Police arrest man for alleged vote-buying in Owo Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Saturday rescued a man who was about to be lynched by a mob in the Owo area of Ondo State . The unidentified man , who claimed to be an election observer at Ward 4, Polling Unit 15, Shagari Market […]
…I have done my best for Ondo people, says Akeredolu Ibe Pascal Arogorn Contrary to apprehensions of the past few days, Akure, the capital of Ondo appears calm and quiet as the people of the State are getting set to go to the polls to either renew the mandate of their sitting governor or choose […]
The Transition Monitoring Group which is a coalition of over 400 civil society organisations has condemned the ‘invasion’ of Ondo state by some state governors ahead of the Saturday governorship election. Its chairman, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, said in Akure at a pre-election press briefing that the “refusal of these governors to leave the state constituted […]
….He’s Akeredolu’s kinsman – Gov Makinde The Peoples Democratic Party Ondo state governorship National campaign council has rejected the appointment of Prof Eyitope Ogungbenro Ogunbodede, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife as the Chief Returning Officer of the Saturday Ondo State governorship election. Chairman of the council and the Oyo state governor, Seyi […]
…Ondo polls: Akeredolu’s giant strides qualify him for re-election — Buhari …We Need A More Holistic And Practical View At Governance – Jegede Ibe Pascal Arogorn Ahead of the October 10 governorship candidate in Ondo State, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says the state needs a composed […]
US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday congratulated Senator Kamala Harris on the historic nature of her candidacy, in a strikingly more civil debate than the nasty presidential face-off just a week ago. The name-calling, interruptions and attacks that marked the debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, prompted outrage and disgust […]
The Cross-River State Hausa community has promised the Ohanaeze Ndigbo that it would support the South – East in its quest for the emergence of an Igbo President in 2023. Paramount leader of the Hausa and Fulani communities in the state, Alhaji Salisu Abba Lawan said while playing host to a delegation of members of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, advising him to be the leader of all. The President’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. “While you bask in the glory of the moment, I […]
Two members of the House of Representatives have defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the plenary on Wednesday, read separate letters from Mr Ephraim Nwuzi, who is representing Etche /Omuma Federal Constituency in Rivers State , and Mr David Abel representing Gashaka/Kurmi /Sardauna […]
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has appointed Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the new Emir of Zazzau .The Cable reports. The state government announced the appointment in a statement signed by Ja’afaru Sani. Bamalli succeeds Shehu Idris who died on September 20 after reigning for 45 years. Bamalli is said to be the first emir […]
