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...

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...

Federal Government Pays Universities N2.3bn As Salary Arrears

The Federal Government has released N2.3 billion, representing Batch 8 salary and promotion arrears, to universities across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja while giving updates on ongoing engagements with ASUU and other tertiary institution unions. “The disbursements, processed through the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, reflect the Tinubu Administration’s resolve to clear inherited backlogs and enhance the welfare of academic and non-academic staff in the...

Tinubu Reverses Clemency Granted Sanda, Reviews Other Pardons

Tinubu executed the relevant instruments of release to complete the process of formally exercising his constitutional power of prerogative of mercy to grant pardon and clemency to specific individuals who were earlier convicted for various offences, revokes the pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Following consultations with the Council of State and public opinion on the matter, the President directed a...

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