By Hussein Olanrewaju. The former Governor of Ogun State and current Senator representing Ogun East senatorial district, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has expressed his support for local government autonomy to ensure that rural communities benefit from democracy. He made these remarks while presenting his stewardship report at a “Dialogue with Journalists” event organized by the Nigerian…
By Hussein Olanrewaju Senator Gbenga Daniel has completed a remarkable first year in the Red Chamber, representing Ogun East Senatorial District. This district encompasses eleven Local Government Areas. In just one year, Senator Daniel has set a record for Ogun State’s senatorial history by introducing an unprecedented eleven bills. These legislative efforts address key…
By – Arthur Nwakanma Renowned human rights lawyer, activist and senior advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has bemoaned the economic problems bedevilling the country with the attendant hardship, unemployment, misery and poverty on vast majority of Nigerians. He unequivocally placed the blame on the footsteps of IMF and World Bank whose draconian and obnoxious…
By – Ismail Hussein As part of his birthday fête, a renowned business man and philanthropist, Chief Tunde Fanimokun, has donated 3.5 billion Naira to Yaba College of Technology for the establishment of an ultra modern entrepreneurship centre in honour of Chief Wahab Iyanda Folawuyo. The ground breaking ceremony of the landmark project took…
PRESS RELEASE Tinubu and Chagoury’s Dubious Lagos-Calabar Highway Project The Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has again inadvertently revealed its penchant for dubious and shady deals in the face of this 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. This project returned to public discourse at the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan administration in November 2014 wherein it…
By – Arthur Nwakanma Today marks one more year in the life odyssey of a diligent,visionary, kind-hearted, patriotic leader,mentor,model, and a man of the people,his Excellency, Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel. A distinguished lawmaker. He had impacted lives both in the private and public sectors of the economy and continues to touch lives through his philanthropy…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has shut down Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), an international fast food restaurant chain, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over discrimination against a passenger. On March 27, Debola Daniel, son of Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state, had posted on his official X page…
Being disabled often rolls over my spirit, leaving behind a trail of shattered dignity and forgotten humanity. Nowhere more so than in Nigeria. I have never been the type of person to make a fuss or complain about my disability. My approach has always been “laissez faire”. Ultimately, it is what it is. It…
By – Arthur Nwakanma Recently, the President and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, gave his nod for the commencement of the Coastal roads that traverse Lagos,Ogun and other states to Calabar inorder to further open up the nation for more economic linkages…
By – Hussein Olanrewaju A few days ago, the media space, both social and conventional, was awash with the news of the stoppage of the severance pensions and allowances of ex-governors and deputies by Abia state Governor, Dr Alex Otti in his state. The lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has also taken similar steps…
