DR Kayode Fayemi, winner of Saturday governorship election in Ekiti state, says God has delivered the people of Ekiti from bondage. The election was closely contested between Fayemi and Kolapo Olusola, incumbent deputy governor of the state and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fayemi had polled 197, 459 votes, defeating Olusola who had
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Monday hinted that he would soon dump his All Progressives Congress (APC) to join another party. Ortom also said he had been given a red card by his party. The governor who made the remark in Makurdi while swearing in a new appointee, Jerome Torshembe, said the action
THE Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Mr David Young, has condoled with the people of Plateau over the recent killings in the state. Young, who extended his country condolence on Monday in Jos when he visited Gov. Simon Lalong, urged Nigerians to embrace peace and promote unity in the country. He emphasised the
MTN Nigeria is yet to file its application for an initial public offering (IPO), Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission said on Sunday. The much-anticipated share listing could value MTN at around $5 billion and help revitalise the Nigerian stock market. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) statement came after domestic media reported on Thursday that
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured the electorate that their votes will count. Yakubu spoke at a stakeholders meeting held on Monday in Ado-Ekiti which had in attendance some of the gubernatorial candidates and their party officials. He said the
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olisa Agbakoba on Monday said the creation of state police was “more than necessary” to address the security issues in the country. Agbakoba made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to renewed clamour for
In an imitation of the formation of the All Progressives Congress in 2014, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today cobbled up together a loose alliance of about 30 political associations in readiness for the 2019 elections. The new group, a replay of the alliance that toppled the Jonathan administration, was christened Coalition of United
The Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says a total of 38,051 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are taking refuge in 31 camps in the state following recent violence. She said the IDPs were victims of the June 23 and June 24 violence involving suspected herdsmen and villagers in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Mangu, Bokkos and Jos
PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron of France, on Wednesday, in Lagos said for the problem of migration to become a thing of the past, Europe, the United States of America and other developed countries must help Africa to succeed. Macron stated this while addressing young African entrepreneurs at an interactive session facilitated by the Tony Elumelu Foundation
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the senate plans to amend the 1999 constitution to allow for the creation of state and community police as a major strategy in combating insecurity. Saraki said on Tuesday: “Today, my colleagues and I in the eighth Senate resolved to begin the process of amending the Constitution to allow