STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Tinubu to Service Chiefs: No more excuses; it’s time defeat terrorist President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify efforts to…
In a decisive move aimed at reinvigorating leadership, strengthening command structures and repositioning the Nigerian Army (NA) for heightened operational effectiveness, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi…
By Marcel Okeke Palpable jubilation has been going on in Nigeria, especially in the officialdom and the financial sector in the past few days owing to the country’s removal from…
Isaac Samuel The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives following the defection of six lawmakers at the plenary on Thursday. While…
…Oluyede, Shuaibu, Aneke, Abbas pledge stronger military Isaac Samuel The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of the new service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu, following hours of screening…
By Farooq Kperogi It seems our world is inexorably moving in the direction of replacing the authentic with the synthetic. Increasingly, the lines between the real and the imitation, the…
Isaac Samuel Drama played out on Wednesday at the National Assembly when representatives of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout on the House of Representatives Committee…
Isaac Samuel Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said former President Goodluck Jonathan lacked the courage to fully implement the removal of fuel subsidy in 2012 despite…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised concern over growing security threats to the National Assembly, including a terrorist threat to bomb the legislative complex. Chairman of the…
by Reuben Abati “They say President Paul Biya has been declared winner of the Presidential election in Cameroon. The man has been in power since 1982. At 92, he is…
By Celestine Mel It is a pity once more, that this intervention seeks to wrestle with a ghost; a long, brooding echo of fear masquerading as civic concern. The essay…
By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi This is an advisory note to a nation in despair, led by men who carry on as if nothing is wrong, when the hope they…
Isaac Samuel A fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as federal lawmakers from the Southeast have threatened to boycott the party’s forthcoming national convention in Ibadan…
By ETIM ETIM What manner of a funeral event would bring Vice President Kashim Shetima; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman of Thisday & Arise News group; Inspector…
President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the nation’s military with appointment of five new service chiefs. In the new appointment announced Friday, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces…
By Marcel Okeke In what looks like an irony, Nigeria is being ranked among countries with the largest number of hungry and poor people in the world at a time…
lsaac Samuel The newly sworn-in Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, Thursday formally assumed office at the headqiarters of the commission in Abuja, describing his…
Ibom Air, the nation’s most favourite carrier, and Akwa United Football Club, the 2021 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Champions and two-time FA Cup winners, have entered into a landmark…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into the alleged non-repatriation of Nigeria’s crude oil and non-oil export proceeds estimated at over $850 billion between 1996 and 2014.…
By Yusuf Bangura Nicolas Sarkozy has been sent to jail for receiving USD50 million euros from former Libyan dictator, Mohammed Qaddafi, for his campaign in the 2007 French presidential election.…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, witnessed intense debate over a motion seeking to protect the Dangote Refinery and other strategic private investments from “unlawful and adversarial” labour…
by Reuben Abati Yesterday was October 20, the fifth anniversary of the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre, aftermath of the #EndSARS youth protest in Lagos. Scores of young persons were reportedly…
By ETIM ETIM At an event at London School of Economics recently, CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso announced that the bank has integrated AI into its monetary policy framework for macroeconomic…
By Isaac Samuel As Nigeria inches toward another general election in 2027, a familiar ritual of electoral reforms is staring at Nigerians.For every election cycle in Nigeria is a new…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE Tinubu returns to Abuja after security meeting in Rome President Bola Tinubu returns to Abuja Saturday after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level…
By Farooq A. Kperogi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, like his predecessors, has the constitutional right to grant clemency. He draws this right from Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution, which…
Residents of Abuja are facing another serious health hazards soon after they came out of a prolonged water scarcity. This time, refuse dumps are mounting in many estates and residential…
By Global GeoPolitics When the United States launched its economic offensive against China’s technological rise, its policymakers assumed the power lay in the tools of finance and sanctions. Export bans,…
By Charles Udoh There is a problem quietly unfolding before our eyes — one that goes beyond football, beyond tactics, beyond the Super Eagles. It is the story of a…
By ETIM ETIM In 1982, Gov. Clement Isong changed the-then College of Education, Uyo, to University of Cross River State. It is now known as University of Uyo. Over 40…
By Aoiri Obaigbo Forget IBB, the so-called evil genius. He should wear shorts, grab a backpack, and enroll in Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s coven. Because in the grand chessboard of Nigerian…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the abandoned $35 million Brass Modular Refinery project in Bayelsa State, despite the huge financial commitments made about four…
By ETIM ETIM It’s almost certain that every presidential decision will draw a controversy, but President Tinubu’s clemency to 175 prisoners, most of whom were convicted drug dealers, murderers and…
Caltop Publications Nigeria Limited is pleased to announce the public presentation and official launch of three new books authored by acclaimed journalist, public intellectual, and former Special Adviser on Media…
By Vincent Aluu My life was forever touched in 2010 when I first met the renowned Evangelist, Rev. Dr. U.M.A. Ukpai. It was a seemingly ordinary day at Fidelity Bank…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Monday night cut short the State Executive Council meeting to personally lead members of the Council on a condolence visit to the…
By Reuben Abati Last week, October 7, the announcement was made of the exit of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, Chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2015 – 2025, and…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has indicated plans to introduce new legislative measures aimed at protecting and promoting Nigeria’s local refineries. The lower chamber said the proposed legislation would…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday, October 12, for Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting, with…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reviewed the 10-year tenure of its former Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, describing the period between 2015 and 2025 as one of…
By Farooq A. Kperogi Everyone who is familiar with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s unabashed Yorubacentricism expected him to appoint a Yoruba person to succeed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman.…
By ETIM ETIM When it was apparent that the tenure of Bolaji Agbede as the acting Group CEO of Access Holdings was coming to an end early this year, the…
By Marcel Okeke About 30 months into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 48-month tenure, one of the Bretton Woods institutions—The World Bank—has begun to sing discordant tunes with Nigeria in respect…
By Prof. James Chinedu Ihemeje The recent report by The New Diplomat (October 8, 2025) that “Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than U.S. Treasuries” is both significant and instructive.…
Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among the…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies to investigate the National Examinations Council (NECO) over alleged unauthorized virement and the implementation of…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Thursday directed its relevant committees to investigate the persistent non-functionality of Nigeria’s state-owned petroleum refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, despite about…
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President…
Police Report EIB REPORT 09/10/2025 0610 HRS. This report is following the directive of the Commissioner of Police FCT to fish out the criminal elements responsible for the robbery incident…
Isaac Samuel The Nigerian House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected the narrative advanced by the United States Senate that frames Nigeria’s security crisis as genocide against Christians or as state-sponsored…
