LAGOS – Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, has requested for an increased support and collaboration of the Federal Government to strengthen livestock development in the state as part of efforts to create more jobs, generate wealth and expand economic opportunities for the people. Oyebanji made the appeal yesterday while receiving the Minister of Livestock Development, Mallam Idi Mukhtar Maiha, who was in a two day working visit to the State, to commission the ultra-modern...

…Party Alleges Intimidation The Sokoto State Government has sealed an office of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in the state, citing a dispute over ownership of the property. The government claimed that the building belonged to the defunct Savannah Bank and remained under the custody of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Physical Planning, Nasiru Dantsoho, announced the closure on Monday during...

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed suggestions of a personal feud between him and former governor Peter Obi, insisting that their relationship remains cordial despite their political disagreements. Soludo said the differences between them were strictly political, adding that their families had maintained close relationships over the years. The governor spoke during an interview with BBC News Igbo on Monday, where he explained that he and Obi had different political interests but no personal...

President Bola Tinubu has received knock from Northern Islamic cleric, Mallam Saleh Muhammad Jimetaover his recent comment comparing himself to Moses and Nigeria to Egypt. Jimeta made the remarks while delivering a Friday Khutbah (Islamic sermon) to his congregation in a video making the rounds on Facebook on Sunday, also rained curses on President Bola Tinubu. According to him, Tinubu has no right to compare Nigeria’s situation to Egypt and himself to Moses because Moses...

The National Leadership of the Action Alliance (AA) under the leadership of Chief Kenneth Udeze, has condemned the use of “AA” by Atuku-Amaechi Movement. A statement on Saturday signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, expressed displeasure over the circulation of membership cards and materials by AA Movement, the support group of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Mr. Rotimi Amaechi According to...