South-West

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, lauded the judgment of the Court of Appeal which ruled that its Osun State governorship candidate, Senate Ademola Adeleke, was constitutionally qualified to contest the governorship election. The PDP described the judgment as a triumph of justice and the will of the people of …

Former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo denied reports he was on board an Ethiopian plane that escaped a crash in Lagos. It was reported on Wednesday afternoon that Obasanjo was on board the Boeing 777-300 aircraft Ethiopian flight that encountered bad weather during landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. However, …

Few hours after his inauguration as Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde sacked chairmen of all the Local Government and Local Council Development in the state. Chief of staff to the governor, Bisi Ilaka, made this known in a statement in Ibadan. The governor directed all Local Government Chairmen to hand …

Tragedy hit St Andrew’s Grammar School, Ondo town, Ondo State on Friday as a building in the school suddenly collapsed and reportedly killed a pupil. It was gathered that the incident, which occurred during school hours, caused confusion in the school as pupils and teachers quickly ran out of their …

Workers in Oyo State have commenced an indefinite strike over their poor welfare by the state government. This action followed a memo released to all members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and affiliate unions late decrying the deteriorating plight of their members. The Chairman of the NLC, Bayo Titilola-Sodo, had …

The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) on Thursday hailed the election of Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). The Founder and President of the group, Aremo Oladotun Hassan, said a statement in Lagos that by the election, Fayemi had embarked on …

Resident doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, embarked on a two-day protest to press home their demands. The President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Dr Kayode Makinde, said it was painful that some of the resident doctors had not been paid for …

Against the backdrop of the fire that erupted from an oil well belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited last month in Ondo State, the affected communities have demanded a sum of $2.5bn as compensation from the oil company. The fire incident, which engulfed the oil well at the Ojumole area in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) suffered a set back in the on-going trial of immediate past governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, over alleged N6.9 billion fraud, as its prosecution witness contradicted self during proceeding. The witness, Adewale Aladegbola Clement, a driver for a new generation bank in Ado-Ekiti …

Prominent members of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti state have sent a protest letter to the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, urging him to urgently intervene to save the party from dying in the state. In a letter addressed to the national chairman of the APC, …