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As the race to Nigeria’s presidential election in 2023 gathers momentum governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has added his voice to debate, saying it was the turn of the South to produce the next President.   El-Rufai made the call on Saturday on the Hausa Service of BBC, arguing that going by the country’s […]

The All Progressives Congress on Saturday left no one in doubt about its determination clinch the governorship spot in Edo State come September 19, as it marshalled its political bigwigs at the launch of its campaign in Benin City.   The party had on parade 11 state governors, the deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, ministers, […]

The US government on Friday expressed concern over the deteriorating political climate in Edo State, which is scheduled to elect a governor on September 19.   It also condemned the role “played by some political actors in the state,” the Political Affairs Unit of the US embassy in Abuja said in a statement.    The […]

  In the harshest words deployed yet in the course of the ongoing political crisis in Edo State, Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, on Friday described Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, as a coward, dictator and a reminder of Nigeria’s repressive military rule.   In a statement titled ‘In Defence […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday officially endorsed Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the September 19 governorship election in Edo State.   Buhari met with Ize-Iyamu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he presented the party’s flag to him.   However, the People’s Democratic Party in the state has criticized the […]

…as Gov vows to deal with those who test will of the State    The political crisis plaguing Edo State deepened Thursday as two factions of the House of Assembly emerged with their Speakers, with each laying claim to the leadership of the legislature.   The factions have their allegiances to the two prominent gladiators […]

The current crisis rocking Edo State constitutes a potential danger to constitutional order in Nigeria, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned.   It is also a threat to successful elections in the state, Atiku added.   The impeachment of Yekini Idiaye, the Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday, and his […]

  Oyo State Government on Tuesday announced it had approved the sum of N59.8 million for the take-off of the State Security Network Agency codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun’   The release forms part of the decision reached at the state’s 19th virtual executive meeting, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, said […]

Less than 24 hours after the Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly was impeached, a  detachment of Policemen on Thursday surrounded the House of Assembly complex in Benin City, the state capital.   Yekini Idiaye was impeached by legislators on Wednesday and was replaced by Mr. Roland Asoro, who represents Orhionmwon-South constituency. […]

  Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the revocation of the 2018 land use charge.   Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, who announced this in a press statement, said the government had reverted to the pre-2018 land use charges.   Olowo said the government had waived the land use charges for 2017, 2018 and […]

A gale of layoff and salary cuts is hitting the Nigerian aviation industry, as operators embark on staff right-sizing and salary cuts, citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.   Within two days, two airlines, Nigeria’s leading airline Air Peace, and Bristow Helicopters have announced plans to sack as many as 170 pilots in addition […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has unveiled the reviewed Nigeria Broadcasting Code which contains the Antitrust provision aimed at boosting local content and encouraging the growth of the local industry, among other provisions.   This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Segun Adeyemi   Special Assistant to the […]