The human rights activist and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) has been re-elected as its National Chairman during the National Convention held in Abuja.  Omoyele Sowore was elected as the National Chairman alongside other members of the National Working Committee (NWC). The convention was conducted by the AAC National Convention Planning Committee, chaired by Kayode Babayomi, with Ambassador Umar Y. Abubakar serving as Secretary. The event was attended by party delegates, stakeholders,...

…Tinubu Welcomes Resignation Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect, citing health challenges, according to a statement from the Presidency. Abubakar communicated his decision in a letter dated 1 December and addressed to President Bola Tinubu. In a brief correspondence, he disclosed that he was stepping aside “on health grounds,” bringing his 15-month tenure to an abrupt end at a time when the Tinubu administration is escalating...

…Pledges Continued Efforts for Release On Sunday, Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State, paid a visit to Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, where he is serving a life sentence. The visit was described by Otti’s media office as part of a renewed push to secure Kanu’s release. According to a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr...