President Tinubu’s Full Speech On Independence Day

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA ON SUNDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2023     It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply, as a fellow Nigerian.     On this solemn yet hopeful day, let us commend our founding fathers and mothers. Without them, there would be no modern Nigeria. From the fading embers…

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Full Text of Inaugural Speech by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu On May 29, 2023

My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances when we seem to have reached the limits of our human capacity. This day is bold and majestic yet bright and full of spirit, as is our precious nation. As a nation, we have long…

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Acceptance Speech By Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President – Elect Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria

“THE ERA OF RENEWED HOPE“ By The President-Electof the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, March 1, 2023 My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From my heart, I say thank you. Whether you are Batified, Atikulated, Obidient, Kwankwasiyya, or have any other political affiliation, you voted for a better, more hopeful nation and I thank you…

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Full Text Of President Buhari’s Address On Currency Scarcity

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and insecurity which has, undoubtedly, been impacted by several internal and external factors. 2.…

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Eid-El-Fitr: Senator Tokunbo Abiru Celebrates With Leaders; Presents Outstanding Achievements In 16 Months

Speech Delivered At The 2022 Eid-El-Fitr Celebrations and Meeting with Political Leaders Across The Lagos East Senatorial District, By Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru On Monday 2, May 2022.     Protocols  Felicitations My political journey started on September 3, 2020, after I had spent about thirty (30) years of successful career in banking with accomplishments such as: Executive Director in First Bank (2013 – 16) Managing Director – Polaris Bank (2018 -2020) Group Managing Director – Skyebank (2016-2018) Commissioner of Finance, Lagos State Government (2011-13). So, precisely on Thursday September 3, 2020,…

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Keynote Address By Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan At The Panel Session themed, “Towards An Effective Local Government Administration” Organized By The Concerned Ikorodu Division Youths (CIDY)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY KEHINDE BAMIGBETAN, FORMER CHAIRMAN, EJIGBO LOCAL COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AREA AND FORMER COMMISSIONER FOR INFORMATION AND STRATEGY, LAGOS STATE AT THE SESSION ON THE THEME, “TOWARDS AN EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION” ORGANISED BY THE CONCERNED IKORODU DIVISION YOUTHS, (CIDY) AT THE 500 – SEATER AUDOTORIUM, LASPOTECH, IKORODU MAIN CAMPUS ON THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 Protocols It is a great honour to be invited to deliver a keynote address at such a historic event as this. When a group of people decide to reflect on the past of their…

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TRIBUTE TO ALHAJI DR. LATEEF KAYODE JAKANDE, GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE (1979-1983), WHO TRANSITED TO GREATER BEYOND ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021, PRESENTED BY ASIWAJU OLORUNFUNMI BASORUN AT A DAY OF TRIBUTE IN HONOUR OF THE FORMER GOVERNOR

PROTOCOLS Preamble “One mark of a great man is the power of making lasting impressions upon people he meets. Another is to have handled matters during his life that the course of after events is continuously affected by what he did.” Sir Winston Spencer Churchill The quotation above ably represents the life and time of Alhaji Dr. Lateef Kayode Jakande, the charismatic Governor of Lagos State between 1979 and 1983, hereinafter referred to as LKJ. To become the First Civilian Governor of Lagos State, LKJ won the primary election of…

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Sanwo – Olu To Lagosians: We Cannot Afford To Relax The Battle Against COVID-19

Dear Lagosians, Compliments of the Season. Regarding my health, I am glad to inform you that I am getting better by the day, and all will surely be well. I thank Lagosians for their prayers and overwhelming kind thoughts. I am, indeed, very grateful. I have just risen from a virtual Executive Council meeting on issues around the resurgence of COVID-19 and how we should tackle this serious matter. The Lagos State Government has sadly noticed that there is an unfortunate public perception that we have seen the end of…

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My Election Confirms Our Party’s Leadership Popularity – Abiru

Wale Jagun The Lagos East Senator – elect, Mr Adetokunbo Abiru, has stated that his election at the yesterday’s Lagos East Senatorial District bye-election is an affirmation that Lagosians still trust his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leadership. Abiru stated this in his victory speech on Sunday (today) after he was declared the winner of the bye – election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with 89, 204 votes. His closest rival and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, polled…

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BEING A PAPER DELIVERED BY BARR. OLA ANIMASHAUN AS GUEST LECTURER AT THE IKORODU –OGA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IKODASS) PUBIC LECTURE ON THE TOPIC, “IKORODU – A DOUBLE PURSUIT OF SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RELEVANCE” HELD ON SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 21, 2020 AT THE IKORODU TOWN HALL

I start this paper by going down the historical lane. Ikorodu has always been very relevant in the socio-economic and political activities of the geographical space occupied by the Yoruba People, that geographical space that presently constitutes what is now known as the south west geopolitical zone of Nigeria. However, before I continue down the historical lane, it would be necessary to define both economic relevance and political relevance. In doing this, we will concentrate on the meaning of the word ‘relevant’ (the adjective) or ‘relevance’ (the noun). It is…

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