• Oyebanji faces party’s panel for screening today Ahead of October 27 Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship shadow election, the Chairman of the Screening Committee, Abdulraheem Olawuyi, has said there would be no special consideration for any of the four aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket. He spoke yesterday shortly after the inauguration […]

The end came for acting chairmen of some local governments in Edo State yesterday, after Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) issued Certificate of Return to 63 newly-elected councillors. Some of the acting chairmen resigned, while others remained defiant, but they were impeached. News of likely impeachment of the acting chairmen caused panic among workers

A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled hearing for September 29 on a motion filed by Osun State Government to challenge the hearing in Abuja of a suit against the state’s withheld local government funds. Justice Emeka Nwite chose the date yesterday after listening to lawyers to parties in the case. Addressing the court,

• Speed up work on Abuja-Lokoja Road or face revocation, govt threatens contractor on milestone completion The Federal Government needs N761 billion to complete the reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road, Works Minister David Umahi said at the weekend while inspecting the project. According to him, President Bola Tinubu has been informed about the completion time.

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday pitched Nigeria’s $200 billion energy transition opportunity to global investors. He said the country is strategically positioned as the natural hub for the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA’s) $3.4 trillion market. Speaking at a roundtable hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) in New York, on the

Political activist and former federal lawmaker, Dr. Usman Bugaje, has said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo “did everything within his power” to extend his tenure beyond constitutionally recognised two terms. Obasanjo had debunked working on a third-term agenda while speaking at a democracy dialogue hosted by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Ghana last week. He said: “I’m