Tayo Olanipekun

Atiku’s Victory: OGD Thanks Delegates, PDP Members

Folake Sokoya Former Governor of Ogun State, and Director-General of Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO), Otunba Gbenga Daniel has expressed his appreciation to delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who converged on the Adokiye Amesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt over the weekend to elect former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential standard bearer in the 2019 …

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Lagos PDP Primary: Aleshinloye-Williams Wins Assembly Ticket

Mr Babatunde Aleshinloye-Williams, popularly called, Alesh, has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, to represent Somolu Constituency ll, at the Lagos State House of Assembly, in the forthcoming 2019 General Elections. Mr Aleshinloye-Williams polled 58 votes in a consensus election where he was unanimously elected as the Party’s flagbearer. It was all jubilation as the returning officer, Mr Eboda …

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Gay Partners Still At Large 3 Years After Escaping Arrest

Folake Sokoya Mubashiru Yusuff and his gay partner that escaped arrest since 15 after being caught in the act by Olalekan’s ex- wife are still at large,National Wire can report. The incident of Gay activity happened in Onikoko,Panseke area of Abeokuta,where the ex-wife was said to have always noticed her ex husband’s car. The woman also said she had always …

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Growth In Sub-Saharan Africa Slower Than Expected–World Bank

Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16, but growth is slower than expected, according to the October 2018 issue of Africa’s Pulse, the bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies by the World Bank. The average growth rate in the region is estimated at 2.7 percent in 2018, which represents a slight increase from 2.3 …

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Independence Day: ‘FG Must Diversify Economy, Support Local Production’

Admin Presenter of Proudly Naija Show on Eko 89.7 FM, Udeme Udom, has advised the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, diversify the economy from oil and drum up support for locally made products. Udom made this call during an Independence Day Road Show staged to celebrate Nigeria’s 58th anniversary and to drum support for made in Nigeria …

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Ambode Congratulates Sanwo-Olu, Says Lagos, Party Important

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Tayo Olanipekun Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State,in a clear acceptance of defeat,has congratulated his opponent and winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Speaking about the exercise which held across the state yesterday, he stressed that the progress of the state and interest of the party remained paramount over and above any personal interests. In …

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Kumuyi’s Visit To Buhari Shameful—Fani-Kayode

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the visit of Pastor William Kumuyi to President Muhammadu Buhari gave him “a deep sense of shame and outrage.” The former Minister of Aviation, in a statement on Tuesday, said as a devout Christian, he could not understand why the clergy had to visit Buhari under whose administration many …

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Afreximbank Promotes Programme To Improve Banks’ Business Performance

Tayo Olanipekun African banks can improve their business performance by keying into the Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF), which was recently introduced by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), representatives of the Senegalese banking sector heard on Tuesday in Dakar. Speaking during a roadshow to introduce AFTRAF, Manager in the Afreximbank Guarantees and Specialized Finance Unit, Fatma Bao, said that the …

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Lagos APC Primary: NWC Panel Insists No Election Took Place

*To Announce New Date For Exercise *Ambode Shuns Voting Chairman of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Clement Ebri, on Tuesday said the governorship primaries held across Lagos State was never authorised to go ahead and modalities were not followed as scheduled. Ebri, while briefing newsmen in Ikeja on the position of the NWC on …

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NWC Panel Distances Self From APC Primary In Lagos

The National Working Committee (NWC) panel in charge of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Lagos State,on Tuesday, dissociated itself from the ongoing exercise. At a press conference, the committee opposed the option A4 mode used in the election, expressing preference for the secret ballot system. Chairman of the Primaries,Clement Ebiri, also said the materials for the …

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