IPOB says October 1 sit-at-home in Solidarity with Oduduwa Republic agitation
The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared October 1 a sit-at-home day across states in the South-East region, which it described as Biafraland, The Punch repored Thursday. IPOB stated that…
What I Told The Security Agencies Before Edo Polls – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his single desire is to make sure that innocent Nigerians don’t suffer regardless of party affiliation. Speaking Friday when Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo…
FCT police orders post-mortem on lady allegedly raped, murdered by SARS in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has ordered an investigation into the alleged rape and murder of Ifeoma Abugu, a graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology,…
Edo Polls: APC Congratulates Obaseki, concedes defeat
In what appears to be a change of mind, the ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday, congratulated Edo State governor, Governor Godwin Obaseki for his victory in the gubernatorial election…
Nigeria Loses Army Colonel to Boko Haram in ambush
A Senior Nigerian Senior Army officer has died from wounds he sustained in an ambush by the Islamist Boko Haram group, the army has confirmed. Colonel Dahiru Bako was on…
Edo guber poll credible, met int’l standards for domestic elections – Accredited observers
… say INEC, security agencies unbiased, uncompromising A coalition of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)- accredited domestic observers for Edo State governorship election has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of…
Edo Election: El-Rufai Expresses Surprise at APC’s Defeat
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State Governor and a leading member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, has expressed surprise at the defeat of his party in the gubernatorial election…
SERAP writes Buhari, warns ‘proposed bill will render EFCC toothless bulldog’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, Minister of Justice and Attorney General…
Buhari congratulates Obaseki, winner of Edo governorship election
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday congratulated incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for his victory at Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Edo State; admonishing him to…
Editorial: Edo 2020 – A Victory for Nigerian Democracy
Despite public cynicism nurtured by the culture of low expectations, there is a sense in which we can say that the gubernatorial election that held over the weekend in Edo…