Kogi Govt Hails Henry Adetayo Foundation For Support In Education

NewsNigeriaKogi Govt Hails Henry Adetayo Foundation For Support In Education

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 13, 2026

… Tasks Private Sector On Partnership The Kogi State Government has commended the Henry Adetayo Foundation, under the leadership of Engr. Adebayo Mike Arayegbemi, for the reconstruction of Community Secondary School, Oke Agi, in Mopamuro Local Government Area of the state. The government also tasked private individuals and organisations to complement the government’s efforts in providing quality educational infrastructure across the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, gave the commendation yesterday...

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Osun Election: Activist Seeks Arrest Of Fadahunsi Over Inciting Remarks

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOsun Election: Activist Seeks Arrest Of Fadahunsi Over Inciting Remarks

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 12, 2026

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called for the immediate suspension and arrest of Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged inflammatory remarks regarding the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. Frank also asked security agencies to investigate Fadahunsi, insisting that statements capable of inciting electoral violence must not be tolerated. The opposition leader recalled a video circulating online, where the senator, speaking in Yoruba, was heard accusing Accord...

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Jonathan Charges Political Parties, Judiciary To Protect Africa’s Democracy

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJonathan Charges Political Parties, Judiciary To Protect Africa’s Democracy

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 11, 2026

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has charged political parties and the judiciary across Africa to strengthen democratic institutions and protect the will of the people, warning that democracy could become a mere façade if its foundational principles are weakened. Jonathan, Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), gave the charge on Tuesday at the closing of the 2026 GJF Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi, with the theme, “Beyond Elections: Can Political Parties and the Judiciary Save Africa’s...

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2027 Election: Atiku Concerned Over Outdated BVAS

NewsNigeriaPolitics2027 Election: Atiku Concerned Over Outdated BVAS

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 11, 2026

… Faults End-of-life Operating System Poses Severe Cyber, Operational Risks Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has expressed concern over what he described as outdated Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) for the 2027 general elections, stressing that an outdated operating system will pose severe cyber and operational risks. According to him, the Osun State mock-accreditation failures of August 1, 2026, and Monday’s revelation by the Independent National...

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Atiku Says Tinubu’s Directive Reveals EFCC Don’t Operate Independently Of Presidency

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku Says Tinubu’s Directive Reveals EFCC Don’t Operate Independently Of Presidency

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 7, 20261

…Challenges The President To Order ICPC To Free El-Rufai Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to return to court to vacate the order freezing the account of Osun State Government has confirmed that the anti-graft agencies don’t work independently of the presidency. Atiku also challenged the President to immediately direct...

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You Lack Power To Freeze Osun Account, Adeleke Slams EFCC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYou Lack Power To Freeze Osun Account, Adeleke Slams EFCC

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 5, 2026

…ADC Describes Commission’s Action As Political Terrorism, Threat To Democracy Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of Osun State government’s account, insisting that the anti-graft agency lacks the power to tamper with the finances of a constitutionally elected administration just days before the governorship election. Adeleke reacted on Wednesday following reports that the EFCC placed one of the Osun State Government’s accounts with First Bank...

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Osun Account Freeze Was To Protect Public Funds – EFCC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOsun Account Freeze Was To Protect Public Funds – EFCC

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 5, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has broken its silence on the freezing of an Osun State Government bank account, insisting that the action was a preventive measure to safeguard public funds and not an attempt to interfere with the forthcoming governorship election in the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said it was compelled to publicly explain the circumstances surrounding the freeze because of what it described as “false...

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Nigeria Immigration Clarifies Passport Centralisation Reform

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Immigration Clarifies Passport Centralisation Reform

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 5, 2026

…Says Processing, Issuance Are Unaffected The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed concerns over its ongoing Passport Centralization Reform, assuring Nigerians that passport processing and issuance are fully operational at all passport offices across the country and designated Nigerian embassies and consulates abroad. NIS noted that the ongoing migration of passport production from individual passport offices to the Central Personalization Center at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja is an operational reform designed to strengthen the...

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State Of The Nation: Onaiyekan Spoke Raw Truth, Northern Youths Say

NewsNigeriaPoliticsState Of The Nation: Onaiyekan Spoke Raw Truth, Northern Youths Say

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 4, 2026

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has thrown its weight behind Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, over his position on the state of the nation, saying that the clergy spoke the plain truth to power. The Council in a statement on Tuesday signed by its national president, Comrade Isah Abubakar, urged religious scholars, clerics, and traditional leaders of all faiths, Muslim and Christian alike across Nigeria to emulate the Cardinal’s courage....

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I Don’t Regret Opposing Obasanjo’s Third-Term Agenda – Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Don’t Regret Opposing Obasanjo’s Third-Term Agenda – Atiku

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 2, 20261

…Says Former President Is Unforgiving, Vindictive Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that he doesn’t regret opposing the third term agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that his former boss is unforgiving and vindictive. According to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the former President’s latest public outburst against him is yet another failed attempt to rewrite history, insisting that no amount of bitterness can erase either the constitutional stand...

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