The group is still mourning the demise of its Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Odumakin Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political group, has debunked reports regarding its support for the presidential bid of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, or any other aspirant for the 2023 presidential election. This is coming following a Read more
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I wish my husband could read tributes of those he criticized, says Odumakin’s widow
“I started saying a lot of things to him, but he did not respond. That was when I knew that comrade was gone.” Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, wife of late Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman for Afenifere, has reacted to the avalanche of tributes in honour of her late husband saying she wished her husband could hear Read more
Nigeria’s democracy not complete without Bola Tinubu – Gov Sanwo-Olu
As a pathfinder, Asiwaju charted the developmental trajectory of modern Lagos Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo, has hailed the contribution of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to the development of Nigeria, saying the country’s democracy cannot be complete without him. Sanwo-Olu made this known via a Read more
2023: Buhari’s agenda in Fulanis’ interest will quash Tinubu’s presidential ambition – Adebanjo
“People talk about an agreement between them, but Buhari is deceiving him, and he (Buhari) has an agenda of his own.” Ayo Adebanjo, the acting Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has his own agenda in the interest of the Fulanis adding that Bola Tinubu’s 2023 ambition would fall Read more
Tinubu speaks on farmer-herders crisis, Says it’s criminal to attack herders, farmers
Crisis not ethnic but weak social institutions The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has reacted to the recent crisis between crop farmers and herders in Nigeria. Tinubu who expressed this in a statement Saturday said the destruction of crops or seizure of property of an innocent farmer or herder is an Read more
Bola Tinubu: What FG should do about herder crisis [FULL TEXT]
There have been sporadic disputes in the past but this one is more severe. The herder-farmer dispute has taken on acute and violent dimensions. It has cost too many innocent lives while destroying the property and livelihoods of many others. It has also aggravated ethnic sentiment and political tension. Despite the efforts of some of Read more
AGF Malami says his office not investigating Asiwaju Tinubu
The EFCC had recently begun investigating the Tinubu demanding his asset declaration documents Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation, has said his office has not instigated any investigation on the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The AGF who said this on Tuesday while speaking during a programme on Read more
EFCC hunts Bola Tinubu for corruption, seeks ex-Lagos governor’s asset documents from CCB
The probe was instigated by Abubakar Malami to harass and persecute Tinubu and destabilise him before 2023 – Source The EFCC has requested Bola Tinubu’s asset declaration documents from the Code of Conduct Bureau, in a politically-charged inquiry that could see the former Lagos governor and ruling party chieftain arrested and prosecuted before 2023, according to Read more
Fraud: EFCC intensifies grilling of ex-FIRS boss, Fowler as probe stretches into second week
CORRUPTION The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has continued its insistent interrogation of the former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, over alleged multiple frauds while in office. Fowler, who reportedly arrived at the Lagos State office of the anti-graft agency on Monday, is still being grilled over alleged corruption Read more
Tinubu backs scrap of Lagos pension law, congratulates Gov Sanwo-Olu on ‘Budget of Rekindled Hope’
A national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed his support for the move made by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government to repeal the state pension law. Governor Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, disclosed that a bill on the abrogation of the law would be sent to the House of Read more