A public affairs analyst and development consultant, Victor Walsh Oluwafemi, has cautioned against mounting demands for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, describing such calls as hasty and potentially damaging to Nigeria’s democratic stability. In a statement he personally signed, Oluwafemi...
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African Democratic Congress (ADC) has congratulated all newly elected State Executives and State Chairmen across the federation on the successful and peaceful conduct of their congresses. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. Mr. Abdullahi said these...
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has revealed that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has banned the coronation of “Eze Ndigbo” in foreign countries following rising diplomatic tensions and violent incidents linked to the practice. Ojukwu disclosed this in a post on X after presenting a briefing at...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has released the updated lists of its Convention Committee and Subcommittees ahead of its forthcoming national convention. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the update is aimed at strengthening coordination and ensuring a smooth and credible...
United States has commended the Nigeria government for accelerating terrorism-related prosecutions, describing the recent conviction of hundreds of militants as a major step toward strengthening justice and national security. In a statement posted on X, Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, praised Nigeria’s commitment to tackling...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has warned residents against aiding, harboring, or providing logistical support to Boko Haram insurgents. The warning follows recent operations conducted by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, in the Jilli general area of Gubio Local...
Office of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, in collaboration with the North East Development Commission (NEDC), has commended the state of emergency earlier declared on education by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, while launching a capacity-building programme for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Agriculture (STEMA) teachers across...
African Democratic Congress (ADC), Borno State Chapter, on Sunday inaugurated its newly elected State Executive Council (SEC) members in Maiduguri, with party leaders expressing optimism about victory in the 2027 general elections. The inauguration ceremony, held at Barwee Luxury Suites and Hotel, Maiduguri, featured the administration of oath of...
Presidential Fiscal Policy & Tax Reforms Committee has dismissed reports alleging that the Honourable Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, admitted errors in Nigeria’s newly introduced tax laws, describing the claims as misleading and a distortion of his remarks. In a press statement issued on April 11, 2026,...
President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Felix Morka, on his birthday on April 12. The president in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, shared in the joys of the occasion with the National Executive Council (NEC), the National...
Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of worsening insecurity, deepening poverty, and increasing hunger across Nigeria, declaring that the current government has failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Tambuwal, who spoke on Saturday at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Sokoto...
In an abrupt trip to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Vice President Kashim Shettima, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has condoned with the Nigerian Army and Borno State government over the latest attacks which claimed the life of Brigadier General Oseni Braimah and some officers and soldiers...
In the political theatre of Nigeria’s North-West, where allegiances shift like desert winds and influence is measured by the depth of grassroots penetration, Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has emerged as a central architect in the ongoing consolidation of support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s anticipated...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a planned power outage affecting parts of Akwa Ibom State following the commencement of maintenance work on the Uyo/Itu 132kV transmission line. In a statement issued by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, the company said the temporary outage is necessary...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated ₦50 million to the family of the late Lt. Col. OC Okolo, who lost his life during a Boko Haram attack at Mandaragirau in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on 16 February 2026. The governor recently made a...
Federal government has taken a step further to address the persistent challenge of gas supply to power generation plants with the inauguration of gas-to-power monitoring committee. A statement by the special Adviser on strategic communications and media relations to the Minister of Power, Bolaji Tunji noted that gas-fired plants,...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, has been named 2025 Personality of the Year and Tertiary Education Transformation Champion by Aljazirah Nigeria and London. The award, which was conferred on Echono at a brief ceremony in his office on Friday in Abuja, was...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, Saheed Ademola Elegushi, on his 50th birthday, describing him as a visionary and compassionate leader. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, the President rejoices with the monarch’s family, members of the...
Federal Government has launched the nationwide Learner Identification Number (LIN), a digital system assigning every student a permanent academic identity to support learning continuity, improve planning, and enable timely interventions. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, described the initiative as a transformational milestone aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed as false and malicious claims circulating on social media alleging that its Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, endorsed a partisan post on X. In a statement issued on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo...