Ponzi schemes drive investors away from capital market Experts

Undeclared crude: FG closes case in $110m suit against Agip

One year after, NSE lifts suspension on four firms

Investors gain N38bn as 14 stocks appreciate

The high cost of shame
Firms cant survive in business without embracing politics Experts

Preparing personal finances as entrepreneurs (2)

Subscribers lament as Econet shuts Kwese TV



*VANGUARD*


NEWMAP resettles erosion victims in Enugu

STRIKE: FUTO grounded, as ASUU ensures full compliance

Ex-Gov Attah now Chancellor of Western Delta University

My daughter can't stand my partner

Ikpeazu has failed us, Abia pensioners cry out

Anambra school where students manufacture paints,weld,build

APC chieftain alleges plot by some members to factionalise party in Bauchi State

Massive investment crucial to off-grid development -Stakeholders

PDP did nothing in 16 years, Akpabio tells defectors

Lam Adesina's son, 3 other Reps dump APC for PDP, ADC, Labour, Accord

Kogi community seeks recognition for festivals
I'm depressed by killings in Nigeria ' Buhari

Connecting African startups to investment opportunities: Preview, inherent challenges and prospect

Obe emerges coordinator APC Isoko progressives
Earning extra income through the Gig Economy

How N30,000 new minimum wage sailed through

e-Nigeria: ICT based skills solution to youth unemployment ' Don

He didn't help me after assisting to grow his ministry ' Killer of Abia cleric, 2 other

Minimum Wage: Atiku reinstates commitment to a living wage

Edo Assembly passes N10.8bn Supplementary Budget

2019: Atiku will sweep polls ' Saraki

NDIC to meet depositors' claims on failed
 microfinance, mortgage banks

Godrej rewards, sponsors employee dreams


*THE NATION*


The Shiites conundrum
UI at 70

Our girls; Modern museum input; Forensics

Workers excited as Buhari accepts N30,000 proposal

Im fully committed to having new National Minimum Wage, says Buhari

President insists on $1.04b Malabu Oil suspects trial

Prince Charles meets with traditional rulers in Abuja

Ekweremadus home incident is burglary

Sunny Odogwu dies at 87
Minimum wage: Hope brightens for workers

Alleged $5m bribe: Kano Assembly probe panel to appear before court

Gunman held at Deputy Senate Presidents residence

Senate begins probe of diversion of $1.05b NLNG dividend

Olawepo-Hashim to reposition economy

Emmanuel deserves second term, says aide

If elected senator, I will push for restructuring
KOWA has no pact with APC

Buhari promises improved remuneration for teachers

2019: Saraki confident of Atikus victory

Ekweremadu: Nowhere, nobody is safe Dogara
Osinbajo to deliver keynote address at IoD conference

Senate probes NNPC diversion of $1.05 bn NLNG dividend

Why music is the only thing I can do, by Emex E.O.T


*THISDAY*


MTN Partners Firms on Device Financing Scheme

NIRSAL Facilitates $373m Loan to Agric Sector

Absence of Finance, Bane of Mining Sectors Growth, Says FG

Nigeria Not against ACFTA

Sterling Bank Marks World Savings Day

Long-term Funding Needed to Develop Gas Infrastructure, Says Mgbenwelu

Renmoney Appoints Boshoro CEO

Parties Activate Agreement to Stabilise Gas Supply

Kachikwu, Others Get Accolade

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plans Private Placement

Why IOCs Will Relocate to AIbom

Techno Supports LFW 2018

FirstBank Sponsors Career Fair

SPAR Opens New Retail Store

Diamond Bank Empowers Women

Access Bank Partners Firm on Money Transfer

Agusto & Co. Assigns a Bbb- Rating to Anchor Insurance

Student Accommod8 Inaugurates Cedar House, Sycamore House

Lifemate Offers 65% Discount at 2018 International Trade Fair

How Slippery Floors Can Cause Permanent Disability, Death No-Slips MD

On the Luke Out for His People

Beyond Geographical Restructuring

What is Geographical Restructuring


*THE SUN*


S/Africa coach, Baxter faces sack

Torino to splash N4.05b on Ola Aina

AFCON 2019 Qualifier: Iwobi's fear grips South Africa

Iwobi to make CAF award shortlist

Senate probes NNPC diversion of $1.05bn NLNG dividend

Higher philosophy of Christian marriage (2)

2019 polls under threat ' INEC

Democracies of direct and indirect primaries

Reasons for writing my polygamy series (2)

465,200 PVCs unclaimed in Delta, Taraba

Unending controversies over Buhari's WASC certificate

New minimum wage: President forwards N30,000 bill to NASS

Is president Buhari's travel ban on Nigerians constitutional' (2)

Candidates' list: Ogun PDP urges INEC to ignore Secondus

Making Abuja a true centre of unity and tourism

Oshiomhole, APC and bad losers

Amnesty Office set to showcase beneficiaries' trades

Atiku and the Nigerian dream

Osun Assembly passes Social Protection Bill 2018, amends Service Commission Bill

ASUU: NANS gives FG 7-day ultimatum to end strikes

The Kaduna killings


*GUARDIAN*


Lagos should cancel Lekki tollgate, cut taxes

Minister allegedly shuts Buhari campaign office in Ibadan

Afelokhai joins Akpeyi, Ezenwa in battle for Eagles' number one shirt

CBN, institute move to ascertain remittances from Nigerians abroad

Plastics may outweigh fishes in ocean by 2050
Value creation, addition to economy remain DPR's mandate

Tax institute strengthens ties with ICPC, FRC over evasion, reporting

Ebie preaches discipline, fair play at Delta Principals' Cup

How should Nigerian Leftists vote

NPA pursues ISO 9001 certification


*DAILY TRUST*


As Nigeria hosts APU confab

PRP to replace Kano gov'ship candidate today

PDP asks Prince Charles to speak to Buhari on 2019

INEC begins display of voters register for public scrutiny

No issues with my certificate ' Ashiru

Pro-Buhari organization distances self from contract letter

Utomi expresses fear over 2019 elections

Nigeria's integrity hinges on credible 2019 ' Okowa

APC loses 4 reps to PDP, AP, ADC, LP

What Atiku's candidature means for APC ' Ojo

PDP demands investigation into attack on Ekweremadu

NANS gives FG 7-day ultimatum over ASUU strike

2019: Atiku will coast to victory ' Saraki

No federal might in 2019 elections ' Police

2019 polls will determine Nigeria's integrity ' Okowa
Yari dashes 2 communities, driver N4m for recovering AK47 rifles

Tor Tiv insists on adherence to reviewed bride price

Stop politicising security in Bayelsa ' APC tells PDP, Dickson

I'm distressed, depressed by killings ' Buhari

Suspected assassins invaded my house ' Ekweremadu

It was a case of theft ' Police

Thoughts on Labour's strike

Budget: No, Mr. President, blame yourself not N/Assembly


*TRIBUNE*


Prince Charles meets Buhari in Aso Rock

How we can reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria 'Dr Ola Brown

Invest in clothes that flatter your body shape!

Renmoney appoints Tobi Boshoro as new CEO

Security: DESOPADEC completes police building project in Delta

How to salvage Niger Delta environment through legislation

INEC to display 1,036,442 voters' register in Bayelsa

My tourism blueprint will turn Mahin Kingdom into paradise 'Prince Arowojolu

Kiriji Cultural Foundation set to launch projects at war site

Aquatech Wonderland and Lakes at Adeoyo, Ibadan

Why motorists must accept new number plate regime 'FRSC

US midterm elections: ACLU advise on voter intimidation

Bill Gates spends $200m on toilet turning human waste to fertilizer

Nigeria tops list of Africa's diaspora remittance recipients ' CBN

May & Baker Nigeria grows Q3 profit by 241


*LEADERSHIP*


Nigeria Can Be Great Again

Skye Bank's Takeover Saved 6,000 Jobs, N949bn Deposits ' NDIC

Cameroon Army Launches Search For 79 Kidnapped Pupils, Principal

Bill Gates Brandishes Poo To Showcase Reinvented Toilet Tech

EFCC Removes Benedict Peters' Name From Wanted List

Gov Dickson Restores Positions Of Appointees Who Lost Party Primaries

Arming Youths In The Name Of Political Thugs: A Bad Precedence

Pressure Mounts On INEC Over 2019 Polls

FCDA Staff Protest Over Misappropriation Of Cooperative's Fund

Parents' Compliance With Polio


*BLUE PRINNT*


$1 m bra unveiled in US
Just Now: Buhari backs Labour, accepts N30, 000 as new minimum wage

Minority Leader in Kano state Assembly dumps PDP

INEC declares Ekiti Guber poll 'free, fair

Happening Now: Buhari receives report on National minimum wage

President Biya begins 7th term reign as Cameroonian Army go in search of abducted school Children

Just Now: Gunmen invade Katsina community, kill man, abduct daughter

2019: Buhari in secret meeting with Northern Clerics, Plateau Gov, others inside Presidential Villa

AWC 2018: Angst, concerns as Super Falcons head to Ghana with 'ordinary clothes

Just Now: Anxiety as Ekweremadu, wife, son escape assassination *Dep Senate President cries out, Senators wade in.


*BUSINESSDAY*


Nadal pulls out of ATP finals as Djokovic ends year at No.1

NPDC/Neconde JV delivers 40mmscf gas to domestic market to boost power generation

BusinessDay 06 Nov 2018

CBN's bad CRR math squeezes banks, economy

Updated: Labour gets N30,000 bargain, suspends planned nationwide strike

SAHCOL targets N1.8bn from IPO onLagos bourse

Unilever, Nestle have outperformed consumer firm peers, here's why
Olawepo-Hashim to create $4 trillion GDP in 10 years

Osun stimulates economy, disburses N4.5bn to MSMEs operators

Nigeria pushing strategy to lead ICT hardware exports in Africa ' Buhari

2019: Jimi Agbaje picks female lawyer as running mate

The governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Thursday, announced Mrs Haleemat Busari as his running mate for 2019 gubernatorial election.


 Director of Media and Publicity of Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation (JACO), said that the choice of Busari, a lawyer, followed comprehensive consultations with leaders and stakeholders within and outside the party.

“Mrs Oluwayemisi Haleemat Busari became highly recommended and widely endorsed.

 “Stakeholders all agree that without any iota of doubt, the Jimi-Haleemat combination is a winning ticket on every count. “Busari will be bringing to the joint ticket, her versatility and connections as a professional in corporate governance, as a Muslim activist and as a bona-fide daughter of native Lagos,’’ he said in a statement.

Busari was born in 1964 to the family of the Late Ahmed Tijani Shehu Giwa, an Epe born businessman and Vice President of Jamatul Islamiyya of Nigeria and Late Mrs Mujibat Abeni Mopelola Giwa (nee Shonibare), a princess of the Kosoko royal family of Lagos.

Married to Teslim Olatunde Busari (SAN), the law graduate of the University of Lagos is on the board of several blue-chip companies, including Airtel Nigeria and First Bank, Sierra Leone. Busari was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1991 and an active member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA).

“Oluwayemisi’s life and beliefs are guided by her strong Islamic faith, which has been her foundation all her life,” the statement said.

Vanguard

What Tinubu said about Atiku, Oshiomhole after Wednesday’s meeting with Buhari

Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed the threat posed by Atiku Abubakar, who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

After meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, Tinubu was asked if he is jittery about the strategy meeting convened by Atiku in Dubai, to unseat Buhari.

“We don’t fear. Whether it is in the jungle, or it is in Dubai or it is in Abu Dhabi, people are free to meet and strategise in anyway they want but we are not going back to the illusion of the PDP.


“It is not possible, Nigerians will not do that. They say slow and steady wins the race. We inherited that from our forefathers and knowledgeable people. We can’t go back to the pit that we inherited for 16 years. They can strategise from anywhere but a leopard cannot change it skin,” he told State House correspondents.

He said the meeting with Buhari was about “the nation, the country, our people, peace, stability and economic progress”.

Asked if he was in support of the call for Adams Oshiomhole’s removal as APC national chairman, Tinubu said: “No. We all have to respect party supremacy. You were all here when we had the congress, we elected the new executives, the convention we had it, the NEC was formed and we surrendered to avoid conflict, to avoid domination, to avoid abuses of power, we surrendered our rights, all rights to the national working committee headed by Adams Oshiomhole.


“That the national working committee should set up electoral bodies to supervise various state congresses and elections. We signed for it. So, if it is not in our individual favour, so be it. We gave three options: consensus, where there is no consensus because if you are more than two or three and you cannot agree to one candidate, you go to the next level.

“The next level is the stakeholders’ delegate election and you have to be supervised by the national working committee of the party, national election committee of the party. That shows party supremacy.

“We had the freest option, the less cumbersome is to open direct primary, line up and count the number, 1,2,3. If you win, you win and if you fail, go home. Then appeal committee was set up to listen to all appeals, internal mechanism for conflict resolution. It was there, you cannot turn round against that, you cannot turn against all of that.

“No. Party is supreme, party must be respected, abuses will not do it and anger will not do it. It is party politics, somebody will win and somebody will lose… too bad

Daily Trust

PDP Submits Saraki’s Name To INEC As Its Senatorial Candidate For Kwara Central

Saraki’s name was used to replace the name of one Ope, whose name was initially filed as the PDP candidate for the senatorial district.



BY JOHN ALECHENU, OLUSOLA FABIYI, PUNCH NEWSPAPEROCT 19, 2018

   



The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has sent the name of the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, to the Independent National Electoral Commission as a senatorial candidate.

The name of Saraki was among the list of candidates submitted to the commission in Abuja on Thursday night.

Saraki, who represents Kwara Central District in the Senate, was among the 13 presidential aspirants of the party.

He came third at the party’s national convention which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The PDP had held the senatorial primaries before that of the presidential primary.

While Saraki paid for the PDP nomination and expression of interest forms,  it was however not clear if he paid for that of the Senate as well.

Investigations by one of our correspondents in Abuja showed that Saraki’s name was used to replace the name of one Ope, whose name was initially filed as the PDP candidate for the senatorial district.

It had initially been speculated that the former governor of Kwara State was among the suspected presidential aspirants in the party who had another plan since they knew they could lose the PDP presidential nomination.

It was learnt that Saraki is being positioned to return as the President of the Senate in 2019 by the PDP, if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar wins the presidential election.

The source said, “Bukola Saraki’s name is there (in the list). He’s returning to the Senate on the platform of the PDP.”

Investigations by one of our correspondents in Abuja showed that Saraki’s name was used to replace the name of one Ope, whose name was initially filed as the PDP candidate for the senatorial district.

It had initially been speculated that the former governor of Kwara State was among the suspected presidential aspirants in the party who had another plan since they knew they could lose the PDP presidential nomination.

It was learnt that Saraki is being positioned to return as the President of the Senate in 2019 by the PDP, if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar wins the presidential election.

The source said, “Bukola Saraki’s name is there (in the list). He’s returning to the Senate on the platform of the PDP.”

Meanwhile, the tension among the All Progressives Congress aspirants heightened on Thursday as members who aspired for governorship and National Assembly seats inundated the party’s Director of Organization, Altai Abu-Bakr Kari, with calls in a bid to know their fate.

Kari, who led some party officials in an APC branded coaster bus held tightly to a bunch of files on one hand and struggled to answer calls to his mobile phone with the other.

It was gathered that aspirants for national assembly seats were especially eager to find out the outcome of their petitions to the Prof. Osariemen Osumbor-led APC Governorship and National Assembly Appeals Committee.

This was against the backdrop of the party’s last minute effort to beat the 12:00 midnight deadline set by INEC for the submission of the list of all party candidates for the 2019 elections.

A summary of the panel report document obtained by one of our correspondents in Abuja, on Thursday, indicated that all petitions against the Senate and House of Representatives primaries were rejected.

In Delta State for example, eight petitions were upheld by the committee which agreed with the petitioners who argued that they won the primaries but that their names were surreptitiously replaced.

Seven petitions were rejected for lacking merit.

In the South-West zone, six petitions were received and treated by the panel from Ekiti State. The petitioners faulted the conduct of the National Assembly primary held in the state but their petitions were thrown out.  A similar fate befell three petitions filed against the conduct of the House of Representatives primary in Osun State.

In Ondo State, the panel upheld three petitions for Senate, referred one to the National Working Committee; rejected two and upheld the five petitions for the House of Representatives.

The five argued successfully with documentary evidence that they won the primary but their names were substituted.

Of the two petitions received from Lagos, one was rejected for the Senate, while the one for the House of Representatives was upheld.

The panel also rejected two senatorial petitions from Ogun State and recommended that the third petitioner be adopted as the candidate, saying stakeholders of the party in the areas agreed to adopt him as a sole candidate.

The Osunbor-led APC panel equally upheld the disqualifications of some of the party’s aspirants by the Adams Oshiomhole-led NWC and its decision to grant automatic tickets to serving governors and some lawmakers.

Some of the prominent members disqualified are a former Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, and the Political Adviser to the Kaduna State governor,  Mallam Uba Sani.

From the panel’s report and recommendations, it became obvious that pressure mounted by some state governors, especially the Kaduna State Governor, El-Rufai, as well as the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, did nothing to influence the committee.

In the North-West, the panel upheld the automatic ticket given to Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central), after rejecting petitions filed by Senator Mohammed Saleh, Usman Ibrahim and Samsuddeen Giwa challenging the decision of the APC NWC to disqualify them from contesting the primary.

It also threw out a petition by Dr Abba Ibrahim who cited irregularities in the party’s decision to grant Sani an automatic ticket.

For Kaduna North, the APC panel threw out the petition filed by Senator Aliyu Lawal who also complained about alleged irregularities in the conduct of the primary in the area.

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WE DIDN'T ENDORSE ATIKU - Bishop Kukah Explains Picture In Circulation

WE DID NOT ENDORSE ATIKU!  THE PHOTO OPS WAS STAGED!!!*

*FMR. PRESIDENT OBASANJO & ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR: A RECONCILIATION NOT AN ENDORSEMENT.*

*Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH*

I have deliberately made this explanatory note long because I think it is necessary that people make up their minds based on the facts, given my central role in the event. I note that Sheikh Gumi has already told his own side of the story. I feel obliged to state my own side so that Nigerians can have a clearer picture of my own involvement. Sadly, I personally did not read President Obasanjo’s statement until two days later on the Internet since I was not physically in the hall.

Although trying to reconcile President Obasanjo and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was something I had been working on intermittently in the last few years, nothing could have prepared me for the way things finally shaped up. My focus all along had been with President Obasanjo and I had never brought Alhaji Abubakar into what I was doing. Quite fortuitously, a chance meeting changed the tide in favour of reconciliation.

Understandably, the pictures of the four of us (President Obasanjo, Alhaji Abubakar, Shaikh Gumi and I) literally lit up the social media and elicited divergent reactions from the general public. Although over 99% of the reactions that have come to me have been largely those of commendation, with people focusing, rightly, on the reconciliation, there have been others whose focus has been on an isolated development that had absolutely nothing to do with what I had in mind all these years, namely, the endorsement.

I must say that I am eternally grateful to God that this reconciliation finally happened. The focus of attention has been on the endorsement of Alhaji Abubakar by President Obasanjo, a development that I can call the third leg of the process which I initiated. I am not sure of President Obasanjo’s other interlocutors after we agreed to meet leading to the participation of other actors and so, I will only clear the air on what I can take full responsibility for.

Let me state first that I am a priest of the Catholic Church and by the grace of God, a Bishop. I have more than a passing knowledge of our discipline and doctrine in matters relating to the role of a Catholic priest in political engagement. My doctoral thesis was on Religion and Politics in
Nigeria. So, this is an area that I have written and spoken extensively about for over thirty years.

I am therefore very clear about the boundaries, the slippery slopes and the contexts. Unlike Shaikh Gumi and Rev. Oyedepo who were invited to this event, I am a central actor. So let me explain what really happened.

On Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 I had the honor of being the Guest Speaker for the annual Conference of the Four Square Gospel Church in Alagomeji, Lagos. (The Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina, a member of this Church had first invited me some years back but I could not honour the invitation). President Obasanjo was the Chairman of the occasion. At the end of the lecture, he indicated that he would have to leave because he had a scheduled meeting.

I told him I needed to see him briefly and he obliged. I brought up again the issue of what he thought of his reconciliation with Alhaji Atiku.
My last discussion with him this year was either January or February. His response was still negative and he told me what he later told the media. I reminded him that I was not interested in the politics of reconciliation but the spiritual angle. After all, I said to him, ‘as a Christian, this is an important thing for you to do’. He was quiet and then said he would speak with me later that evening on his final decision. We parted, he to his car and I returned to the Church to end the event.

At about 9pm the same Tuesday, he called to say that he had thought over the issues I had raised and finally decided to accept my suggestion and that yes, he would be happy to reconcile with Alhaji Abubakar. When did he think we could meet then, I asked him? He said he would look at his diary and get back to me later. Then, just before 11pm the same Tuesday, I received another call from him saying his diary was full, that the earliest date for him was October 21st. I accepted happily and told him that I would try and reach Alhaji Abubakar either directly, or through his aides to convey the news.

My initial intention had been to return to Abuja that same evening from Lagos, but my hosts at the Four Square Gospel had suggested that I should get some rest. Next morning, Wednesday October 10th, after I had finished celebrating the Holy Mass, I received a call from President Obasanjo: ‘Bishop, listen, I have changed my mind’. My heart nearly sank, but before I could ask why, he said: ‘Let us do it tomorrow if you can reach Atiku. I am going to deliver a lecture in Ife and will be back home before 1pm. So, tell him to come at 1pm’. I started frantic efforts to reach Alhaji Atiku without luck. I reached one of his aides, Paul Ibe, and asked him to please let him know I am trying to reach him. Finally, at about 1pm, I received a call from him. I told him what had happened with President Obasanjo. He agreed and said he would be in Abeokuta for 1pm on Thursday.

I got back to my hosts, the Four Square Gospel Church to tell them about the change in my travelling plans especially as I had no car to take me to Abeokuta. I didn’t want to ask President Obasanjo’s people to send me a vehicle because I believed I needed a leeway of independence and trust. My hosts were exceedingly gracious in making a vehicle available, a driver and an aide to take me to Abeokuta. Earlier that morning, President Obasanjo had called me a second time and told me that he wanted Alhaji Abubakar to come with the Chairman of the PDP, and two or three others. He also told me he had also invited both Shaikh Gumi and Rev. Oyedepo. This was welcome news- Rev. Oyedepo is a kinsman of his, and the presence of Shaikh Gumi made sense.

I was a bit nervous, seeing that the circle was getting larger for something I thought was between three of us.I arrived Abeokuta about 12.15pm ahead of both President Obasanjo and Alhaji Abubakar and his team. Alhaji Abubakar and his team arrived, and then I saw more and more people coming in.

I saw familiar faces of different people who turned out to be the leaders of Afenifere. All these years, whenever I brought up this matter of reconciliation, my idea has always been for the three of us to sit down together. I still believed that the meeting would be between the two of them and the three religious leaders.

When President Obasanjo appeared, I walked up to him and said I wanted to know the protocol for the meeting. He suggested that we would meet in a hall and that I should say a few words about how we got here. I declined because it seemed again that at this point, we were in small forest of politics and I had no wish to be caught in it. I was happy that what I wanted to achieve had been achieved, namely, getting these two men to put the past behind them. My personal preoccupation was a pastoral one, and not a political one. I was uncomfortable with this and I decided to make my position clear. I offered a different proposal to help us sift the moral grain from the chaff of politics via a three-step process so as to insulate the three of us from the political fallout.

I proposed that the first step would be for he and Alhaji Abubakar to sit down behind closed doors, sort out their issues and then the next step would be for both Sheikh Gumi and I to go in and listen to the two of them as Rev. Oyedepo had not arrived. After that, I said, they could continue with the third phase which from what I could see was high wire politics and I had no wish to be caught in the web. After they both finished their brief meeting, Sheikh Gumi and I went in and sat down with the two of them. We had some small briefing and then both of us spoke briefly on what they had done, encouraging them to ensure that this reconciliation holds. I even said jokingly that I am a Catholic priest and our marriage vows are indissoluble! After that, we prayed and then took what has now become the famous photograph behind closed doors.

At this point, I felt that my spiritual duties had been achieved and I was prepared to maintain my independence. Sheikh Gumi and I shook hands and although I was hungry and food was being laid out, I skipped lunch. I quietly let myself out by the side door, got into the Four Square Gospel car and we drove off to Lagos. Despite the dread of Lagos traffic and the disruption of flights at the Airport in Lagos, I had declined the offer of a seat in the Aircrafts which had flown them to Abeokuta. Although flying with them was the best (and most convenient) assurance I had of getting to Abuja in time for a speaking engagement at an event with the Sultan and Cardinal Onaiyekan for 9am the next day, it was necessary to ensure that I took no favours from any of the two parties.

I was not in Abeokuta to endorse Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party. I perfectly understand the feelings of many of my friends and members of the opposition who believe that I travelled with Alhaji Abubakar and his team to attend his endorsement by President Obasanjo, but I reiterate that this was not the case. All the bills for my travel were settled by the Four Square Gospel hosts for the earlier dated programme who had bought my tickets, booked accommodation for me and took care to get me to the airport for my flight to Abuja and Sokoto.

I am a strong believer in a peaceful and united Nigeria, ideals for which I have striven and served my entire adult life as a thinker and a priest. My instincts for reconciliation and peace were sharpened during my involvement and experience with the Oputa Panel. When the Generals refused to respond to the invitation of Oputa Panel, I personally undertook to visit both General Babangida and Buhari (he was not at home) at a time that today’s latter day Buharists were asking the Panel to compel them to come or risk being blacked out of national life.

Objective-minded people will remember that back in 2001, when the Christian community and many of President Buhari’s opponents claimed that General Buhari had said that Muslims should vote only for Muslims, many people in the Christian community were disappointed that I wrote a long article to explain the context of what he had said after speaking with the General. His party, the ANPP later used part of my article for their 2003 campaigns! My faith and experience have taught me to learn to suspend judgment till I have heard both sides of a story, no matter what.

I hope that this clarification helps to allay the concerns of those who may have seen all of these in a different light. Many minds will remain set no matter the reasonableness of my comments here, and this is to be expected- one can not please everyone. This is why it is often best to seek to please only one’s own conscience, and here, mine is very clear.

I have been involved in a few behind-the-scene shuttle diplomacy for years, largely on my own initiative, taking advantage of my knowledge of those engaged in the conflict or at the invitation of third parties. Some have succeeded and some have not. As priest, it is not in my place to publicise what we have achieved.

I am the Convener of the National Peace Committee. This alone is enough to place a moral boundary which I am bound to respect. The NPC able to accomplish much because of trust and that is not what I can treat lightly. When it became clear that both President Obasanjo and Abubakar were on the verge of making peace, I alerted the Chairman of the NPC, General Abdusalam. Since I happen to be in Lagos, I drove to the Ikoyi home of Chief Emeka Anyaoku and alerted him. I spoke to my Metropolitan, the Archbishop of Kaduna, Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso. All in all, everyone believed this was a very good move if we could achieve it. None of us imagined the third phase of this meeting.

Both theoretically and practically, I have come to know that peace making is a very risky business and often a thankless job. I recall listening to the late Kofi Anan speak about his on two different occasions. Anyone involved in peace making from domestic quarrels to larger battles, must be ready for the good, the bad and the ugly. In the end, we must wear the shoes of the long distance runner, believing and trusting that the truth never ever sinks to the bottom of the sea. The truth will always have a stubborn way of defying the hostile elements and popping up at the right time, no matter how long it takes.

I perfectly understand that with Alhaji Abubakar having just picked up the Presidential ticket of his Party, without providing this context, definitely, I can appreciate why many people will have a lot of anxieties. They will definitely be right to question my neutrality. However, I have far too many friends across party lines for me to openly endorse one candidate or party against the other.

It will be against the principles of the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church which regulates our public life in the political space. The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference has signed a statement to the effect that no altar of the Catholic Church must ever be open to any politician, something we have all taken seriously. I therefore hope that this clarification helps those whose minds are open.

I am thankful to God and quite pleased that this reconciliation took place and that I was a small instrument in making it happen. However, I am sorry that it has been given a different colouration and doubts to many people. Its timing was purely fortuitous and purely circumstantial not a contrivance. Personally, I will never relent in the very urgent task of making peace and reconciliation across the spectrum of our country.

2019 presidency: I did not endorse Atiku — OYEDEPO

PRESIDENT of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, yesterday, denied endorsing the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 presidential election.

 Bishop Oyedepo Speaking at a Sunday church service in Canaan Land Ota, Ogun State, Oyedepo said he was invited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s residence for a peace parley.

His words: “I am aware Winners are in every political party in Nigeria but I don’t belong to any party. I was only invited to make peace. I don’t force myself on people because I am too busy.”

He, however, lamented the rising rate of killings in some parts of the country especially in Plateau State.

Vanguard

AgegePulse Magazine...Headline News

*NEWS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2018.*



*PUNCH*


Marafa backs INEC, says no candidates in Zamfara APC

Why I wont attend Fayemis inauguration Fayose

2019 polls budget: Senate retains inserted projects

Ohakim, 13 other gov aspirants form new APGA

Pay Omo-Agege his entitlements or appear in court, judge warns Saraki

Primary: Cross River PDP members protest against Ayades election

Family as resource for nurturing mental health in youths

Minister agrees with IMF on Nigerias debt weakness

MMA2: Aviation unions call off strike

Nigeria needs $1tn investment to fix energy Osinbajo

Xpress Payments lures unbanked Nigerians with products, services

Tinubu was mute when herdsmen attacked South West Odumakin

Osinbajo to speak on Nigerias investment drive in Oxford

2019: Mixed reactions as Obasanjo endorses Atiku

Economic benefits of integrated farming

Ekiti Assembly removes Speaker, deputy, suspends 12 lawmakers

Determining which bank account suits you best

Joke with Nigerias unity, have problem with me Buhari

Ladol, Samsung disputell be resolved amicably FG

ICPC discovers FGs N9.8bn hidden in bank, grills MD

Poor facilities, polices causing high port charges LCCI

Nigeriansll choose between a clean candidate and a racketeer APC

Estate surveyors seek proper clean-up of Ogoniland


*VANGUARD*


Meet eSight 3, glasses that can give sight to the blind

Ford to produce vehicles that automatically warn of emergency ahead

Flood: Rice farmers in Edo North, Central lament destruction of farmland By Gabriel Enogholase

WARRI S/WEST: Defeated aspirants urged to eschew bitterness

Why we removed Speaker, Deputy ' Ekiti lawmakers

Fresh crisis looms as Senate vires N189bn
INEC budget from SIP's N500bn

Man arraigned over importation of 1,570 pump action rifles

The Elevation Church celebrates 8th anniversary, set to host Women's Conference

2019 elections: Presidency cries gang-up, as Obasanjo okays Atiku

STATE OF THE NATION: Nigeria'll remain stagnant if', says Ooni of Ife

Nigeria needs $1trn investment to modernise energy infrastructure ' Osinbajo

Atiku'll turn people's fears to hope 'Okotie-Eboh

I never said I graduated with first class from UNN ' Kachikwu

Elizade tutors motorists on vehicle maintenance

PLATEAU: Violent protests trail LG poll results

Kwankwanso vs Shekarau fixture not certain in Kano

The 31 Presidential candidates for 2019

Buhari's conscience in Port-Harcourt

I will not attend Fayemi's inauguration ' Fayose

You will lose together, Buhari tells Obasanjo, Atiku

Uba brothers at war again over Anambra South Senate seat

2019 elections: Nigerians must choose from candidates that can pass integrity test -APC

ARC disburses N11bn to tackle drought in member countries


*THE NATION*


Exit, boss of the bourse
Gang up ll fail, says Buhari as Obasanjo endorses Atiku

Presidency: Obasanjo, Atiku will lose together

Minister: Fed Govt targets $22b foreign investments in two years

Presidency, lawmakers set to clash over N189.2b approved for INEC

Ekiti speaker, deputy sacked

Court upholds Executive Order 6

Senate blocks Durunnguwas nomination as NPC commissioner

Falola calls for Kingship studies in African varsities

Obasanjo, Atiku and 2019 calculations

Ikpeazu: Nnamdi Kanus fatherll return soon

How Sanwo-Olu can succeed, by Olusi

Lagos 2019: How Agbaje emerged PDP flag bearer

Marafa: There was no consensus in Zamfara APC primaries

Nnamdi Kanus father to be home soon Ikpeazu

2019: Vote for a godly man, says CAC president

26m women may lose jobs to technology, IMF warns

Averting economys relapse into recession

Global food pricesdrop amid robust supplies

Frooty Happy Hour now in 100ml pouches

Decent Work Day: ASSBIFI calls for job security

Most Nigerians not meeting fruit intake requirement

9mobile affirms commitment to leveraging power of IoT


*THISDAY*


AWAITING A NEW HISTORY BOOK ON BENIN KINGDOM

Remembering Village Headmaster at 50

Honour for Wizkid in Minnesota

A Star Line-up for 2Baba's Buckwyld 'n' Breathless

Kasala' Mirrors the Lives of Teenage Boys in the Ghetto

Celebrating Fela Posthumously at 80

Omotola Honored as One of 100 Most Influential People Of Black Descent

Niniola to Headline 'The Human Radio' Concert

Abeokuta Experiences Happiness at Laffmattazz

Rohr: Eagles Need All Six Points against Libya


*THE SUN*


Lagos Open Tennis: Prime seeds advance to semifinals

Djokovic wants tennis Super World Cup

My life is upside down -Mbappe

Coutinho rubbishes Barca

Musa: Eagles 'll reply Amrouche against Libya

Libya players injected with vaccines

2019: Obasanjo rates Atiku higher than Buhari

INEC budget: Buhari, Senate head for showdown

Save journalism from dying, Osinbajo tells editors

INEC lists threats to 2019 elections

How to free yourself from fear

Enter the Atiku era
2019: The Battle of Baba 70s

Atiku vs. Buhari: Issues at stake

NIRSAL, CBN and Anchor Borrowers Programme

Primordial republicanism, stereotypism and Igbo leadership syndrome

David Omueya Dafinone (1927-2018)


*GUARDIAN*


In the beginning, Atiku was to succeed Obasanjo

Obasanjo, Buhari and Atiku: The game begins

NLC, TUC threaten fresh strike over minimum wage

Siyavula, 9mobile launch aspire maths portal

Stakeholders urge school girls, women to break barriers to gender equality

Nation needs $1tr to modernise energy infrastructure, says Osinbajo

Real Madrid sue newspaper over Ronaldo rape allegations

Man nabbed for allegedly raping 14-year-old mother

Inventors to unveil 'made-in-Nigeria' car

HarvestPlus canvasses concerted efforts against malnutrition


*DAILY TRUST*


No party has submitted list of candidates ' INEC

What happens to Obasanjo's Coalition for Nigeria

Issues as Marafa backs INEC on Zamfara primaries tussle

Ekiti speaker, deputy impeached, 12 suspended

Sami wants APC intervention in Kebbi South

PDP kicks as APC clears 11 out of 13 Plateau LGs

No APC senatorial primary in Plateau South ' Tallen

2019: Atiku asks APC, BCO, Presidency to stick to issues

I've always wanted to be my own boss' ' Wuraola

ITF graduates 30 youths in Kogi

Living blind is ability in disability

My work announces me ' Ezinne, a beautician

Girl power challenging myths about menstruation

Youths tasked on N/Delta amnesty programme support

The Nigerian youth must make a difference ' clergies

AHF engage's stakeholders to make schools safe for girls

Cowbellpedia: Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa students grab last semi-final slot

Yusuf kicks as Takai emerges 'Kano PDP' gov'ship candidate

Ghana eviction order: Nigerian traders threaten 'reactive steps

Update: Nerves calm as Nigerian participants, others receive IMF update on earthquake

Dubai's Dragon Oil plans $500m in acquisitions in 2019 ' CEO

Tony Blair advises party to vote down May's possible Brexit deal

GUATEMALA: Ex-VP Roxana Baldetti sentenced to 15 years in prison


*TRIBUNE*


FULL SPEECH: I have forgiven you-know-what, Obasanjo tells Atiku

Ooni, Alaafin, Olubadan, Yoruba leaders at Yoruba Unity Forum workshop

Mitigating the effects of population explosion

The efficacy of handwashing to healthy living

Remembering Baba Sala
X-raying campaign styles of PDP presidential hopefuls at Port Harcourt convention

My father was a shy, gentle guy 'BoiSala, Baba Sala's son

Oyo TMC tackles hate speech, gives recipe for peace in Nigeria

2019 elections: Ogun Muslims give political parties, candidates conditions

Ahmad seeks review of conferment of honorary Islamic titles


*LEADERSHIP*


Those Benefitting From Boko Haram Want The War To Continue

Who Will Vote For Buhari Or Atiku

China: Celebrating 40 Years Of Robust Engagement With The World

SWOT Analysis Of Eagle 75 Vs Eagle 72

A Tale Of Two Conventions: Winners And Losers

Reps Seek To Arm NASS Security

No Primaries, No Consensus Candidates in Zamfara ' Sen Marafa

The Political Rainfall In Niger State: How Mohammed Sani Musa Led The Onslaught

World Food Day: FG Committed To Zero Hunger ' Lokpobiri

NSCDC Boss Warns Officers Against Criminal Offences


*DAILY INDEPENDENT*


Ijede Residents Beg Ambode To Fix Bad Roads

Ekiti Monarch Gets Staff Of Office

Ado-Ekiti Ex-Convicts Bag Four-Year Jail Term

Oyo Celebrates Twins Festival Tomorrow

Yoruba Group Sets Agenda For Atiku

Ajimobi Tasks Stakeholders On Agric Development

Amosun Named TAMPAN Man Of The Year

Alapomu Stool In Osun Still Vacant, Ruling House Claims

Moses' Bench Role In Chelsea And Issues Therein

Atiku Has Redisovered, Repositioned Himself 'Obasanjo


*BUSINESSDAY*


BusinessDay 12 Oct 2018
The first casualty of trade war is truth

Ondo govt partners NGOs, CSOs on 2019 budget preparation

IMF recommends tight monetary policy, non-oil mobilisation for Nigeria

Lessons for Nigeria from Germany on circular economy, waste management

Poor storage of Oxytocin endangers lives of women at childbirth

Building Africa's laboratory workforce, key to quality healthcare

Cost-effective cancer control solutions advocated by experts

LASG to promote inclusive healthcare delivery as social health insurance take root in Lagos

Ondo targets zero child morbidity, mortality through 'Agbomola

Choose Fani-Kayode as running mate, group tells Atiku, PDP

Christian group, Christians in Power Network, CIPN, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its flagbearer at the forthcoming 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to choose a former minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, as their vice presidential candidate.

In a statement signed by Apostle Chikezie Onyekere and Pastor Solomon Ayuba, the organisation’s Coordinator and Secretary respectively, the group said “we predicate our advice on the fact that Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, unlike many Christians, is the one man who has stood firmly for the faith and has suffered immense persecution in the hands of the establishment because of this. He is one man many Christians believe has been ordained by God to rescue us from the hands of our relentless traducers and murderers”.

The statement continues: “The population and spread of Christians in Nigeria cut across regions and ethnicity. The greatest fear of Christians today is that of insecurity where priests, pastors and their members are wantonly killed, our churches continuously desecrated and destroyed, and our sources of livelihood wasted, we as Christians will not vote for any party that parades a Christian who cannot effectively represent our cause at the highest levels.

“Apart from the votes that Fani-Kayode would get from the southwest as one from there, he will also get massive votes across the nation and everywhere Christians are found because we have come to see him as our voice, not just us but also evry oppressed Nigerian irrespective of religion, ethnicity or party affiliation.

“This will be the masterstroke for both Atiku Abubakar and the PDP”.
“Fani-Kayode is loved for having been consistent in playing the roles of voice for the voiceless and defender of the defenceless without any immunity covering him even while those with one refused to speak up for the people.

“No doubt, an Atiku/Fani-Kayode presidency will be an ideal team that would tackle our economic crises and insecurity satisfactorily. We shall sensitise and mobilize our people massively to vote for the PDP at the presidential election should we be sure that we have a strong voice for us there. Fani-Kayode is widely loved across the major religions of the country.

He has spoken up for the Shiite Muslims who have suffered untold hardship in the hands of the current government. He has spoken up for Dasuki, a Fulani Muslim, who is being unjustly held in detention even after multiple valid court orders had granted him bail. He has also spoken up for Sheikh El Zakzaky who is suffering a similar fate to that of Dasuki etc. So no one can accuse him of religious bigotry.

“We pray Alhaji Atiku Abubabkar and PDP to strongly consider this advice if they want to make any inroad among our people with humongous population in the country.”

Atiku Considers Soludo, Adesina, Chike Obi, Peter Obi,Ekweremadu As Running Mate

•To decide on zoning of position between South-west and South-east tomorrow

•Age, knowledge of economy key criterion for nomination

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has begun earnest search for his running mate as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline for the submission of names of parties’ candidate expires on Monday.

By the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Electoral Act 2010 as amended, no candidature is complete without a running mate.
THISDAY sources close to the Atiku camp said at least three technocrats and two politicians have been penciled down for the position.

The technocrats are, former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo; former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; and former Managing Director of Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Chike Obi.

The politicians being considered for the number two position are, former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, and the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.

According to a source, the candidate and the PDP hierarchy are still undecided on the zone the position should be allotted. But he said the scope had been narrowed down to the South-west and the South-east.

“We would have to weigh the electoral value of both zones and decide where we would allot it,” the source said, explaining that there was the need to maintain a balance between the existing political configuration, which requires the party to challenge the dominance of the APC in the high voting South-west by picking a running mate that would challenge the electoral advantage of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; and the need to retain the loyalty of the South-east that had remained a PDP stronghold.

Both zones were believed to have helped Atiku to neutralise the Northern zones’ delegates’ votes that went to Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal during the presidential primary on Saturday.

A source told THISDAY that the matter would be trashed out tomorrow at a meeting of the presidential candidate with the party hierarchy.
Apart from zoning, Atiku is also said to be considering age and knowledge of the economy and economics as two major criterions for the selection of the running mate.

According to a source, the presidential candidate thinks his running mate has to be a much younger person as a strategy to appeal to the army of youths, which is already up in arms against the old brigade.

Atiku is, however, said to be insisting that such a young man must also have deep knowledge of the economy as his focus is on the revival of the economy to create jobs for the teaming unemployed population.

“His challenge, therefore, is how to strike the balance between getting a youthful running mate and an economy savvy candidate. Both must be rolled into one,” a source said, explain that this might have informed the short list that was revealed to THISDAY.