Following its victory, the Osun PDP commended voters for defying pressure to exercise their democratic rights. In a statement issued on Sunday, Osun PDP Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, hailed the electorate as ‘heroes of democracy.’ “Before and on Saturday, the will of our people for democracy was greatly tested by anti-democratic elements. From biased opinions to unlawful advice, the rights of Osun people to elect those who administer their affairs at the grassroots came under...

… Ready to Investigate Any Evidence The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has dismissed claims that the U.S. government, through USAID, has been funding the Boko Haram terrorist group, insisting there is no evidence to support such allegations. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in Abuja on Wednesday night, Mills made it clear that the US has always stood against Boko Haram. “There’s no friend of Nigeria that...

The Nigerian Senate has resolved to summon key security officials to a closed-door session following allegations by the US Congressman Scott Perry that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been funding Boko Haram and other terrorist organisations in Nigeria. The officials invited include National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Mohammed Mohammed, Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS) Adeola Ajayi, and Chief of Defence Intelligence at...