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Former Governorship aspirant and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Barrister Ken Imasuagbon, on Wednesday resigned his membership of the PDP. The frontline Edo politician became a household name in Edo State and beyond for his philanthropic gesture. In a letter sent to the chairman of the party in the state, Tony Aziegbemi, and chairman

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, in Abuja, sought support from the European Union to assist Nigeria and Africa in strengthening security and economic development to alleviate poverty on the continent. Tinubu premised his request on the argument that Nigeria and the whole of Africa require the help and partnership of her friends and development partners

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for respect for democracy in a call with the leader of Senegal, where rare deadly clashes took place after the opposition leader’s conviction. In a telephone call with President Macky Sall, Blinken offered condolences after at least 16 people were killed in the unrest. “I reiterated

Former governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said his advice to his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola, was misinterpreted and caused disagreement in the party. While addressing a sizeable number of supporters at a rally held in Osogbo, the state capital, to welcome him back to the state after leaving office as a minister on

Ex-Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said his advice to his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola, was misinterpreted and caused disagreement in the party. Before addressing a sizeable number of supporters at a rally held in Osogbo to receive him back to the state after leaving office as a minister on Wednesday, Aregbesola had earlier paid

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, tendered in evidence on Wednesday the final results for the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The national document known as Form EC8D(a) was tendered by Paul Annanaba, SAN, on behalf of the party and Obi as part of the evidence in

Nollywood actress, Caroline Danjuma, has said she would love to go back to her ex-husband, Musa Danjuma She made this known in a recent interview with media personality Innih Emah. Caroline and Danjuma dissolved their nine-year-old marriage in 2016. According to her, she wouldn’t have left her marriage if she had the experience she has

No fewer than 40 suspects have been paraded by the Ogun State Police Command for various crimes such as cultism, murder and armed robbery. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, who paraded the suspects, said they were apprehended in different parts of the state and outside the state. Addressing newsmen, Oladimeji said

The lead pastor at Redeemed Christian Church of God, LSC The Bridge, Leke Adeboye, recently doled out N2 million to five youth entrepreneurs in order to fund their businesses. Speaking during the donation, Adeboye said he knew the struggles that Small and Medium Enterprise owners face in Nigeria. “It is said that most businesses are

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, has evacuated another batch of 112 stranded Nigerians from Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Musa said that the continuous voluntary evacuation exercise was

The series is tied at 1-1 heading into Game 3 of Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.  The Heat are 6-2 when playing at FTX Arena this year in the playoffs, but the Nuggets are desperate to get back on track after the loss in Game 2. Read the article below to

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Zainab Abbas, who is the wife of an Adamawa State High Court Judge. The incident reportedly occurred between the hours of 1:00 am to 2:00 am on Wednesday at Nyibango, Army Barracks road in Jimeta Yola, Adamawa State. A fortnight ago, a gang of kidnappers stormed the community

To mitigate the impact of subsidy removal on Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to begin the process of providing palliatives. Tinubu gave the directive while meeting with some major oil marketers led by Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun at the State House in

The National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Dr Vincent Olatunji, has said that the sector has combined earnings of N5.5bn, contributing to the Gross Domestic Product of the country. Olatunji who disclosed this during the executive session at the Nigeria-Netherlands Economic Consultation on Wednesday in Abuja, reiterated the major significance of the bureau’s contribution to

The coalition of civil societies under the aegis of Campaign for Democracy, South-East Zone and the Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation, HURIDE – have raised concerns over alleged extortions, stealing, harassment, killings and illegal arrests carried out at checkpoints by naval ratings along Atani Road in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. This is just as the groups

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday, signed and handed over documents of office to his successor, George Akume. The handover took place at the SGF office located at the Three Arms Zone in Abuja, shortly after Akume’s arrival. President Bola Tinubu earlier administered the oath of office on

The management of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution PLC said the company recorded the highest revenue collection of N6.3 billion in May 2023 across its four mandate states. The power distribution firm said N6.3 billion denotes a 71 per cent increase in collection efficiency as against 66 per cent in collection efficiency in April 2023 in

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state forestry laws would ensure proper utilisation, preservation and protection of the forest and wildlife resources in the state. The governor, who added that the law would promote the conservation of the ecosystem disclosed this on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Edo State Forestry

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has approved the appointment of Awwal D. Tukur as the Secretary to the State Government. Awwal, a former Member of the House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003 served as the Director General of the Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council, Adamawa State Peoples Democratic Party, in the 2023 general elections.

A group under the auspices of the Ilaje Development Summit Group has alleged that a plan is going on from certain quarters in the state to remove the deputy governor of Ondo State,  Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The group said the plot was to fabricate unfounded allegations against the deputy governor to prepare the grounds for

Reaching Everyone with Accessible Community Health – a community-based intervention dedicated to providing quality, low-cost primary healthcare in underserved low-income urban communities, has announced that it is expanding to cater to at least 2,000 persons annually. This comes after the clinic was awarded a grant of $25,000 by an anonymous donor to support its operation

A witness of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25th presidential elections, Ndubuisi Nwobu has revealed how his candidate was rigged out by Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi in Anambra state. Nwobu told the presidential election tribunal, Wednesday that “magic happened to the votes of the PDP candidate at

The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, says he had not been invited by the police over the allegation of vote buying. Adebutu while reacting to the suit against him at the High Court over alleged voting buying,  insisted that he was neither invited by the police nor served

Renowned cleric and the founder of Christ Apostolic Church Boanerges Worldwide, Prophet Ade Ologbonyo, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the President Bola Tinubu administration on the removal of fuel subsidy removal, which he described as starting on the right foot. Ologbonyo, who said Tinubu had started well with fuel subsidy removal, however, urged the

The House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday, delivered his valedictory speech. Gbajabiamila occupied the seat as Speaker of the Ninth Assembly from 2019 to 2023. President Bola Tinubu had last Friday appointed Gbajabiamila as his Chief of Staff. Below is the Gbajabiamila’s valedictory speech as House of Representatives Speaker: VALEDICTORY SPEECH TO THE