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Again, Osinbajo presides over FEC, Council honours David-West

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 13, 2019 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. This is the fourth time the Vice President would be presiding over the meeting since President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated for the second term in office. The meeting started around 11.03am at the Council Chamber of the Presidential…

Three names from the South West have been penned down as Osinbajo’s possible replacement –…

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 13, 2019 0

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that some names have been penciled down as replacement for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. This was contained in an article he released on his verified Facebook page, Wednesday…

Osinbajo leaves Nigeria for ECOWAS Summit

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 8, 2019 0

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Friday depart Nigeria for Niger republic, Osinbajo will represent President Muhammadu Buhari, at an Extraordinary ECOWAS summit in Niamey, Niger Republic. This was disclosed by his Senior Special…

Osinbajo Presides Over FEC Meeting (Video)

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 6, 2019 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo had, on October 30, also presided over FEC meeting as President Muhammadu Buhari had been out…

Buhari sack 35 aides working for Osinbajo

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 6, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly sacked 35 aides working in the office of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. According to Daily Nigerian, Buhari, who is in the UK for a two-week private visit approved the sack of the aides on…

Buhari operating from abroad, testimony of APC impunity ― South-West PDP

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 6, 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West Zone, on Wednesday, criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Amended Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Bill while on a private visit to the United Kingdom, saying…

Osinbajo’s Office Persecuting Me For Being Loyal To You, Obono-Obla Writes Buhari

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 4, 2019 0

Okoi Obono-Obla, former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he is being persecuted by the office of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for his…

Minimum wage: Buhari ready for honest, transparent negotiations, says Osinbajo

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 3, 2019 0

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will “honestly and transparently resolve the request by labour for a salary increase for other levels of workers not affected in the…

APC opens up on Buhari’s ‘moves against Osinbajo’

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 2, 2019 0

All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked reports of an attempt to “bring down” or “belittle" the roles of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The reports, mostly on social media, claimed…

Why Buhari moved SIPs away from office of Vice President – NSIO

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 2, 2019 0

THE Presidency on Tuesday gave reasons why the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) are getting full fledge ministry status. The SIPs have been under the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo since it started…

Osinbajo, Ortom meet over Benue/Ebonyi land crisis

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 30, 2019 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met behind closed doors with Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and Ebonyi State Deputy Governor, Kelechi Igwe, over the land crisis between the two states govt. The meeting was attended by the…

Ondo APC dissociates from pro-Osinbajo campaign group

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 27, 2019 0

The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissociated itself from a group that staged support on Thursday for the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s presidency in 2023. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a…

UPDATED: CAN backs Osinbajo on alleged N90bn controversy

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 27, 2019 0

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday threw its weight behind Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the N90 billion allegation leveled against him by a former chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Timi Frank. National…

N90bn poll cash: Osinbajo can waive his immunity, says lawyer

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 27, 2019 0

A senior lawyer, Prince Ajibola Oluyede has said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has the constitutional right to waive his immunity. He said the immunity under Section 308 of the Constitution was a personal right which can be suspended by…

BREAKING: CAN backs Osinbajo on alleged N90bn controversy

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 27, 2019 0

National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev Supo Ayokunle on Friday declared Vice President Yemi Osinbajo innocent of the alleged N90 billion allegation against him. He spoke during a visit to the Vice President…

Gov. Sanwo-olu declares position on reported face-off between Buhari, Osinbajo

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 27, 2019 0

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that there is no crack in the presidency. The Governor said any claim to the contrary exists only in the realm of gossips and rumours. Report emerged that President…

Why Osinbajo deserves ‘VP Academics’ title – PDP’s Ologbondiyan

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 26, 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday reacted to the remark by an aide to the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, AKA Dawisu where he described the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as ‘VP Academics.’ PDP’s…

N90bn alleged fraud: Resign as Vice President, face Timi Frank ‘man to man’ – Fani-Kayode mocks…

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 26, 2019 0

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has reacted to remark by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on being probed for allegedlly collecting N90bn from Federal Inland Revenue Services, FIRS, for 2019 election. Fani-Kayode dared…

Osinbajo threatens accusers with litigation

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 26, 2019 0

VICE President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is ready to surrender his constitutional immunity so that allegations against him can be freely investigated. He said waiving the immunity will permit “the most robust adjudication of baseless…

Osinbajo presides over FEC as Buhari continues with foreign engagements at UNGA

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 25, 2019 0

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Abuja presided over the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) following President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign engagements at the 74th session of UN General Assembly in New York.…

How Buhari plans to lift millions out of poverty ― Osinbajo

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 24, 2019 0

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has said that the policies and programmes enunciated by the Federal Government aimed at promoting financial inclusion remain key to the actualization of President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise of lifting…

We are not aware of Osinbajo’s travails ― Senate

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 24, 2019 0

The Senate has said it was not aware of any alleged power play between the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and certain individuals within the Presidency. Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Adedayo…

Osinbajo: Timi Frank, FIRS trade words over N90bn alleged fraud

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 24, 2019 0

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has claimed the ongoing travails of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was allegedly due to corruption and has nothing to do with 2023 politics.…

Tinubu speaks on backing Buhari’s moves against Osinbajo, VP’s presidential ambition

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 22, 2019 0

Former Lagos governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has dismissed speculation that he was working against Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, over 2023 presidency. He said this in reaction to the…

We’ll make Nigeria’s GDP largest in Sub-Saharan Africa ― Osinbajo

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 21, 2019 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday in Osogbo, Osun State capital said the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari will make Nigeria attain the leading position as a country with the highest regional…

Nigeria’s unity, diversity its strength – Osinbajo insists

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 21, 2019 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says it is very important and more beneficial for Nigeria as a nation to remain together, than to be apart. “Rather than promoting division, Nigerians should continue to promote unity and togetherness,”…

Osinbajo Presides over NEC Meeting

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 19, 2019 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The vice president, by the provisions of Nigeria’s Constitution, is the chairman of NEC. This meeting…

He Would Soon Be Asked To Wash Toilets — Fani-Kayode trolls Osinbajo

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 19, 2019 0

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation on Thursday said that if Vice President Yemi Osinbajo doesn’t resign within six months, he would soon be asked to wash toilets. This reaction follows reports that Osinbajo has been stripped…

Presidency speaks on Buhari sidelining Osinbajo in governance

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 19, 2019 0

The Presidency has dismissed claims that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had been sidelined following President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration of an Economic Advisory Team (EAC) to replace the Economic Management Team (EMT). While the EMT…

Osinbajo speaks on reported orders by Buhari to seek approvals for agencies under him

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 18, 2019 0

Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has reacted to reports making the rounds that he did not follow due process in supervision of agencies under him. He described the report as false and misleading. He was reacting to report that…