Government

The Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party(SDP), in the recent June 18 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, Mr Segun Oni has challenged the victory of Mr Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oyebanji was declared the winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), …

Japan’s former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe may have died as a result of gunshot, with reports indicating that the nation’s longest-serving premier was showing no vital signs. The Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, told reporters that the former Prime Minister was reportedly shot at about 11:30 am in the country’s …

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has released the sum of N1.6 billion for the payment of pension to retirees in the State. The money, according to a statement credited to the office of the Head of Service, is for the payment of pension from the month of June 2022, …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was allegedly rejected by the Yoruba people in 1999, according to Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment. Keyamo explained that the South-West rejected Obasanjo because he betrayed the June 12 struggle. Keyamo claimed in a series of tweets that Obasanjo was not the Yorubas’ …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State chapter has said residents of the state especially Christians are spoilt for choice in next year’s gubernatorial election. The association said this in reaction to the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the governorship election. He …

Founder, Baze University, Abuja, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has been announced as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi. The 46-year-old and former senator representing Kaduna North, made the announcement on his Twitter handle on Thursday night. According to him, “I …

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Osun, Ademola Adeleke, has attributed his absence at Wednesday’s governorship debate to his busy campaign schedule. Ahead of the July 16 governorship election in the state, four governorship candidates faced one another in a televised debate Wednesday speaking about their plans for the electorate …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said the attack on Kuje correctional facility in the federal capital territory (FCT) was well planned and executed. The facility came under attack on Tuesday by marauding terrorists, with hundreds of inmates — including all Boko Haram suspects at the centre — said to have …

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has raised the alarm that terrorists are moving southward to take refuge in the forest. Akeredolu stated this in his office while hosting the new Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 17, Yunnus Akeera. The governor reiterated the need for the creation of …

Ali Ndume, lawmaker representing Borno south senatorial district, says the attack on Kuje prison further underscores the parlous state of the country’s affair, stating that things are getting out of hand. Ndume spoke on the attack in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, Ndume spoke Gunmen in their hundreds …