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Following the Sunday, June 5, 2022 shooting incident at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed the lives of several worshippers, the Osun Amotekun Corps has deployed personnel to guard churches and mosques in the state. According to a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has stated that any political party interested in winning the 2023 presidential election must involve the church. This was stated on Sunday by Samson Ayokunle, national president of CAN at the interdenominational church service to mark the 2022 Democracy Day celebration held at the National …

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has promised to involve the party’s stakeholders in the selection of his running mate. Atiku claimed that the PDP has a plethora of tested and trusted party members who could serve as his running mate. The former Vice President …

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has distanced himself from a circulating 2023 campaign manifesto. Tinubu stated that the circulating document was not his 2023 campaign manifesto and that he did not endorse it. He explained that the document was just a draft proposal with …

Senator Magnus Abe says nothing can stop him from contesting the 2023 governorship election in Rivers State despite losing out at the primaries of the All Progressives Congress in the State. Lagos-based business man, Tonye Cole emerged winner in the governorship primaries. Abe, however, disagreed with the result of the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to put measures in place towards ensuring that credible elections are conducted in 2023. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the spokesperson of the opposition party, Debo Ologunagba to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day. Ologunagba said credible election …

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has stated that politicians should spreading fake news and playing ethnic and religious politics as Nigeria prepares for the 2023 elections. This was stated on Sunday by Idayat Hassan, director of CDD to commemorate the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by MKO …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has given the breakdown of officers’ deployment to Ekiti state ahead of the gubernatorial election in the state. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Johnson Kokumo, is to spearhead the security team for the election. This is …

The Nigerian Medical Association has lamented the deplorable state of health facilities owned by state governments. According to the association, some state hospitals lack the required medical experts, equipment and could not boast of a complete department. The NMA President, Dr Uche Ojinmah, during an interview on Sunday, stated that state …

The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday, met with the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The governor disclosed this on his official social pages, expressing delight at spending the weekend with the former Lagos state governor. By the same token, Fayemi revealed why …