Nigeria’s campaign for debt forgiveness

Nigeria is looking for favours again. During the recently concluded 79th UN General Assembly in New York, President Bola Tinubu asked the UN and developed world leaders to prioritise debt forgiveness for Nigeria and other developing countries from creditors and multilateral financial institutions. Tinubu’s motive for Nigeria cannot be faulted. While the President’s campaign is […]

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Updated: Protest rocks PDP secretariat over Rivers LG poll

Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Thursday took to the streets in protest against the planned local government elections, set to be conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on October 5. Led by the party’s state chairman, Chukwuemeka Aaron, thousands of party loyalists marched through Port Harcourt, despite the […]

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Alleged N27bn fraud: Court grants ex-Taraba gov, Ishaku, N150m bail

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama granted bail to former Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, and Bello Yero, a former Permanent Secretary at the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Taraba State. Both were granted bail in the sum of N150 million. They are standing trial for their alleged […]

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Group dismisses opposition’s criticisms against Aiyedatiwa

The Nigeria in Safe Hands Project has rejected the criticisms made by the opposition against the current governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Osabinu Olufemi, the National Coordinator of the Group, dismissed the claims in a statement, describing the criticisms as political distractions. […]

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November 16 Governorship Election: Ondo State People Are Happy With Aiyedatiwa

APC Chieftain and the Onibudo of Ugboland,  in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief ‘Wole Iroaye, delivering his Speech at the Inaugural Meeting of the Federation of Ondo State Indigenes in Abuja (FEDOSIA),  on September 26, 2024, on the 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat, Central Business District, FCT, Abuja The Federation of Ondo State […]

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Mimiko made ‘tremendous’ contributions to Ondo State’s development – Makinde

Member, representing Ondo East/West federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Abiola Makinde has lauded the contributions of a former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, to the development of the state, describing it as tremendous. He stated this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday. He noted that the transformative and […]

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Protest rocks PDP secretariat over Rivers LG poll

Protest broke out on Thursday at the Peoples Democratic Party’s secretariat in Port Harcourt in connection with the upcoming Local Government election. Channels Television’s correspondent at the scene reported the massive presence of security officers at the PDP secretariat as protesters stormed the area in large numbers. As of the time of filing this report, […]

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NUJ okays Adeleye’s reappointment as Ondo Amotekun boss

‘It’s Best Decision to Further Secure Ondo State’ The Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Ondo State Council, has congratulated award-winning Akogun Adetunji Adeleye on his reappointment as the Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed AMOTEKUN Corps by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. In a statement by the State Chairman of the Union, Prince […]

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Aiyedatiwa congratulates Mimiko at 70

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated former Governor of the State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on his 70th birthday celebration. In his goodwill message to Dr. Mimiko, who was the Governor of the State between 2009 and 2017, Aiyedatiwa hailed his contributions to the development of the State. According to his spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, […]

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