It’s been a very wonderful journey for me. At first, it was such a challenge to settle into the role and handle so much attention especially from the media as I’m usually a very introverted person. But eventually, I started getting the hang of it. When I looked back months before I won this crown, I have the conviction that I have grown into a much stronger and better woman. This is one experience I’m eternally grateful to the organizers.

Ibadan – Some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State are in a tango dance with the state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi over his alleged attempt to impose councillorship and chairmanship aspirants on the party for the forthcoming local government election which is fixed for February, 2017.

Akure – Governor elect for Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, was unlucky during the 2012 governorship election when he contested against incumbent Olusegun Mimiko, a medical doctor by training but today fate has smiled on him as he against all odds has been elected as the 6th civilian governor of the Sunshine state.

Enugu State Correspondent of Orient Daily Newspaper in Akwa, Anambra State, Patrick Egwu, has won the second place prize of the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism in Sub Saharan Africa.

The sudden death of Mr. Elijah Adewale, who represented Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on July 20, 2016, opened the way for tomorrow’s by-election.

Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday called on the Federal Government to prioritise the development of agriculture as an alternative to oil, and a booster to the country’s economy.

ILORIN—A road accident claimed 13 lives at Otte, on the outskirt of Ilorin, along Ilorin-Ogbomosho Expressway, when a passenger bus ran into a stationary truck, Wednesday.

ABUJA—SENATE President, Dr Bukola Saraki, yesterday, assured that the National Assembly would consider the request from Nigerians that one percent of consolidated revenue be set aside for the primary healthcare.

The corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Baboye Oyeyemi has expressed displeasure over the incessant road crashes involving tankers on the nations high ways and called on the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers/Petroleum Tanker Drivers to halt the urgly trend.

ENUGU—The South-East zonal office of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC, yesterday, quizzed officials of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, in Enugu.

FRESH facts emerged yesterday on why the 22 chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State were suspended for anti-party activities few days after the party lost the governorship election.

United Bank for Africa, UBA, Thursday said it has secured a $150 million loan deal from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support infrastructure projects.

In furtherance of a partnership between Benson Idahosa University and Delaware State University, a 4-man team from Delaware State University (DSU), United State of America led by the President of the institution, Dr. Harry Lee Williams paid a courtesy visit to Benson Idahosa University, Edo, Nigeria. The visit was to strengthen its partnership talks on research, scholarships, seed technology, forage production, Live-stock breeding and curriculum development with the University management.

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), one of Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution companies, has carried out an oral hygiene intervention campaign across five primary schools within its network where the pupils were taught the fundamentals of dental care.

Nigerian literary icon Wole Soyinka on Thursday said he was not surprised that President Muhammadu Buhari has lost popularity just 18 months into office, given the high expectations that weighed on his government.