The palace gates of Ife trembled with more than words. When the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, opened his mouth, he didn’t just speak, he summoned.

•As cease fire deal eases supply fears By Yinka Kolawole,  with agency report   Oil prices fell sharply on Thursday, dropping to their lowest levels since the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict, as an interim agreement between the United States and Iran improved prospects for global crude supply According to Reuters, Brent crude futures declined by $1.53, or 1.9 per cent, to $78.02 per […]

WITH conclusion of campaigns by parties and candidates, and distribution of sensitive election materials by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the stage is set for tomorrow’s off-cycle governorship poll in Ekiti State;

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Ekiti governorship election, Abayomi Shogunle, has vowed that security agencies will clamp down on vote buying, political thuggery and other forms of electoral violence during Saturday’s poll.

While affirming that the party’s constitution requires all candidates contesting on its platform to sign the oath, Enekweizu said the NDC had taken an administrative decision to exclude Obi and Kwankwaso from the arrangement.