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The immediate past secretary of the Ekiti state government, BIODUN OYEBANJI has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election. OYEBANJI won the APC party’s Primary election with 101,703 votes to defeat other seven aspirants who had earlier protested the process and called for its cancellation. The chairman of the Ekiti state APC primary el...

Lagos state governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has said the two new high-speed trains recently purchased by the Lagos State government will be on track latest by the fourth quarter of the year. Governor SANWO-OLU disclosed this today during an interview where he outlined efforts being made by his administration to address the gridlock on Lagos roads. The state government announced that i...

The Federal Government is set to establish three modular refineries in each of the oil producing states, particularly in the Niger Delta region.The Minister of State for Environment SHARON IKEAZOR, disclosed this in a statement issued by her ministry in Abuja.The minister said that the move was to find alternative sources of livelihoo...

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to develop confidence in civil authorities to build a country free of chaos.President MUHAMMADU BUHARI who made the statement at the palace of the Emir of Jama’a, Alhaji MUHAMMADU ISA, said...

Thirteen civil society groups have rejected the Senate introduction of consensus as a mode for the nomination of candidates by political parties in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The groups faulted the action of the Senate in a statement jointly signed by them, hours after the lawmakers modified the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act. They argued that the consensus mode i...

The Super Eagles have defeated Guinea Bissau 2-nil in their last group match of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The Eagles won the match thanks to goals from UMAR SADIQ and WILLIAM TROOST-EKONG, and have become the first team to win all three group matches at the tournament. In the other match of Group D, Egypt booked their spot at the round of 16, with a narrow 1-nil win over ...

The House of Representatives say that it is set to amend the provision of Direct Primaries in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, during plenary today. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA disclosed this in his welcome remarks to members of the House yesterday. The speaker stressed the importance of direct primaries which he says was the only way the people...

In Ogun state, the Police Command has arrested three members of a syndicate who specialize in hijacking trucks loaded with companies’ goods along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Road. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ABIMBOLA OYEYEMI, confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to newsmen. The statement disclosed that the suspects were arrested following a distress ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has unveiled Africa’s largest rice pyramid in Abuja today. The programme which rides on the Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme is an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with rice farmers, processors, state governments, banks, and other relevant stakeholders.Farmers will return the bags of rice paddy that made up the pyramids in exchange for cash t...

The Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas  (NLNG) Limited announced on Thursday that its board of directors had approved the supply of 100 per cent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (butane and propane) produced by the company to the Nigerian market.  The NLNG said in a statement that it would prioritize the domestic market for 100 per cent of its butane (cooking gas) production.  ...