Ogbodo, a United Kingdom-based strategy, management and leadership expert, spoke at the weekend while addressing journalists shortly after formally declaring his interest in the governorship race.

Ajara also said the Accord Party would serve as the platform for Hashim’s 2027 presidential bid and urged supporters across the state to rally behind the party.

•Says politicians focused on winning polls than crushing terrorists By Olayinka Latona IBADAN— THE Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN,  yesterday, warned that escalating terrorism, banditry and kidnappings across the country were pushing Nigerians to the edge. The Christian body also cautioned that growing frustration among citizens could spark dangerous consequences if urgent action is not taken. […]

Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon has revealed how influential northern politicians, businessmen and establishment figures persuaded him to join Nigeria’s fiercely contested 1992 presidential race during the transition programme of former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, a political journey that ended in intimidation, isolation and defeat at the grassroots.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has placed the country on heightened Ebola alert, warning that Nigeria faces a high risk of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, importation, amid worsening outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, and Uganda.