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Governor Fayemi appoints SSG, Chief of Staff, CPS
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has announced the appointment of Abiodun Oyebanji, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Fayemi, in...
2019: Lawal Daura pressured me to support Buhari before Ekiti election – Fayose
The outgoing governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed how a former Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura,...
Running mate: Igbo groups back Atiku’s choice of Obi, warn Umahi, Ekweremadu
Two non-political Igbo interest groups have condemned the recent statement by some leaders of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-East that...
How Buhari govt is trampling on Nigerian workers’ rights – HURIWA
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of trampling on the rights of Nigerian...
Governor Ganduje facing impeachment as Kano Assembly begins probe into bribe videos
The Kano State House of Assembly has opened probe into the bribe-taking videos of the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Raising a matter of...
Ekiti people don’t need invitation card to attend Fayemi’s inauguration ceremony – Planning committee
Residents and indigenes of Ekiti State have been told that they do not need an invitation card to attend Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony for...
Buhari reacts to death of Justice Edozie
President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Dennis Edozie, describing him as an...
Executive Order 6: Buhari under fire for not including some names in list of banned politicians
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has launched another attack on President Muhammadu for not including some names in the...
Oyo 2019: Ajimobi, Oke tip Okediran, Omodewu as Adelabu’s running mate
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the state Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Akin Oke are currently weighing...
Tenant chops off landlord’s lip in Ondo
Yemi Daramola, a tenant in Fanibi area of Akure, Ondo State has reportedly bitten off the lip of her landlord, Paul Ajayi. According...
Atiku: All that glitters not gold – VON DG cautions Ndigbo
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Osita Okechukwu, the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and chieftainof All Progressives Congress (APC) has...
NAFDAC seals “Puer water” factory for producing without treatment, near toilet, drainage
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has shut down some facilities involved in illegal production of sachet water...
2019 presidency: Okonjo-Iweala speaks on her purported support for Buhari against Atiku
A former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has spoken on a well-circulated report where she was quoted to have declared her...
2019 presidency: What Yoruba leaders told Obasanjo about Buhari before he forgave Atiku – Adebanjo
A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has opened up on the role played by Yoruba leaders in ensuring the reconciliation between former...
Details of Buhari’s meeting with APC Reps emerge
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday met with members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) The...
