Political critics in 1992 argued that the ₦400 million PR contract had political motives.
The contract was awarded to Insight Communications, the official consultant to Governor Otedola's party, the National Republican Convention (NRC). The firm also had reported business links to the party's national publicity secretary, Dr Doyin Okupe.
Critics believed the communications campaign was designed to improve the electoral prospects of the NRC ahead of the presidential election while overshadowing local government chairmen aligned with the rival Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The lawmaker, Niyi Fabikun, questioned the decision, saying there was "no reason in obtaining loan for publicity since the state (governor) is not presently running any political campaigns."
The governor's spokesperson disagreed, insisting the campaign was simply to inform citizens about the government's achievements.
A political analyst responded, "Where are the state government's achievements?"
You have been holding leaders like this to account since time immemorial. It's time to try a different approach. This system is not going to work no matter how long you spend “reforming” it. It was never designed to work. 60-odd years should be enough to learn this lesson, but I guess you people will never learn.
The EU fined Google €890M under the DMA today: €460M for favouring its own services in Search, €430M for restricting how developers can point users to purchases outside Google Play.
Unfortunately, these fines merely double down on the DMA's failures 🧵
You see that first horror career ending tackle? A red card was not given for it.
By the time they were done kicking him in this match the injuries he sustained took him out for the rest of the season.
That was all done on the orders of Jose Mourinho.
And Mourinho added insult to (potentially career-ending) injury by saying that Messi dived.
Lionel Messi is football’s GOAT - the Greatest Of All Time.
But did someone new enter the conversation during the World Cup?
Rodri has just become the seventh player in history to win a World Cup, a Euros/Copa America, Champions League and a Ballon d’Or in their career. The other six being Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Messi.
The Spain captain won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player but does winning so many team prizes alongside those individual accolades give a player automatic inclusion into that conversation?
And can - and should - a defensive midfielder be considered the GOAT?
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What is the business of the State with religion? Why is the Nigerian government funding churches and mosques? Why should churches and mosques be in budget?
Monies that should be used to fund education. We are just not a serious country.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is turning to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech for a fellowship for senior military officers, after cutting ties with elite universities https://t.co/VmSoUp1F5E