Opposition parties in Kogi State have been dealt another major blow in Olamaboro Local Government Area (LGA) following the defection of a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Dr. Joseph Ameh Erico who formally dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Hon Erico, alongside other defectors from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Labour Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and other political parties, were received by the State Deputy...

An unexpected fire engulfed the State legislature complex in Rivers State on Sunday night. Hoodlums, suspected to be politically sponsored, reportedly broke into the building and set it on fire using Improvised Explosive Devices [IED] at about 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. Only the chamber of the assembly was affected as the swift intervention of the emergency response team stopped the inferno from razing the entire building. A lot of property was destroyed. The Sunday night...