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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said the people’s consensus rather than individual’s agitation will determine the success of any secession bid. He explained that few people can’t declare the establishment of the “Yoruba nation” without considering the general interest of the South-west. The governor spoke on Wednesday when he …

APC Planning to Rig Abia By-election With Security – Ikpeazu Cries Out Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has raised alarm over what he called plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to manipulate the outcome of this weekend by-election in Aba North/South Federal Constituency. The by-election, which is slated to hold …

Negotiate with bandits to release our children, Parents of Afaka students beg El-Rufai The Governor of Kadunna state, Nasir el-Rufai, has been asked to negotiate with bandits to release the kidnapped Afaka students. Sani Friday, a parent of two of the abducted students and a representative of the parents of …

The Akwa Ibom State High Court 2 sitting in Ikot Ekpene, has found Professor Peter Ogban guilty of the case of electoral fraud levelled against him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC had taken Ogban to court on a two-count charge of fraudulently tampering with the election results …

Aba North/South Election: Orji Kalu And His Entourage Storm Ariaria Int’l Market (Photos, Video) The campaign entourage of the All Progressive’s Congress (APC) in Saturday’s Aba North/South bye election led by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu alongside the Minister for Mines and Steel have arrived at Ariaria International Market Aba to …

Former Lagos State Governor and Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will lead top dignitaries as chairman of the 11th Arewa House Lecture slated for Saturday in Kaduna. The annual lecture which is in Honour of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, …

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, says that the state plans to stop relying on federal allocation in the next four years. El-Rufai disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna in an interview with newsmen shortly after declaring open the 147th meeting of the Joint Tax Board. He said that the …

‘We’ve invested so much in Nigeria’ — Yoruba elders disown Igboho over secession bid Kunle Olajide, secretary-general of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), says Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba youth leader popularly known as Sunday Igboho, does not represent the Yoruba people in his call for secession. Igboho had recently said …

EDO state government, Thursday justified Tuesday’s demolition of the properties of the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Dr. Pius Odubu and those of Professor Julius Ihonvbere, former Secretary to the State Government, SSG and Mike Itemuagbon, sports promoter, saying that the properties were recovered for the use of …

Full statement by President Buhari on $1.3 billion Basic Chemicals Platform agreement between Nigeria and Morocco. Nigeria and Morocco have signed an agreement to develop a $1.3 billion Basic Chemicals Platform in Nigeria that will produce Ammonia and various NPK and DAP fertilisers, using Nigeria’s gas reserves. We are well …