Defection: Osun PDP Collapses Into APC, Vows To Move With Adeleke

Amidst rumour of defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has collapsed its structure into the ruling party. At a leadership caucus meeting held at the Oke Fia Government House in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Saturday, the party leadership promised to move with the Governor to wherever he would be going, even as it passed a vote of confidence...

Some Kano Palace Officials Sue Emir Sanusi II, Others over Eviction

A group of nine palace officials have sued the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and 12 others over alleged illegal eviction and demolition of their ancestral homes within the Kano palace premises. The suit, numbered K/M1607/2025, is before Justice Musa Ahmad of the Bichi Judicial Division, Kano State. The suit, filed before the High Court of Justice, Bichi Judicial Division, is being presided over by Justice Musa Ahmad of High Court No. 20,...

Anglican Church Bars Political Speech From Pulpits

The recent comment by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during a thanksgiving service at St James’ Anglican Church in Asokoro, Abuja, which did not augur well, has resulted in barring politicians from making speeches from the pulpits. Wike, who was on July 6 at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, during a thanksgiving service to mark the completion of projects commissioned by President Bola Tinubu, criticized the church for nearly making a...

Man Brutalized by Anambra Government Agents Dies

Mr. Okechukwu Akaneme, former President of the Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, brutalized by agents of the Anambra State Government at his home in Onitsha, has died. Precisely on October 11, 2024, Mr. Akaneme was at home in Onitsha when revenue agents working for the Anambra State Waste Management Agency – ASWAMA in the early hours of the morning came for levy enforcement and in that process broke his spinal cord and thereafter abandoned him and...

Kogi Is Witnessing Steady Influx Of High-Worth Investments – Fanwo

The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo has disclosed that the state is witnessing a steady influx of high-worth investments as a result of the investor-friendly policies of Governor Usman Ododo. Fanwo also noted that the state is already reaping the gains of the reforms, pointing out that the state is fast becoming one of the most attractive destinations for high-value investments in the country. The commissioner had in a press statement...

Reps Proposes 83 Extra Seats in NASS, 10% for Women, 5% for PWDs

The House of Representatives has proposed a constitutional amendment that would reserve seats for women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the National Assembly. If the plan sails through, 83 new seats will be added: 55 in the House of Representatives and 28 in the Senate, exclusively for women. This would raise the number of seats in the House from 360 to 415, and the total number of seats in the National Assembly from 469...

Food Security: Gov Mutfwang Commissions Additional 150 Agro-Rangers

As a move to enhance agricultural productivity and foster peace, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has commissioned an additional 150 agro-rangers to provide security for farmers and their produce across the state. Speaking during the passing-out parade of the agro-rangers trainees at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Command and Staff College, Naton-Fursa, Jos East Local Government Area, Mutfwang said the initiative is a strategic intervention aimed at ensuring food security and...

Three-Month Single-Entry Visas For Nigerians To the US Take Effect

The United States of America has begun issuing three-month single-entry visas to Nigerians in exchange for Nigeria’s short-term visa policies towards U.S. citizens. Most non-immigrant visas (such as tourist and business visas) will now be single-entry and valid for just three months, effective from July 8, 2025. The tightened US visa regulations for Nigerians will not affect visas issued before July 8. The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria made this known on Tuesday in a statement....

Gov Sani Identifies Issues with Development Of Northern Nigeria

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has identified poverty, insecurity, unemployment, basic education, infrastructure, and power generation as key factors hindering the development of Northern Nigeria. Governor Sani stated this when the leadership of the Board of the North West Development Commission, NWDC, led by its chairman, Hon. Lawal Samaila Yakawada, paid him a courtesy visit at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna. The Governor, who wrote on his verified Facebook, said: “We aim to confront broader...

Governor Radda: 90% of Bandits in Katsina Are Locals

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has said that the overwhelming majority of bandits terrorising communities across the state are not strangers, but locals well-known to the people. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Radda explained that “ninety-something percent” of the bandits are homegrown, adding that many of them are familiar faces within their communities. “Most of the perpetrators of this banditry are from our own area. They are not...

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