•Education minister, Tunji Alausa The federal government has reintroduced Nigerian History as a compulsory subject in the basic education curriculum to strengthen national identity, unity, patriotism, and responsible citizenship. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the introduction in a statement on its official X account yesterday. “F...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scheduled its governorship primary ahead of the November 8 general elections in Anambra for April 5. Chidi Chidebe, Chairman of party in the state disclosed this in a timetable made available to newsmen in Awka today. The timetable said congress to elect 3-man adhoc delegates from wards would hold [&helli...
•Students and Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved reintroducing History as a mandatory subject for primary and secondary school students, effective 2025. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, made this known on Channels Television last night. History was reportedly removed from Nigeria’s basic school curriculum in 2007, attracting critici...
The Peoples Democratic Party, yesterday, approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge the judgment of the Federal High Court nullifying its February 22 governorship primary in Edo State, which produced Asue Igbodalo as the party’s flag-bearer for the September 21 governorship election. The appellant, in an appeal hinged on 25 grounds, ...
•Suspended Dan Orbih The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the National Vice Chairman (South South) Chief Dan Orbih. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement, said the decision was taken at the 588th NWC meeting today. He said the NWC considered all issues...
•Edo PDP governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, today, declared the Peoples Democratic Party, February 22, 2024, primary election, that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate invalid. Justice Ekwo made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/165/20...
The accreditation of delegates for the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has begun. The primary is aimed at electing the opposition party’s candidate for the November governorship election in the state, reports The Nation. The exercise which is taking place at the International Culture and Event Centre (Dome), will...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa The Governor of Ondo State Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the APC wards primary and the candidate of the party in the coming governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa amassed a total of 48,569 votes in the primaries while fellow contender, Mayowa Akinfolarin, polled 15,343 votes, with Olusola O...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all 16 aspirants for the Ondo Governorship primary on April 20. The seven-man Sen. Joshua Lidani-led Screening Committee gave all the aspirants the nod to contest the primary, reports The Nation. The exercise took place on Friday after inauguration of the Screening Committee and the Screen...
With the party primaries for the September 21 Edo State governorship election concluded, The PUNCH reports the chaos generated by the exercise which may take some time to clear up. The just concluded primary elections by the major political parties in Edo State to choose their candidates for the September 21 governorship election were chaotic,...

