Pensioners in Ekiti State lamented, on Wednesday, that the heaps of pensions being owed them by the state government have exposed them to sicknesses with some of them daily dying over treatable diseases. The pensioners, under the aegis of Concerned Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria (CLGPAN), Ekiti Chapter, said it was pathetic that while […]

There are more positive signals that Leah Sharibu, the kidnapped young Christian Dapchi Secondary School girl may soon regain her freedom according to the promise President Muhammad Buhari made to her mother, Rebecca, in a telephone call on Wednesday. Leah was seized over a year ago by Boko Haram insurgents alongside other school mates. While […]

…seek collaborations to Checkmate Tobacco Industry Influences on Public Health Policy Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has urged the global community to promote policies and international cooperation that will protect public health policies from commercial interests of tobacco companies. Ehanire who spoke at the ongoing Eight Conference of Parties of the World […]

As the All Progressives Congress (APC)aspirants in Ekiti State prepare for primary election into state and national assemblies Thursday, leaders of the party have been called upon to employ modalities that would lead to the emergence of quality and people oriented candidates for the coming elections. An aspirant to the House of Representatives under the […]

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has displayed statesmanship by conceding defeat to Babajide Sanwo-Olu and vowed to support the All Progressives Congress, APC, to emerge winner of next year’s governorship election in Lagos.   Read his full speech below: ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. AKINWUNMI AMBODE, ON THE APC […]

A All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in Ekiti State and senatorial aspirant, Senator Ayo Arise, has withdrawn from the senatorial race over the indirect mode of primary election adopted by the party in the state. The former senator’s withdrawal came on the heels of a similar move by Ben Murray-Bruce, a senator from Bayelsa State, […]

The thunderstorm that accompanied the heavy downpour which pounded Ekiti State on Monday was said to have left no fewer than 23 cows dead. The owner of the dead animals, Abdullah Kadiri, a cattle herder, disclosed this on Tuesday. That is not all. The storm also left various awkward relics of devastation in its trail especially […]

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as winner of Tuesday’s governorship primary. The stand of the Lagos APC was further corroborated by the results of the primary election. These positions were however contrary to the position of the Clement Ebiri-led panel, which had earlier declared the election […]

Chairman of the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Tunde Balogun, has countered the invalidation of the Tuesday primary election by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party, saying the governorship poll remains valid and that the result will soon be announced. His position came minutes after the party’s NWC panel, led by […]