Today's Headlines:God Rewarded me with Tinubu’s Victory–Oyetola; Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Dies At 95
God rewarded me with Tinubu’s victory – Oyetola
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Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said the All Progressives Congress in Osun State is purging itself of unwanted members through expulsion.
The APC in Osun had recently expelled a former factional chairman, Rasaq Salinsile, and 83 others belonging to the Omoluabi Caucus led by a former governor, Rauf Aregbesola, while it also suspended a former secretary to the state government, Moshood Adeoti, and 25 others for alleged involvement in anti-party activities.
Oyetola, who spoke in Osogbo on Thursday at a mini reception organised in his honour by the party’s leadership in Osun, explained why he endorsed expulsion and suspension of the erring APC members and urged the committed ones to work harder and build the party.
“Ours is thanksgiving for all that God has done for us. We thank God that our victory was affirmed by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday (Wednesday). It affirmed the victory of our President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Dies At 95
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the once-feared Zulu nationalist and historic leader of Inkatha Freedom Party which presided over South Africa’s deadliest violence ahead of the first all-race elections, died Saturday aged 95, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced.
“I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch and Nation, and the Founder and President Emeritus of the Inkatha Freedom Party,” Ramaphosa said in a statement.
“Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has been an outstanding leader in the political and cultural life of our nation, including the ebbs and flows of our liberation struggle, the transition which secured our freedom in 1994 and our democratic dispensation,” Ramaphosa said.
“He quietly and painlessly stepped into eternity in the early hours of the morning” Buthelezi’s family said in a statement.
Buthelezi, last week was discharged from hospital after a prolonged stay. Funeral arrangements have not yet been confirmed.
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Tinubu Okays construction of 1,000 houses in seven northern states – Shettima
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Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Friday said President Bola Tinubu had approved the construction of 1,000 houses in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, and Benue states.
Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima stated this at the inauguration of projects executed by the Borno State Government in the last 100 days.
The Vice President explained that the housing projects were part of a broad plan by the Federal Government to address conflicts in the North.
Shettima also revealed that Tinubu approved N50bn to the National Emergency Management Agency to kick-start the Pulaku initiative which was a non-kinetic solution to the crisis confronting the people of the northwest.
President Tinubu has approved the construction of 1,000 houses in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, and Benue states with all the ancillary facilities of schools, clinics, veterinary clinics, and ranches for the Fulani community in Kaduna and Benue states.
Ondo Rep urges Atiku, Obi to support Tinubu
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A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State, Mr Jimi Odimayo, has described the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal as a reflection of the support by a majority in the country for President Bola Tinubu.
The PEPT five-man panel upheld the victory of Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election and dismissed the petitions of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi respectively.
Odimayo, who represents the Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, urged the PDP and LP candidates to forget about the case and join Tinubu in rebuilding Nigeria.
The federal lawmaker stated this in a statement he issued through his media office and made available to our correspondent on Saturday.
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