Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party, (ADC) in last Saturday’s election, in Ekiti state, Dr. Wole Oluyede, has said the result of the poll is a reflection of the wish of the people. Oluyede pointed out that the election was not all that free and fair but that people …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday moved swiftly to avert a likely slide into the minority in the Senate. Eighteen more senators elected on the platform of the party are believed to be heading out to join opposition political parties. Should this happen, the APC would lose its majority …

A magistrate court sitting in Surulere, Lagos has ordered Polaris Bank to refund $30,769 illegally deducted from the domiciliary and Naira accounts of three of its customers. The order followed an originating application filed by Adebomi Orogun, Kehinde Banjo and Oluwatoyin Ode against the bank for unjustifiable freezing of their …

Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information The federal government has paid N477bn to 24 states as refunds for construction and rehabilitation of federal roads. Nigeria’s Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said the refunds was made between 2015 to date. Mohammed revealed this at the end of the Federal …

Fuel station The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has insisted that it will not sell petrol above N165 per litre. Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, IPMAN national president disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, after its Lagos branch insisted it will sell above the N180 price. IPMAN was also joined …

The United States mission to Nigeria has commended the people of Ekiti state and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the improvements recorded in the conduct of Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election. The mission which gave the commendation in a statement on Wednesday, noted that election which produced Biodun Oyebanji, …

Nabena Yekini Nabena, former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has noted that supporters of Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, exist only on social media. Nabena warned the former Anambra State governor not to rely on any support from his ‘Obidient’ movement ahead of the …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N52,203,698535 for contracts, including variations, across ministries, as well as a project expenditure refund to Yobe State. Details of the approvals were disclosed to State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual FEC meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the …

Afrobeats superstar Davido has offered a university scholarship to Morro Suleyman, who scored A1 parallel in WASSCE (West African Examination Council). On June 21, Nana Yaw solicited support for Suleyman who performed exceptionally in his senior secondary school leaving examination but had been home owing to paucity of funds to …

Peter Obi and Nyesom Wike Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, met behind closed doors on Wednesday. The former governor of Anambra State stated via his Facebook page that he reached out to Wike to discuss issues of national importance. Obi did …