(ENTERTAINMENT) Davido Performs At Ogun State Governor’s Inauguration

 

  Davido, a staunch supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and critic of APC has put aside political differences to honor the father of his late friend DJ Olu. The singer performed at the inauguration ceremony of the new governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun.

(LOCAL) ''Democracy Is About The People And The People Should Use Democracy To Achieve Social Justice'' - SARAKI

  Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has congratulated Nigerians on the nation’s attainment of 20 years of uninterrupted democracy.

(LOCAL) Gov. Makinde Sacks Local Govt, LCDA Chairmen

 

  Few hours after his inauguration, Gov. Seyi Makinde has sacked all the Local Government and Local Council Development chairmen in the state. The Chief of Staff to the governor, Bisi Ilaka, made this known in a statement in Ibadan on Wednesday evening.

(FOREIGN) Singapore’s Supreme Court Frees Nigerian On Death Row

   The supreme court of Singapore has set free Adili Ejike, a Nigerian sentenced to death for drug trafficking.

   According to NAN, Akinremi Bolaji, head of Nigeria high commission in Singapore, expressed pleasure over the acquittal of Ejike. Ejike, who was sentenced to death for allegedly importing nearly two-kilogramme of methamphetamine, was on Monday released with no outstanding charges.

(LOCAL) Obasanjo, NACCIMA DG, 393 Others Escape Crash Aboard Ethiopian Airlines

 

   Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and 393 others aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane, escaped crash on Wednesday at Murtala Mohammed International Airport.

  Obasanjo who was reported to have been absent from the inauguration ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term, escaped crashing in the plane. Other prominent Nigerians in the Ethiopian airline passenger aircraft, Boeing 777-300, included the Director General of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Amb. Ayoola Olukanni.