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Governor, Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday met with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Speaking after the meeting, Fayose described President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as a ‘government of beasts’. Gov Fayose, Sen. EkweremaduAccording to Fayose, “My visit was to solidarise with the senate leaders on …

Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Zonal Manager of Zenith Bank Plc, Alhaji Abdulsalam Hassan, on Tuesday, presented 10 Toyota Hilux vans, fitted with security gadgets to the Taraba State Government for onward distribution to security agencies in the state. Hassan said that the bank’s gesture was in appreciation of the cordial …

Aloysius Attah, Onitsha The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has described the sustained rancorous relationship between the legislative arm of government and the Executive as a ‘threat to democracy’. The CNPP in a statement jointly signed by its National Chairman, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, and Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, …

Mr Sunday Oduntan, the Executive Director, Research and Advocacy of Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED disclosed this at a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday. According to Oduntan, there are challenges inhibiting power sector efficiency and they include liquidity gap of N1.3 trillion, lack of improved generation due to …

A direct primary is a process where all card carrying members of a political party participate in the process of choosing the candidate of the party. Clement Adeyi, Osogbo Coalition of Civil Societies, a group of observers that monitored the direct governorship primary election by the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

A member of the house representing Konshisha state constituency, Richard Ugeje, moved a motion of no confidence on the speaker who was absent. The motion was supported by 21 members out of the 30 members of the house. Political tension continued to heighten in Benue State, on Tuesday, as 22 out …

Doyin Okupe has advised and cautioned Nigerians to put away tribal or religious sentiments in choosing the country’s next president. Job Osazuwa As the race to 2019 general elections gathers more impetus, the former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has advised and …

Workers, CNPP issue 14-day ultimatum over salary Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has asked the outgoing Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, to set aside the June 2018 federal allocation of N5.52 billion for the payment of salaries and other entitlements of workers. A statement …

FSARS Operatives had launched a search for the suspect after his employer, Femi Mayaki, a resident of Wiliam Care Street, Anthony Village, Lagos, on July 18, petitioned the Commissioner of Police Lagos State that Ogunmola made away with his Toyota Prado Land Cruiser Jeep containing personal documents. The suspect was …

A mass burial has been held for soldiers killed in the recent Boko Haram ambush in Yobe and Borno State. They were buried amidst tears in the presence of their senior colleagues and loved ones. See more photos below. READ: They pay me N5,000 to plot each attack — Dwarf Boko Haram …