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Nov

2025

AnambraDecides2025: Soludo Wins All Anambra LGs, Set To Be Declared Winner

AnambraDecides2025: Soludo Wins All Anambra LGs, Set To Be Declared Winner Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the incumbent governor of Anambra State, is set to be declared re-elected for a second term after winning Saturday’s election in all the 21 local government areas of the state. As of the time of this report, INEC had formally announced the results at its headquarters in Awka, but was still conducting a final calculation of the figures before declaring Mr Soludo the winner of the election. To be declared the winner, a candidate must secure the highest number of votes and at least 25 per…

Nov

2025

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President Tinubu Appoints Five New Permanent Secretaries

FGN, News Flash, Politics

President Tinubu Appoints Five New Permanent Secretaries President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the Federal Civil Service. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, in a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Mrs Eno Olotu. Those appointed are Ibrahim Ozi (Federal Capital Territory), Ezemama Chidiebere (Imo State), Garba Usman (North Central), Mohammed Ishiyaku (North-East), and Ukaire Chigbowu (South-East). Walson-Jack explained that the appointments were made after a rigorous merit-based…

Nov

2025

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Engr. Obinna Odum Calls For Continued Support For Governor Otti’s Administration As He Hosts Abia Arise Ward Leaders In Ohafia

Abia State, Hospitality, Politics

ENGR. OBINNA ODUM HOSTS ABIA ARISE WARD LEADERS IN OHAFIA; CALLS FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR GOV. OTTI’S ADMINISTRATION In a renewed effort to strengthen grassroots mobilization and sustain support for the ongoing developmental transformation across Abia State, Elder Engr. Obinna Odum, Director General of the Greater Ohafia Development Authority (GODA), over the weekend hosted ward leaders of Abia Arise in his country home at Asaga Ohafia. The high-level engagement brought together key stakeholders and ward coordinators of Abia Arise from across the eleven wards of Ohafia Local Government Area. Engr. Odum commended members of Abia Arise for their commitment and…

Nov

2025

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U.S Should Help Nigeria Fight Insecurity, Not Fuel Tension – Kwankwaso

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Foreign Affairs, Politics

U.S. Should Help Nigeria Fight Insecurity, Not Fuel Tension – Kwankwaso Former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has urged the United States to assist Nigeria in combating insecurity with cutting-edge technology, rather than posing a threat that can worsen divisions in the country. “The United States should assist the Nigerian authorities with better cutting-edge technology to tackle these problems, rather than posing a threat that could further polarise our country,” Mr Kwankwaso said on Sunday. He stated this while expressing concern after President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military…

Nov

2025

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“If APC Makes The Mistake To Present A Muslim Muslim Ticket For 2027 Presidential Election, They Should Forget It” – Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

"If APC Makes The Mistake To Present A Muslim Muslim Ticket For 2027 Presidential Election, They Should Forget It" - Odo Ijere TIME TO FIGHT FOR THE CHRISTIAN STATE OF NIGERIA. It's difficult to keep mum at a time like this when very sensitive issues of international dimension suffice to put our country in a new socio geopolitical dynamics. At least, the islamisation project in Nigeria which started at independence and caused the Nigeria Civil war, tagged the Biafran war in 1967 has become the Trojan horse for Christian genocide of today in the same Nigeria by the year 2025.…

Oct

2025

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

News Flash, Politics

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,…