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By Ayobamiji Komolafe, Akure The Chief Imam of Akure, Alhaji Abdulhakeem Yayi-Akorede and notable Imams in the state capital have organised a prayer session for the political aspirants of parties across the state. The event was organised at the central mosque in Akure, Ondo state capital. The prayer as led by the Chief Imam of Akure Central mosque Alhaji Yayi-Akorede...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has resolved to take consultation on the new N30,000 minimum wage being demanded by the organised labour to the Council of State, meeting on Tuesday, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige has revealed. This is even as governors have insisted that payment of the new minimum wage will not be possible without a...

A Ghanaian undercover journalist who helped expose corruption in African football has been shot dead in the capital Accra, police said Thursday. Ahmed Husein was part of a team led by award-winning journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, whose probe led to the resignation of the head of the Ghana Football Association. Dozens of football referees and officials were also banned. A police spokesperson...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that INEC is good to go as far as the 2019 general elections are concerned. Yakubu also reassured the international community and the country that the 2019 general elections will be credible, free, fair and transparent. He spoke on Wednesday when he received the delegation of the...

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Ondo state directorate has solicited for the support of traditional institutions in the state in order to curb the occurrence of void votes and vote buying in the 2019 general elections. The state's director of NOA, Mr Bode Famose who was at the palace of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi alongside some...

1. Nigeria now has a total of 91 registered political parties 2. Know the name and symbol of the party you wish to vote for (as contained in the Information, Education and Communication materials produced by NOA 3. Thumbprint once in the right box beside the party logo on your ballot paper 4. Your thumbprint should not be outside the space...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Mohammed Adamu as the acting Inspector General of Police. This was disclosed on Tuesday after outgoing IGP, Ibrahim Idris, and Adamu met with the President inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. After the meeting, Adamu thanked President Buhari for appointing him and promised to restrategise to effectively tackle kidnapping and other security challenges in the...

Nigerian leaders and Service Chiefs are currently at the arcade in Abuja to commemorate 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to review a presidential parade and participate in the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the event. He is to be joined by the service chiefs, the Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who...

President Muhammadu Buhari will today hold an extraordinary Federal Executive Council meeting with ministers at the council chambers in Abuja. The meeting is scheduled for 3:00 pm. Details later…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Federal Government is planning to arraign the CJN for alleged failure to declare his assets, as well as operating a domiciliary account. Justice Onnoghen who was due for arraignment before the CCT on...