Isaac Samuel The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has urged Nigerians to remain undaunted by recent terrorist and bandit attacks, calling for unity in confronting the nation’s…
Isaac Samuel The Southeast Caucus of the House of Representatives has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exercise his constitutional powers to grant pardon to the detained leader of…
Isaac Samuel Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State. The registration took place on Monday, days after…
By Babafemi Ojudu There was a time when this country walked tall — not because it was without problems, but because it possessed the will, the confidence, and the inner…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them…
By ETIM ETIM By the time Gov. Umo Eno joined APC in June, the Akwa Ibom branch of the party was a disparate and disenchanted group of people that were…
Isaac Samuel Former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has warned that the recent wave of mass abductions in parts of northern Nigeria may be a deliberate tactic by bandits…
Isaac Samuel The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, has said sustained collaboration between Nigeria and the United States remains critical to tackling insecurity and other…
By Dare Babarinsa, I first met Dan Agbese in 1984 during the preparatory days of Newswatch, the pioneering Nigerian newsmagazine. Before then, his reputation had preceded him as one of…
Foreign intervention never begins with airplanes, sanctions or soldiers. It begins with stories. It begins with how a country is described, framed, understood and judged by powerful nations. Iraq did…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State over the abduction of 24 schoolgirls in the state. Matawalle, who…
By ETIM ETIM Since Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State defected to APC on June 6, the issue of disloyalty of some of his political appointees have dogged his…
Jonathan’s greatest legacy was conceding defeat in 2015 — Shettima Isaac Sameul Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that Nigeria’s politics is increasingly being overtaken by rascality, urging political actors…
By Charles Udoh Football will always find a way to humble you, but what happened last Sunday in Morocco was beyond humility—it was heartbreak. Painful. Avoidable. Embarrassing. A script we…
US Congressman Riley M. Moore on Wednesday met with a delegation of senior members of the Nigerian government, led by Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser to the President of…
The Senate has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian Armed Forces to immediately recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel to strengthen the fight against worsening insecurity across the…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE TINUBU POSTPONES TRIP TO G20 AND AU-EU SUMMITS FOR FURTHER SECURITY BRIEFINGS, DIRECTS MILITARY, POLICE TO DEPLOY MORE MEN TO KWARA President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed…
Isaac Sameul Tension and chaos engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, on Tuesday as rival party factions loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Monday, commenced a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Nigeria Police Act No. 2 of 2020, seeking to make 15 per…
By Muyiwa Akintunde He was born Daniel Ochima Agbese on 20 May 1944 into the Agila royalty in the then Northern Nigeria Protectorate, which later became Northern Region and subsequently…
By Babafemi Ojudu A lot happens in Nigeria that, if you did not witness it yourself, you would swear it was impossible. Some events are so bizarre, so grotesque in…
Uyo Social Media Conference Begins tomorro Amplifying Local Voices Through Digital Innovation: A Social Media Conference The Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom State (COOPA) is excited to announce…
By ETIM ETIM When in 2013 Aliko Dangote dreamt of establishing the first privately –owned refinery in his country, he turned to syndicate of 13 Nigeria’s banks to raise the…
By Ata Ikkideh Last Sunday will remain etched in my heart for a long, long time. It wasn’t merely another Sunday; it was one of those rare days when Heaven…
Isaac Samuel Tension nearly boiled over in the House of Representatives in the last two weeks as lawmakers expressed their frustration over the delayed implementation of capital projects under the…
High Chief Ikechi Emenike, a close ally of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, was arrested on Thursday at his DER Publications office in Surulere, Lagos, by men believed to be…
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, November 13, 2025 arraigned one Obinna Nwaobi, a former Head of Operations at Access Bank Nigeria…
By Muiz Banire I am sure that Nigerians will be wondering why I am extending the congratulatory message to the Minister in the light of what transpired between him and…
By Jerome Okolo If Allen Ifechukwu Onyema hadn’t pulled out a nice bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé at his home (that’s the actual bottle in the photo) the other…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has warned that the planned introduction of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in 2026 could trigger widespread failure among…
Isaac Samuel Two members of the House of Representatives from Kano State have officially resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…
By ETIM ETIM One morning early this year, I was at a barber’s shop in Shelter Afrique estate when a 10-year-old boy hawking stewed beef sauntered into the premises. ‘’Why…
By Ahmed Aminu Yusuf aaramatuyusuf@yahoo.com Fulani terrorism against indigenous Nigeria has been progressively worsening since 2014, when Fulani terrorists from all over West and Central Africa infiltrated to destabilize the…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned to the training ground on Wednesday evening, as focus shifts firmly to Thursday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa playoff semi-final clash with the Panthers of Gabon.…
By Babafemi Ojudu We have truly degenerated in Nigeria. Can you imagine a Shehu Shagari as minister in the First Republic behaving this way? Or a Richard Akinjide in the…
Isaac Samuel A member of the House of Representatives, Amos Daniel, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday granted approval for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal to source an additional N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to bridge the…
Nigeria’s preparations for Thursday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon suffered a major setback on Tuesday as the Super Eagles players and officials boycotted training in Rabat over…
Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, representing Cross River North, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Jarigbe, in a letter written to the President…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resumed plenary but abruptly adjourned after about two-hour closed-door session, leaving several bills and motions listed on the order paper unattended. The…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the Faculty of Law at Akwa Ibom State University. The decision follows a resource verification visit conducted by the regulatory…
Isaac Samuel The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has cautioned the National Assembly against certain provisions in the proposed National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025. The…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Monday inaugurated an investigative hearing to probe the over $1.8 billion and $2.8 billion grants received by Nigeria from the Global Fund and…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency over Rivers State last March, on 18 April 2025, former Rivers State Governor, Minister…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra with 422,664 votes.…
By Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede At the 2025 Africa Financial Industry Summit, I reminded my colleagues in finance that Africa’s capital challenge is not one of scarcity, it is one of…
By James Barnett In less than 48 hours, President Donald Trump went from announcing that he would designate Nigeria a “country of particular concern,” a State Department label that admonishes…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said that Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State has risen to 98.8 per cent.…
By Senator Henry Seriake Dickson I wish to state, firstly, that Nigeria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national institutions must be respected by all. At the same time, I fully support…
The Federal Government has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman, in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025. This appointment aligns…
