Day: July 2, 2025

Coalition In Crisis, ADC Faction Rejects Atiku, David Mark, Aregbesola, Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . ‘ADC not for sale,’ faction declares ‘takeover’ by coalition illegal   A major faction within the African Democratic Congress, on Wednesday, kicked against the move by an opposition coalition to adopt the party as its political platform. Factional National Publicity Secretary, Musa Isa Matara, in a statement on behalf of the group, warned that the ADC is not a “private coalition platform” to be hijacked by political elites. The faction expressed outrage over what it described as a unilateral decision made without input from critical stakeholders. According to…

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“No Going Back” – Lagos Begins Full Enforcement Of Single-Use Plastic Ban

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has begun full enforcement of its ban on certain categories of single-use plastics (SUPs), specifically those under 40 microns in thickness, effective Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Announcing the move at a press conference held at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab reiterated the state’s firm commitment to the policy, stressing there would be no reversal or further extensions. “There will be no going back on the July 1, 2025 enforcement date,” Wahab said, reminding stakeholders that the state had already made…

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‘For Attending Labour Party’s Campaign,’ Lagos Monarch Fires Six Chiefs

Abibat Babalola

‘Kabiyesi sacked us for attending Labour Party’s campaign,’ one of the chiefs alleges ‘We dethroned the six chiefs in a bid to maintain “order and coherence within his leadership structure,” Palace reacts   The Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu Kingdom, Oba AbdulFatai Oyegbemi, on Monday took the decision to dethrone six chiefs. The chiefs had earlier allegedly attended the campaign flag-off of the Labour Party, LP, in Apapa – ahead of the Lagos State local government polls. Report showed that Oba Oyegbemi allegedly called a palace meeting, in which he…

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You Must Marry Me And My Children, By Funke Egbemode

Abibat Babalola

‘I will not be with a man who will not marry me along with my children.’     ‘It is either he loves me and my children or there is no deal.’ How many times have you heard these statements from a single mum, or even something more threatening? Some single mums, they are daring and then also unwise. How does a man’s love or attraction to you become what you measure by the degree of his love for your children? How? Those are your children. They have a father.…

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‘Gathering Storm Against Tinubu,’ Mark, Aregbesola Emerge ADC Ag. Chairman, Secretary

Abibat Babalola

A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress, the coalition platform being positioned against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. According to multiple reliable sources who were present at the just-concluded meeting on Tuesday night in Abuja but requested anonymity as they were not authorized to speak, leaders of the opposition coalition unanimously agreed on Mark and Aregbesola for the roles. The sources further disclosed that a former…

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‘Elaborate Exhibition,’ Shell Companies In Nigeria Gets Accolades At NOG Energy Week

ADEOLA YUSUF

Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) on Tuesday kicked off their participation at the 24th Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in Abuja with an elaborate exhibition on their operations which drew commendation from top government functionaries and other conference participants. Platforms Africa reports that among the visitors to the stand were the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Bayo Ojulari, who were conducted round by Business Value Manager, Chidi Nkazi. SCiN are Diamond sponsors…

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