A coalition of opposition lawmakers has cautioned the sacked lawmakers in Rivers State against issuing directives to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, insisting that they lack the legal authority to do so until their defection case is resolved. Naija News reports that the warning comes days after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Amaewhule-led faction, … Read more
Enugu State has claimed the top position in key performance indicators set by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) across the nation. At the conclusion of a three-day meeting involving SUBEB chairmen and state commissioners of education, alongside UBEC Executive Secretary Aisha Garba and her management team in Abuja on Saturday, Enugu State’s outstanding achievements … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has successfully intercepted 245,370 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, with an estimated value of ₦238.1 million. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, reported that these seizures occurred within less than three months as part of the ongoing anti-smuggling initiative by Operation Whirlwind. Adeniyi also … Read more
The Federal Government has set up a new system for paying local government officials directly from Abuja under the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). This approach affects key officials in local government administration, with a total of eight to nine individuals receiving their salaries through the central payment system. Under this new arrangement, each local … Read more
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the 2025 budget is a strategic roadmap for economic resilience, social stability and national progress. Idris stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the third edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing for 2025. According to the minister, this year’s budget places a renewed focus … Read more
The Northern Progressives Movement for Good Governance (NPMGG) has raised serious concerns over the recent conduct of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, during a plenary session in the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the organization criticized the senator’s behavior, describing it as … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde has announced the actual time he would reveal who would succeed him as Oyo State Governor. Speaking during the 11th Omituntun Ramadan lecture in Ibadan, the Oyo State’s capital city, the governor said he will disclose his preferred successor in January 2026. He also appreciated leaders of the Muslim community for their … Read more
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson has expressed his strong belief that the Gunners have the potential to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, as they prepare to face PSV Eindhoven. Ahead of the Champions League game, Merson also made a tactical suggestion to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, urging him to reconsider the position of … Read more
An English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, Alfred Austin warned us to the danger of half truth when he said “A half-truth is a whole lie.” This was exactly what I felt after reading a piece written by Adebayo Adedeji, in his desperate attempt to foist the wrong notion that the Appeal … Read more
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and political activist, Timi Frank, has raised alarm over an alleged plot to alter the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Rivers State political crisis. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Frank accused associates of a former Rivers governor of attempting to manipulate … Read more