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Oct

2025

Done Deal: Tinubu Hands Over Another PDP Governor To APC Chairman

DONE DEAL: Tinubu Hands Over Another PDP Governor To APC Chairman President Bola Tinubu has formally handed over Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, for proper initiation into the party. Governor Kefas, who revealed this on Thursday, in a meeting with APC youths and some stakeholders of the party at the T.Y. Danjuma House in Abuja, said the President has already acknowledged his intention and has received his letter of approval to defect from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC. Agbu Kefas, Taraba State GovernorThe governor said President…

Oct

2025

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APC Clinches Two-Thirds Majority At Reps As 5 PDP, 1 LP Lawmakers Join Party

Abuja, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

APC Clinches Two-thirds Majority At Reps As 5 PDP, One LP Lawmakers Join Party Six members of the House of Representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), making the ruling party to clinch 2/3 majority in the Green chamber. The defections of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers from Enugu and one Labour Party member from Plateau State, has further increased the strength of the ruling party’s membership in the parliament. The 2/3 majority of the 360-member House of Representatives is 240. With the latest defections, the membership of the APC now stands at 243 while the PDP…

Oct

2025

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‘A Government That Thinks After Action’ – Atiku Criticises Tinubu Over Cancelled Pardon

News Flash, Politics, Presidency

‘A Govt That Thinks After Action’ – Atiku Criticises Tinubu Over Cancelled Pardon Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the cancellation of the controversial presidential pardon earlier granted to convicted drug traffickers, kidnappers, and other criminals. Atiku said the reversal was another example of a government that “thinks after it acts,” accusing Tinubu of lacking foresight and moral direction. In a statement issued by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the U-turn as “not an act of wisdom but an act of shame.” “President Bola Tinubu has ‘cancelled’ his own pardon for drug traffickers,…

Oct

2025

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Nigeria Gets New Humanitarian Affairs Minister

Humanitarian, News Flash, Politics

Nigeria Gets New Humanitarian Affairs Minister The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed Dr. Bernard Doro as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, bringing to a close President Bola Tinubu’s latest cabinet reshuffle aimed at strengthening social welfare and inclusion programmes. Doro’s screening, which lasted less than 30 minutes, saw lawmakers expressing confidence in his experience and leadership capacity. The Plateau State-born technocrat, who becomes the third minister from his state in the current administration, pledged to promote fairness and transparency in Nigeria’s humanitarian interventions. “I will create a humanitarian ecosystem that is inclusive, guided by impartiality and independence,” Doro assured…

Oct

2025

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Tinubu Reviews Pardon List, Excludes Drug, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping Convicts

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

Tinubu Reviews Pardon List, Excludes Drug, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping Convicts President Bola Tinubu has ordered the removal of persons convicted for kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, and unlawful possession of firearms from the list of beneficiaries under the federal government’s prerogative of mercy. A statement on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu took the decision “following consultations with the Council of State and public opinion”. STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU SIGNS INSTRUMENT OF CLEMENCY AND PARDONS, MOVES SECRETARIAT OF PREROGATIVE OF MERCY COMMITTEE TO JUSTICE MINISTRY President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

Oct

2025

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Stop Praising President, Tell Them The Truth – Sanusi Tells Ministers

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Politics

Stop Praising President, Tell Them The Truth – Sanusi Tells Ministers The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammadu Sanusi II, has warned ministers and presidential aides against turning themselves into praise singers rather than giving the President honest advice that can save the nation’s economy. Sanusi gave the charge on Monday in Abuja at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference and Book Launch, where he and Atedo Peterside dissected Nigeria’s economic policies and governance challenges. Speaking on the need for integrity and courage in public service, Sanusi lamented that Nigeria’s leadership…

Oct

2025

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Prof. Attar Bawany Meets Dr. Alex Otti: Leadership Through Crisis And Transformation- By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

Prof. Sattar Bawany Meets Dr. Alex Otti: Leadership Through Crisis and Transformation If ever there was a Nigerian example of what Dr. Sattar Bawany calls “The Making of a C.R.I.S.I.S. Leader,” it is the story of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti (OFR) and Abia State. In Bawany’s new global best-seller, he argues that leadership isn’t about power or comfort — it’s about clarity in chaos, moral courage in turbulence, and the ability to turn crisis into structure. Scroll through Abia’s social-media landscape today and you’ll see that happening in real time. When Otti spent eight years in opposition, he wasn’t playing…

Oct

2025

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Abia North APC Progressive Forum Paid A Courtesy Visit To Chief Dr. Sam Anya(Akaekpuchionwa) As Strong Contender

News Flash, Abia North, Politics

ABIA NORTH APC PROGRESSIVE FORUM PAID A COURTESY VISIT TO CHIEF. DR. SAM ANYA (AKAEPKUCHIONWA) The Apc Progressive Forum paid a courtesy visit to Chief. Dr. Sam Anya (Akaekpuchionwa), over the weekend. The delegation urged the prominent Abia North leader to throw his weight into the ring for Abia North Senatorial District race, positioning him as a strong contender to bolster the party’s influence in the region. Chief. Dr. Sam Anya, a respected figure in Abia North known for his contribution to healthcare and local empowerment initiatives, has long been a subject of speculation regarding his 2027 senatorial ambition. During…

Oct

2025

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Governor Otti’s Triumph Over The Forces Of Resistance In Abia – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D(SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

Governor Otti’s Triumph Over the Forces of Resistance in Abia By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Every true reformer meets resistance. In Abia State, Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has faced it head-on and turned it into a driving force for transformation. From the moment he assumed office, Governor Otti declared that the old order of waste, deceit, and underdevelopment was over. His pledge was simple but firm: to rebuild Abia on integrity, discipline, and purposeful governance. Twenty nine months later, the results are clear. The same forces that once doubted him now watch in disbelief as he delivers one project after…

Oct

2025

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92-Years-Old Paul Biya Secures Eighth Term As Cameroon’s President

Foreign Affairs, Africa, Politics

92-Year-Old Paul Biya Secures Eighth Term As Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, has been declared the winner of Cameroon’s election, granting him an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The country’s constitutional council said Biya won 53.66% of the vote, while his former ally turned challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, got 35.19%. Biya, 92, took office in 1982 and has held a tight grip on power ever since, doing away with the presidential term limit in 2008 and winning re-election by comfortable margins. Cameroon has been on edge…