A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to the Federal Government to release monthly allocations to the APC-elected local government chairmen in Osun State who were reinstated by the court. OsunDailyNG reports that Oyintiloye made this call in a statement on Tuesday after addressing journalists in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Reiterating his stance, he stressed that the state government would eventually be held accountable for the funds expended on the recently conducted local government elections, describing it as a misuse of taxpayers’ resources. “I want to appeal to the Federal Government to start releasing…
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A Magistrate Court in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, on Tuesday, discharged Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, of any involvement in the death of Aloba Oladimeji Ilerioluwa, also known as Mohbad. Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who presided over the case, implemented the legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) in Lagos, stating that Naira Marley had no case to answer regarding Mohbad’s passing. Alongside Naira Marley, the court also cleared music promoter Samson Balogun Eletu, popularly known as Sam Larry, as well as Owodunni Ibrahim (Primeboy) and Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde. However, the DPP stated that it would…
The United States government on Monday released the 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) list, detailing the countries whose citizens can travel to the US without a visa for up to 90 days. OsunDailyNG gathered the United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. Notably, no African country, including Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, made the list. While most of the participating nations remained unchanged, Romania was added, marking a significant update to the programme. What Is The Visa Waiver Programme? According to the US Bureau of Consular Affairs, the VWP allows citizens of participating countries…
A panel set up by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to find a solution to the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly is set to submit its report. OsunDailyNG reports that the panel, headed by Bisi Akande, has Olusegun Osoba and former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, alongside others as members. The panel which has been meeting since last Sunday has reportedly drawn up a list of seven lawmakers to replace the Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda and take the Speakership seat back to Lagos West. A top source in the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) who was privy to…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has dismissed claims made by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that he is nurturing a presidential ambition for 2031. OsunDailyNG reports that Ribadu, a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), emphasized that his focus remains on serving the country. During an interview with Arise TV on Monday, El-Rufai alleged that Ribadu was working to eliminate northern politicians to pave the way for his supposed ambition. In response, Ribadu released a statement the same day, refuting the claims and stressing that he had never spoken negatively about El-Rufai and…
The former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has opined that President Bola Tinubu is failing in the expectation the All Progressives Congress (APC) had on him based on his track record in Lagos. OsunDailyNG reports that El-Rufai disclosed this on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme on Monday, February 24, 2025. According to him, two years after the election of President Tinubu, none of the party organs are functioning. The former Minister of FCT noted that Tinubu is not meeting the expectations of taking Nigeria to the highest level based on his past records. He said, “Two years after the election…
Former German international, Mesut Ozil has made a notable shift towards a political career by aligning himself with the ruling party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At a recent party congress held on Sunday, February 23, Mesut Ozil, who made his name in football at Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Werder Bremen, was officially appointed to the Central Decision and Management Board of the AK Party, marking a significant step in his post-football life. The 36-year-old retired midfielder, who is of Turkish descent, has faced intense scrutiny in the later stages of his football career due to his close association…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, has said the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) would soon be dead in Kano State. OsunDailyNG reports that Ganduje said many of NNPP’s bigwigs have finalized plans to dump the party for the APC. The former Governor of Kano State stated this during the distribution of 63 vehicles and 1,137 motorcycles to APC local government and ward chairmen across the state. The vehicles and motorcycles were items sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, as part of his empowerment programmes. “This empowerment programme is not just for APC…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State has suffered a major setback as 7,500 members, including key party executives, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Leading the defection is the deputy chairman of APC in Dass LGA, Yunusa Umar, alongside the APC Youth Leader, Yusuf Inuwa Bora, and Welfare Secretary, Isah Zakaria. At a reception hosted by PDP’s Local Chairman, Hon. Yusuf Sabo, and Dass LGA Executive Chairman, Hon. Mohammed Abubakar Jibo, the defectors pledged their full support for PDP. Explaining their decision, Umar praised Governor Bala Mohammed’s policies, saying his governance had…
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the membership of the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata. In a statement issued on Monday, the chairman of the APC in Kano State, Abdullahi Abbas, stated that they were not aware of Ata’s appointment as a Minister and that he was not a member of the party prior to his reported appointment. OsunDailyNG reports that Abbas stated this while responding to the swipe Yusuf Abdullahi Ata took at him recently during an interview on BBC Hausa. Ata had earlier threatened that he…