Kwara State Government on Monday said it has uncovered plots by some prominent opposition figures to incite the public to protest against the lockdown order in the state. “We have an intelligence report that some prominent members of the opposition have perfected a plan to incite the public against the...
Ahead of the gubernatorial primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the immediate past Deputy Governor of Zamfara State Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau has stepped down from the race. He announced this in a statement signed by his Principal Secretary Umar Aminu in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital on...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says he has not recovered from the coronavirus disease that has infected no fewer than 373 people in Nigeria. The governor gave the update after chairing the Kaduna State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. While giving the update via his Twitter handle, El-Rufai warned against being...
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, has emerged the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). He clinched the party’s presidential ticket at the primary election, which held in Abuja on Wednesday. APC primary: Atiku congratulates Tinubu Atiku, PDP govs in closed door meeting after Tinubu’s victory The...
The Chairman, North-Central Governor's Forum and Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello received, with shock, the death of Malam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mallam Abba Kyari died Friday night, after failing to recover from Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in a Lagos hospital where...
Kola Abiola has emerged the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Redemption Party, PRP. He won against Usman Bugaje, Patience Key and Gboluga Mosugu to pick the PRP ticket. Mr Abiola, is the first child of late M.K.O. Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, annulled presidential election. While Mr Abiola...
President Muhammadu Buhari thanks the many callers who condoled with him, the Kyari family and the nation, following the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The President expressed appreciation for their letters of condolence, adherence to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines to prevent the spread...
Dr Salihu Lukman, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Working Committee, NWC, has said that the temptation for leaders to choose their successors is democratically risky and very costly. Mr Lukman who is the National Vice Chairman, North-West in the Sen. Abdullahi Adamu-led APC NWC, said this...
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has felicitated with Muslim faithful in the State and around the world on the commencement of the 1441 AH (2020) Ramadan fasting, saying the observance of fasting amidst the battle against Coronavirus is not a mere coincidence. He noted that the Covid-19...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has announced Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. Atiku made the announcement at a meeting attended by PDP executives at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, had said a 17-member committee had...