Senate Confirms Appointment of New Service Chiefs

…Tinubu Orders Military to End Insecurity The Nigerian Senate on Thursday screened and confirmed the appointments of four new service chiefs for them to immediately assume office. The confirmation followed an intensive screening session at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, where lawmakers assessed the nominees’ readiness to tackle the country’s worsening security challenges. The newly confirmed military chiefs are General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of...

Coup Plot: Brigadier General, Colonel, 4 Lieutenant Colonels, Others Under Investigation

Military authorities are investigating 16 military officers detained for their alleged involvement in a botched coup plot against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. The detained officers, according to Premium Times, an online news platform, include a brigadier general, a colonel, four lieutenant colonels, five majors, two captains, a lieutenant, a lieutenant commander from the Navy (the naval equivalent of a major), and a squadron leader from the Air Force. The Defence Headquarters and the...

Tinubu Issues Marching Order To New Service Chiefs Over Emerging Armed Groups

Tinubu Issues Marching Order To New Service Chiefs Over Emerging Armed Groups President Bola Tinubu on Thursday charged the newly decorated service chiefs to act decisively against emerging security threats, warning that “new snakes must be smashed right in the head before they grow.” Thursday’s event followed the Senate’s confirmation of the nominees a day earlier after a two-hour closed-door screening. Tinubu, while decorating the four security chiefs with their ranks in the Council Chamber...

INEC Says Eight Associations Scale Hurdles to Complete Political Party Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that eight of the 14 pre-qualified associations seeking registration as political parties have completed the upload of all required information and documentation. The eight associations that advanced are the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA), Abundance Social Party (ASP), African Alliance Party (AAP), Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), Green Future Party (GFP), National Democratic Party (NDP), and Peoples Freedom Party (PFP). Last month, the commission announced...

Ododo Inspects Huge Projects In Kabba-Bunu LGA

…Hails Contractors For Quality Of Work Executed The Governor of Kogi State,  Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Friday inspected several ongoing and completed projects across Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state. Ododo, during the inspection tour, charged citizens to take ownership of public facilities and infrastructure provided by the government, stressing that such projects are meant to serve the people directly. He commended the contractors for the quality of work delivered across the local government...

No Court Can Stop Our National Convention, PDP Vows

…As Bode George Condemns Judgement The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expressed disappointment on Friday with the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which halted its national convention. The court, presided over by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho, today issued an order requiring it to comply with the requirements of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The main opposition party described the development as “an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process.” A statement released by Debo Ologunagba,...

Oyebanji Revives Farm Settlements, Promises Security For Ekiti Farmers

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has revived farm settlements initiative in the state with the commissioning of three of the six Renewed Hope Farm Dormitories built for young farmers in different farm clusters in the state. Oyebanji, who hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his initiative that encourages farming, promised to tackle head on, those he described as unscrupulous elements and criminally minded individuals, who were determined to sabotage his efforts and make farming...

Entire Enugu State Caucus in House of Reps Formally Declares for APC

The entire Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives formally declared its support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, abandoning the parties on whose platforms they were elected to the Green Chamber. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker, announced their defection during plenary after reading letters of resignation submitted by the lawmakers who previously belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP). Explaining their decision, the lawmakers stated that they...

Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah: The Agony of a Legacy in Crisis

“From 2019 till his death, Ifeanyi Ubah distanced himself from the ruling APGA in Anambra State.” —Dr. Ebuka Onyekwelu The Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, whose shocking death occurred mid-last year in London following a cardiac arrest, exited the stage at his prime. At just 53 years old, Ifeanyi Ubah has transformed himself multiple times, from a successful business mogul to a political legend, particularly in Anambra State. Not only getting twice elected into the Nigerian...

Post-Election Unrest: Bamendjou Ruler Urges For Restraint 

As post-election protests spread across Cameroon, the traditional ruler of Bamendjou, Foo Sokoudjou Mpoda, has urged humility and restraint in the face of growing public anger. The outspoken monarch, who reflected on the ongoing unrest, said the Anglophone crisis should have taught leaders the cost of arrogance, deceit, and condescension, cautioning that the country “cannot afford to open another front. “There is no honor in claiming victory over one’s own people through force, repression, and...

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