Senator Monday Okpebholo, the victor of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, is set to receive the party’s Certificate of Return today, Saturday, February 24.The presentation will take place during a special meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) scheduled for 2 pm at Muhammadu Buhari House in Abuja.Governor Bassey […]

L-R: Late Akeredolu and wifeMrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the widow of the immediate-past governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, has reminiscenced the life and times of her late husband, saying he was called a ‘weakling’ while alive just because he loved his wife.Akeredolu, a lawyer by training, who later attained the enviable title of a […]

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has uncovered an illegal oil reservoir stored with over one million litres of crude oil.Garrison Commander of the Division and Sector 3 Commander of Operation Niger Delta Safe, OPDS, Brigadier General EU Effiong, who disclosed this, said the reservoir was discovered at Odagwa Etche […]

Tension is on the rise as Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, is set to return to his residence in Soka, Ibadan, on Saturday, in what could be termed a homecoming after three years.The occasion marks the first visit of the activist to his residence since his departure from the country […]

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, asserted on Friday that his return to Nigeria was by the grace of God, as he accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of orchestrating an assassination attempt against him.Speaking to his followers in Oyo State, Igboho claimed that Buhari deployed the Department of State Services (DSS) and […]

A bill aimed at extending the tenure of the Clerk of the National Assembly from 35 years to 40 years faced rejection and suspension following a heated debate in the Senate on Thursday.The bill, sponsored by the Leader of the Senate, Michael Opeyemi, sought to prolong the service tenure of the Clerk, Sani Tambuwal, along […]

Asue Ighodalo has emerged winner of the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State.563 delegates voted during the keenly contested primary in Benin City.The votes garnered by other aspirants have all been announced with none of them coming close to the votes of Ighodalo which were still being counted by officials.Below […]

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has praised the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its decision to reschedule the controversial February 17 governorship primary in Edo State, which resulted in three winners.In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Ahmad Sajoh, the head of his media office, Fayemi […]

The Presidency has banned online cryptocurrency and Foreign Exchange (Forex) platforms.The platforms have been banned from operating in the country.The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs (Office Of the Vice President), Tope Fasua, made the confirmation on Wednesday.Recall that the Federal Government had blocked the major online crypto platforms to avert the […]

An agreement has been reached between the labour union and the state government, led by Governor Mohammed Bago, following the strike by the Niger State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. The indefinite strike, which commenced on Wednesday, was called by the NLC after the state government failed to meet the workers’ demands.The strike […]