By Chris Moustapha Nwaokobia Jnr The Press Statement authored by Mr Bayo Onanuga Director, Media And Communication of the Tinubu Campaign Organization calling on “Mr Peter Obi to call his supporters to order that falsehood and disinformation will not win election”, smacks of mischief and manifest desperation as there is no shred of doubt that the Peter Obi Team is profoundly issues based, manifestly factual, unequivocally civil and completely decorous. To attempt to tie all the lies swimming in the social media to the Peter Obi Campaign is not only…
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Ikpeazu committed to opening up of rural communities – Hon.
Solomon Akpulonu
By Mandy Park Member Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Solomon Akpulonu, has disclosed that the Okezie Ikpeazu administration is committed to opening up rural communities in the state. Akpulonu, who represents Obingwa East State constituency, disclosed this while addressing his constituents who came to complain about the abandoned Agalaba Ring Road in the area and pledge their support for his re-election at Ntighauzo. The lawmaker explained that the Governor was committed to completing the project to open up the communities, even to the border with Akwa Ibom state. He…
Read MoreStop blackmailing Govt, ASCETA Provost warns staff
By Mandy Park The Provost, Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu,Dr Phillips Nto has warned staff of the institution to desist from blackmailing the government over welfare issues. This is as he also asked them to refrain from acts capable of impugning on the integrity of management. The Provost who spoke during a meeting he held with the staff in Arochukwu expressed shock that some union leaders have taken it upon themselves to degrade the image of the state government and management of the college in the name of…
Read MoreCyber security professionals thumb up Attivo’s deception solution
By Mandy Park The Head of Security Operations Centre at the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Ifeanyi Jude Muonagor, disclosed yesterday that bank’s deployment of cyber deception solution in 2017, yielded remarkable results. Muonagor, who spoke virtually at a one day event held in Lagos on the topic; ‘Importance of deception technology and identity security,’ revealed that not less than 80 per cent of system breaches have been linked to compromised credentials. The event was organized by a Nigerian tech firm, InfoData Professional Services, in collaboration with Attivo Networks. Muonagor…
Read More2023 Polls; Obi/Baba-Ahmed Best To Support
By Babangida Kakaki As the 2023 elections gather momentum, all presidential candidates ought to be assessed on their performance records whether they can be supported or not. The ruling party, APC has fielded Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the so-called Muslim-Muslim ticket that is still generating mixed reactions from across the country. For PDP, it is Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and his running mate Gov. Okowa of Delta State. The NNPP, a seemingly new party has former Governor of Kano state, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, and his running mate Pastor…
Read MoreLagos top PDP stalwart, Gbadamosi declares support for Peter Obi
By Mandy Park Strong stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP )in Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, popularly called BOG, on Friday, defected to the Labour Party (LP), declaring support for its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Gbadamosi, a former governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party and a former Lagos East Senatorial Candidate of the PDP, made his intention public in a statement in Lagos..Part of the statement reads “I had completely lost hope, especially in the youths of Nigeria, considering how the senatorial bye-elections panned out, after…
Read MoreKizz Daniel summoned by Police for taking law into his hands
Kizz Daniel allegedly seized a dry cleaning outfit’s bus and the owner of the business subsequently reported the ‘Buga’ crooner to the police By Kehinde Okeowo Ace Nigerian singer and songwriter, Daniel Anidugbe, better known as Kizz Daniel has been invited by the Lagos State Police Command for questioning. Kizz Daniel is expected to be quizzed by the police over an allegation that he took the law into his hands by seizing a bus belonging to a laundry company. The artiste is believed to have taken such drastic action because…
Read More2023: Tinubu’ll only become President if… — Femi Aribisala
Renowned social critic and Nigerian International Affairs expert Femi Aribisala has said that, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will only win if APC rigged the election massively for him. The veteran international affairs scholar stated this via his official Twitter handle on Tuesday. Aribisala said, no political party with disastrous track record like the ruling APC in its 7 years of maladministration, has ever been re-elected in a free and fair Democratic poll. “In the history…
Read MoreLagos accounts for 33% drug abuse in Nigeria — Marwa
…Marwa commended the efforts of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos in assisting the agency on war against drug abuse. Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) on Thursday said Lagos accounts for 33 per cent of drug abuse cases in the country. Marwa disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu-Toyi 1, in Lagos He said, “I think it is very important that drug abuse in Nigeria is stopped by all stakeholders. “I implore his Royal Majesty, Akran of Badagry, to…
Read MoreDon’t gag media, Sanwo-Olu tells politicians, others
…As NGE urges journalists to uphold ethics, ensure quality content Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged politicians and public office holders not to gag the media, saying press freedom remains important in a democracy. He made the appeal, yesterday, at a workshop organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), themed: “Journalist and digitalisation: the imperative of good corporate governance” at Ikeja, Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu, who was Special Guest of Honour, said ensuring good corporate governance and self-regulation of the digital space would completely eradicate false and fake news.…
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