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The All Progressives Congress is moving toward a consensus arrangement to settle on Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Lagos State, The PUNCH reports.Similarly, the party stakeholders are said to also favour the senator representing Ogun West and Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee, Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, for Ogun State, and the senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Sharafadeen Alli, for Oyo State.The purported decisions emerged from a meeting of APC stakeholders from the three states with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Sunday night.Tinubu had hosted Vice President Kashim Shettima and 23 governors at his Lagos home for the Eid el-Fitr celebrations and sources with kno...

The Nigerian Police on Monday, March 23, arrested Tajudeen Baruwa after he led members of his faction to take over the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.The arrest came hours after Baruwa, alongside his supporters, stormed the union’s headquarters in Abuja to take control from the faction headed by Musiliu Akinsanya.Earlier reports indicated that the faction under Baruwa had taken over the national secretariat in the early hours of Monday following the dramatic invasion of the premises.The NURTW factions led by Baruwa and MC Oluomo have been involved in an internal leadership tussle since 2024.Members of the union had elected MC Oluomo as National President in November 2024. However, a court later ruled in favour of Baruwa when...

A Colombian Air Force transport plane carrying 125 people crashed shortly after take-off in the country's southern Amazon region on Monday, March 23.The Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130, which was transporting troops, went down near Puerto Leguizamo, close to the Peruvian border.Around 57 people have been rescued alive, sources told Reuters. It still leaves more than 50 people unaccounted for.Footage published by local outlet BluRadio showed thick plumes of smoke rising from the crash site, located just 3 km (2 miles) from an urban centre.The country's defence minister, Pedro Anulfo Sanchez, said on Monday the Lockheed Martin Hercules ‌C-130 plane had "suffered a tragic accident".Mr. Sanchez said he hoped the prayers of Colombians would help alleviate the ...

The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has approved a N10,000 transportation allowance as a palliative for the state workforce to cushion the effects of the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol.The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, Kayode Martins, in a statement released on Monday, March 23, disclosed that the governor has granted the request of the union on the issue of transportation allowance.The statement read“Following the intervention and formal request made by the State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) earlier this morning, the state government has approved a N10,000 transportation allowance for all workers in the state.The newly approved allowance is set to take effect from A...