The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the result of the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the governorship election held on Saturday. The incumbent governor, Aiyedatiwa, won the election in all 18 local government areas (LGAs) with 366,781 votes to defeat his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the PDP,…

In the immediate aftermath of the just-concluded Ondo State governorship election, President Bola Tinubu has asked political parties and candidates unhappy with the outcome of the election, to seek redress in court. The President spoke in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was…

The Federal Government has disclosed that its expenditure on personnel costs will rise by at least 60 percent in 2025, following the implementation of the newly approved national minimum wage and consequential salary adjustments for federal civil servants. According to the newly released Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF), the government’s personnel costs will increase by N2.46 trillion, bringing the total personnel budget to approximately N6.56 trillion…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sharply criticised President Bola Tinubu for conferring the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), Nigeria’s second-highest national honor, on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The party called the gesture a “misplaced priority,” questioning the justification for awarding such a prestigious honor based on diplomatic relations alone. The criticism came shortly after a high-profile meeting between President Tinubu and Prime Minister Modi…

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State, has accused the Lagos political establishment of making concerted efforts to “colonize” the northern part of Nigeria. Speaking to a gathering of supporters and political allies in Kano, Kwankwaso expressed concern over what he described as growing interference from the southwestern economic hub in the region’s political affairs. “Today, we can see very clearly that there is a lot of effort…

28 suspected oil thieves were on Sunday arrested by the 6 Division, Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Sunday. Disclosing this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday, the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt-Col. Danjuma Jonah said the troops also destroyed 46 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region. The Army said during the operation, which ran between November 11…

The President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, on Sunday, received a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The delegation included Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, Chief of Defence Intelligence and Maj Gen Ali Salau, Force Commander MNJTF and other senior security officials. The delegation delivered a written message from Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to President…

•Before police marksmen saved his life The £20 million bear park had been open just weeks when gruesome scenes unfolded in front of terrified onlookers. After perching on a wall above the pit, a 25-year-old man jumped in, seemingly about to endure a horrendous death in front of visitors enjoying a day out at Switzerland’s Bern Bear Park. Prowling around in its enclosure, a 40st brown bear quickly pounced, grabbing…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa says his victory in the just-ended governorship poll is a call to deliver more for the people of Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa won the Ondo governor election which was concluded on Sunday, beating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Ajayi Agboola in the largely peaceful exercise. Speaking to reporters after he was declared as the winner of the poll, the Ondo governor promised better days for residents of the…

The Federal Government (FG) has unveiled a series of initiatives and priorities designed to enhance food production and ensure food security across the nation. These measures were highlighted during the 46th meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security, held in Calabar, Cross River State. Speaking at the event, the Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari detailed key actions being taken to strengthen the agricultural sector.…

By Friday Omosola The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has called for the establishment of mechanisms to ensure industrial peace and harmony among various union bodies in the health sector. Salako made this appeal during a courtesy visit by members of the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee (NTHISC). The Minister underscored the significance of achieving and maintaining industrial harmony in the health sector, emphasizing…

In a bold step towards tackling the issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), led by the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, has announced the official handover of children mopped up through its ‘Back2School’ enrollment drive. This initiative, conducted in collaboration with the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE), seeks to integrate Almajiri and other out-of-school children into formal education. The…