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Wale Adeniran, the deputy Alana of Ilana Omo Oodua worldwide, the Yoruba self-determination group, has resigned. In a statement issued on Monday, the former commissioner for education in Osun said he is resigning from his role as an executive but will remain a member of the freedom-fighting organisation. Adeniran said he is […]

The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA), says no fewer than 1.3 million people in the state have been affected by flooding. According to data released on Monday, the agency said 96 deaths have been recorded and about 1.2 million people are displaced. Walamam Igrubia, BYSEMA chairman, said the collation of data […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says he is working with Nyesom Wike, his Rivers colleague, to liberate the country.  According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ortom made the statement on Sunday when he hosted his colleagues — Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi […]

Agora Policy, an Abuja-based think tank set up to find practical solutions to urgent national challenges, has proffered solutions to the various insecurity issues facing the country.  In a 64-page report titled ‘Understanding and tackling insecurity in Nigeria’, Waziri Adio, the founder/executive director of Agora Policy, said the report is timely as the […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has explained why Bola Tinubu, its standard bearer, did not attend a town hall meeting for presidential candidates. The meeting was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and Arise Television on Sunday. While Ifeanyi Okowa, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic […]

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says the attack on a train in Kaduna was a result of intelligence failure. The former Anambra governor said the security agencies “ignored” warning signs and information of a possible attack on such a scale. Obi made the comment on Sunday at a […]

Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is fit as a fiddle.   Fani-Kayode is the director, new media of the APC presidential campaign council. In a statement on Sunday, the former minister said Tinubu is more mentally, physically and spiritually alert […]

Not less than 20 people have been confirmed dead after an attack by gunmen in Ukohol, Guma LGA of Benue. Terver Akase, senior special adviser to the Benue governor on media and publicity, who confirmed this on Sunday said children and a security personnel were among those killed in the attack which happened […]

Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, and Atiku Abubakar, the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, failed to show up at a town hall meeting for presidential candidates on Sunday. The presidential town hall series is an initiative of Arise Television and the Centre for Democracy and Development. […]