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APC Moving From Progressive Party To Monarchy — Salihu Lukman
A former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, has expressed concern that the ruling party is gradually moving away from its founding ideals of progressivism toward a structure that resembles centralised control. Lukman, who spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief, on Friday, lamented that internal contests had…
Gov. Eno Threatens Commissioners With Sack If They Fail To Defect To APC
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has directed all his commissioners and appointees to either defect with him to the All Progressives Congress (APC) or resign from their positions. Governor Eno gave the directive during the State Executive Council on Thursday, confirming what has been circulating as rumours on social media for several…
BREAKING: Tiv Traditional Council Orders Herdsmen To Leave Benue By End Of May
The Tiv Area Traditional Council has ordered all herders to vacate Tiv lands by the end of May 2025. The monarchs cited continued attacks on farmers and growing concerns over food insecurity in Benue State and across the country. The resolution followed an emergency meeting held at the palace of the Tor Tiv in Gboko,…
Tinubu Presents N1.481trn Rivers 2025 Budget To NASS
President Bola Tinubu has written the National Assembly for the consideration and passage of the 2025 budget of the Rivers State Government. Tinubu said the N1.481 trillion budget is being presented to the National Assembly. The President said this is in view of the nullification of the state’s 2025 budget by the Supreme Court, and…
Hungry Nigerians Will Determine Winner Of 2027 Presidential Election – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that hungry Nigerians are the ones that will determine who wins the 2027 presidential election. Makinde made this declaration in Ibadan, the state capital. The governor while speaking at the official inauguration of the newly elected PDP South-West zonal executive members, noted that the people that are…
Court Admits Videos As Evidence In Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, admitted in evidence videos of Gen. T.Y. Danjuma, Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo and the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, in Nnamdi Kanu’s defence. Justice James Omotosho admitted the flash drive containing the three separate videos in a flash drive as Exhibit…
2025 UTME: Why I Did Not Resign AS JAMB Registrar-Oloyede
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has disclosed that he briefly contemplated resigning after a major technical error that disrupted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Oloyede stated this at a meeting with chief external examiners, civil society organizations and stakeholders in the tertiary education sector on…
Some Of Our Leaders Have Lost Touch With Reality Of The Poor — Sam Adeyemi
Pastor Sam Adeyemi has lamented the lack of empathy and compassion among some leaders in Nigeria, saying that they have lost touch with the reality of the poor in the country. Adeyemi, who is the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre (DCC), was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday. The cleric…
‘Nigeria A Scene Of Corruption’, Obi On Alleged N7tn Budget Padding
Politician and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government over an allegation of N7 trillion budget fraud recently reported by BudgIT. The civic-tech organisation promoting budget transparency and accountability in Nigeria and other African countries said Tuesday that it uncovered 11,122 projects worth N6.93 trillion that were inserted by the…
Seven Inmates Escape From Osun Prison, NCoS Launches Manhunt
Seven inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, after the facility’s old perimeter wall collapsed. Their escape followed an overnight rainfall on Tuesday, with the breach occurring around 2:00 am and was caused by the structural failure of the wall during the storm. NCoS spokesman, Umar Abubakar, disclosed this…