POLITICS

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has nominated 12 new commissioners. Recall that Aiyedatiwa had in February,this year, appointed six commissioners and three special advisers. The names of the 12 commissioner-nominees have been forwarded to the House of Assembly for confirmation. A statement by the governor’s…

In a bid to bolster food security, the federal government plans to set up a robust military presence in the Lake Chad Basin area. Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum revealed this after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday. The…

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned against what he termed as deliberate efforts by some individuals to drag his name in the mud, saying his silence should not be taken for cowardice. Adams, while speaking on the controversy generated by…

Elder statesman Pa Edwin Clark has faulted the invasion of his country home in the Kiagbodo area and that of his father in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State by the military over allegations of harbouring one of the…

Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has said that the state has become the epicenter of the banditry crisis plaguing northern Nigeria, and resolving the insecurity there was crucial to bringing peace to the entire region. He disclosed this to State House correspondents on…

Dr. Ajuji Ahmed has emerged as the new acting national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The party announced the appointment in a statement on Tuesday by its national publicity secretary of the party, Yakubu Shendam. According to the NNPP spokesman, Ahmed…

One of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead. Before his untimely demise, Akintelure had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life. He had expressed hope that the situation would improve over time…

The leadership of the Labour Party said it won’t rescind the decision to hold its contentious national convention on Wednesday as planned. The development comes two days after the party formally petitioned relevant government institutions requesting an urgent intervention to protect the party…

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has regretted the deaths of two students of the Nasarawa State University during a palliative distribution stampede in the school. The governor, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the sad incident was not as a…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was not involved in the safe return of abducted Kuriga pupils, though the cleric had offered to negotiate with bandits for the release of the pupils. The governor, who stated…