Year: 2021

Buhari Promised to Pick Tinubu as Running Mate in 2015, Ex-Party Chairman Akande Reveals

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Former Governor of Osun state and ex-interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, Thursday narrated how Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as he then was, the presidential candidate of the party at the time, promised to pick Bola Tinubu as his running mate in the 2015 election. Chronicling the events that led to the eventual selection of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Akande, in his autobiography, “My Participations”, published by Gaskia Media Limited, disclosed how Buhari who was then under pressure to drop the former Lagos governor, later reneged on…

APC Convention: Mustapha, Almakura, Sani, 8 other chairmanship aspirants to discuss way forward

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Ahead of the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for February 2022, all the national chairmanship aspirants will on Thursday this week gather in Abuja to speak on their ideas of moving the party forward in preparation for the 2023 general elections. The eleven prominent chairmanship aspirants include; former Deputy National Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Saliu Mustapha, former governor of Nasarawa state Senator Tanko Almakura, former governor of Borno state Senator Alimodu Sheriff, current Senator representing Niger East Mohammed Sani Musa,…

Osinbajo’s Road to Abuja: The Untold Story By Olawale Olaleye

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Since his emergence as Nigeria’s number-two citizen, different accounts had been flying around on how Professor Yemi Osinbajo, actually secured the coveted vice-presidential slot, a majority of which revolved around the person of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his former boss. Indeed, the recent revelation by Chief Bisi Akande in his book, “My Participations” was equally slanted to further pin down the narrative. You may recall that in 2016, Professor John Paden, authored a biography, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of leadership in Nigeria’, where he dismissed speculations that Tinubu, influenced the emergence…

I was prepared to govern, says Gov Sule

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule said his humble upbringing while growing up as a member of the royal family in Gudi Station, where he learnt humility, as well as his vast experience in the private sector, where he learnt how to manage both human resources and capital, adequately prepared him for his role as governor. Engineer Sule made this known when he appeared as a guest on Radio Link, a network phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), on Saturday. He explained that his family background…

Rule of Law, Nigeria’s only hope of survival (1) By Hassan Gimba

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Our current situation of a glaring failure of the rule of law must disturb any Nigerian who has come of age. The average citizen today lives in fear. When you retire into your house, you pray to God to deliver you from evil marauders who have removed peace from the calmness of the night. When the sun rises, you again rely on God to protect you from those who have become the law unto themselves. In Nigeria today, the rule of law has taken flight. Charlatans carrying guns that are…

Huawei declares 10.2% net profit margin in Q1 to Q3 2021

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Huawei has released its business results for the first three quarters of 2021. According tho the tech giant, it generated CNY455.8 billion (approx. $71bn) in revenue, and its net profit margin was 10.2% during the period.   “Overall performance was in line with forecast,” said Guo Ping, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman. “While our B2C business has been significantly impacted, our B2B businesses remain stable. Through our ongoing commitment to innovation, R&D, and talent acquisition, and rigorous attention to operating efficiency, we are confident we will continue to create practical value for…

Huawei opens largest Global Cyber Security Center

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Huawei has opened its largest Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in Dongguan, China with representatives from GSMA, SUSE, the British Standards Institution, and regulators from the UAE and Indonesia speaking at the opening ceremony.   Along with the opening of the new center, Huawei also released its Product Security Baseline, marking the first time the company has made its product security baseline framework and management practices available to the industry as a whole. These actions are part of the company’s broader efforts to engage with customers, suppliers,…

House of Reps vows to unravel circumstances surrounding Itunu Babalola’s death … says Ivorian Ambassador has questions to answer

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The House of Representatives has vowed to unravel circumstances surrounding the death of Ms. Itunu Babalola, a Nigerian lady who recently died in an Ivory Coast prison under strange circumstances. The Reps members also said all the action necessary to unravel this case will be encouraged, which may include a thorough coroners’ inquest to investigate the circumstances surrounding Itunu Babalola’s death.   Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, made this position known during a condolence visit to the parents of the deceased in Ibadan.   Recall…

Councilors’ Forum elects Yusuf Shuaibu Aliyu as National President

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The National Councilors’ Forum of Nigeria (NCFN) has elected the councilor of Sharada Ward, Kano Municipal,Yusuf Shuaibu Aliyu (Babawapa) as its new National President. Pudiya Biaupara Dominic also emerged as the Vice President (South), Mohammed Suleiman Ibrahim (North), Akinsola Kayode Kehinde as Secretary, and Aminu Ayuba Jibril as Treasurer. The election, which was adjudged transparent and free, took place in Abuja, yesterday, during the 8th National Conference/Convention of the National Councilors’ Forum of Nigeria with the theme: ”Consolidating Lawmaking in Revenue Generating at Local Government Level and Curbing the Challenges…