Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said picking a running mate in the 1999 presidential election was a mistake.
He made the comment while speaking in Abeokuta at a leadership and entrpreneurship mentoring session with selected school students.
Obasanjo, who won the 1999 and 2003 presidential elections, ran alongside Atiku Abubakar.
Mr...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his academic certificates were stolen by unknown persons while he was on self exile.
Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, was one of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)...
Governor Hope Uzodimma has called for the restoration of confidence in the process of land allocation in the State.
The Governor made this call today during the inauguration of 11-man Committee members of Imo Land Use Allocation at the Government House Exco Chamber, Owerri.
"Given our recent unsavoury history where one...
Traditional Rulers in Kwara North Senatorial District of Kwara State at the weekend applauded the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, saying the district has benefitted a lot from the administration.
"This is a period of mourning but we have many positive things to say about this administration. Despite scarce resources,...
His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today inspected ongoing projects in the State.
Projects inspected include the Yenagoa-Oporoma road, GloryDrive from the Ecumenical centre, Igbogene ultra-modern park and the School of Community Midwifery, Sampou.
On Yenagoa-Oporoma road, although, the sand filling is ongoing, the Governor registered his displeasure...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Friday perform ground breaking ceremony for the construction of Demsa cottage hospital amidst a cheering crowd consisting of sons and daughters of the community who came out in large numbers to witness the ceremony
The Governor assured the masses in the state that his government is...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the bail option for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.
Instead, Buhari insisted that the IPOB leader should “justify all the uncomplimentary things he had been saying against Nigeria in Britain”.
“He felt very safe in Britain and said...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has nominated two new commissioners designate.
The two nominees are Akinwumi Samson Sowore and Prince Joseph Adeboboye Ologbese.
Their names have been forwarded to the State House of Assembly for screening, clearance and confirmation.
Akinwumi Samson Sowore is from Ese-Odo Local Government Area while Prince...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, yesterday, Thursday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, submitted his technical working group’s report to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The technical working group was set up by the Presidential Committee on Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of displaced persons in the North-East, which Osinbajo chairs.
President Muhammadu...
No fewer than 5000 Lagosians are to be enrolled in the Ilera Eko Social Health Plan - courtesy of the Lagos State Executive Council.
The gesture is to celebrate Governor Sanwo-Olu’s 57th birthday on June 25 and in the spirit of his compassion for the indigent and vulnerable.
Beneficiaries will have...
