Former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose has conceded the South-West leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde. He made the declaration on Monday during the South-West Zonal Congress at the Women and Children Development Initiative Foundation (WOCDIF), Osogbo, Osun State. Speaking in English and Yoruba, FayoseContinue Reading
The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have paid tribute to their grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh. In separate statements, Prince William described him as an “extraordinary man”, while Prince Harry said he was “a man of service, honour and great humour” and the “legend of banter”. “I will miss myContinue Reading
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has received an alert from the ministry of aviation over planned attacks on airports across the country. This was contained in a memo signed by S.M. Mamman, FAAN deputy general manager of administration and logistics, and addressed to airport chiefs ofContinue Reading
For the first time in months, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers are reopening in England, as rules are also eased in the rest of the UK. Some pubs and salons opened at midnight, with one landlord saying there was a “sense of celebration”, and shoppers queued outside Primark stores. PrimeContinue Reading
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that the state Houses of Assembly and not the National Assembly should be held responsible for the delayed autonomy for local governments in Nigeria. Gbajabiamila recalled how the 8th National Assembly passed a bill to grant autonomy to theContinue Reading
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, lamented the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, presumably won by late philanthropist, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, blaming the annulment on ‘bad belle’, adding that ‘bad blood’ denied Abiola the top seat. Obasanjo said the annulment robbed Egbaland and Ogun State the rare privilegeContinue Reading
In an apparent move to reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 on their risks assets, nine banks have significantly increased their impairment charges to N288.182 billion in 2020. The provisioning showed a jump of 113 per cent compared with N135 billion recorded in 2019. An impairment charge usually reflects aContinue Reading
Hideki Matsuyama quenched the thirst of a golf-crazed nation on Sunday by polishing off a wondrous weekend at Augusta National Golf Club to become the first Masters champion from Japan. Playing in his 10th Masters and shouldering the hopes of a nation yearning for one of their countrymen to finallyContinue Reading
Southwest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates were on the edge yesterday over the modalities for the zonal congress holding today in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Fears are rife that two factional chairmen may be produced by the two camps struggling for the soul of the party. The camp ledContinue Reading
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has found out that the chemical added to the killer flavoured drink that led to the death of three persons in Kano State contained ‘Hyroxylamine,’ used for terrorism. It said all the merchants of the deadly chemicals and additives hadContinue Reading
