With few days to the Ondo State governorship election, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and Agboola Ajayi met again on Tuesday and signed a peace accord to ensure a violence-free election. However, a mild drama happened at the end of the event as Akeredolu declined a request by the Master of Ceremonies for him to either shake […]
The factional Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Frank Okiye and six other members of House of Assembly all formally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democrats Party (PDP) during plenary. Speaker Okiye and others took the step on Tuesday less than a month after the September 19 […]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu says the forthcoming October 10 governorship election will be the last election he will contest in Ondo State . Akeredolu, who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, stated this on Tuesday in Akure , the state capital, while signing a peace accord alongside the candidates of other […]
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced Tuesday that it was ending sanctions imposed against Mali after a military coup in August, saying it wished to back the return to civilian rule . In a statement , the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) said “ heads of state and government have […]
Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Akeredolu; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede; the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) Agboola Ajayi, and others, have signed a peace pact ahead of the Ondo State Governorship election slated for October 10, 2020. They signed the pact on Tuesday, pledging to shun violence during the election and […]
No fewer than 11 political parties have merged and collapsed their structures to support the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede ahead of Oct. 10, governorship elections. Speaking with newsmen on Monday in Akure, the Chairmen of the political parties, who spoke through the State Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), […]
Ahmed Wambai, the immediate past national vice-chairman (north-central) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Adams Oshiomhole, suspended chairman of the party gave N1 billion to any state they desired to win. Wambai described Oshiomhole as a leader who wanted the best for the party. But he said some APC governors ganged up to frustrate […]
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God , Pastor Enoch Adeboye , has advised the Federal Government to give Nigeria a lasting solution to secession agitations and its economic challenges by restructuring the country. According to Adeboye , the restructuring of the country must be done “ as soon as possible ” […]
Buhari has to convince Christians there’s no islamisation agenda A RENOWNED Global Mission Leader, President and CEO of The Para-Mallam Peace Foundation, public peace advocate for the release of Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, remaining Chibok girls and several other Christian faithful including aid workers, Reverend Gideon Para- Mallam took time off his busy schedule […]
The court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday upheld the election of Bayelsa State governor, Duoye Diri The court overturned the nullification of the governor’s election by the Bayelsa State election petition tribunal. The five-man panel of the appellate court held that the tribunal acted outside its jurisdiction in nullifying the governor’s election. In a […]
