The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has distanced itself from the formal unveiling of Senator Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the party announced Shettima as his running mate on Sunday, 10 July when he paid a Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari in his hometown, Daura in Katsina State. Despite the opposition that trailed his choice of a Muslim running mate, Tinubu formally unveiled...

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said he planned to reform the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in 2018. The former vice-president made this statement in a series of tweets on Wednesday, According to him, the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government cut short his plans. “I had in 2018 made public my plans to reform the NNPC to make it more profitable, transparent, and efficient. The APC-led government...

Members of the Oyo House of Assembly on Monday removed the State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, following misconduct and a series of allegations levelled against him. It was gathered that the deputy governor was removed around 11:00 am by the lawmakers, following a report of the panel set up to investigate him was read by the Majority Leader of the House, Sanjo Adedoyin, from Ogbomoso. The Assembly approved Olaniyan’s removal from office leaning on section...

OWERRI — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will investigate claims about buried permanent voter cards (PVCs)  in Imo state. In a viral video online, residents were seen gathered around several PVCs said to have been dug out of the ground. “These are people’s original PVCs hidden underground to stop them from voting,” a voice in the video said. In a statement on Thursday by Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner, information and...