The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday’s governorship election in Edo state. Candidate of the party, Senator Monday Okpebholo, 291,667 votes to defeat his close opponent Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 247,274 votes. The Labour Party (LP) candidate and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata,…
Senate President Ahmad Lawal, at the weekend, visited two former military heads of state, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), at their residences in Minna, Niger state. Above, Lawan (right) with Gen. Babangida during the visit. Lawan (right), exchanging pleasantries with Abubakar at his residence. Photo: Sylvanus Tyoakaa
Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has commended the Nigerian Airforce for improving the security situation in the state. Speaking when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at the NAF Headquarters in Abuja, the governor said the military operations, especially air strikes vanquished…
President Bola Tinubu has established the National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC), with an initial capital of N100 billion. The President also approved the constitution of the NCGC board, with former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, as chairman. Announcing the development in a statement on Thursday, the presidency said the company is a…
