Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has condoled with the government and people of Cross Rivers State on the death of Chief John Odey, a former Minister of Information and Communications. 

A retired nurse, Mrs Lami Musa has emerged as the governorship candidate of People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN) for Adamawa in the just concluded primaries of the party.

 The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has performed well and deserves to be re-elected in 2019.

Few hours after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was picked as the presidential candidate of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the candidate into contest.

The Convener of Save Nigeria Group, Mr Tunde Bakare, told President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday to proclaim an executive order urgently to facilitate national reconciliation, reintegration and restructuring.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the orderliness, transparency and credibility of its Presidential primaries in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital yesterday, serves as direct lesson to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and the All Progressives Congress , APC, on how elections should be conducted in Nigeria henceforth.

THE presidency Sunday disowned a letter in circulation that President Muhammadu Buhari had authorized some State governors to discipline party members that are said to be traitors.

FORMER Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Sunday  polled 1, 532 votes to beat his closest rival, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal to emerge as the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara expressed confidence former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to provide the right leadership that would revive Nigeria and stimulate growth.

The Police said on Sunday that following its invitation last week Friday, Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce are to report to the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Garki, Abuja by 10am on Monday, 8thOctober, 2018 for investigation and not the IGP Monitoring Unit as earlier stated in the press release from the Force Headquarters on 5th October, 2018.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said about 200,000 candidates have been offered admission into tertiary institutions, for the 2018/2019 academic session.

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted his nomination by his All Progressives Congress APC to again fly its ticket in next year’s presidential elections, assuring that with his accomplishments, victory was sure.

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, has pledged to support immunization of child killer diseases in Makoda local government area of Kano state.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday urged religious leaders to see the period as a time to continue to preach the message of hope, peace, unity, integrity and religious tolerance and intensify prayers for God’s intervention and restoration of hope in the future of Nigeria.

SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has said Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has what it takes to lead the Party to victory and commended Governor Okowa Ifeanyi for conducting a peaceful and credible National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.