The outcome of 2018 governorship poll in Ekiti has shown that the electorate, not political parties nor leaders’ clout determines victory in fair contest, says Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum. This was said on Sunday in a statement signed by Akin Malaolu, Secretary-General of the group after the declaration of resultContinue Reading
The Ekiti governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday assured all the workers in the state that his administration would make their welfare a top priority and not pay lip service to it. Fayemi gave the assurance at a news conference held at the party’s secretariat in Ado-Ekiti. He promised to payContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening arrived Netherlands ahead of his scheduled visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) monitoring the visit reports that the President’s aircraft landed at Rotterdam-The Hague Airport at about 7: 23 p.m (Nigerian time). President BuhariContinue Reading
An official of the Alliance for Credible Elections, Dr Omilusi Mike, ?on Sunday commended the massive turnout of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti and the transparency of the electoral process. Omilusi gave the commendation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti. ”Continue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi chapter, has commended Gov. Dave Umahi for paying June and July workers’ salaries even without receiving May federal allocation. Mr Leonard Nkah, NLC State Chairman, in a statement he issued on Sunday, and made available to newsmen, said that “Umahi has proved to beContinue Reading
Ooni of Ife calls for peaceful coexistence among Nigerians The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called for unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, irrespective of their tribe, language or religion. Oba Ogunwusi made the call when Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, paid him a courtesy visit in hisContinue Reading
The Bank of Industry (BoI) says the 750 billion dollars loan facility by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will be used to fill the funding gap in Nigeria’s industrial sector. The bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olukayode Pitan, said this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says an estimated three million displaced persons face critical food and nutrition insecurity in the northeast. OCHA, in its humanitarian situation report for the month of June, said no fewer than 1.7 million persons were displaced by the conflict in theContinue Reading
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that many parts of the country were likely to experience flooding due to a shift in rainfall pattern caused by climate change. The Director-General of NiMet, Prof. Sani Mashi, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) atContinue Reading
