Ondo PDP congratulates 35 candidates elected at primaries

By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has congratulated all the 35 candidates who were on Sunday  elected at the primaries to fly the party’s flag in the coming State Assembly and House of Representatives elections. In a statement early on Monday morning by the its state spokesman, Mr Ikantu Kennedy […]

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Falana, Utomi, others adopt Labour Party as third force

The National Consultative Front on Sunday said it has adopted the Labour Party as the mega party for ‘3rd Force’ Stakeholders and Allies for next year’s elections. The NCFront is the umbrella body of the ‘3rd Force’ Movement and Political Alternatives to the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party. The adoption follows about 15 […]

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Lagos to prosecute developer of collapsed building

The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute the missing developer, identified as Fumble, who was said to be in charge of the three-storey building that collapsed and killed four labourers on Alayaki Lane, Freeman Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. It was gathered that the developer went into hiding after the building caved in and […]

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I receive death threats daily for renouncing ABU studentship over Deborah’s killing –Iwakun, ex-PG student

Oyeniyi Iwakun, a former postgraduate student of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna, who renounced his studentship to protest the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State, talks to Godfrey George about his recent action and how it has affected him. Who is Oyeniyi Iwakun? My name is Oyeniyi Oyewole Iwakun. I am 31 years […]

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APC insists on screening Jonathan, Emefiele, Ngige

There was confusion in the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday as the National Working Committee (NWC) unfolded plans to screen former President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwunmi Adesina. Although the nomination forms were obtained for […]

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Fayose replies ex-deputy over alleged deceit, arrogance

Ex-Ekiti State Governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose, has debunked the allegations of being deceitful and arrogant leveled against him by his former deputy, Prof Kolapo Olusola-Eleka. He challenged his former associate to search his soul for what went wrong in their political relationship rather than come to the public to disparage him. On Olusola-Eleka’s allegations describing […]

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INEC voter registration stalls at 29% one month to deadline

The plan of the Independent National Electoral Commission to register at least 20 million Nigerian voters before the end of June seems unlikely to come to fruition as only 5.8 million people representing 29 percent of INEC’s target have actually registered. According to INEC, as of May 16, 9,238,991 fresh registrants had registered online but […]

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Akinterinwa recommends revamp of Nigeria’s polytechnic education, challenges Fedpoly, Ile Oluji

By Banji Ayoola A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Prof Bola Akinterinwa, has stressed the need for the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, to be unique in its programmes. Besides, he called for a new perception by government of polytechnic education as the bedrock of a self-reliant industrial development in […]

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