Nigerians never love their presidents until they die – Fashola

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has said many Nigerian presidents are not loved by the citizens until they are dead. He blamed this on the poor understanding of the powers of a president. He also said lack of proper interaction between the president and the citizens was responsible for Nigerians not loving […]

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Anambra election: Soludo leads as INEC announces results for 19 LGAs

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has extended his early lead in the Anambra governorship election held on Saturday. From the 19 local governments’ results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday, the former Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor won in 17. This is as election […]

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PDP condemns fee hike in Ondo medical varsity

Says it’s govt notice for parents to withdraw their children The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the over 100 percent increase in school fees at the state’s University of Medical Science, Ondo, UNIMED. It described the hike as government notice for parents to withdraw their children from the university. Management of the state-owned university […]

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Umahi nominated for Infrastructural Governor of the Year Award

Ebonyi State Governor, Engineer Dave Umahi, has been nominated by the Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders of Nigeria (CENYLON) as the Infrastructural Governor of the Year Award 2021. This was contained in a statement on Friday by the coalition’s National President, Comrade Eric Oluwole and Public Relations Officer, Engineer Salahudeen A. Lukman. The statement […]

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Amotekun has helped combat insecurity – Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said that the Western Nigeria Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, is effectively filling the vacuum created by the overstretched conventional security agencies, particularly the police in the state. He noted that Amotekun Corps is a child of necessity which is essentially created to fill the obvious security gap […]

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Akeredolu, Wike, Okocha, others for Nigerian Legal Awards honour Sunday

In celebration and recognition of the role of lawyers, company legal departments and legal professionals across Africa, the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards 2021 edition is set to hold in November 7, 2021 at the Landmark Event Centre with many firms, In-house teams and legal professionals making the shortlist. Currently, in its 11th year, the Nigerian […]

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Outrage in Ondo communities over huge BEDC electricity bills despite erratic supply

Residents of villages and new communities in Ondo State are in agony due to the huge bills slammed on them by Benin City Electricity Distribution Company due to lack of prepaid metres. Investigation showed that the affected communities are paying huge bills following the introduction of bulk metres, security deposit which have put the residents […]

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Ondo set to return missionary schools

Ondo State Government is working with the Catholic Bishop of Ondo Catholic Diocese, Most Rev Jude Arogundade, to ensure smooth and seamless return of missionary schools to the owners. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who on Wednesday confirmed that discussion is still ongoing on the terms of return, assured that his administration is ready to return the […]

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