Four persons, including tea sellers, a commercial driver and road side traders have been shot dead by gunmen operating on motorcycles. The killing occured around Sabo and Igba area of Ondo town. A source said it was some cultists that attacked a rival cult group. Another source said the mission …

Kachikwu, Moghalu Dumebi Kachikwu, Roots TV CEO, has beaten Kingsley Moghalu to clinch the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Mr Kachikwu scored 977 votes against Mr Moghalu’s 589 votes. Chukwuka Monye came third with 339 votes at the primary exercise in Abeokuta on Wednesday night. Mr Kachikwu …

Siminialayi Fubara Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, moved to arrest Siminialayi Fubara, PDP governorship candidate for Rivers State, but were stopped by youths. The drama took place at the Port Harcourt International Airport as the plane that brought Fubara and other PDP chieftains who …

Buhari handing APC flag to Tinubu Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has congratulated Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC Presidential Flagbearer in the 2023 elections on winning the ruling party’s ticket, noting that he has his full support. “Having emerged victorious he has our full and unwavering support,” Buhari said. “Now our …

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos State, has arrested Ibadan-based businessman, Bukola Odeleye for alleged N816 million fraud. The spokesperson, SP Eyitayo Johnson said the suspect is the MD/CEO of BEEDEL Strategic Investment Company. Johnson, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that Odeleye was arrested on May 24, …

Umahi A five-storey building has collapsed in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, the state police command confirmed on Wednesday. The building, which was under construction, is located in the Presco area of Abakaliki metropolis. Reports said the construction workers ran out of the building a few minutes before it went down. …

Access Bank Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s largest bank by assets base, says it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire 83.4 percent equity stake held by Centum Investment Plc, a Kenyan-based investment company, in Sidian Bank Ltd, for the sum of about N15 billion ($37 million). Access which …

  Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari (right); President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention at the Eagle Square, Abuja… yesterday. • Akpabio, Amosun, Fayemi, four others step down for Tinubu • Osinbajo defies …

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says the party will still win in all the state under its control in next year’s election. The PDP controls 13 out of the 36 states in the country, while the APC controls 22 states. The only state not …

Hamid Bobboyi Hamid Bobboyi, executive secretary of the Universal basic Education Commission (UBEC), says N2bn has been earmarked for the 2022 National Personnel Audit (NPA). According to him, the audit had commenced in 17 states in the South East and South South; while the northern phase, covering 19 states and …