Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared his support for Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State in the 2027 gubernatorial election, signalling a rare bipartisan endorsement across party lines in the state’s political landscape. Akpabio, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, made his position known through his wife, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, during a Town Square meeting held at …

As residents of Edo State prepare to elect their governor on Saturday, Nigerians under the aegis of the Coalition of Nigerian Diaspora Interest Groups in the United States of America have thrown their weight behind the candidature of Madam Patience Ofure-Key of the Peoples Redemption Party. The Coalition, on Monday, said that the election in the state marked a pivotal …

In a significant development just 10 days to the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANs) has endorsed Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. NANS Zone B, made up of all students across all campuses in the 11 states of the South East and South-South, announced …

Ahead of the upcoming United Kingdom general election, Nigerian political figure Peter Obi has urged voters to “Vote Labour on Thursday 4 July.” This intervention comes as the UK prepares for what pollsters predict will be a landslide victory for the Labour Party in the UK. Obi’s statement on Tuesday via X, though brief, is one of many voices in …

Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, took a test drive to one of the made-in-Nigeria vehicles. Lending his endorsements to the innovative endeavor. This was disclosed on their official X account formerly Twitter on Friday. According to Adeniyi, “This is our Nigerian products and we owe ourselves, we owe Nigerians the obligations to give them a chance. We …

The Federal Government has endorsed the establishment of crèches at markets and workplaces nationwide to optimise working mothers’ productivity and promote breastfeeding. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the remodelled workplace nursery (creche) by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs ( FMoWA). Represented by his Special Assistant on Health, Dr Salma Anas, the …