Osun traders protest, demand govt complete renovation of market
There was mild drama at the popular Ilesa roundabout Friday as traders at the Atakunmosa central market, Ilesa relocated to the heart of the town to display their wares with erring traders who have been displaying theirs indiscriminately at the roundabout and causing obstruction to free flow of traffic to and fro the market area. The protesting traders who prevented free flow of traffic in the area blamed their action on the alleged insensitivity and lack of political will on the part of state and local governments to vacate the erring traders who had turned the roundabout to a
Ekiti LG polls: PDP withdraws, says outcome predetermined
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State on Friday said it would not participate in the forthcoming local government election for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 16 local governments and the newly created 19 local council development areas in Ekiti. The PDP, which alleged that “the result of the election has been predetermined,” accused the electoral umpire, Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, of failure to adequately inform other parties about the local government election. In a statement in Ado Ekiti by the PDP State Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, titled, ‘Ekiti PDP boycotts council polls, says APC allergic to
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State on Friday said it would not participate in the forthcoming local government election for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 16 local governments and the newly created 19 local council development areas in Ekiti. The PDP, which alleged that “the result of the election has been predetermined,” accused the electoral umpire, Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, of failure to adequately inform other parties about the local government election. In a statement in Ado Ekiti by the PDP State Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, titled, ‘Ekiti PDP boycotts council polls, says APC allergic to
Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio to hit 42% by 2026 – IMF
The International Monetary Fund has projected that Nigeria’s government gross debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio will rise to 42 per cent by 2026 from 35.7 per cent in 2021. The IMF said this in the October 2021 Fiscal Monitor Report published on its website. It said the country’s gross debt-to-GDP ratio would increase from 35.7 per cent in 2021 to 36.9 per cent in 2022, 37.7 per cent in 2023, 39.1 per cent in 2024 and 40.6 per cent in 2025. According to the report, the gross debt includes overdrafts from the Central Bank of Nigeria and liabilities
South-West opposes consensus as Oyinlola, Oladipo battle for deputy chair’s seat
Peoples Democratic Party stalwarts in the South-West have rejected the option of consensus in filling the national positions zoned to the region. The most contentious of the positions, which party leaders have tried but failed to reach an agreement on, is the seat of Deputy National Chairman (South). The desire by former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and ex-National Secretary of the party, Prof Wale Oladipo, to occupy the position, zoned to Osun State, is causing tension among party members. Trouble started when the Sunday Bisi-led Osun State chapter of the party, said to be loyal to the PDP governorship
We begged women to urinate for us to drink to stay alive’
Twenty two years after walking through the valley of the shadow of death, in search of greener pastures, Stephen Onyekamma has remained terrified. Unlike those who by faith would confess they fear no evil when confronted with such pangs of death, reliving of his experience still sends shivers down the spines of Onyekamma. As he narrated his experience in the sahara desert to Saturday Vanguard, Onyekamma would intermittently pause out of traumatic effect and in thanksgiving to God for sparing his life. Initially, he was reluctant about recounting the experience, as he insisted it was one he wouldn’t want to
