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A write-up that analysed the motives of three presidential candidates in the 2023 elections has been broadly shared on social media. The post, which is said to have been authored by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former governor of the central bank of Nigeria (CBN), asserted that none of the candidates are in the race […]

Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Orubebe communicated his resignation in a letter addressed to Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the PDP. The former minister said his resignation is effective immediately, and that he has notified his ward chairman in […]

Like the warm spring running through the veins of his hometown of Ikogosi-Ekiti, Biodun Oyebanji has set a record. The Ikogosi is a bubbly spring that distorts human understanding of nature with its natural gush of hot and cold water. Oyebanji is the first person in Ekiti’s 26-year history to lead a ruling political […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says Nigerians need to “take back” their country. He said this on Sunday at the ‘Men of Valour’ conference, organised by the Revival House of International Church (RHOGIC), Abuja. The conference had the theme ‘Navigating the Corridors of Power, the Church, and the […]

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dismissed reports that Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the party, has accepted to be the running mate to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Earlier on Sunday, there were reports making the rounds on social media that Kwankwaso had accepted to be vice-presidential […]

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Action Democratic Party (ADP) have described the results of the just-concluded Ekiti governorship election as “unacceptable”. Biodun Oyebanji, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was announced winner of the election on Sunday. Oyebanji secured 187,057 votes, defeating his two closest challengers — Segun […]

Three persons were confirmed dead on Sunday, following an attack by gunmen on two churches in Kaduna state. Confirming the incident which occurred on Sunday in Kajuru LGA of the state, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said two other persons sustained injuries. “On a sad note, security […]

Biodun Oyebanji, former secretary to the state government (SSG), was declared winner of the Ekiti governorship election on Sunday. A total of 365,438 voters were accredited to participate in the election, but 360,753 cast their ballots. At the conclusion of the election, Oyebanji received 187,057 votes, defeating his two closest challengers, Segun […]