Credible polls continue to be the cornerstone of public trust and democratic stability, according to President Bola Tinubu, who on Thursday tasked Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, with prioritising transparency and non-violence as Nigeria gets ready for the general elections in […]
Politics
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu approved reforms to improve the Nigeria Police Force’s financial structure and authorised the awarding of 959 national honours. This unfolded while he was presiding over lengthy sessions of the Police Council and the National Council of State at State House in Abuja. Following the […]
The National Council of State swiftly approved President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday. Yakubu’s reign was coming to an end, and it was time to replace him. He nearly completed his two 10-year terms […]
The presiding judge, James Omotosho, ordered the NMA president to form an investigating panel to determine the defendant’s health status in a ruling on September 26. While rendering a decision on a request to transfer Kanu from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the National Hospital […]
Amid scandals involving his academic records and claims of certificate fabrication, Geoffrey Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s government. In a letter to the President on Tuesday, Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his retirement while thanking him for the chance […]
Dr. Doyin Abiola, a trailblazing journalist, one of Nigeria’s most prominent media professionals, and the former managing director and editor-in-chief of National Concord, has away at the age of 82. She was one of the wives of Chief MKO Abiola, the late victor of the June 12 presidential election. Known […]
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party, has once again faced criticism after acknowledging that her time in a Federal Government Girls College in Sagamu, Ogun State, was like being imprisoned. Despite having grown up in Lagos State, in the South-Western region of the country, Badenoch, who […]
Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has criticized the Federal Government for continuing to bestow national honors on politicians and has called for the honoring of those who have actually contributed to the advancement of the country. Obi pushed for a reexamination of the national award-giving […]
Dr. Gift Worlu, the Commissioner for Housing, also submitted his resignation letter on Wednesday, only hours after Prof. Chinedu Mmom, the Commissioner for Education, and Ben-Golden Chioma, the Commissioner for Environment, did the same. One of the reasons Prof. Mmom resigned was the poisonous environment. He stated: “I hereby formally […]
The names of the initial group of eight Commissioner nominees have been sent to the Benue State House of Assembly by Governor Hyacinth Alia for screening and approval. This occurred less than 48 hours after the governor fired Mr. Paul Biam, his former commissioner and chief of staff, and […]