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Crisis Rocks Lagos APC, as Parallel Congresses hold

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8 years ago

May 19, 2018

Editor

The erstwhile camaraderie within the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been broken with news reaching us that a parallel congress of the party held today at the Airport Hotel Lagos.

In a letter signed by Fouad Oki, who claims to be the State Chairman, he invited journalists to attend the congress and we were told that a representative of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was also there.

We gathered that the Congress was held by members who had cried that they wanted election and not selection.

Meanwhile at the other congress, Alhaji Tunde Balogun had emerged as Chairman.

The officers are:

Tunde Balogun, state chairman
Sunday Ajose, deputy chairman
Funsho Olugunde, vice-chairman (west)
Ashipa Olusanya, vice-chairman (east)
Akeem Bangbola, vice-chairman (central)
Wale Ahmed, state secretary
Femi Saheed, deputy state secretary
Olasunbo Ajose, state treasurer
Joanna Asebobuyi, deputy state treasurer
Oluyinka Osinubi, financial secretary
Bola Olajubi, assistant financial secretary
Joe Igbokwe, publicity secretary
Abiodun Salami, assistant publicity secretary
Ademola Sadiq, legal adviser
Toke Benson, assistant legal adviser
Ramota Bankole, welfare secretary
R. O Olorunfemi, assistant welfare secretary
Abdullahi Enilolobo, organising secretary
Muftai Kadiku, assistant organising secretary
Wale Aribiyi, auditor
Ismaila Azeez, assistant auditor
Jumoke Okoya Thomas, women leader
Kehinde Babalola, assistant women leader
Kofoworola Ajayi, senatorial women leader (west)
Yeye Gbadebo, senatorial women leader (east)
Fadekemi Otitonaye, senatorial women leader (central)
Tayo Sanya-Olu, youth leader
Busola Akeredolu, assistant youth leader
Lukmon Jimoh, senatorial youth leader (west)
Bashiru Adekoya, senatorial youth leader (east)
Hameed Olanrewaju, senatorial youth leader (central)
Abu Akilapa, ex-officio I
Obiangeli Onu, ex-officio II
Ibrahim Patako, ex-officio III
Bode Oyedele, ex-officio IV
Israel Akiode, physically-challenged

We will keep you posted on developments.

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Mike Adenuga, Emmanuel Macron Hold High-Powered Meeting in Paris

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23 hours ago

December 18, 2025

Eric

Accomplished billionaire businessman and Commander of the French Légion d’Honneur, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., GCON, CdrLH, has held a private meeting with the French President, Emmanuel Macron.

The two powerful citizens of the world held the meeting on Wednesday at the historic Élysée Palace in Paris.

The high-level engagement underscores the longstanding relationship between Dr. Adenuga and the French Republic, as well as his continued relevance in global business and diplomatic circles.

A respected industrialist and philanthropist, Adenuga has been widely acknowledged for his contributions to economic development, telecommunications, energy, and humanitarian causes across Africa and beyond.

The meeting adds to Dr. Adenuga’s growing profile as a bridge between African enterprise and international leadership.

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Free at Last: Burkina Faso Releases 11 Nigerian Soldiers, Aircraft

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23 hours ago

December 18, 2025

Eric

Burkina Faso has released Nigerian soldiers who were detained after their aircraft made a forced landing in the Sahelian country earlier this month, Nigerian officials said.

The release followed a diplomatic intervention by President Bola Tinubu, who dispatched a high-level delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, to meet Burkina Faso’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré, on Wednesday.

In a statement, Alkasim Abdulkadir, Tuggar’s spokesperson, said both sides resolved the matter amicably and secured the release of the Nigerian Air Force pilots and crew.

The soldiers had been held for nearly two weeks after the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) described the aircraft’s landing as an “unfriendly act” carried out in defiance of international law.

The Nigerian Air Force, however, said the crew encountered a technical issue that required a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, the nearest available airfield. It said the landing complied with standard safety procedures and international aviation protocols.

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Corruption Allegations: NMDPRA Boss Farouk Ahmed Meets Tinubu, Resigns

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2 days ago

December 17, 2025

Eric

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, has resigned following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu amid corruption allegations.

Tinubu, on Wednesday, summoned Ahmed to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, following allegations of economic sabotage and corruption.

Also caught in the web of resignation was the CEO of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, according to a statement on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy.

Tinubu was said to have nominated successors to the senate for approval.

“Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),” the statement reads.

“The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC.

“Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

“To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.”

Onanuga said the two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.