BY GODWIN OBI Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP and former Kano Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has confirmed that his party is in talks with the Labour Party and its presidential standard bearer, Peter Obi for an alliance ahead of the 2023 general elections. Kwankwaso spoke inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials monitoring the 2022 Ekiti state governorship election says a total of fifteen people have so far been arrested for alleged ‘Vote buying’. Also Read: Ekiti election: Voting ends early in Efon Local Government Area An official of the commissionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Abiodun OYEBANJI has been declared winner of the 2022 Ekiti State Governorship Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Returning Officer of the Ekiti State Governorship Election, Prof. Kayode Oyebode announced the result on Sunday morning at the INEC officeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a “true leader, brother and friend” who demonstrated a “sense of purpose, composure, and maturity” in the weeks leading to the Special Convention of the Party. Spokesman forContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Chief Edwin Clark and Ayo Adebanjo have criticised Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for accepting to run with Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential elections, describing him as “a traitor.” The elder statesmen made the comment under the aegis of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police in Benue State have apprehended two suspected kidnappers and rescued an abducted from the abductors’ den. Spokesperson to the Benue command, SP Anene Sewuese, disclosed this in a brief report on Friday. She revealed that on Thursday, a team of Operation Zenda JTF were on patrolContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Director General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr. Doyin Okupe has said that the Labour Party (LP) is putting together the “biggest” and “greatest” political coalition in Nigerian history, as a ploy to ensure victory at the 2023 polls. The former presidential spokesman who onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken delivery of additional mobile assets for enhanced maritime security under his deep blue project. Two unmanned aircraft system, 9 interceptor patrol boats and 10 armoured vehicles have been added to the existing assets earlier procured by theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI One of Nigerian Airline, Overland’s aircraft carrying 37 passengers including crew members from Ilorin to Lagos caught fire midair on Wednesday evening after experiencing unusual high temperature on one of its engines. The incident occurred in the approach phase of flight at the Murtala Muhammed international airportContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Government has expressed readiness to partner with the Republic of Iraq in the fight against insecurity in the country. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said this when the country’s ambassador and head of mission of the Republic of Iraq to Nigeria, Anwer Saeed, paid himContinue Reading