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Peter Obi new Campaign DG has been announced.




CityNews Nigeria  reports that Labour Party has announced a former presidential aide Akin Osuntokun as the new Director-General (DG) of its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).

This online news platform understands that Osuntokun succeeds Doyin Okupe who resigned recently as the Director-General of the campaign council for the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Rising from a strategic meeting of the party, which had Obi, members of the National Working Committee and several political candidates of Labour Party in attendance, the LP National Chairman, Julius Abure announced Osuntokun as the new campaign DG.

The Labour Party National Chairman described the former managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria as a “worthy and trustworthy” replacement for Okupe.

Osuntokun became the South-West leader of the party after he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the LP in August 2022.

Akin Osuntokun

Meanwhile, CityNews Nigeria reports that until recently, Osuntokun was the Zonal Coordinator (South) of the campaign council. A former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Osuntokun served as Political Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and as Director of the Presidential campaign of the People’s Democratic Party in 2011.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja on December 19, 2022 had found Okupe guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, ruling that his action violated the Money Laundering Act.

The court held that Okupe was guilty in counts 34, 35, 36, and 59 and sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of a fine.




Okupe, an ally of Obi right from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the duo joined the LP this year, subsequently paid a N13m fine and escaped being jailed.

The former aide to then President Goodluck Jonathan, Okupe later resigned as the director-general of Obi’s campaigns paving way for Akin Osuntokun as Peter Obi new Campaign DG.

Bitcoin and Ethereum extended gains on Tuesday afternoon in Asia along with almost all other non-stablecoin top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. XRP was the biggest winner, rising nearly 4.8% in the last 24 hours.

Fast facts
Bitcoin rose 0.16% in the last 24 hours to trade at US$16,882 at 4p.m. Hong Kong time and Ether gained 0.17% to trade at US$1,222, according to CoinMarketCap.
XRP increased 4.77% and was trading at US$0.368, while Cardano rose 1.67% to US$0.2638 in the last 24 hours. Polygon strengthened 1.77% to trade at US$0.8139.
Dogecoin slipped 0.79% in the last 24 hours to trade at US$0.07501.
Asian markets strengthened on Tuesday following China’s announcement that inbound travelers will no longer need to quarantine from Jan.8. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.98% and Shenzhen Component gained 1.16% while markets in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia were closed for the Christmas holiday.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.16% at Tuesday’s close. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that it will require Chinese visitors to present a negative Covid-19 test.

Gbenga Raheem, the husband of the lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, who was shot dead by one Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Christmas Day has now shed light on the sad incident.

 41-year-old Bolanle Raheem, who was seven-month pregnant was shot by the policeman on way back from church.

ASP Vandi, who was attached to the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State, was said to have spent 33 years in the police force.

Mr Raheem while attending to sympathizers who visited the family in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Boxing Day has now spilled more details on the incident.

How Bolanle Raheem was shot – Husband spills

According to him, “On December 25, my wife, nieces, nephews, and cousins, who had come for the holiday, all went to church. On our way back, my wife said since it was Christmas Day, we should take everyone out, so, we went to a supermarket at Abraham Adesanya, then to Domino’s Pizza.

“After that, we headed towards Ajah to do a U-turn to come back to Abraham Adesanya. When we took the U-turn, we saw policemen stopping some vehicles. As we approached them, they said we should stop, and in the process, we heard a loud sound on my wife’s side window. All of a sudden, I saw blood gushing out of her chest.

“I immediately ran out; my sister-in-law, who was also with us, ran out and held the policeman; he cocked his gun at her too. Talking to him was pointless, so I went to see if anything could be done; I saw my wife gasping for breath, and by that time, my sister-in-law had brought the policeman into the car and pushed him into the front seat.

“We drove to a hospital but they said they couldn’t handle it; we eventually took her to Grandville Hospital, where she was confirmed dead. The policemen took her body and put it in the truck; they wanted me to follow them but I said I needed to go and settle my children.”

A graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Bolanle Raheem was the chief executive officer of Croston Homes at the time of her death.

She was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Olive Tree Parish, Banana Island, Ikoyi, where she served as a Sunday school teacher.

You might have seen ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in native attire or military camouflage but you probably haven’t seen him in suit.During a visit to Vietnam, the Nigerian leader joined Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, former Ethiopian prime minister, and other dignitaries to showcase the works of Chuong, a gifted Asian tailor, based in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam.Dressed in suits, the visitors stepped into the showroom of Chuong, who was awarded “Tailoring Artist” by the state council of Vietnam based on his skills.Beaming with smiles, Obasanjo posed for photographs.Below are some of  the pictures:

http://citynewsng.com/2019/05/03/photos-sartorial-obasanjo-steps-out-in-suit-as-he-visits-vietnam/