VP Osinbajo shades Tinubu’s deputy, Shettima in ‘Ice cream seller joke’

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, shaded the Vice Presidential candidate of All progressives Congress, Senator Kashim Shettima, calling him the chairman and major shareholder of Yemi Osinbajo ice-cream-producing company. Osinbajo jocularly hit back at the former governor when he took over the podium to give his speech during the book launch of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, at the Nigeria Air Force Conference Centre in Abuja. Shettima had labelled the vice president as an ice cream seller while trying to play down his political relevance in the…

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Osinbajo denies memo on resignation from APC

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday distanced himself from a memo purported to have originated from his office and sent to President Muhammadu Buhari seeking permission to resign his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Memo dated 24th June 2022 with reference number SH/VP/605/2./0 and sighted by The Guardian, listed among others, family pressure, his (Osinbajo) continuous participation in active and partisan politics and membership of the APC as the reasons for his decision. But, when asked to confirm the authenticity of the said memo, Senior Special Assistant…

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VeePee Osinbajo escort dies in road accident

With grief in our hearts, we announce the death of one of the police escort riders on the Vice President’s convoy, Inspector Ali Gomina, aged 45, was involved in a road accident while on official duty today. The accident occurred on the road to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The Vice President, who is greatly saddened by this occurrence, has aborted the trip. The Vice President described Gomina as a diligent, hardworking and serious-minded officer who will be greatly missed by the team. He is survived by his wife, children…

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Fidelity Bank co-funded BUA Group’s $350m cement factory commissioned

On Tuesday, July 17, 2018, the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo commissioned the new BUA Cement Factory located on Kalambaina Road in Sokoto State. Co-funded by Fidelity Bank Plc, the project which commenced in 2015 has an installed capacity of 1.5 metric tonnes per annum and is valued at $350 million. Fidelity Bank’s involvement in this project further demonstrates the Bank’s resolve to grow the country’s manufacturing sector. Regarded perhaps, as the single largest private sector-led investment in North West Nigeria, the plant is part of the company’s expansion…

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