Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised Nigerians to consider electing a female president for the growth and development of the country. Sahel Standard gathered that Obasanjo gave the charge at the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in Ogun state. “From my own view, if we want…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has, on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC), pursuant to Sections 29(2)(b) and 31(2)(e) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017), approved the composition of the Ebonyi State Caretaker Committee to run the affairs of the Ebonyi State Chapter of…
The 9th Oyo State House of Assembly has surpassed all previous records of past achievements in the annals of the State legislature. The Speaker, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin disclosed this at the valedictory session of the House held on Thursday. Hon Ogundoyin said the 9th Assembly has not only broken the previous record on the number…
The reunion of Big Brother Naija season 7, ‘Level Up,’ is set to premiere on Monday, June 19. The show, which produced Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna as the winner, was hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. The BBNaija reunion, which is normally held following the end of each reality program, allows the housemates to reminisce…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with the Peoples Democratic Party G5 Governors at the Aso Villa, Abuja. The group, led by one serving governor and four former governors caused a major division within the PDP after demanding the then National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu step down for a southern replacement as a precondition to support…
Former Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has called for unity in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress. Aregbesola, who spoke in Osogbo on Thursday at an event organised by a group, Comrades of Rauf Aregbesola, to mark his birthday, however, said he was not living in fear despite how he was…
Move to stop Yari, Kalu, others South-South leaders on Friday called on Senators-Elect to better understand what is at stake and to have an enhanced commitment to work for the victory of Senator Godswill Akpabio. ‘’Nigerians are looking to Senator Godswill Akpabio for leadership. They are looking to him for strength. The former Akwa Ibom…
Two ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission acting as subpoenaed witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party have admitted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System failed to transmit the results of the election after the collation. The witnesses, Friday Egwuma and Grace Timothy told the Presidential Election Petition Court on Thursday that the BVAS…
A former Governor of Osun and immediate Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said the reports in some section of the media that he blamed the devil and sought forgiveness over the crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state was untrue and misleading. He said that he is not in conflict with…
President Bola Tinubu has said that he intends to have a cordial relationship with all 36 governors in the country. The president, who made this known in a post he shared on his Twitter handle on Thursday, stated that he aims to develop a prosperous nation. He also shared pictures from his meeting with Governor…
