Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

Members of the motoring public and general commuters travelling from or to Southwest, through Kabba- Omuo Ekiti Federal Highway are hereby notified of a failed section of the road at Ikoyi under Iyara local government area of Kogi State .This development has led to lack of free flow of traffic at the said portion of the road.In view of the foregoing, motorists, travelers, and the general public are hereby advised to use Kabba/Asaya/Ogidi/Ikare as alternative route to or from South West. The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing is already activating appropriate action to ameliorate the situation. The Federal Road…

Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Saturday, commended leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for the peaceful conduct of the local government congresses of the party.Abiodun, who gave this commendation while addressing party faithful at the St. Saviour Anglican Primary, Ikenne, venue of the congress in Ikenne Local Government Area, said the peaceful manner in which the party conducted the exercise was a strong indication that APC remains the party to beat, not only in Ogun but in Nigeria.He expressed satisfaction over the consensus approach in electing a 27-man executive committee in each…

Ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, President Muhammadu Buhari has received the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba.The President said he is anxious for the party’s success in the election.“I am happy to formally welcome you. I certainly wish you the best of luck. I’m anxious for your success, and will closely follow,” Buhari was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina.President Buhari met Uba on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja along with APC Caretaker and Convention Planning Committee and Governor of Yobe State, Mai…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has distanced himself from activities suggesting that he will contest the presidential election in 2023.The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, in a statement on Wednesday said his principal had nothing to do with the pseudo campaigners.“Undoubtedly, the development is no less a needless distraction,” Olatunde said in the statement. “Even though Mr Governor’s constitutional right, qualification, and competencies are not in doubt, this particular campaign does not represent in any manner, his immediate political disposition He stated this in reaction to campaign posters and fliers that surfaced recently on social media, asking the governor…

Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu on Thursday argued that mapping out grazing routes will help to identify the scale of the herder-farmer crisis.President Muhammadu Buhari recently ordered a committee to review 368 grazing sites across 25 states in the country to determine the levels of encroachment.Critics have faulted the President’s directive, noting that ranching is a more viable alternative to open grazing.But, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Mr Bagudu said the President’s directive does not preclude the idea of ranching.“The committee is to identify grazing routes and work with states and map them. It is not to recover grazing…

The ban also prohibits the transportation of livestock into Kaduna State from other states and the felling of trees in the state.This was announced on Thursday by the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan.“The Government of Kaduna State wishes to highlight that the previous directives suspending weekly markets, and selling of petrol in jerry cans in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Chikun, Igabi and Kajuru LGAs, as well as banning the felling of trees for timber, firewood and charcoal and other commercial purposes in Birnin Gwari, Kachia, Kajuru, Giwa, Chikun, Igabi, and Kauru LGAs, are still in force.The…

The loyalists of the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, in the All Progressives Congress, have claimed that the national leadership has directed them to inaugurate the ward congresses conducted by the group in the state.APC in the state is divided into those following Abiodun and a faction loyal to  Amosun .Both Amosun and Abiodun groups had held parallel ward congresses in the state and submitted different results.The appeal panel set up by the party during its visit received two petitions from the aggrieved members loyal to Amosun .The panel, having listened to the loyalists of Amosun, who included two senators, Tolu Odebiyi and…

The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.A source within the government, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the attack on the school and the students’ abduction to Channels Television.But police authorities in Zamfara have yet to confirm the incident.Sources explained that the assailants invaded the school in a large number and left with the students to an undisclosed location.Bandits have continued to terrorise communities in Zamfara, a disturbing trend that made the government announce a set of new measures to check their growing activities in the state.Last week, the government announced the restriction of…

On Wednesday 21st August 2019 the current Federal Executive Council was sworn in after a rigorous retreat to bring returning and new members up to speed on the accomplishments, challenges, and lessons drawn from my first term in office and to emphasize the nine priority areas of government for the second term.Two years and some months into the second term, the tradition of subjecting our projects and programs implementation to independent and critical self-review has taken firm roots through sector reporting during Cabinet meetings and at retreats. These significant review steps have helped to identify and strengthen weak areas, close…

Notable Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have opted for consensus ahead of the Local Government Congress of the party slated for Saturday, September 4, 2021.The leaders unanimously settled for the consensus mode on Tuesday at a well attended stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, the Ondo state capital.Ondo state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, led his deputy, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa; and the state APC acting chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin.Other party leaders present at the meeting included former Deputy Governors, Ali Olanusi and Lasisi Oluboyo; the Secretary to the State Government, Princes Oladunni Odu; deputy Speaker, Samuel Aderoboye;…