Strong indications have emerged that the Deputy. Multiple sources within the Taraba State House of Assembly and senior government circles confirmed that the lawmakers have rallied behind the current Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Alhaji Hamman Adama, as Alkali’s likely successor. Though the House of Assembly is yet toContinue Reading
The National Opposition Coalition Group, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the registration of a new political party—the All Democratic Alliance. The application, dated June 19, was acknowledged by INEC on Friday,Continue Reading
A fresh crisis is brewing in Osun State as local government executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lay conflicting claims to the control of council areas, following a recent court decision. Recall that the Court of Appeal, on February 10, 2025, reinstatedContinue Reading
CDCFIB Debunks Recruitment Rumors, Warns Public Against Fraudsters The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has cautioned Nigerians to disregard false information about an ongoing recruitment exercise into the paramilitary agencies under its oversight, describing such claims as fraudulent. In a statement issued Tuesday inContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has just commissioned the International Conference Centre in Abuja, renovated at the cost of N39 billion. The President performed the commissioning shortly after he arrived from Lagos, where he had been to celebrate the Eid al-Kabir festivities. The President is in Abuja to perfect preparations forContinue Reading
A fire incident has occurred at the Imaratus Sanan Hotel, accommodating over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj through private tour operators. Imararus Sanan Hotel is located in the Sharamansur area of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The inferno, which tore through parts of the building on Saturday,Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has proposed a constitutional amendment for a single term of five or six years for elected officials at all levels of government in Nigeria, moving away from the current system of two four-year terms. He made the remarks during a visit from a delegation ofContinue Reading
A former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Uwais, has died at the age of 88. The former CJN died in the early hours of Friday, according to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, Dr Kayode Ajulo. Uwais served as Chief Justice of Nigeria fromContinue Reading
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Eno defected in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital on Friday. This comes a few days after the governor said it was time for him to moveContinue Reading
