November 17, 2024
APC Wins All 20 Chairmanship, 236 Councillorship Seats In Ogun LG Polls
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) on Sunday, declared all the 20 chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winners of Saturday’s local government elections conducted in the state. Chairman of the commission, Babatunde Osibodu also declared all 236 APC councillorship candidates as winners of the election while presenting the official results of […]
Gunmen kidnap NDLEA Officers in Delta
Officers of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have been whisked away in Delta State by gunmen. It was alleged that the heavily armed abductors intercepted the officer and his orderly, and kidnapped them close to the agency’s head office around 8:00 pm as the officers were heading home after work. Knowing fully the […]
#OndoDecides2024: APC congratulates Aiyedatiwa, applauds Ondo electorate
The All Progressives Congress has congratulated the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on his re-election in the just-concluded governorship election. Aiyedatiwa won the election, having polled a total of 366,781 votes across all 18 Local Government Areas of the state. He defeated his closest rival — Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party, who […]
VIDEO: Moment Indian PM Modi calls Tinubu ‘Ore Mi’ during historic Nigeria visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed President Bola Tinubu as “Ore mi” during his visit to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. Before delivering his remarks in Hindi during the meeting, Modi referred to Tinubu, saying, “His Excellency, my friend, ore mi…” “Ore mi,” a Yoruba phrase, translates to “my friend” in […]
Ondo Decides: PDP’s Ajayi Loses Own LGA To Aiyedatiwa As APC Wins All 18 LGAs
The candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the off-cycle Ondo State governorship election, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, has lost his local government area. Ajayi lost his Ese-Odo LGA to the incumbent governor and the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who has been declared winner in all the […]
Ondo 2024 Governorship Election Official Results
Ondo State Governorship election result declared by INEC 1) IFEDORE LGA APC- 14,157 PDP- 5,897 2) ONDO EAST LGA APC- 8,163 PDP-2,843 3) ILE OLUJI/OKEGBO LGA APC-16,600 PDP-4,442 4) IDANRE LGA APC-9,114 PDP-8,940 5) IRELE LGA APC-17,117. PDP-6,601 6) AKOKO SOUTH WEST LGA APC-29,700 PDP-5,517. 7) OWO LGA APC-31,914 PDP-4,740 8)ONDO WEST LGA APC-20,755 PDP-6,387 […]
CDS receives 58 rescued kidnapped victims
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has accused some individuals of trying to sabotage the efforts of the government in curbing insecurity in the country. According to him, the individuals which he didn’t disclose their names, were doing everything possible to frustrate the efforts of the government. “There are certain individuals trying to […]
Olopade Will Further Drive NSC’s Vision – Dikko
The chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of Hon. Bukola Olopade as the director-general and secretary of the NSC. Dikko said the appointment would usher in an additional value addition for Nigerian sports and emphasised the experience and energy Olopade would bring to the commission. […]
World Bank uncovers $32m missing funds in Nigeria’s water project
The World Bank has uncovered $32 million in unaccounted funds in Nigeria’s water project. This was disclosed in the banks’ recently released FY2024 Sanctions System Annual Report. The report showed that the missing funds were intended to bolster water infrastructure in Nigeria but were not adequately accounted for, prompting an intervention to safeguard the project’s […]
Trouble looms as Nigeria’s external debt may hit $45.1bn by end of 2024
There are indications of a looming debt crisis as Nigeria’s external debt may rise to $45.1 billion by the end of 2024, with the Federal Government planning to secure additional external funding. This follows a report from the Debt Management Office (DMO), which revealed that the country’s external debt stock increased by $780 million in […]