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Kwankwaso Is A Professional Presidential Election Contestant And Would Remain A Professional Failure – Ganduje

Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP as a ‘professional failure’ who specializes in deceiving people.

Ganduje submitted that Kwankwaso has become a professional presidential election contestant in Nigeria but will remain a serial loser.

Speaking in Abuja at the party’s national secretariat while hosting the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Haliru Dauda Jika, who formally defected to the APC, Ganduje said Kwankwaso is a selfish individual and is always first to jump the boat when he doesn’t get what he wants.

The APC Chairman said Jika made the right choice to dump the NNPP and return to the APC.

Ganduje said: “When I got the news that you were coming to see me in my house to discuss the way forward, I knew I was meeting a very formidable politician in the person of Senator Jika who is a household name in Bauchi state.

“He is returning to a party that is very progressive and focused when we look at where he was coming from. He is coming from a party that used to be a decent party and highly respected but was later hijacked and polluted by the kwankwasiya group.

“We are happy that the original NNPP is taking back its proper position and leaving the kwankwasiya group deserted and thrown out completely.

“The Kwankwasiyya group headed by the former Kano state governor was forced to go into a sabbatical leave for eight years before it found its way back to Government House in Kano.

“The Kwankwasiya head who wears a red cap is the person who prefers to be a king in hell than be a servant in paradise. He specializes in deceiving people. He was first in PDP, came back to APC when it was formed. That was when the PDP merged with the legacy parties to form the APC.

“Instead of staying in APC because of his ambition, he decided to leave APC after failing to pick the presidential ticket to go back to the PDP. He could not stay there again when he failed to pick the ticket.

“He still went on his own to contest the presidential poll and was defeated twice. He is a professional contestant for presidential elections and would remain a professional failure. He loves himself so much. I am happy you have dumped the red cap . It is a very sensible action that you have taken.”

The APC chairman promised Jika and all those who returned with him inclusiveness in the party ahead of the 2027 polls.

At the event, the usual red cap won by members of the Kwankwasiya movement was removed from Jika’s head and replaced with another one with the unbroken chain insignia cap of President Bola Tinubu to signify his return to the APC.

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US President, Joe Biden Appoints Two Nigerian-Americans As Advisers

Two Nigerian Americans, Osagie Imasogie and Chiney Ogwumike have been appointed as advisers by the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden.

The appointees are part of the 12 members of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States, the White House announced on the official White House website.

Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said their appointment into the 12-member advisory council is a motivation for other Nigerians.

“The nomination of the two great Nigerians into the advisory council is a welcome development,” she said on Wednesday in a statement by the commission’s spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.

Chinenye Ogwumike is a two-time WNBA All-Star for the Los Angeles Sparks and a full-time, multi-platform ESPN commentator and NBA analyst.

Ogwumike was the 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year and is a two-time WNBA All-Star (2014, 2018). She is proudly Nigerian-American and graduated from Stanford University with an International Relations degree under the mentorship of Dr. Condoleezza Rice.

In August 2020, she became the first Black woman to host a national daily sports-talk radio show.

The 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 honoree also holds the title of Executive Producer, producing an ESPN Films documentary “144” on the 2020 WNBA season.

While Osagie Imasogie, is the Chairman of the Investment Bank and SEC/FINRA registered Broker-Dealer, Quoin Capital and Quoin Advisors.

Imasogie is a co-founder of PIPV Capital, a private equity firm that is focused on the life sciences vertical and has invested over $1 billion into that industry.

Imasogie holds LLM degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

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One Feared Dead In Ghastly Road Accident In Ogun

One person has died while 14 others sustained varying injuries in a road crash involving two vehicles along Long Bridge by Hogan Guard Area of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to an eyewitness quoted by Punch, the crash occurred when a tyre of a Volkswagen minibus with registration number LSF264YD conveying passengers, pulled out in motion leading to a crash with a Toyota Camry car.

It was gathered that the Volkswagen bus was coming from the Mowe axis of Ogun State before it pulled out in motion. This led to the collision with the Camry vehicle with registration number SMK191FK.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident.

She identified the cause of the accident as tyre pull-out in motion

She said, “I can confirm the accident which happened at about 06:50hrs on Tuesday. Two vehicles were involved, a Volkswagen mini bus with registration number LSF264YD and a Toyota Camry car with registration number SMK191FK.

The cause of the accident was that the tyre of the Volkswagen bus pulled out in motion and it collided with the Camry car which resulted in the death of one person while 14 people were injured. A total of 16 people were involved.”

Okpe noted that injured persons were taken to the Accident Emergency Hospital in the Ojota area of Lagos state while the remains of the dead person were deposited at Divine Touch Hospital morgue.

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Portable Pays Tribute to Mohbad In New Song ‘Alimi’

Controversial street singer Habeeb Olalomi Oyegbile known as Portable has paid tribute to late singer, Mohbad in his new song titled “Alimi”.
In his song, Portable sang about MohBad’s troubles while alive and the public figures accused of tormenting the late artiste.
The new song by Portable reflects the need for justice for the late musician, whose passing raised questions about possible foul play.
In the song titled, “Alimi”, the self-styled ‘Wahala’ musician eulogized the late rapper while hinting at the problems he battled during his lifetime.
The 27-year-old rapper’s demise which occurred on September 12, has continued to raise dust, stirring heated controversies online.
The incident which has been termed ‘tragic’ by many, sparked nationwide rallies with thousands of youths staging candlelight processions in his honour both home and abroad.
Heeding the people’s demand for justice for the deceased, the authorities swung into action with an investigation to unravel the truth about his death.
An autopsy was carried out on the singer’s corpse last week on Thursday, September 21 with the results being awaited.
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FCT Minister, Wike Sacks 21 Heads Of FCTA Agencies, Companies

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has dismissed twenty-one heads of parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration (FCTA).

Wike, in a statement released through his Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, ordered the affected appointees to hand over the affairs of their offices to the most senior officers in rank.

The statement reads, “The Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON, has relieved the heads of the following parastatals, agencies and government companies of the FCTA of their appointments with immediate effect. They are:

“1. Group MD/CEO, Abuja investment Company Ltd

“2. CEO/MD, Abuja Markets Management Ltd

“3. MD/CEO, Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company

“4. CEO/MD, Abuja Property Development Company

“5. CEO/MD Abuja Technology Village Free Trade Zone Company

“6. CEO/MD Abuja Film Village International

“7. CEO/MD Powernoth AICL Equipment Leasing Company Ltd

“8. MD Abuja Broadcasting Corporation

“9. MD, Abuja Enterprise Agency

“10. GM, FCT Water Board

“11. DG, FCT Emergency Management Agency

“12. Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Healthcare Board

“13. Director General, Hospital Management Board

“14. Director, Abuja Environmental Protection Board

“15. Director, FCT Scholarship Board

“16. Director FCT Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board

“17. Director, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board

“18. Coordinator, Abuja Infrastructure Investment Center

“19. Director, FCT Health Insurance Scheme

“20. Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department

“21. Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council

“They are to hand over the affairs of their offices to the most senior officers in rank.

“Appointments into the offices will be made in due course.”

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Gov Sanwo-Olu Issues 2-day Ultimatum To Agege Traders To Vacate Train Tracks

Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has issued a 2-day ultimatum to traders in Agege to vacate the train tracks.

The governor gave the ultimatum after paying a visit to the Agege Station of the Red Line Rail on Wednesday, September 27.

While addressing traders selling their wares on the train track, Sanwo-Olu said

“It is a government road that is why government built everything, it’s for transportation not for the market, am telling you now, I have given you two days’ notice, everyone selling chicken they are coming to pack everything next week, you can’t stay here it’s impossible that is the reason am came myself.

We cannot have government after have invested a lot of money in these things and we are not able to use it, are you listening to me, I have told you. that’s why it’s going to be on the news and newspaper I we don’t want anybody to die when the train starts working because the train is scheduled to pass here every 10 minutes and I don’t want anybody to die here, I don’t want Wahala so all of you leave and I am going to block all the market that no one would be able to pass here.”

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Man Nabbed With Three Stolen Rams In Jigawa

A man who was alleged to have stolen three rams has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command.

Spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, said a patrol team intercepted a vehicle conveying the stolen rams in Yanbaro village but the three occupants jumped out and took to their heels, leaving the driver behind.

The driver was arrested and confessed to having received the stolen rams from the fleeing suspects.

“On 24/9/2023 at about 0430hrs, information received from a reliable source had it that, one Opel vehicle was seen with three occupants conveying three Rams suspected to be stolen along Yanbaro village S/Tankarkar to Gumel axis,” the statement read.

“On receipt of the report, the patrol team from Sule Tankarkar Division were detailed and the vehicle was intercepted. In the process, the three occupants escaped and fled to an unknown destination, the driver was arrested and the three rams were recovered

“On interrogation, the driver confessed to having received the stolen rams from the fleeing suspects.”

The suspect was arraigned in court to face the full wrath of the law, the PPRO added.

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Certificate Fraud: Save Us From Disgrace, Allow Atiku Access To Your Academic Documents – APC Chieftain Tells Tinubu

members of the ruling party from disgrace and free himself from the looming global bad record.

President Bola Tinubu has been begged to allow Atiku Abubakar, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, to have access to his academic record at Chicago State University (CSU) to save the country from embarassment.
The call was made by Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state.
In an interview with The Sun, the APC chieftain in Rivers State said President Tinubu would save members of the ruling party from disgrace and free himself from the looming global bad record if he allowed Atiku to have access to his academic record at the Chicago State University.
The former national publicity secretary of the defunct New PDP and member Rotimi Amaechi’s camp in the APC made the comment while reacting to the alleged identity fraud about President Bola Tinubu’s academic record in the university.
Eze, a known loyalist of the former minister of transportation, who contested against President Tinubu for the APC presidential ticket during the party’s primary in 2023, said the president is hiding under the privacy rights of the United States, which is extended to his academic records as well.
According to Eze, Tinubu keeping his academic records was a ploy to frustrate any investigation into his claim that he graduated from CSU, where the certificate he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
His comment reads in part: “But, the court, in its wisdom, ruled that the interest of Atiku Abubakar in obtaining Tinubu’s records from CSU outweighs his (Tinubu’s) privacy rights because by submitting his diploma to INEC, he has put his certificate to issue.”
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Why I Adopted My Mom’s Name Professionally – Asake

Ahmed Ololade, the award-winning singer, who is popularly known as Asake, has disclosed his alias is his mother’s name as he shared the reason for adopting it professionally.

The YBNL signee’s stage name is generally considered feminine which has led many social media users to question why he chose it.

In a recent interview, the Afro-fusion act explained he chose to use his mother’s name as his stage identity.

Speaking with CNN, Mr Money mentioned his mother’s name was adopted by him during his university days, adding that his friends prompted it.

He explained that besides loving his mom and being identified with her by embracing her name, he also loved savouring the feeling of shock from the crowd whenever he appeared on stage after being introduced, seeing they often expect to behold a lady.

He said: “My friends started using it to play with me, and they said, ‘Omo Asake, omo Asake, Asake came yesterday’ and you know students can be funny. So at the end of the day they removed the ‘omo’ and started calling me Asake.

“So it’s so easy for me [to adopt the name] because when I’m introduced on stage, people expect a beautiful lady or a nice girl. I just like the feeling and the shock on their faces.

“Also, I love my mother and the fact that people call my mother’s name through me.”

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BREAKING: NLC, TUC To Embark On Nationwide Strike From October 3

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to embark on a nationwide strike from Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

The decision was reached by the organised Labour Unions on Tuesday after the failure of the Federal Government to successfully implement policies to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians.

The organised labour unions had made demands from the Federal Government following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit.

Among other things, the NLC and the TUC are asking for wage awards, implementation of palliatives, tax exemptions and allowances to public sector workers and a review of the minimum wage.

The National President of NLC, Joe Ajaero during a virtual National Executive Council meeting which was held on Zoom, Tuesday told members of NEC that a meeting was held with the officials of the TUC to deliberate on ways forward.

Ajaero noted that it was resolved that the two centres work together to make their stance known to the government.

A source who was present at the meeting who spoke with Punch noted that some members of the NLC initially objected to the development of the NLC working together with the TUC.

The source said, “Initially some members did not want us to work with the TUC but as of now, we don’t have a choice. The government has not been proactive. So it is going to be a definite action this time around.” my

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