Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, former President Goodluck Jonathan has preached peace, urging state institutions involved in managing the process to create a level-playing field to ensure free and fair polling. Jonathan made this known in a statement on Thursday signed by Ikechukwu Eze, his media adviser, in which he urged political actors and stakeholders to work towards deepening the nation’s democracy by prioritising the peace and security of Edo State....

Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, has exonerated himself from an alleged fresh plot to dethrone the emir of Kano, Mohammad Lamido Sanusi. Chief Oliver Okpala, Senior Special Assistant to the APC National Chairman on Public Enlightenment, in a press statement on Thursday dispelled allegations and insinuations in some quarters that Ganduje is part of the alleged plot The statement reads, “A report circulating in the social media captioned “Ganduje leads fresh...

Former Governor of Kogi State, HE Alh. Yahaya Bello voluntarily visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office to honour the anti-graft’s invitation but the Commission asked him to leave without any interrogation. A release by Ohiare Michael, Director, Media of Yahaya Bello, states, “We reiterated the former Governor’s great respect for the rule of law and constituted authority, and stressed that, all the while, he only sought the enforcement of his fundamental rights...