Okoiyak is where Umo Eno demonstrates leadership
Iboro Otongaran Since 2021, Okoiyak (aka, Stubbs Creek Forest) has been a metaphor for leadership failure. Okoiyak is a swathe of land that is home to 10 villages in Akwa…
Month: February 2026
E-transmission: INEC cautions Nigerians against ‘unnecessary tension’
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians against “unnecessary tension” following the Senate’s rejection of a proposal to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory in…
APC replaces Uzodimma with Masari as convention committee chair
Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has replaced Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, with former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination…
Are CBN Policies Crippling Banks, Private Businesses in Nigeria?
By Marcel Okeke The popular idiom: “The chicken has come home to roost,” seems to be playing out in the Nigerian financial services industry where the policies of the Central…
Nduese Essien: standing alone at 82
By Ibanga Isine Chief Nduese Essien, former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and one-time leader of the South-South Parliamentary Caucus of the National Assembly (1999–2007), has turned 82.…
EFCC Arraigns former University VC for N19.7million Fraud in Katsina
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 5 , 2026 arraigned a former Vice chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma, Professor Armayau…
Paul Usoro retires from Access Bank
After 12 years of meritorious service as a director of Access Bank PLC, Paul Usoro, SAN, retired last week, ending one of the most glorious eras in the history of…
INEC registers two new political parties
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the registration of two new political parties, bringing the number of registered parties in the country to 21 ahead of…
Opposition, CSOs fault Senate over rejection of mandatory e-transmission of results
Isaac Samuel Opposition parties and civil society organisations have criticised the Senate for rejecting a proposal that sought to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory in the ongoing…
76 Oil Wells: Akwa Ibom Must Pull Every Stop to Avoid High Jump
By Akpandem James I have a sneaking suspicion that the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) is not decidedly intent on reallocating the controversial 76 oil wells situated in…
INEC engages NSA as Urhobo protests delay ward delineation
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it is engaging the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) over the protracted issues surrounding the delineation of…
2027 election timetable ready, but awaiting Electoral Act amendment, says INEC chair
Isaac Samuel Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has disclosed that the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election have already been…
Reps launch probe into airports, seaport concessions over revenue concerns
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to review and appraise the performance of concessionaires operating federal air and sea port terminals and related shipping…
Rivers truce: Tinubu halts impeachment plot, asks Fubara to recognise Wike’s authority
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has again intervened in the protracted political crisis in Rivers State, directing an immediate halt to impeachment moves against Governor Siminalayi Fubara while urging a…
Tinubu’s Many Travels And The Critics
by Reuben Abati President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Saturday after a state visit to Turkey during which Nigeria and Turkey signed a total of nine agreements covering…
I am contesting 2027 as a presidential candidate — Peter Obi
Isaac Samuel Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, linking his campaign to grassroots support in the upcoming Abuja Municipal…
A Logical Critique of Pastor Yinka Yusuf’s Claims and Contradictions
Prof Lawrence ETIM The recent utterances attributed to Pastor Yinka raise serious concerns about credibility, responsibility, and moral consistency. A careful review of his statements reveals troubling contradictions that undermine…
Tinubu’s Türkiye Fiasco Spotlights His Age, Health and Wife
By Farooq A. Kperogi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state visit to Türkiye this week dramatized two uncomfortable realities: the visible toll of age or ill health on the president and…
UK Court Names Tinubu, Osinbajo, Aluko in Diezani Alison-Madueke Corruption Trial
A UK court has mentioned President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and oil businessman Kolawole Aluko during proceedings in the corruption trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.…
2027: ADC alleges National Assembly delaying electoral amendments
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that the National Assembly is deliberately delaying the passage of amendments to the Electoral Act. The party warned that the slow…