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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he has what it takes to win the presidency in the 2023 general election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He spoke on Thursday at a meeting with the south-west PDP leaders ahead of the party’s primary scheduled for May 2022. Addressing party stakeholders […]

At least 100 people have been reportedly killed following an explosion at an illegal oil refining site in Ohaji/Egbema area of Imo state. The incident, which was said to have started around 11pm on Friday, resulted in a fire outbreak at Abaezi forest in Ohaji/Egbema area. Speaking on the incident, Hope Uzodimma, […]

Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, says the “northern consensus presidential candidates” for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced on Friday doesn’t represent the position of party members in the region. Over the past weeks, four presidential hopefuls — Bukola Saraki, former senate president; Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor; Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor; and Mohammed […]

An attack by gunmen on a police station in Kogi state has resulted in the death of three officers. The attack on a police station in Adavi LGA of the state occurred in the wee hours of Saturday. In a statement, William Ovye-Aya, spokesman of the Kogi police command, quoted Edward Egbuka, […]

Muslim clerics led by Abdulganiy Ajokidero, chief Imam of Oyo town, have performed Islamic burial rites on the remains of Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo. The monarch died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital in Ado Ekiti on Friday night. Following the announcement of his death, the imam and other Islamic clerics […]

Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo, will be buried today. Yusuf Ayoola, head of the Oyomesi, while addressing journalists at the palace, confirmed that Adeyemi died at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti on Friday night. He also disclosed that the monarch will be buried at 4pm today. “We have called […]

Kola Abiola, son of the late MKO Abiola, says he will not react publicly to the recent comment by his sister comparing their father to Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi. Earlier in April, Bello declared his intention to run for president on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and appointed Hafsat […]

The Technical Committee for the Actualisation of Atiku Abubakar’s Presidency says the former vice-president was not part of the arrangement to produce a consensus presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Over the past months, four presidential hopefuls — Bukola Saraki, former senate president; Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor; Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor; […]