Sir Paul Chukwuma Secures YPP Governorship Ticket

Sir Paul Chukwuma was nominated as the Young Progressives Party – YPP candidate on November 8, 2025, in the Anambra State Governorship Election. The nomination exercise held at the State secretariat of the YPP in Awka, was well-attended by leaders and members of the party. The National Chairman of the party, Comrade Emmanuel Bishop Amakiri, and National Secretary of the YPP, Barr. Vidiyeno Bamaiyi, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, other members of the party’s...

City Controller Chris Hollins Inaugurates Cartoon Showcase at TSU CommWeek

City of Houston Controller Chris Hollins led a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to officially open the My Humorous Brushstrokes cartoon exhibition, hosted by Texas Southern University (TSU) professor and veteran journalist-cartoonist Dr. Anthony Ogbo. The event, held April 9 at TSU’s MLK Center, was part of the School of Communication’s annual CommWeek celebration. Sponsored in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, the five-day exhibition showcased over 20 editorial cartoons, digital illustrations, and...

Anambra: Ozigbo Rejects APC Primary, Files Formal Petition Demanding Justice

A leading aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo has rejected the  outcome of April 5 primary election of the party, describing it as a “charade” and a “theft against Ndi Anambra. The politician, in a press release on Tuesday, confirmed that he has filed a formal petition before the APC Gubernatorial Primary Appeals Committee, alleging that the process that produced Mr Nicholas Ukachukwu as the party’s flagbearer...

Rivers: Court Bars Sole Administrator From Appointing LGA Administrators

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Rivers State Sole Administrator from appointing Administrators to run the 23 local council areas in the state. The order was issued on Monday April 7, 2025 by Justice, Adamu Turaki Muhammed in a Suit marked FHC/PH/CS/46/2025,  filed by Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative led by Courage Msirimovu against the Sole Administrator (Ibok Ekwe Ibas) in his official capacity. The suit filed on March...

Health Minister Says 16,000 Medical Doctors Left Nigeria To Work Abroad

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said no fewer than 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years. Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), and hosted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) with the themed “Integrated Healthcare Regulation and Leadership in Building Resilient Health Systems”. The minister said...

Army Dismisses Claims of WhatsApp Fundraising for General Tsiga’s Rescue

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has dismissed claims that military officers raised ₦400 million through a WhatsApp platform to secure the release of Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retired), who was abducted by bandits in Katsina State and held captive for 56 days. The rebuttal follows the circulation of a message attributed to Brigadier General Ismaila Abdullahi (retired), who stated in a note of appreciation dated 4 April 2025 that senior military officers and civilians raised funds...

The Tragedy of the ‘Nigerian Big Man’ Syndrome

“A culture that suppresses their best, experienced, and leading figures can ground the system.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu In a general sense, almost everyone within the Nigerian public service system is patiently waiting for their turn. To wait for one’s turn is beyond merely waiting to assume rulership. It is a worldview that connotes something deeper. A state of ascendancy to the top of the chain, but unaffected and unbothered, with zero responsibility. The more one ascends...

FG Set To Review 2025 Budget Assumptions 

Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has said that the federal Government would take a second look at the 2025 budget assumptions. Edun’s statement is coming after US President Donald Trump slapped a 14 per cent tariff on non-mineral exports. This was disclosed at the corporate governance forum on Monday in Abuja, where a performance scorecard for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) was also launched. In the 2025 Appropriation Act,...

Oyebanji Expresses Condolences To Olunloyo’s Family, Oyo Govt On Ex-Gov’s Passing

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has expressed condolences to the government and people of Oyo State as well as the Olunloyo family on the passing of a former Governor of old Oyo State, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo. Olunloyo who died on Sunday at the age of 89 years, served as Oyo State Governor in the Second Republic. The Governor, in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said the...

In Search of Opposition —the Rocky Trends of Nigerian Politics

“Are politicians giving up on opposition politics which is a critical democratic content in a struggling country?” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Since the All Progressives Congress – APC, took over Governance in Nigeria in 2015, there has been a near-total collapse of opposition to the National Government. The major opposition which is the Peoples’ Democratic Party – PDP, has been so decimated that it is now an image of its former self. With twelve states, the PDP...

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