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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the Lagos All Progressives Congress governorship primary scheduled for Monday. Contrary to the impressions created by a photograph that shows the Vice President with Sanwo-Olu, Osinbajo is neutral in the election. He merely came to plead with the party leaders to allow a level playing […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday inaugurated the Governorship Primaries Committee for the Primary Election scheduled for Sunday, September 30th, 2018. Lagos and Imo primaries will take place on 1 October. Also inaugurated on Saturday were members of the National Convention Committee, headed by Oyo Governor Abiola […]

The Governor’s Advisory Council(GAC) of the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to pick the party’s governorship ticket for the 2019 election in the state. Sen. Anthony Adefuye, a member the council, announced the endorsement to party members on Saturday, at a stakeholders’ meeting at the ACME Road […]

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has carefully observed the governorship rerun election in Osun State with a conclusion that the conduct of some key stakeholders clearly ran contrary to democratic norms and standards, as well as best practices in the conduct of credible elections. CDD notes that a number of the incidents recorded […]

The   National Working Committee(NWC) of the ruling All Peoples Congress, Thursday, released a comprehensive list of governorship aspirants cleared for the party`s primaries scheduled for Sunday, September 30. The list was contained in a press statement issued by the  party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, Reproduced below is the lis of all the All […]Read More

Following the commencement of the indefinite strike action embarked  on by the Organised labour, The Accountant-General of the Federation(AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris has restated his commitment to pay salaries of all workers on the Federal Government payroll in spite of the on-going Labour strike. Mr. Ahmed Idris gave this commitment today while speaking to Newsmen […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in New York called on Africans in the Diaspora to come up with suggestions on how to curtail the menace of corruption on the continent. Addressing participants at the High Level Media Launch on “Illicit Financial Flows and the Fight against Corruption: Curbing the Existence of Safe Havens – the Role […]

Madam President, Fellow Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I congratulate you, Madam President, on your well-deserved election as President of the 73rd General Assembly. As you embark on your assignment, I would like to assure you of Nigeria’s support […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in New York unfolded Nigeria’s positions on international matters before the global audience. Presenting Nigeria’s National Statement during the opening day of the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA73), the President first paid glowing tributes to the late seventh UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, for […]

Aisha Buhari, Nigeria`s first lady on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of her Aide De Camp, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Sani Baban-Inna for fraud. Aisha, who spoke through a statement issued by her Director of Information, Suleiman Haruna,said,CSP Sani Baban-Inna has been her ADC since 2016 and has been associated with her ever since. However, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to the faithful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). This was contained in the President’s solidarity message on the Global Day to Act for the SDGs which coincided with the third anniversary of the adoption by Member States of the United Nations of the 2030 Agenda for […]

The echoes of Osun Governorship elections, conducted on Saturday 21, 2018, has continue to reverberate through the length and breadth of Nigeria, far away from the State, where the Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State,, South West Nigeria, Prof. Joseph Adeola Fuwape declared the poll inconclusive. The People […]