‘I’m Joining APC–Suspended Ex-Lagos PDP Chairman
News Source: Daily Post
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former chairman of the party in Lagos State, Segun Adewale, said he is dumping his party to join the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Adewale revealed this at a news conference on Saturday in Lagos.
The PDP in Alimosho Local Government Area of the state suspended Adewale indefinitely last week for allegedly causing disaffection in PDP and tarnishing the party’s image.
The ex-PDP chairman, before his suspension, had earlier attributed the failure of the party to win elections in the state since 1999 to corruption and disunity among party members.
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Eid-el-Kabir: Let’s Be Compassionate In Our Dealings—Atiku
News Source: Vanguard Newspapers
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has encouraged Nigerians especially those in positions of authority to imbibe the culture of compassion, love and sacrifice which are the lessons taught by Prophet Ibrahim.
He made this call in his Sallah message while congratulating fellow Muslim faithful on the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, which he described as “a celebration of God’s love and mercy to mankind.”
This was contained in a statement by his Media Office, in Abuja, on Saturday.
The former Vice President, who is also the Waziri Adamawa noted that the celebration of Eid, as stated in the scriptures, is not merely a fanfare but an admonition to the people to have forbearance and show compassion in every situation.
Sallah: Passengers decry hike in transport fare
News Source: Vanguard Newspapers
A good number of those travelling from Ibadan to Lagos and other cities by road on Saturday condemned the hike in transport fares.
The passengers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, lamented how the fares up.
They said the fares moved farther away from what they used to be before the Sallah celebration.
Those of them whom a NAN correspondent met at Ojoo and other motor parks visited in Ibadan said transportation fares to most destinations had increased by at least 35 per cent.
At the motor park at Iwo Road in Ibadan, transporters were discovered to be charging N3,000 and N3,500 for buses and N4,500 for cars going to Lagos.
Banditry: Zamfara promises families of fallen guards support
News Source: Punch Newspapers
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state has promised to fully support the families of officers and men of the Zamfara Community Protection Guards who lost their lives in the fight against banditry.
This was according to a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Saturday.
The statement noted that the governor made the intention known at a ceremony held at the Government House to decorate 20 members of the CPG with gallantry medals for their exceptional performance.
According to the statement, the decorated guards were led by the state Commandant of the CPG, Brigadier General Lawal Bature Mohammed.