AHEAD of the legislative rerun in the Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike, has raised the alarm that his Chief Security Officer has been withdrawn. Wike said that his CSO was withdrawn on Monday alongside several other policemen from Government House,
THE National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected the offer to step aside by the party’s national legal adviser, Dr Muiz Banire (SAN). Banire had, about three weeks ago, written to step down as the
The Ondo State Governor-elect, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday said he did not acknowledge a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in his victory speech on Sunday because it was not expedient to do so. He
For Olusegun Mimiko, the outgoing governor of Ondo State, Saturday governorship election was like a war. Though he had fought many political battles before, coming out unscathed in almost all, he saw the last election as the most important political
The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Akeredolu, has been declared winner of the November 26, 2016 Ondo governorship poll by Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, the Chief Returning Officer in the election. This was made known on Sunday after the
The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on Monday said despite the controversy surrounding who flies the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state governorship election holding on Saturday, he was not contemplating joining the All Progressives Congress.
Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the construction of a residential building worth N200 million as terminal benefit for the immediate past governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole Also approved is a house worth N100 million for
The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) may face legal challenge because of criteria it used to appoint a former minister of sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, as its director of publicity. Sources disclosed yesterday, that the former minister, considered a loyalist of
The ancient city of Benin City, capital of Edo state took the centre stage on Thursday, when the high and mighty in the Nigeria, converged in the city for a double celebration, namely, the birthday and the coronation of the
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has responded to claims that he received $5,377,000 from former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro. Obanikoro revealed that he gave the cash to Fayose for the June 2014 elections in Ekiti. Below are