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The Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has brought mass suffering on the citizens of the country while the economy is in danger, the Lagos State House of Assembly has lamented. The lawmakers further noted that even though the policy was a good one, its timing was wrong as it had further thrown the country into economic chaos which could become difficult to resolve if urgent steps are not taken. The CBN had announced a 10-day extension of the deadline for currency swap at the weekend, but at a sitting presided over by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa on Tuesday, the lawmakers urged the CBN to extend the deadline for currency swap as the policy had not helped the country. Dr. Obasa noted that the concern of the lawmakers had to do with the pains, anguish and anger spreading among Nigerians over their inability to access the new currency. "Economists have said most times you cannot use new currency to control inflation, it doesn’t achieve the purpose most times,"

The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor has raised an alarm over the constant attacks on his campaign team. Jandor then called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to intervene in the attacks, which he said is being perpetrated by agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Addressing a World Press Conference at Protea Hotel, Alausa, Ikeja on Sunday, the Governorship Candidate said that the whole thing started last year, when those commissioned to produce billboards for his campaign returned his money and his posters were destroyed in strategy areas of the state. Jandor then recalled how he started a campaign tour of the 245 wards in the state on October 19, 2022, revealing that 192 wards have been visited so far, but that his team has suffered several attacks from the agents of the ruling APC

Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ward E and Ward D in Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Saturday joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State. The group declared support for the  Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) at his Campaign Office (Liberty House) in Ikeja. Mr.  Wusu Michael, one of the leaders of the decampees and a former APC Ward Vice Chairman in Badagry West LCDA, said that increasing suffering of the masses in the area led the group  out of the APC. Michael, who noted that only few members of the group were present because of a social function, prayed to God to help Adediran to win the governorship election. He said that the group, known as "Lagos Is Not For One Persons," would use its strength to mobilise vote for the PDP in the forthcoming elections. Another leader of the group, Mr Kuwhede John, said: "If you serve someone for a time without any profit, it is wise to back

      The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has reacted to what it called the "reign of terror unleashed on innocent and law abiding citizens of the state by the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in the forthcoming elections, Jide Adediran, otherwise known as Jandor."   Spokesman of the party, Hon. Seye Oladejo in a statement, said the terror was unleashed in the course of his campaign in Surulere Local Government Council of the state.    He said the incident left in its wake several maimed victims and three people reportedly sent to their untimely death.    Part of the statement read; "We condemn in strong terms the unwarranted and unprovoked resort to violence on the citizens of the state in the name of electioneering campaign.    "Lagos  cherishes it’s enviable status as the safest state in the country  which has been as a result of long running  and painstaking investment in security through the provision of the wherewithal and incentives for

  The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the alleged attack on the team of its Governorship Candidate in the state, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor. According to the party, the team was attacked between Thursday and Friday by suspected thugs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Surulere area of the state. The Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary/ Chairman, JandorFunke 2023 Media and Publicity Team, Hon. Hakeem Amode made these allegations in a press statement, which was made available to the media and dated January 27, 2023. Amode stressed that the "APC sponsored thugs in Surulere LG area unleashed violence on persons and groups of people in the area ahead of the visitation of the PDP Gubernatorial candidate visit to the ward on Thursday - Friday, January 26-27, 2023 in continuation of  his tour of the 245 wards in Lagos State. "The hoodlums went to the Baale of Ojuoluwa in Empire area of the LGA to threaten him not

  A group of women, under the canopy of Funke Akindele Women Forum (FAWOF) on Thursday went round some markets in Alimosho area of Lagos State to campaign for the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor and his Deputy, Ms. Funke Akindele in the March 11 election. Mrs. Kemi Olubajo, Co-ordinator of (FAWOF), who spoke to journalists during the exercise, said that it was imperative for the women to seek for change of government in the state based on what she described as "unfriendly policies of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government."   Some of the markets visited by the group were Iyana Ipaja, Ayobo, Egbeda, Ikotun, Idimu and Pipeline, where they were received by enthusiastic market men and women. According to Olubajo, "We are here to sensitise people to pick up their their PVCs so that they can vote for Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor and Funke Akindele as Governor and

  Investigations have revealed that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emiefele is set to release about N30 billion new redesigned currency notes to Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the next three days going by their agreement. Sources said that the release is routed through the Managing Director of Access Bank, Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna, in a ploy to provide financial advantage to the PDP presidential candidate following the insistence of CBN of not extending the deadline of January 31, 2023 for the exchange of old notes. Those close to the Apex Bank revealed that the huge sum to be released to Alhaji Atiku was responsible for the scarcity of the newly redesigned notes in commercial banks and Automated Teller Machines, ATMs of banks. “Most of the banks don’t just have the newly designed currency as the available quantity for distribution is being warehoused on the instruction of CBN governor. It is now clear where t

  The campaign ward tour train of the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor was on Tuesday attacked at Ikosi fruits market by hoodlums allegedly led by the Chairperson of Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada.   This was contained in a statement by the Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary Chairman, Media and Publicity Team, JandorFunke2023 Campaign, Hon. Hakeem Amode. "The incident occured, when the campaign team of the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the party, Ms. Funke Akindele went to sensitize the people of Ikosi market today and upon arriving at the market, the Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Chairperson, popularly called Mayoress came with her Toyota Camry car and blocked the market entrance preventing the Deputy Governor entourage from accessing the market while several hoodlums following her caused chaos making everyone to flee the environment. "The hoodlums, wh

Physiological needs, safety and security, social needs, self esteem and actuallisation have been identified as the basic ingredients for child's growth and development. This was contained in a lecture entitled; "Child Rearing and Wellness For growth and Development" delivered by the Founder and Spiritual Head of Shafaudeen in Islam Worldwide, Professor Sabit Ariyo Olagoke JP during the opening ceremony of the sect's annual convention (Ishrat 2023) at Christ Church Primary School, Wakajaye, Ibadan. Professor Olagoke, who disclosed that a child's complete raising covers the scope of secured and child custody, access to balanced diet,  nurturing through through his or her impressionable age of opinion formation and management of the critical and crisis ridden regime of the adolescent stage into a reliable state of adulthood, stated that total empowerment of children is a human right and a requisite for sustainable development. Olagoke, while calling on the government

    No fewer than 2000 members of the public, who participated in the second Ogun Elu, Aare Alasa Day were tested by professional medical personnel on various ailments, while drugs worth millions of naira, including mosquito nets, were distributed during the event, which was an initiative of Professor Sabit Ariyo Olagoke.   While speaking with the participants in a lecture titled; "Leadership And the Three Rings of Life" at the Centre for Religious Cooperation and Tolerance (CRCT) multipurpose hall, Wakajaye, Ibadan, the Mogaji Agba of Ogun Elu, Aare  Alasa dynasty, Alhaji, (Professor) Sabit Ariyo Olagoke JP stated that only credible leader that is purposive, visionary, emotionally and passionately patriotic and ready to sacrifice his best to serve the people with all diligent can be a goal getter.   Some of the tests carried conducted on the participants included blood sugar, high blood pressure, malaria parasite and many more, and journalists were not left out.   Participan

As the 2023 general elections draw closer, eligible voters have been urged  to elect credible leaders for the real change Nigerians deserve, saying that Nigeria needed to be truly united and developed without tribal or sectional leaders. The Founder and Spiritual Head of Shafaudeen in Islam Worldwide, Professor Sabit Ariyo Olagoke, JP  disclosed this  during the grand finale of the 40th Annual Convention”( Ishrat) 2023″ of the Islamic sect held recently  at its headquarters, Wakajaye, Ibadan, Oyo state. While delivering  a lecture titled; “Governance And Leadership: 2023 Elections And Effective Participation," Prof. Olagoke, who is also the Arole Ogunelu and Mogaji Agba of Aare Alasa Dynasty in Ibadan, Oyo State, emphasized the need for the incoming president of the country to play the role of an umpire to unite the people of diverse backgrounds and opinions, adding that the country needs a paradigm shift in its leadership style of governance. He however, advised that leaders shou

The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor has condemned the incessant attacks on his campaign train. Jandor stated this during a meeting with Council of Chief Imam in Ketu Central Mosque in Kosofe Local Government area of the state during his campaign tour of the council. The campaign train of Jandor had come under attack earlier on the Tuesday in the council area by hoodlums in which one member of his security team was stabbed.  Similar others had occured in various local government areas since Adediran commenced his tour of the 245 wards in the state on October 19, 2022. Jandor’s campaign train was attacked in Badagry during his campaign tour of the area last year.  During the Badagry incident, several vehicles in his campaign train weee damaged, while some people in the campaign train were wounded. Just last week, his campaign train was attacked in Agege Local Government area. Jandor noted that such t

The All Progressives Congress, APC has disclosed that Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed was sacked from her position as its campaign Director of Civil Society Organisations as against the claim that she resigned from the position. The party explained that Mohammed was sacked for incompetence and for being a mole in the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). The APC stressed that Mohammed lied to Nigerians that she resigned her appointment from the campaign team. Speaking through the Adviser on Public Affairs, Tinubu Media Office, Mahmud Jega, the party said that Mohammed was planted to leak sensitive information to the opposition. Hajia Mohammed resigned last Saturday, saying her conscience would not allow her to continue in the APC PCC.  Mohammed said she dumped APC presidential campaign because she discovered that her values no longer aligned with the party’s. She had also said the party’s standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was too sick and possibly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

  As the general elections draw closer, the Lagos State Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has collapsed its structure into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Speaking at the official defection of the state SDP Exco, led by its chairman, Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, the party said it was convinced that the governorship candidate of PDP, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has the capacity to deliver the state. Adeyinka said that she likes the movement in PDP, especially with the emergence of Ms. Funke Akindele as the deputy governorship candidate of the party, adding that Akindele is the voice of the Nigerian women and youths. According to her, the fresh breath introduced into Lagos politics by the emergence of Jandor and Akindele as well as other young people such as Banky W is an indication that the people are ready to end godfatherism in the state. She said, “Our aim of joining the PDP is that we are tired of recycling the status qu

  Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday adopted recommendations of its Committee on Health Services for the proposed upgrade of some general hospitals to tertiary health institutions. Five general hospitals may benefit from the planned upgrade with the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Mudashiru Obasa, saying secondary health centres like the ones in Badagry and Ikorodu established since the 1950s should benefit. The resolution was made after a deliberation on the report submitted by the Chairman, House Committee on Health Services, Hon. Olusola Sokunle.  In the report, the Chairman said that the committee went on a fact-finding mission to the general hospitals across the state to know the suitable hospitals that could be upgraded to tertiary institutions. Sokunle said upgrading the general hospitals would reduce the pressure on the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). His committee also recommended the establishment of renal and neurological departmen

Mrs Titi Abubakar, the wife of the PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, says her husband would not renege on his promises of ensuring better life if elected in the forthcoming election. Mrs Abubakar, who gave the assurance during the Lagos State Female Town Hall Meeting in Ikeja on Sunday, said that the former vice president knew the way to fix the country having being there before. Expressing amazement about the huge number of women at the meeting, Mrs Abubakar, who noted that she was born and bred in Lagos, said that the crowd had shown that  Lagos state  was  for PDP. "For good 23 years, one party has been ruling this state, we have to fight for ourselves. We have been in bondage for too long, we have to fight for our children. "Enough is enough. My husband, Atiku has a covenant with Nigerians. He promised his life to do so much to Nigeria because Nigeria has done so much for him. Because of this, he has five agenda. "He is a unifier, he wants to unify N

I t was drums and funfare on Saturday, January 21, 2023 as members of Onward Movement and APC party faithfuls in Ikorodu area of Lagos State organised an annual thanksgiving party for their members and  victory celebration party for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. The convener, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, while speaking on the motivation for the programme when election has not been held, told newsmen that he is confident that all that Asiwaju Tinubu has done and the results of consultations across the six geo-political zones are indicators that the APC candidate would emerge as the next President of the nation.  "Asiwaju has not sat on his laurels as an achiever, he is not leaving any stone unturned as  he's meeting everyone necessary to achieve victory at the polls and when you see the positive results of these meetings you will have no fear celebrating his victory," he said. To affirm his confidence,  Majority Leader of the Lagos State House

Former two-term House of Representatives member from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agege Federal Constituency, Chief Kunle Amunikoro, on Saturday officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos. Amunikoro, who represented Agege Federal Constituency between 2003 and 2011 under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), pledged his support for the PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran during an interactive session at Ward B in Agege. The former lawmaker, who led other decampees to the PDP, expressed delight with the party's candidate, and promised to support his ambition. Amunikoro said: " Many other decampees are not here today. I am grateful for this. You will see great things in the coming days in Agege." Welcoming the decampees, Adediran assured them that the PDP remained the only democratic party, where every member could aspire for any position without being stopped by any godfather. "Now you will enjoy