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Tinubu lifts emergency rule in Rivers, restores Fubara, Assembly
Presidency

Tinubu lifts emergency rule in Rivers, restores Fubara, Assembly

September 17, 2025

Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, declared an end to the six-month state of emergency imposed on Rivers State. The President said the decision became necessary following renewed spirit…

Buhari gov’t printed N22.7 trillion, practiced ‘voodoo’ economics – Dogara
Business and Economy

Buhari gov’t printed N22.7 trillion, practiced ‘voodoo’ economics – Dogara

September 17, 2025

Isaac Samuel Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the decline of the value of naira to economic policies of the previous administration, which he said…

Gov Eno launches Security Trust Fund
Security

Gov Eno launches Security Trust Fund

September 16, 2025

Gov Umo Eno has launched the Akwa Ibom State Security Trust Fund (AKSTF), with stakeholders pledging billions in support to strengthen the state’s security architecture. Contractors announced a ₦10 billion…

Yemi Cardoso: Two years after…
Banking & Finance

Yemi Cardoso: Two years after…

September 15, 2025

By ETIM ETIM   Olayemi Michael Cardoso was named Nigeria’s twelfth Central Bank Governor on September 15, 2023 by President Tinubu; and after a rigorous senate confirmation hearing, he and…

I AM GOING TO JAIL FOR POWER
Opinion

I AM GOING TO JAIL FOR POWER

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025

[Prequel to Breaking Chains of Darkness, One Idea at a Time] By: Celestine Mel In a few days, I will voluntarily walk into a prison. Not one of iron bars…

Nigeria’s 2.8bn metric tonnes of coal wasting as lawmakers push revival bill
From the National Assembly

Nigeria’s 2.8bn metric tonnes of coal wasting as lawmakers push revival bill

September 13, 2025

Tinubu’s campaign promises resurface amid stalled mines in Enugu, Kogi, Benue Isaac Samuel Nigeria is estimated to have 2.8 billion metric tonnes of coal, with proven reserves of approximately 639…

2027: INEC clears 14 associations for political party registration
Politics

2027: INEC clears 14 associations for political party registration

September 12, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said 14 associations seeking to register as political parties have been cleared to proceed to the next stage of the…

The Doyin Abiola I knew
Tribute

The Doyin Abiola I knew

September 11, 2025

By FEMI ADESINA When you have a bachelors degree in English and Drama tucked in your belt, and follow up with higher degrees in Communication Studies up to doctoral level,…

FG puts 2024 budget performance at 80% as Reps raise concerns
From the National Assembly

FG puts 2024 budget performance at 80% as Reps raise concerns

September 10, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Federal Government Wednesday declared that the performance of the 2024 budget has reached about 80 per cent, with critical projects still underway across the country. Minister of…

2027: We lack power to punish politicians engaging in early campaign — INEC
Politics

2027: We lack power to punish politicians engaging in early campaign — INEC

September 10, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that it currently lacks the legal powers to sanction politicians and political parties engaging in premature campaigns ahead of the…

Edun, Abbas clash as Nigeria’s debts hit N149.39trn
Business and Economy

Edun, Abbas clash as Nigeria’s debts hit N149.39trn

September 9, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Minister of Finance Wale Edun and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, clashed over the true state of Nigeria’s debt profile. While Abbas…

You are not my mentor, Uba Sani tells El-Rufai
Politics

You are not my mentor, Uba Sani tells El-Rufai

September 8, 2025

Isaac Samuel Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has distanced himself from claims of being under the mentorship of his predecessor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, declaring that his political inspiration comes…

Taxation, increased revenues and the limits of fiscal reforms
Business and Economy

Taxation, increased revenues and the limits of fiscal reforms

September 8, 2025

By ETIM ETIM If any evidence was needed to prove the efficacy of President Tinubu’s fiscal reforms, the latest report from the Ministry of Budget & National Planning would suffice.…

APC versus PDP: Will Umo Eno and Udom Emmanuel start fighting?
Politics

APC versus PDP: Will Umo Eno and Udom Emmanuel start fighting?

September 6, 2025

By ETIM ETIM The visit of former Governor Udom Emmanuel to Akwa Ibom State last Wednesday has triggered spirited discussions in some quarters, particularly because some appointees of Gov. Umo…

From Miracle to Meltdown: Botswana’s collapse is no longer a warning – It’s a Prototype
International

From Miracle to Meltdown: Botswana’s collapse is no longer a warning – It’s a Prototype

September 6, 2025

By Paul Hattingh BOTSWANA WASN’T SUPPOSED TO FALL — BUT IT DID For six decades, Botswana stood as the poster child of African stability. No coups. No hyperinflation. No dictatorships.…

How Sujimoto CEO, Ogundele, defrauded Enugu gov’t of N5.7bn – official
From the States

How Sujimoto CEO, Ogundele, defrauded Enugu gov’t of N5.7bn – official

September 6, 2025

ENUGU VS SUJIMOTO Enugu State Government has accused the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, of defrauding the state of nearly N6bn, noting that Ogundele vanished into thin…

Simon Ekpa’s loyalists to appeal six-year jail sentence
Security

Simon Ekpa’s loyalists to appeal six-year jail sentence

September 6, 2025

Isaac Samuel Loyalists of Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, under the auspices of Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has vowed to appeal the six-year jail sentence handed to Ekpa,…

Pregnant Woman’s Death: Akwa Ibom Assembly demands disciplinary action against on-duty medical personnel
Akwa Ibom Today

Pregnant Woman’s Death: Akwa Ibom Assembly demands disciplinary action against on-duty medical personnel

September 6, 2025

Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly committee on health has called on the Ministry of Health and the Hospitals Management Board, to take immediate disciplinary action against medical…

NCAA DG decries rise in aviation fraud, seeks EFCC’s intervention
Aviation

NCAA DG decries rise in aviation fraud, seeks EFCC’s intervention

September 3, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Director General, DG, of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Chris Najomo has raised the alarm over the rising cases of fraudulent activities in the aviation…

We’ll not run Ibom Hotels at a loss again – Gov. Umo Eno
Akwa Ibom Today

We’ll not run Ibom Hotels at a loss again – Gov. Umo Eno

September 3, 2025

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said hospitality facilities belonging to the state government would no longer be run at a loss, under his administration. Governor Eno gave…

PDP governors, Wike loyalists in showdown ahead of Nov. convention
Politics

PDP governors, Wike loyalists in showdown ahead of Nov. convention

September 2, 2025

Isaac Samuel Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have drawn a battle line with loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom…

CVR: INEC registers 2.5m in two weeks
Politics

CVR: INEC registers 2.5m in two weeks

September 2, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that 2,532,062 Nigerians have pre-registered online in the first two weeks of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. According to…

No mistake choosing you as VP, Tinubu tells Shettima at 59
Politics

No mistake choosing you as VP, Tinubu tells Shettima at 59

September 2, 2025

Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extolled Vice President Kashim Shettima on his 59th birthday, saying his choice of him as deputy was deliberate and has proven right. Tinubu…

Daunting challenges await new UniUyo VC
Education

Daunting challenges await new UniUyo VC

September 2, 2025

Comfort Isaac It was a chilly Wednesday evening early August at the University of Uyo Main Campus. As the rains attempted to give way for students and lecturers to go…

2027: I won’t contest against Tinubu
Politics

2027: I won’t contest against Tinubu

September 1, 2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that that he will not be contesting in the 2027 presidential election. The former Governor of Rivers State also…

Ribadu: Federal Government not paying bandits
Security

Ribadu: Federal Government not paying bandits

September 1, 2025

Press Statement Ribadu: Federal government not paying bandits The attention of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has been drawn to comments made by the former Governor of…

El-Rufai alleges FG paying bandits to halt killings
Security

El-Rufai alleges FG paying bandits to halt killings

September 1, 2025

Isaac Samuel Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Federal Government of making payments to bandits in a bid to stop them from killing Nigerians. The former governor…

El Rufai: Kaduna Government paying bandits
Politics

El Rufai: Kaduna Government paying bandits

August 31, 2025

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai has claimed that the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, is paying huge amount of money to bandits to appease them. “I…

Former Inspector general of Police, Solomon Arase, dies in Abuja hospital
Security

Former Inspector general of Police, Solomon Arase, dies in Abuja hospital

August 31, 2025

‎‎A former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, died early Sunday morning in Abuja hospital. The following is a statement issued by the police authorities a short while ago: The…

Farooq Kperogi’s flaws and ethical breaches
Opinion

Farooq Kperogi’s flaws and ethical breaches

August 31, 2025

By Abdullahi Hamzi Farooq Kperogi is rightly acclaimed as a versatile academic and a titan of Nigerian media commentary. But, a closer examination of his record reveals significant flaws and…

How Tinubu’s Exchange Rate Reforms Turned the Naira into Nigeria’s Export Engine
Business and Economy

How Tinubu’s Exchange Rate Reforms Turned the Naira into Nigeria’s Export Engine

August 30, 2025

By Tanimu Yakubu When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration dismantled Nigeria’s rigid foreign exchange regime in 2024, critics were quick to call it a currency collapse. The naira plunged to…

Conditions now right to lift Rivers Emergency Rule – Wike
From the States

Conditions now right to lift Rivers Emergency Rule – Wike

August 30, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday expressed optimism that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State would end on September 18.…

INEC fires back at ADC over claim on Osun’s voter registration figures
Politics

INEC fires back at ADC over claim on Osun’s voter registration figures

August 30, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has knocked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over claims that the number of pre-registrants recorded in Osun State during the first week…

Doctors threaten to withdraw services in Ibom Specialty, St Luke’s hospitals over poor welfare
Akwa Ibom Today

Doctors threaten to withdraw services in Ibom Specialty, St Luke’s hospitals over poor welfare

August 29, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Nigerian Medical Association Akwa Ibom State chapter has threatened to call up members working in Ibom Multi-Specialist hospital and St Luke’s hospital in the state, if the…

2027: Atiku wants Nigerians to elect next INEC chairman, RECs
Politics

2027: Atiku wants Nigerians to elect next INEC chairman, RECs

August 28, 2025

Isaac Samuel Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has proposed that Nigerians should directly elect the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Resident…

Executive movements at Access Holdings
Banking & Finance

Executive movements at Access Holdings

August 28, 2025

By ETIM ETIM Access Holdings on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr. Innocent Ike as the substantive Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective August 29, 2025, following…

APC opens 2027 presidential race to all aspirants
Politics

APC opens 2027 presidential race to all aspirants

August 27, 2025

Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that its 2027 presidential ticket remains open to all party members, despite broad endorsement of President Bola Ahmed for a second…

ARISE Resort Sets December 2025 Opening
Akwa Ibom Today

ARISE Resort Sets December 2025 Opening

August 26, 2025

By Aniekan Umanah At exactly 4:05 p.m., the convoy of Governor Umo Eno rolled into the sprawling ARISE Resort , a bold tourism project rising from what was once a…

Tinubu’s Travels And PDP Blues
Opinion

Tinubu’s Travels And PDP Blues

August 26, 2025

By Reuben Abati   “Bros, how are you preparing for weekend?” “Which weekend? Today is Tuesday, you are asking me about weekend. Have you taken something today? Weekend? How?” “Just…

CVR: Osun, Lagos leads 1.3m voter pre-registration as S’East records lowest
Politics

CVR: Osun, Lagos leads 1.3m voter pre-registration as S’East records lowest

August 26, 2025

Isaac Samuel The South West has recorded the highest figures in the first week of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) online voter pre-registration exercise, accounting for more than 61…

2027: PDP zones presidency to South, confirms Damagum as substantive national chairman
Politics

2027: PDP zones presidency to South, confirms Damagum as substantive national chairman

August 25, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Peoples Democratic Party has resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South while retaining the existing National Working Committee zoning formula for the November elective…

Tertiary loan scheme: Another FG’s ploy to divert attention- ASUU
Education

Tertiary loan scheme: Another FG’s ploy to divert attention- ASUU

August 25, 2025

Comfort Isaac The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described the Federal Government’s Tertiary Institution Staff Support Loan Scheme, TISSLS, as yet another antics to divert attention from signing…

I will contest for presidency in 2027 – Atiku
Politics

I will contest for presidency in 2027 – Atiku

August 25, 2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed reports suggesting he may not contest the 2027 presidential election, insisting he remains committed to the race and to rescuing Nigeria from what…

Obasanjo, Malema, over 20,000 Lawyers Converge on Enugu for 2025 NBA Conference
From the States

Obasanjo, Malema, over 20,000 Lawyers Converge on Enugu for 2025 NBA Conference

August 24, 2025

Enugu, the capital of the old Eastern Region, is a beehive of activities as former President Olusegun Obasanjo, firebrand South African politician, Julius Malema, and over 20,000 lawyers converge for…

Gov. Eno speaks on Comfort Emmanson-Ibom Air controversy
Akwa Ibom Today

Gov. Eno speaks on Comfort Emmanson-Ibom Air controversy

August 23, 2025

By ETIM ETIM Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced that he has waded into the dispute between Ibom Air, the state-owned airline, and Ms Comfort Emmanson, a…

Reps query NERC, firms over N59b mass metering fund
From the States

Reps query NERC, firms over N59b mass metering fund

August 23, 2025

Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has queried the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Meristem Wealth Management Limited, and NESI-Stabilization Strategy Limited (NESI-SSL) over the alleged non-utilisation of N59 billion…

Gov Eno sets committee against illegal mining in Akwa Ibom, orders revocation of lands illegally procured
From the States

Gov Eno sets committee against illegal mining in Akwa Ibom, orders revocation of lands illegally procured

August 23, 2025

Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has inaugurated a committee to combat illegal mining activities in the state. He also directed that all lands procured by oil…

Nigerians flock to INEC portal as over 500,000 register in five days
Politics

Nigerians flock to INEC portal as over 500,000 register in five days

August 23, 2025

Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said 505,906 citizens have pre-registered online for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise within just five days. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood…

A message to political appointees in Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom Today

A message to political appointees in Akwa Ibom State

August 22, 2025

By ETIM ETIM I watched the Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency Town Square meeting on TV yesterday and was surprised to hear Gov. Umo Eno announce that some of his political appointees…

From Birthday Celebration to Lasting Legacy: How Tunji Bello Built an Auditorium for LASU
Education

From Birthday Celebration to Lasting Legacy: How Tunji Bello Built an Auditorium for LASU

August 21, 2025

By Tony Onyima, Ph.D. When the ribbon was cut to unveil a gleaming new auditorium at Lagos State University (LASU), the following applause was more than just for the tall…

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