President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate and the House of Representatives, seeking validation for a new loan of $5.513 billion. In a letter read at the plenary on Thursday by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, the president said the loan was to finance the 2020 budget deficit, financing of critical projects, and supporting some states of the federation. Another letter, read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during the Senate...

The emergence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the consensus candidate of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State loyal to the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, sets the stage for a battle with Godwin Obaseki at the direct primary. According to media reports, Ize-Iyamu, a former Secretary to Edo State Government (SSG) emerged on Tuesday night in Abuja through consensus arrangement. Ize-Iyamu alongside three other candidates, including former...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted the rumour that Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, would be giving automatic ticket if he dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP said this in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman in the state, Mr Zadok Akintoye. Akintoye said that the party did not have a preferred candidate and would ensure level playing field for all aspirants or intending aspirant. “As it has been...