Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has directed civil servants working within the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, to work from home today ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has significantly reduced liabilities in the power sector following the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company’s (NELMCO) clearance of over N2.16 trillion out of the debts…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Tuesday presided over the March Projects Delivery Meeting held at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to timely…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu is spearheading moves within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to install loyalists as consensus governorship candidates in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states ahead of the…
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has commenced the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for its forthcoming ward, local government, and state congresses, as well as…
Isaac Samuel The leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a fresh turn, as a faction led by Nafiu Bala has formally petitioned the Independent National Electoral…
Yusuf Bangura Mar 22, 2026 There are still footballers with a sense of decency and justice—individuals who can distinguish between right and wrong. Achraf Hakimi, the Moroccan football team captain…
Text of the Speech by President Tinubu at the State Banquet in His Honour at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Your Majesty, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Your…
Isaac Samuel Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that his continued detention by the ICPC is tied to his refusal to withdraw from political activities, alleging pressure from…
Isaac Samuel The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday refuted reports suggesting it sought a fresh court order to extend the detention of former Kaduna…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed all political appointees in his administration seeking elective offices in the 2027 general elections to resign on or before March 31, 2026.…
Isaac Samuel The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) for prioritising political interests over the economic well-being of…
Isaac Samuel The immediate past senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Aduda, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing ongoing crises within the party. Aduda communicated…
By Sonala Olumhense I have spent time on the Third Floor of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where the press corps works. It is not a gentle place.…
The global rules-based order is in tatters, China is playing the long game of strategic patience, Europe prefers the security of US vassalship, and the Global South is fragmented By…
Isaac Samuel Fresh tension is building in the Niger Delta over the controversial oil pipeline surveillance contracts awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), as civil society organisations…
By Temitope Ajayi President Bola Tinubu will land at the airport on March 17, 2026 to begin a historic State Visit that will showcase to the world the unique bond…
By Samuel Ayara When the Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, in September 2009, braved a groundswell of dissent to perform the groundbreaking for the Ibom Tropicana Centre, in Uyo, those…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The appointment is…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday amended the Electoral Act, 2026, criminalising dual membership of political parties and prescribing a fine of N10 million, a two-year jail term,…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday recorded fresh defections as four lawmakers joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) while another lawmaker moved to the Accord Party. The defections…
Isaac Samuel The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has pledged full support to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including airlift of election materials and deployment of drone surveillance, to ensure…
The National Assembly will today resume sessions with debates on President Bola Tinubu’s N58.47tn 2026 Appropriation Bill, the establishment of state police, and amendments to the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria,…
Isaac Samuel The number of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has risen to 32 following the defection of Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, from…
Isaac Samuel The Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday rejected four of the nine commissioner-nominees forwarded by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, citing poor performance during screening and controversies surrounding their…
Isaac Samuel The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linked to Seyi Makinde, thereby affirming an earlier ruling that…
At a grand rally to celebrate the International Women’s Day, Akwa Ibom women on Saturday endorsed for re-election President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Akwa Ibom…
By Phrank Shaibu We have read the latest statement issued by Daniel Bwala in the aftermath of his rather embarrassing interview with a mixture of suppressed disgust and embarrassment —…
Isaac Sameul Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has accused the host of Head to Head on Al Jazeera, Mehdi Hasan, of…
Steve Osuji Last Friday, the well spoken Abia State governor caused a ruckus. Gov. Alex Otti barred his teeth at a journalist he considered impetuous and irresponsible. Mr. Otti’s public…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors to Nigeria’s diplomatic missions across the world, including the United Nations, following their confirmation by the Nigerian…
The High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Ikot Ekpene Judicial Division, has sentenced a convicted cultist, Innocent Nicholas Ntokon and a lecturer at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Abel Udo Jacob…
Isaac Samuel Former Bayelsa State Governor and Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and unveiled a new…
By Abimbola Tooki There are convocation lectures. And then there are moments. The 6th, 7th and 8th Combined Convocation Ceremony of Akwa Ibom State University belonged firmly to the second…
Isaac Samuel Former Bayelsa State Governor and current Senator representing Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, is expected to make a major political declaration tomorrow, Thursday, March 5, 2026. This has…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday swore in Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police at a ceremony held inside the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.…
By Chijioke Amu-Nnadi I just got a call from a friend whom we call Mkpouto-Abasi. She works with one of the radio stations in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. While I…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Finance Tuesday intensified oversight of key revenue-generating agencies, scrutinising the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has commended the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno for the peaceful conduct of the State congress of All Progressives Congress.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as the minister of state for finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite. Uzoka-Anite will now move to the Ministry of Budget and…
Isaac Samuel The National Police Council on Monday officially confirmed Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP), formally ratifying his appointment as Nigeria’s 23rd police chief. The council,…
Nigeria’s political and spiritual leaders on Sunday gathered at the National Assembly to commission the legislature’s first Christian chapel, using the occasion to urge repentance, unity, patriotism, and God-guided lawmaking.…
Isaac Samuel With political calculations for 2027 already underway, a quiet but consequential legal fault line may be forming beneath Nigeria’s electoral framework. Indeed, a close reading of the Electoral…
By ETIM ETIM It is about two months to the commencement of party primaries and nine months to the beginning of the governorship campaigns, yet the political terrain in Akwa…
By Kadaria Ahmed Let us start with what we know. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, former FCT Minister under President Olusegun Obasanjo, and one-time Director-General of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 27, 2026 arraigned Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome, SAN, Ponfa Useni and General Jeremiah Useni (now deceased) before Justice C.N.…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, February 27, 2026 affirmed the decision of the trial Court and Court of Appeal that convicted and sentenced Senator Albert Bassey to seven…
In the charge filed before the FCT High Court sitting in Abuja, Ozekhome and Ponfa Useni, also known as Tali Shani, are listed as the defendants in the criminal suit.…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections to Saturday, January 16, 2027, following the enactment of the Electoral Act, 2026.…
Isaac Samuel, Abuja The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has recorded 97 per cent implementation of its 2025 budget. The performance stands in sharp contrast to the low execution rates…
