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Renowned lawyer and human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome, has expressed his concerns over the haste with which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner of the 2023 Presidential elections.

Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu is all set to take the oath of office on May 29 in a historic inauguration ceremony that will mark the beginning of a new era for the country. Tinubu, who won a landslide victory in the presidential elections held earlier this year, is seen as a charismatic leader with a strong track record of delivering economic growth, development, and stability to the country.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has directed the immediate closure of the Ijora-Olopa Bridge following the discovery that some miscreants have tampered with the major reinforcement elements of the deck from underneath which led to the failure of a section of the Bridge along Ijora Olopa Road, beside Water Corporation, Ijora.

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN in a Press Release signed by his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr Hakeem Bello, said he empathizes with members of the public who have had to endure longer than usual traffic as the reconstruction work in the heavily built-up stretch progresses towards the finish line.

The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) in furtherance of its project “Promoting Transparency and Accountability in the governance process through the Implementation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Nigeria” with the support of the MacArthur Foundation, commenced mentoring support for Delta States OGP Administrators.

Renowned novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, harshly criticised one of her senior colleagues, Professor Wole Soyinka, over his views about the recent past Labour Party, LP Vice Presidential Candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, for making a politically inciteful statement.

Since the politicking in Nigeria has relaxed, Reno Omokri also decided to operate on a lighter note and dropped some words of wisdom to whom it may concern.

Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Prize Winner in Literature, in an interview on Arise TV, revealed how the President-Elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, refused candid advice he offered before the 2023 Presidential Election.