The Ogun State Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport has made history with the successful landing of its maiden test flights. The airport, which is located at Iperu-Ilishan Road, Ikene local government, in Ogun State, Nigeria, was officially opened by Governor Dapo Abiodun.  The cargo airport is a mega airport project conceptualized by the Governor to create the necessary infrastructure to boost the exportation of agricultural and non-agricultural goods, and reinvigorate social and economic activities in the state, which will subsequently increase revenue generation. The first pri ..read more

As Nigeria prepares for the 2023 presidential election, internal crises within political parties are threatening to influence the outcome of the polls. Governors who wield significant power and influence in their respective states are expected to work for their presidential candidate's victory. However, recent history shows that this is not always the case. In the 2019 elections, for instance, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lost the states of Oyo and Imo, despite having governors from the party. The party's internal crises were a significant factor in these losses. The same scen ..read more

  The Labour Party (LP) of Rivers State has condemned Governor Nyesom Wike for his rumored support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.  Speaking during a press conference in Port Harcourt, the National Vice Chairman of the LP, Favour Reuben, accused Governor Wike of being driven by selfish interests in his political decisions. Reuben went on to criticize Governor Wike's supposed endorsement of Tinubu, stating that it was a departure from his previous statements about the APC being a cancer and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) being ma ..read more

 Prestigious flute player, Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli, has guaranteed that his remarks about the All Progressives Congress (APC) official up-and-comer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was taken inappropriately. The artist who said he cherishes Tinubu, made sense of that he would prompt the APC competitor assuming he in the end turns into Nigeria's leader in 2023. In any case, during a meeting on Arise TV on Monday, Tee Mac explained that he had no regrettable contemplations over the appointment of Tinubu, demanding his relationship with the official wannabe traverses more than 20 years. Tee Mac sa ..read more

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Accountant General of Federation, Ahmed Idris over the allegations of misappropriation of public funds amounting to N109.5 billion. Idris and his co-defendants were granted bail Thursday as he met up with the laid down terms and conditions set by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  According to the court ruling, the defendants have been banned from traveling out of the country or leaving the federal capital territory except with the permission of the court as their passports have been convicted b ..read more

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has made it known to all Nigerians that he is not going to drop Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the General election comes 2023. He said, he would not be put under any pressure to drop the former governor of Borno state as his political partner. The national leader of the party made this declaration Wednesday, in Lagos state during the press release of his spokesman for the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Mr Bayo Onanuga. In his statement, "That is not possible. There is nothing ..read more

Photo Credit: Premium Times Nigeria  In his presidential address of the June 12 celebration, President Muhammadu Buhari outlined his achievements so far as the president of Nigeria and at the same time, praised the Nigerian democracy founding fathers with honor. Buhari, whose speech centers majorly on his administrative achievements, said he honored Nigeria's founding fathers and fellow Nigerians who stood firmly for the nation's sustainability. "It is a day to honor our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian who has worked tirelessly to sust ..read more

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has described June 12, 1993, annulled election as the most defining moment in Nigeria's history. According to him, the struggle to free Nigerians from the shackles of bondage will continue until the country is restructured into federating units. Adams, in a statement on Thursday, June 11, by his special assistant on media, Kehinde Aderemi, expressed joy that part of the dreams of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) under his leadership, has been realized with the celebration of June 12 as the authentic democracy day. According to Legit, the ..read more

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has freed a 15-year-old girl (name withheld) charged with murdering a 51-year-old man Babatunde Ishola who allegedly tried to rape her. Magistrate Philip Adebowale Ojo struck out the murder charge filed by the police against the Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3 pupil, following advice from the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). The Director, Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Dr. Babajide Martins, whose office defended the teenager bro bono, expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision ..read more

The management of the University of Ibadan has confirmed that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, graduated from the institution. The university made this known in a press statement by its Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi O Faluyi, on Wednesday. The statement read, “Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State graduated from the University of Ibadan where he studied Classics. “Obaseki gained admission to the University in 1976 and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours, Lower Division. “Records of his Admission and Graduation are intact in the archives of the University.” PUNCH  ..read more