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...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, during its 7th meeting in 2025 held in Gusau, Zamfara State, has urged Nigerians to consider the party as the only viable alternative for restoring good governance in the country. Senator Bala Mohammed, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, said the governors deliberated extensively on insecurity, erosion of democratic values, national challenges, and preparations for the PDP’s forthcoming national convention. He reaffirmed the Forum’s commitment...

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has unveiled the reconstructed Hotel Presidential established by the administration of the former Premier of the defunct Eastern Region, Dr. Michael Okpara. The governor described the revival of the 62-year-old edifice as “a homecoming for history.” Mbah, who performed the unveiling in Enugu on Thursday, hailed the foresight demonstrated by the former premier, and regretted that the monument of pride had rotted away for the past 15 years, noting...