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The people of Egbira have secured the official gazette of a common name spelt as “Egbira” for the ethnic group.  Ibrahim Ohida, national secretary of Ohiku-Egbira Descendants Union (OEDU), in a statement, announced the development. Egbira is an ethnic group indigenous to some parts of Kogi, Nasarawa, Edo, and the federal capital […]

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), is planning a “fake assassination attempt”. Keyamo said this in a statement issued on Monday, in reaction to a viral video clip showing Obi reading a message which claimed south-westerners were […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has appealed to Christians to look beyond religion and support the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 elections. The governor spoke on Sunday at the 40th Holy Ghost convention dinner of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, which held at the International Conference […]

Sonia Ekweremadu, daughter of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, has appealed for a kidney donation. The former deputy senate president and Beatrice, his wife, are currently facing charges in a UK court over alleged conspiracy to facilitate organ harvesting. Ekweremadu’s daughter is said to be suffering from a kidney disease and needs […]

Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba, over the weekend, was welcomed by a crowd on his return to Taraba after he was granted state pardon. In April, at a council of state meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, 159 inmates — including Nyame and Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has described Rotimi Amaechi, his predecessor, as a “total failure”. Wike made the comment on Monday at the inauguration of a construction project in Port Harcourt, the state capital. On Saturday, Amaechi while attending the burial of Alabo Graham-Douglas, a former minister, in Akuku Toru LGA […]

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), concocted a WhatsApp message to be seen as a victim of ethnic agenda. Keyamo, the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, made the remark in response to a video clip […]

Emmanuel Orker-Jev, senator representing Benue north-west, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be plunged into a “bigger crisis” if Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman, steps down.  The PDP senator spoke on Sunday when he featured on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television. Ayu has been under pressure in the last […]

Dele Alake, director of strategic communication in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says those questioning the identity of Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard bearer, have not presented evidence. Alake spoke on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television. Over the past few weeks, renewed controversy on the names and […]