Relief Materials For IDPs Uncovered In Classrooms in Abuja

Relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) was hoarded inside classrooms at the Durumi IDP camp in Abuja. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Aliyu Ahmed, disclosed that government will probe the alleged hoarding of the relief materials. Ahmed, who was at the Durumi IDP camp to inaugurate a computer centre donated by Brand Life Vision Foundation, embarked on an inspection of the camp and...

African Union Cautions Against Disintegration of DR Congo

Two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, the African Union, AU, has warned against the break-up of the country. M23 seized the provincial capital, Goma, at the end of January before pushing south in an escalation of violence in the eastern region, which has already endured decades of clashes. Bankole Adeoye, AU’s Peace and Security Commissioner, in a statement issued on Sunday,...

Nigeria Rejects Proposal To Restructure AU Peace, Security Unit

The proposal to create a new department out of the existing Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) has been rejected by the Nigerian government. President Bola Tinubu, whose statement was delivered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, during the consideration and deliberation on the AU reforms report, rejected moves to restructure the AU Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security. Nigerian diplomat Ambassador Bankole Adeoye currently...

Ebonyi: Governor Francis Nwifuru calls for action to end sit-at-home

The sit-at-home orders often declared by non-state actors in the South-East region on Mondays have been worrisome to Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru as he charged the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division to intensify efforts to end the order. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr Monday Uzor, said the Governor made the call when the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division...

Call Oyetola To Order, He’s Plotting Chaos In Osun, Adeleke Tells Tinubu

 Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has alleged that the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, is planning to cause chaos in the state from Monday, February 17, 2025  Adeleke, while addressing a press conference on Sunday, claimed that Oyetola was spearheading moves to enforce an alleged court order which reversed the sack of local council chairpersons elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun. He also claimed the...

Anambra 2025: Contenders Step up Plans to Unseat Governor Soludo

Aspirants in APC and LP for the Anambra 2025 Governorship election, have stepped up plans to unseat the incumbent governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo. With party primaries for the gubernatorial election expected to be held from next month, many of the aspirants have now commenced putting in the required work to make good their vow to sack Soludo. So far, two aspirants in the Labour Party have picked the party’s nomination and expression of interest...

Dr. Joseph Ikpea Eyes Governor Monday Okpebholo’s Senate Seat

Nearly three months after he was sworn in as the Governor of Edo State, schemes have advanced for who replaces Governor Monday Okpebholo at the Senate for Edo Central Senatorial Zone, with Dr. Joseph Ikpea’s interest in contesting the senate seat. Governor Okpebholo was a serving senator representing Edo Central before he emerged as the APC candidate for the Edo State governorship election in 2024 and thereafter won the election, thereby leaving the senate seat...

Adamawa State: Tol Huba Receives Staff of Office Amidst Cheers

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, in a colorful ceremony, presented the staff of office to the newly appointed First Tol Huba, Barrister Alheri Bulus Nyako, marking the culmination of over 120 years of struggle. Speaking at the event held in Hong Local Government Area, Governor Fintiri charged the new Tol Huba to see himself as a leader for all, urging him to ensure inclusivity and fairness in his reign. The governor said the creation...

Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Is Dead

Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere has died at the age of 96. His family announced his death in a statement on Friday, February 14, 2025, saying that the elder statesman died at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. “He died peacefully this morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki, Lagos Nigeria home at the age of 96,” the statement read. Adebanjo, a distinguished lawyer, former organising secretary of the...

South-West Governors Form Joint Security Team to Tackle Rising Insecurity

Governors from Nigeria’s South-West region have resolved to establish a joint surveillance team to combat rising insecurity, including the growing threat posed by the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). The decision was reached on Thursday during a four-hour meeting at the Lagos State House, Alausa, Ikeja, under the aegis of the South-West Governors’ Forum (SGF). The meeting had in attendance Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ademola...

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