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               Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again stressed the need for restructuring in Nigeria, warning that the longer this is delayed, the worse it will turn out for the country. According to him, “my personal conviction is that, with the experience we have had operating the current Constitution where we have seen some important aspects of the Constitution being breached willfully and wantonly, and with the centre seemingly being overwhelmed by the issue of security, with crying need from different quarters for reform of the basic structure of Nigeria’s federating units, there is need for the repositioning of our country for the purpose of unity, equity, competence, good governance, security, stability, healthy competition, justice, fast socio-economic development and making Nigeria undisputed regional leader.” Obasanjo restated his position while delivering a lecture on “COVID-19 Pandemic and Nigeria Security Issues”, at the 2020 So...

                  Liverpool crowned EPL Champions Jurgen Klopp’s side, Liverpool were officially declared champions after Manchester City lost 2-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night. The Reds’ first league title since 1990 was confirmed after Pep Guardiola’s side failed to win at Stamford Bridge. Christian Pulisic’s goal had given Chelsea to lead before a wonderful Kevin De Bruyne sparked hopes of a comeback, but Fernandinho’s late red card led to a coolly converted penalty to win the game – and gift Liverpool league glory. With seven games remaining, it is the earliest any side has ever won the Premier League title, with Jurgen Klopp’s men surpassing the achievements of Manchester United in 2000-01 and Manchester City’s ‘centurions’ of 2017-18. Both of those teams clinched the league with five games left.

                                                                     Members of the dissolved Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress risk being expelled from the party should they go ahead with their threat to consider a legal action against the party on account of their removal from office on Thursday. The National Executive Committee of the party had at a meeting presided over by the President, Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday dissolved the NWC. The meeting was also attended by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, many state governors elected on the platform of the party and other key stakeholders. The meeting, held inside the Council Chambers at the Presidential Villa,...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 684 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 23,298. The NCDC made the announcement on Friday night via its Twitter handle. “On the 26th of June 2020, 684 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 23298 cases have been confirmed, 8253 cases have been discharged and 554 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “The 684 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos(259),Oyo(76), Katsina(69), Delta(66), Rivers(46), Ogun(23), Edo(22), Osun(22), Ebonyi(21), FCT(20), Kaduna(16), Ondo(10), Imo(9), Abia(9), Gombe(5), Plateau(4), Bauchi(4), Ekiti(2), Anambra(1),” the NCDC said. See the breakdown of cases by state below; Confirmed Cases by State States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths Lagos 9,741 8,140 1,475 126 FCT 1,676 1,126 518 32 O...

                                    Osun State government, on Thursday, confirmed the discovery of 17 new COVID-19 cases in the state. it ALSO announced the discharge of three patients, who have recovered from the pandemic. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, made this disclosure in a press statement forwarded to the  Tribune Online  in Osogbo. He also hinted that three of the previous cases had been discharged after testing negative twice for the virus. According to him, “Six new cases were discovered on Wednesday night after the discovery of an earlier seven cases, while another 11 were discovered on Thursday. All the cases have been taken into the state’s isolation and treatment centres in Osogbo and Ile Ife respectively. Isamotu further revealed that two of the cases came from Redeemer’s University in Ede, adding that as of press time, their travel history was yet to ...

      Ahead of the 2020 governorship election in Ondo State, the State Council of Traditional rulers on Thursday, threw their weight behind the second term aspiration of the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, saying “the governor has performed beyond expectations.” The first-class monarchs in the state said the endorsement became necessary to appreciate Akeredolu’s dedication and hard work in the three and half years of his stewardship in the state. The traditional rulers said the endorsement is also to encourage him to work more towards the development of the state. Speaking on behalf of the traditional rulers, the Chairman of the group and the paramount ruler of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Frederick Obateru Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugbo, said Akeredolu has done well in the state and deserves a second term. According to him, those who are planning to contest against the governor are wasting their time and resources, saying there was no need for heating up the polity when the in...

                                                                               Ex Governor Abiola Ajimobi A former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has described the death of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as a great loss to Nigeria and, in particular, to Yorubaland. Prince Oyinlola in a message on Thursday described Senator Ajimobi as a complete gentleman and a patriot in every sense of the word. He noted that Ajimobi had a very large heart in his dealings with all manner of persons who came his way while his politics was clearly without bitterness. Oyinlola added that the late ex-governor gave a good account of himself first as a senator, then later as governor leaving behind legacy programmes and projects that will forever mark him out as a very successful politician. He praye...

Chairman Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin has congratulated the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, over his victory at the primaries of the party for the Edo. Senator Walid called on party members to stand firm and resolute in pursuing the interest of the party urging all interests to unite for the good of the party. Obaseki’s victory at the poll has made him the flagbearer of the PDP to be fielded against other candidates for the September 19 election. He commended the national working committee of the PDP for the efforts at bringing Obaseki to its fold to swell its rank in the political space of the country. He also commended members of the PDP BoT which he chairs for sustaining the party all this while. His words: “On behalf of over 100 PDP BoT members, who serve as the conscience of the party, I wish to sincerely congratulate first the entire people of Edo State inclusive of all political parties, especially members of our party PDP who...

The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) and its management team for lack of professionalism and unnecessary demand notices issued on import cargoes at the nation’s ports. Speaking to maritime journalists on Thursday in Apapa, the Vice President of ANLCA, Mr Kayode Farinto alleged that since the present Customs management came on board, there has been arbitrary demand notices that have been slammed on imports, adding that Customs Agents now face several bottlenecks in the clearance of goods which is against the ease of doing business policy of the Federal Government. He further alleged that there are so many intervention squads, including the Customs CG taskforce that intercepts consignment that has already been cleared in a commando form. According to him “Government need to change the Customs management team now because we now lack pro...

                               Although there has been no official confirmation from his family, there were reports on Thursday afternoon that the immediate past Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, is dead. One of his political associates and a member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Akin Alabi, tweeted: “Forever in my heart” illustrating it with the photographs of Ajimobi. A former member of his cabinet also confirmed his death, but said “everybody is waiting for the family to make the announcement.” The mood around his Oluyole residence was sombre this evening but there was no one ready to speak on the matter. There had been reports over the past week that the former governor was on life support at a private hospital in Lagos suffering from complications arising from COVID-19. The 70-year-old ex-governor was the Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) until the di...

The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development has trained 7,000 youths in the IBM Digital Skill Training Programme in its bid to address youth unemployment in the country. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, made the disclosure while speaking with State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council’s virtual meeting. The meeting was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday  “The one that we have started, which really gladdens our hearts at the ministry, which is part of our success story, is the IBM Digital Skill Training. “As soon as COVID-19 happened, we decided to migrate from an offline platform to an online e-learning platform “And within three months, with IBM partnership, we have been able to train 7,000 youths. Most of them have received IBM certifications which they can use to work anywhere in the world. “Right now, over 9,000 youths have registered. Some are halfway through their training and that...