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THE Oyo State Government has announced a restriction on movement throughout the state to facilitate the smooth conduct of Saturday’s local government elections. The movement will be restricted from 8 am to 3 pm, during which elections for councillorship and chairmanship positions will take place in all 33 local government areas …

AGGRIEVED members of the All Progressives Congress under the aegis of Ondo APC youths on Thursday protested the outcome of Saturday’s primary election that produced Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the winner at the party secretariat in Abuja. The young demonstrators, who came in four luxury buses, were however dispersed by …

President Bola Tinubu has told European leaders that Nigeria offers immense opportunities across a pool of sectors. He disclosed that the country has high-grade lithium deposits in its possession. Tinubu stated this during his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands at his official residence known as The Catshuis …

Mr Agboola Ajayi , a former deputy governor of Ondo State, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) for the Nov. 16 poll in the state. Ajayi, one of the seven aspirants that contested for the ticket, polled 264 votes and his closest co-contender, Mr  Kolade Akinjo …

SCORES of demonstrators on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. The demand followed his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the …

CENTRE for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFR&PA), a Pro-democracy, human rights, anti-corruption and public interest advocacy group, has written to Governor Alex Otti, the Secretary to Abia State government, Prof. Kenneth Kalu and the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ikechukwu Uwanna, demanding access to the recently conducted …

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Thursday inaugurated the mechanisation of cassava production and processing project at Fashola, near Oyo in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was constructed by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). Makinde, represented by the state’s Commissioner for …

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the United States 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which declared that the last general election in Nigeria reflected the will of the populace despite widespread irregularities. The report seen by Naija News on Thursday also stated that there were reports of campaigning at polling stations, lack of …

THE Federal Government has agreed to offer additional N20.5 billion for the completion of the Bonny-Bodo road project in December. The government, however, said if the construction company, Julius Berger, was not ready to accept the offer, the contract will be terminated. Minister of Works, David Umahi, said this during …

FORMER member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Sylvester Ogbaga, has officially tendered his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Naija News understands that Ogbaga represented the Abakiliki/lzzi federal constituency of Ebonyi State from 1999 to 2023. His decision to leave the party was conveyed through a resignation letter …