Nigeria’s Vice-President and 2023 Presidential Aspirant, Yemi Osinbajo, is no longer a member of the Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was confirmed on Monday by his spokesman, Laolu Akande. Akande said Osinbajo who declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on APC platform moved his membership to Ogun…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the classification of Nigerians as ‘indigenes’ and ‘non-indigenes’ as a form of apartheid that contradicts the nations’ declared aspirations towards equality and unity. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday at the National Social Cohesion Dialogue organized by the Africa Polling Institute, which held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre,…
Barring any last minute change in plans, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Thursday join Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to flag off a digital empowerment programme in Abeokuta, the state capital. Tagged ‘Ogun State Digital Economic Empowerment Project’, it is a plan of the State Government, being organised by the Bureau of Information…
The Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the unlawful arrests and brutal killing of young Nigerians by the police. Speaking after meeting with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, in Abuja, on Sunday, October 4, the Vice President said that police officers that were found culpable in the maiming and…
If there one person that loves Nigeria with all his heart, such would be acclaimed Fuji music king, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, who is well known as K1 De Ultimate. Few days ago, the musician was in Abuja, where he thrilled his fans in the capital territory with sweet tunes. After his first class performance, the…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has joined others calling for the introduction of state police in the country. Osinbajo, whose media aide, Laolu Akande, featured on Orange FM, Akure, Ondo State on Tuesday, also said the Muhammadu Buhari administration has implemented some of the recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference. He said the administration has…
o The National Economic Council, NEC, meeting held on Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Abuja was presided over by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The meeting took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja and was attended by state governors and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Several resolutions…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, presided over the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in Abuja. Osinbajo chaired the meeting due to the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is away in London for a 10-day vacation. Here are pictures from Wednesday’s meeting.
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, June 2, 2016, flagged off the much-awaited cleanup of Ogoni land in Rivers State. President Muhammadu Buhari was earlier scheduled to kick off the exercise, but he cancelled the trip to Ogoni at the last minute. News went viral on Thursday morning that the President would no longer…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is already in Zambia for the 51st Annual General Meeting of the African Development Bank, AfDB. Osinbajo left the shores of Nigeria on Monday night after representing President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos for the commissioning of some projects carried out Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The Vice President is in Zambia for…