Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has urged his predecessor and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to step aside and address the allegations of sponsoring banditry and money laundering during his tenure as governor. Lawal made this call during an interview on TVC on Wednesday, stressing that Matawalle should clear his name if he still has any integrity. “If I were him (Matawalle), I would resign and face all the allegations against me....

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....

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has dissolved caretaker chairmen of all 44 local government areas in the state and directed them to hand over to the Directors of Personnel Management. The dissolution comes just a week after the Kano State House of Assembly approved a two-month extension to the tenure of the caretaker chairmen, which was billed to expire on September 8, 2024. The governor announced during a special meeting held at the Africa...

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, announced the new postings for three Commissioners of Police to other States. Egbetokun, who announced the three new postings through the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, charged the senior officers to ensure diligence in the discharge of their lawful duties. According to Adejobi, the redeployment of the four CPs that had earlier been deployed to Abia, Lagos, Ebonyi and Akwa-Ibom State Commands respectively, followed approval of the Police Service...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has led the leadership of the party and the Obidient Movement to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to condole with the state over the flood disaster that occurred recently. Obi, who was accompanied by his 2023 running mate, Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, and Chairman of the party’s National Caretaker Committee Senator, Nenadi Usman, visited the state governor, Babagana Zulum and Shehu of...

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...