By Danjuma Musa It is on record that late Senator Isaiah Balat, was a very influential, strategic and pragmatic politician. He was the consummate politician. The astute Balat used his network to pave the way for the smooth emergence of Ahmed Makarfi as the Kaduna State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999. Balat, also contributed financially ...

A multi-dimensional roadshow, comprising power bikers, activation rigs and mobile advertising vans, was spotted across cities in Lagos State on Wednesday with flashes of an appealing slogan: “A Greater Lagos Rising”. The overall activities formally flagged off the re-election campaign of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In riverine communities, hundreds of residents rolled out branded canoes in a special sea show, traversing ...

Pending a full committee report review and a complete policy document appraisal, a new health reform bill that will reposition the country’s health sector for improved delivery of set objectives to Nigerians will be in the works soon. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, made this disclosure, yesterday in Abuja at the closing of the two-day Presidential Health Reform Committee Retreat, ...

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has charged the State contingents for the National Sports Festival, scheduled to hold in Delta State to be good Ambassadors and to uphold the dignity of the State in character and courage. Governor Soludo who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi gave the charge at Archbishop A.K. Obiefuna Retreat ...

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Poets from all over the world today do not come any loftier than Nigeria’s Niyi Osundare. In my book, he is the next poet destined to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Lovers of intellection are thrilled that on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Professor Niyi Osundare will deliver his Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) Winners Lecture in ...

•1988 set student, Ayodeji Fadoju, gives back to alma mater Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was the special guest at Baptist Academy in Obanikoro, on Tuesday, where he identified with a noble cause. The Governor inaugurated a 140-bed hall of residence built by an old student of the missionary school. The single-storey dormitory named “Kikelomo Hall” was donated to the ...

With an all-of-society approach, Nigerians must shun the disaster of corruption, embrace honesty and unite to build a great country,  because integrity and trustworthiness are vital attributes for success, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday at the official launch of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Integrity and Zero Tolerance Manual for ...

Party targets N5 billion in donations All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), on Tuesday, unveiled a mobile channel for crowdfunding for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Kashim Shettima presidential project ahead of the 2023 general elections. The QR code-enabled platform was initiated to give Nigerians who believe and share the vision of Tinubu-Shettima presidential ticket to contribute towards realisation of ...

The Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system must include collaboration among different levels of government and the private sector to ensure effective implementation of reforms that will cater to the needs of Nigerians in the 21st century. This was stated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Monday in Abuja at the opening of a two-day Presidential Health ...

As outstanding journalists receive NMMA merit awards As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Nigeria media to exercise a high level of professionalism and commitment to the ethics of the profession. He appealed to media practitioners to discard fake news, malicious reports, hate speech, and any act that can derail Nigeria’s ...