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Accord Party in Akwa Ibom says insinuations that it is being sponsored by the state government are untrue and malicious. The party leadership in the state said it’s independent, adding that it has never received financial support from the government. The denial followed claims that the state government was presenting …

The lawmaker representing Kwara Central district, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, said 17 delegates refunded the cash out after he lost his re-election bid at the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries. Oloriegbe, who stated this while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, said the funds given to the delegates were …

Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has cautioned members of the opposition parties in the state to desist from making comments capable of inciting the public and instigating violence, before and during the governorship poll, scheduled for July 16, 2022. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by Ismail …

Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has declared July 9 as Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, also known as sallah, features the slaughtering of ram as a practice among the Muslim faithful, during the period known as the “festival of sacrifice”. Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son …

The Senate on Wednesday has screened and confirmed all seven ministerial nominees by President Muhammadu Buhari. The nominees for confirmation include Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State; Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State; Ekumankama Joseph Nkama- Ebonyi State; and Goodluck Nanah Opiah – Imo State. Others are Umar Ibrahim …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday invited the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed; the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to brief it on efforts to reestablish the Education Bank in Nigeria. The resolution followed the adoption of a …

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday suggested the region that should produce Nigeria’s next president. In a tweet, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain insisted that the Southern part of the country must produce the 2023 president or nothing. “The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern …

A high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday sentenced a dismissed policeman, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015, over his refusal to pay him a N100 bribe. While delivering her judgement, Justice Elsie Thompson said evidence before the …

Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on Wednesday visited the Lagos residence of former Governor of the State, Mr Ayodele Fayose. Oyebanji said the visit was to extend his courtesies to Fayose as a former governor of the state, who, according to him, demonstrated statesmanship by congratulating him shortly after …

Minister of communication and the digital economy, Isa Pantami has stated that Nigeria has the potential that can transform the country into a global digital powerhouse. This was stated by the minister while commissioning ‘Digital Nigeria Centre’ at the Father O’Connel Science College, Minna, Niger state. The project was facilitated by …