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Four years ago, there was jubilation in Aso Rock over the outcome of the governorship election in Ekiti state. Four years after, there is jubilation in Aso Rock over the outcome of another governorship election. It was PDP that…

The Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, on Sunday led his Ebira compatriots resident in Ekiti State to a victory rally for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.…

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday appealed to the residents to bear with the government over the inconveniences they might be experiencing from the ongoing multiple infrastructural projects across the state. Ambode…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC) on Sunday hinted that it is dusting off its shelves the case of the integrated poultry project against Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state. The anti-graft agency filed the N1.3bn…

On Sunday, Kayode Fayemi was declared winner of the Ekiti  state governorship election, defeating Kolapo Olusola, the incumbent deputy governor of the state, who ran under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Call it the second coming of…

Supporters of Kayode Fayemi, governor-elect of Ekiti state, on Sunday rode motorcycles on the streets of Ado-Ekiti, capital of the state, to celebrate his victory. Fayemi defeated Kolapo Olusola, the incumbent deputy governor of the…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted three persons for defrauding a burea de change owner of $1.5million, thereby sentencing them to a jail term of 24 years collectively. The convicts are Umem Anita, Isa Hassan, and…

Playing host to Presidents is not an everyday event, and not a challenge taken up by Lilliputians. When it is not a state visit, hosting a president is a feat pulled by truly influential giants. This came into play when Chairman of…

There are strong indications that the suspected defection plan of some chieftains of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC), into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may leave the opposition party factionalised again, if the…

Five teenage footballers drowned in a river in southeast Bangladesh moments after they played a friendly match between supporters of Argentina and Brazil, police said Sunday. Police recovered the bodies from the Matamuhuri river at…

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has said that Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has committed a lot of sins in the last four years and will not get away with them.…

A former Delta state governor and leader of the People’s Democratic Party, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has congratulated the All Progressive Congress candidate and winner of the Ekiti governorship election Dr. Kayode Fayemi on his victory.…

Kayode Fayemi, governor-elect of Ekiti state, has described his victory in Saturday’s governorship election as one for reclaiming the land and restoring Ekiti values. Fayemi spoke on Sunday while addressing reporters in Isan-Ekiti…

Last week Nairametrics profiled a crop of young Nigerians, who due to the great works of their parents, currently have seats on the boards of some of the largest companies on the Exchange. For them, having these seats provides them…

The name Port Harcourt represents many things to diverse individuals. While to some it is no more than another urban centre in Nigeria, to others, it is the land where ‘milk’ and ‘honey’ flows. The capital of one of the country’s…

A National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in charge of Election Operations and Logistics, Mrs Aminat Zakari, has given the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, 48 hours to apologise publicly to her for accusing…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated his former Minister of Mines and Steel Development,  Dr.  Kayode Fayemi, on winning the Ekiti State governorship election held on Saturday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on…

We all love a good party. Great music, catch ups with friends and, most importantly, lots of cake. It could be a birth, a marriage, or your daughter getting her period. Mums in the UK are now celebrating their daughter’s time of the…

Except for any last-minute review of options, the All Progressives Congress may have settled for President Muhammadu Buhari as its standard bearer in next year’s presidential poll. He has been given the right of first refusal. It took the…

The Presidency has written the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) demanding a thorough probe of the alleged exemption certificate scandal involving the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. An online newspaper, Premium Times had…

*Confirms moves by APC leaders to resolve Imo crisis Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, at the weekend, broke his silence over the face-off between him and his successor, Senator Theodor Orji, assuring that he has…

Governor Samuel Ortom has denied media reports that he plans to defect back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). There has been rumour that he had concluded plans to leave the APC to pursue his second term governorship ambition on…

Kayode Fayemi has emerged winner of the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti state. Fayemi, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Unlike…

Festus Keyamo, Director of Strategic Communications for the re-election campaign of the President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed the only weakness in his principal’s government. Speaking on Channels Television programme’s ‘Hard…