Government

THE Governors of Yobe and Kogi States, Mai Mala Buni and Yahaya Bello have condoled their colleague, Abdullahi Sule over the demise of his son, Hassan Sule. A statement by Buni’s Spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, said the governors were in Gudi, the country home of the governor to sympathize with him …

OSUN State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed satisfaction with the passionate show of love and rejection of the Osun guber election petition tribunal judgment. Adeleke’s reaction is coming after massive protests demonstrating support for him and the Peoples Democratic Party rocked major towns across the state. Since the Friday, January …

AS the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) extends the  collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to February 5, the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization has urged Nigerians to go out enmasse to collect their PVCs in readiness to vote in Atiku Abubakar come February 25. Spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organization, …

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has spurned insinuations of friction in his relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his support for the president was unalloyed and enduring. Addressing a presidential campaign rally in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on Saturday, Tinubu promised to tackle …

THE Kaduna South senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr Sunday Marshall Katung, has said the current insecurity in Southern Kaduna is threatening sustainable food production in the region. Katung stated this in Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf local government area of the state at a meeting with representatives of …

FOLLOWING the violence unleashed by political thugs in some parts of the state, Lagos State government has vowed to deal decisively with anyone involved in recent political conflagration in the state. The government in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbega Omotoso said , ‘’The …

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that hawking of the new naira notes is punishable under the law. Reacting to reports of some persons hawking the notes in Delta a director at the CBN, Mr Sam Okejere, said trading in naira notes  contravenes Section 21 of the CBN …

FORTY political parties under the aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), South South and South East geopolitical zones have vowed to work for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The spokesman of the coalition, Prince Henry Eze, supported by the chairman …

Federal High Court in Awka, the Anambra State capital yesterday sacked Chief Victor Umeh,  as the candidate of Labour party for Anambra central senatorial zone. The court,  in its ruling on Friday, agreed that Umeh violated the electoral act for standing for election in same constituency for two different political …

By Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde AT the end of his tenure in 1985, the then Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, granted his last interview to Halilu Ahmed Getso of FRCN Kaduna. The answer to the last question in the interview was very informative. What last message do you have …