The Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Alkali, who was last seen in office eight months ago has returned to Jalingo, the state capital. Alkali’s prolonged absence has generated rumours that he was battling an undisclosed ailment. The Deputy Governor arrived Jalingo from Abuja and was driven to his official residence at the Government House in a convoy of four vehicles.
The immediate past Speaker, of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh, was suspended on Tuesday for three months, over alleged attempt to impeach Governor Hyacinth Alia. The suspension of Dajoh followed a motion moved by the lawmaker representing Kyan State Constituency, Terna Shimawua, and seconded by James Umoru from Apa State Constituency. The mover of the motion during plenary, was one of those suspended by Dajoh before his resignation as Speaker last week...
The former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has stated that over 1,000 insurgent groups operate within the African continent. Gambari stated this in a goodwill message at the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit 2025 on Monday in Abuja with a theme: “Combating contemporary threats to regional peace and security in Africa: the role of strategic defence collaboration.” “We have to first secure our countries before we can secure our...
No fewer than 1,000 shacks and illegal structures obstructing a major road corridor in Karsana, near Bunkoro District in Gwarinpa, have been cleared by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA. Muktar Galadima, Director of Development Control, disclosed this on Monday during a citywide sanitation operation by the FCTA joint task force. Galadima noted that indigenous homes were deliberately spared in the demolition, emphasizing that the operation would continue until the entire 2-kilometre road...
The National Flood Early Warning Center of the Federal Ministry of Environment has placed nine Northern states on red alert over possible flooding between August 25 and 29, 2025. Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Director of the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, in a circular, cautioned that certain Northern states are likely to experience heavy rainfall that could trigger flooding. He listed the states to include Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, and...
Political groups, supporting a former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, on Monday stormed the venue of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, urging the politician to declare interest in the 2027 presidential election. The jubilant crowd, clad in colorful vests and face caps, carried bold banners and sang solidarity songs in support of the business mogul and politician, describing him as “a credible alternative and a unifier the...
Confirms Damagum as National Chairman The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken two significant decisions at its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Monday at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. Firstly, the NEC resolved to zone the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the southern region of Nigeria. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, stated that following “extensive” discussions, the committee accepted the recommendation of the zoning committee...
A former presidential candidate and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a cult and not a political party. He stated that the party is lacking in ideology, internal democracy, and a coherent vision for Nigeria’s future. Speaking in an interactive session with journalists in Abuja over the weekend, Hashim alleged that the APC functions more like an authoritarian movement than a democratic...
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, yesterday empowered 500 women in Ekiti State with business equipment to boost their economic independence under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The distribution, which took place at the Government House, Ado- Ekiti, featured the presentation of deep freezers, maxi gas cookers with ovens, industrial grinding machines, and generating sets...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has filed a lawsuit at the High Court of Rivers State, challenging the scheduled August 30 2025 local government elections in the state. The coalition party has also sued the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd.), challenging his appointment of the State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) board, as well as RSIEC’s issuance of a revised election timetable. The party in the suit marked PHC/3126/CS/2025 and...
