As a panacea to Nigeria’s insecurity challenges, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has advocated for the creation of state police. Kalu, while addressing newsmen in Abuja after returning from Geneva, Switzerland, where he represented Nigeria at the 55th WTO–Inter–Parliamentary Union Public Forum, explained that the state police bill before the National Assembly aims to improve response times and align policing with international standards. The deputy speaker announced that a...

Following the revocation of over 1,263 mineral licenses, the Federal Government is set to delete their names from the portal of the Electronic Mining Cadastral system of the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office (MCO). A press statement on Sunday by Segun Tomori, the Special Assistant on Media to the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, noted that they include 584 exploration licenses, 65 mining leases, 144 quarry licenses, and 470 small-scale mining leases. The statement reads,...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) felicitates the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on the occasion of her 65th birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory message signed by National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, the APC described the first lady as a devoted Christian, shrewd public servant, philanthropist, and astute politician. The message reads, “Beyond her role as a loving wife and caring mother, Senator Remi Tinubu has been...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for restoring democratic governance in Rivers State after six months of emergency rule. In a statewide broadcast, Fubara described the period as “enormously challenging” but said it offered lessons in peace, reconciliation, and collective responsibility. He explained that he chose not to contest the constitutionality of the declaration but instead cooperated fully with the President and the National Assembly in the interest of stability....

Following the lifting of the six-month state of emergency rule imposed on Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu, members of the State House of Assembly have resumed plenary. The assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule reconvened on Thursday afternoon at the Assembly Residential Complex along the Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. The Assembly has resolved to probe the state’s finances during the six-month rule of Ibok-Ete Ibas as the sole administrator. Plenary last held on March 12,...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that the spate of worsening insecurity across the country is as a result of failure of political leadership. Atiku disclosed this yesterday while playing host to political stakeholders from Borno State, led by Hon. Mohammed Kumalia. He expressed his delight at how political leaders are coming together from across political divides to salvage the country from the current deplorable situation. “It’s encouraging to see that more people, especially political...

Governor Fubara Resumes Office Thursday President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the end of the state of emergency in Rivers State, six months after it was declared due to a breakdown of governance. The President made the announcement in a statement from the State House on Wednesday, saying the measure, which began on 18 March 2025, will lapse at midnight. “It therefore gives me great pleasure to declare that the emergency in Rivers State of...

Due to the government’s failure to implement pension increments and palliatives, members of the Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria have threatened to embark on a nationwide protest by October 6. Recall that in October 2023, President Bola Tinubu approved N35,000 for workers and N25,000 for pensioners as palliatives. Mukaila Ogunbote, National Chairman of the coalition, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos, noting that the pensioners had given the government until September...