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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has faulted former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Peter Fayose, for describing him as “deadly”. In a statement by Makinde’s media aide, Taiwo Adisa, the former Ekiti governor was warned against spreading a false narrative about the South-West Peoples Democratic Party Congress held in Osun …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Published Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) at the State level for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020. The 36 states and FCT IGR figure hits N1.31trn in 2020 compared to N1.33trn recorded in 2019. This indicates a negative growth of -1.93% year on year. Similarly, …

EFCC Hands Over Recovered N67. 5m to Victim in Enugu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zone today April 15, 2021 restituted the sum of N67,523,000 (Sixty-seven Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand Naira) to one Mr. Emmanuel Onyekachukwu Onah , a trader based in Onitsha, Anambra …

VICE-President Yemi Osinbajo has asked state governors to democratise access to the internet in line the Federal Government’s objective of broadband connectivity for all by 2023. Osinbajo said it was part of the national commitment to make broadband connectivity available to all. The Vice-President recalled that the state governors under …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday explained how Usman Alkali Baba was appointed as acting Inspector-General of Police. The president was fielding questions from State House correspondents on his arrival from London after a routine medical check-up. The president said due process was strictly followed in the selection of the new …

Obiageli Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has written to Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, requesting the prosecution of Japheth Omojuwa, a social media influencer, for identity fraud. Ezekwesili had dissociated herself from Alpha Reach, a company owned by Omojuwa, following the controversy over a social media campaign done for Alex …

Stakeholders are putting pressure on the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. They warned that the reluctance by the leadership of the National Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill may have negative consequences on the smooth conduct of the 2023 …

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said anybody jostling to be president of Nigeria will need to secure votes in Rivers to combine with either Kano or Lagos to win. He said such a pivotal position established the importance of Rivers in the political scheme of the country, and nobody …

*ANAMBRA 2021: A REVEREND JOINS APC FOR GUBERNATORIAL TICKET.* *I am the game changer for APC says Rev Godwin Okonkwo.* It was in deed a sea of Heads as Rev Godwin Okonkwo, a Reverend of the Anglican Communion and Former Managing Director of NNPC Capital visited APC Stat Secretariat to …

Don’t take products not approved by NAFDAC, Lagos warns Killer drink can get to Osun from Kano, says Oyetola’s aide The Kano State Government on Thursday said 10 people had died and 400 others hospitalised after drinking a poisonous fruit juice. The state government had month said the poisonous fruit …