Remi Tinubu’s Power Trip with Gov. Adeleke
By Farooq Kperogi Sometime in 2022, when it became clear to me that Tinubu would win the APC presidential nomination and go on to win the presidency, I shared my…
Category: From the States
Jonathan lacked courage on subsidy removal, Fayemi counters Sanusi
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…
Refuse dumps grow in Abuja as villagers block dumpsites
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…
Abati to Present Three New Books on Politics, Society, and Personal Reflections – Caltop Publications Nigeria Limited
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…
Tinubu, Akpabio, Mutfwang Honour APC Chairman’s Mother At Funeral
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang on Saturday joined numerous dignitaries to pay their last respects to Mama Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, mother…
Chibok abduction remains a scar I will die with – Jonathan
Isaac Samuel Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the 2014 abduction of more than 270 schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, as a permanent scar on his…
Water scarcity hits Abuja as FCT minister refuses to approve money for materials
By ETIM ETIM, Abuja Residents of many residential areas of the Federal Capital Territory have been suffering severe water scarcity in the last five days as taps have run dry…
PRESIDENT TINUBU: THE ECONOMY HAS TURNED THE CORNER, THERE’S LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, APPRECIATES NIGERIANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said the economy of Nigeria has turned the corner for good, following the success of the economic reforms introduced by his…
Wike dismisses rumours of medical trip abroad
Isaac Samuel Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed speculations that he travelled abroad for medical treatment. Speaking on Thursday, at the flag-off of a road…
How Sujimoto CEO, Ogundele, defrauded Enugu gov’t of N5.7bn – official
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…
Conditions now right to lift Rivers Emergency Rule – Wike
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.…
Obasanjo, Malema, over 20,000 Lawyers Converge on Enugu for 2025 NBA Conference
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…
Reps query NERC, firms over N59b mass metering fund
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
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…
Ex-militants, oil firm clash over alleged poor treatment of host communities
Isaac Samuel A coalition of ex-militants under the aegis of the Niger Delta Volunteers has raised concerns over alleged neglect and poor treatment of host communities by Sterling Oil Exploration…
Over 15,000 applicants scramble for 3000 civil service jobs in Akwa Ibom
Comfort Isaac Over 15,000 job seekers have submitted applications for 3000 vacant positions in the Akwa Ibom State civil service The state government in June announced plans to recruit 3000…
Akwa Ibom: EFCC hands over recovered N100M draft to FG
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate has handed over the sum of One Hundred Million Naira (N100,000,000) draft to the Federal Ministry of Solid…
EFCC dismisses ADC’s claims of politically motivated investigations
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has described as self-serving, diversionary, narrow and idle, the allegation by the opposition African Democratic Congress, ADC, that the Commission embarks…
Ibom Air speaks on altercation between cabin crew, passenger
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State owned airline, Ibom Air has reacted to the altercation involving a passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson and its cabin crew on August 10, 2025 A video…
NOA alerts on circulation of fake currency
Comfort Isaac National Orientation Agency, NOA, Akwa Ibom State Directorate has raised the alarm over the spate of circulation of fake N1000 notes in the riverine communities of the state…
Reps panel threatens to arrest CBN governor
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Public Assets has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Governor of the Central Bank of…
Appeal court awards N5M damages on MTN for exploiting user through unsolicited tunes
Comfort Isaac The Court of Appeal has slammed a ₦5 million damages award against a telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria for exploiting a subscriber, Barrister Achunulo Godwin through unsolicited caller tunes.…
CJ frees maniac inmate, 122 others in Akwa Ibom, calls for hygiene of facilities
Comfort Isaac The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot, has freed an 18 year old mentally challenged inmate and 122 others during her 2nd quarter, 2025…
Bakare: Awujele’s Intervention Fostered Formation of APC as Political Party
The Serving Orerseer of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has disclosed that it was the intervention of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of ljebu Land, Kabiyesi Oba…
Peter Obi: Why I Served Food at Public Event
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has explained his decision to serve food to guests at a special event in Owerri, Imo State, is generating controversy because Nigerian…
ADC Welcomes Tinubu Back to Nigeria, Asks about His Whereabouts for Five Days After BRICS Meeting
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to tell Nigerians where he has been for five days since the end of the BRICS Summit in Brazil.…
NMA accuses Nigerian government of impoverishing members
Comfort Isaac Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has accused Federal government of move to plunge members into abject poverty and slavery by subjecting them to work over 72 hours without commensurate…
EFCC slams N’Assembly for withholding MDAs’ audit reports
Isaac Samuel The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has faulted the National Assembly for failing to forward audit and oversight reports on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to the…
INEC to begin online CVR August 18 in Akwa Ibom
Comfort Isaac The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced plans to open its portal for the process of Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, in Akwa Ibom State ahead of the…
Rep condemns killing of 10 Ebonyi residents in Anambra, demands probe
Isaac Samuel A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Princess Chinwe Clara Nnabuife, has condemned the recent killing of at least 10 persons during a violent attack in Ogboji,…
Reps query N24bn CCTV allocation for Rivers govt house
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Sole Administration of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (Rtd) to submit…
Akwa Ibom: CP assures adequate security ahead of gov Eno’s grand reception to APC
Comfort Isaac The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Baba Azare, has assured adequate security in the state ahead of the grand reception of Gov Umo Eno to…
Fubara officials withheld spending records, Ibas tells Reps
Isaac Samuel Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), has accused officials of the suspended administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of withholding key financial records, which he said…
Don’t pay attention to busybodies, Tinubu tells Wike
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for his infrastructural drive urging him not to be distracted by “busybodies…
I never hated Igbos, says Gowon
Isaac Samuel Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has declared that his actions during the Nigerian Civil War were never motivated by ethnic hatred, particularly against the Igbo…
FCT natives reject relocation policy as Reps intervene
Isaac Samuel The Indigenous people of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have opposed the long-standing relocation policy adopted by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), describing it as a violation…
Nigerians react as Bakare visits Tinubu despite past criticisms
Isaac Samuel Pastor Tunde Bakare’s unexpected visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, June 4, has stirred a wave of reactions from Nigerians, as many recall the fiery criticisms the…
Imo Community Accuses Seplat of Neglect, Issues 7-Day Ultimatum Over Oil Activities
Indigenes of Ekugba community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, has accused Seplat Energy of neglect and failure to pay appropriate compensation to them as host community to…
Yahaya Emerges 61st President of ICAN
Dr. Haruna Nma Yahaya, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), has been elected the 61st President of ICAN. Yahaya succeeds the 60th President of ICAN,…
Speaker Abbas, Deputy Kalu mourn Kano athletes killed in road crash
Isaac Samuel The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and his deputy, Benjamin Kalu, have expressed deep grief over the tragic death of 22 athletes from Kano State…
Gov. Eno applauds CBN’s efforts at Transforming NIGERIA’s Economy
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has commended the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN, for its strategic policies and efforts to stabilise the Naira and turn around…
SEDC’s Targets $200bn Economy in South-east, Briefs Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been briefed by the South East Development Commission (SEDC) concerning its vision to catalyse a $200 billion economy in the South-east geo-political zone. The Managing…
Education, Good Governance Can Banish Poverty in Nigeria, Africa – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Africa could banish abject poverty and hunger with education, good governance and political leadership within 15 years. Obasanjo said that the continent, including…
Gov. Eno Returns to Apostolic Church Maboju in Thanksgiving
…says Church Prophesied his reign as Governor in 1980 It was celebration galore at the Apostolic Church, Nigeria, Maboju Assembly, Lagos when several dignitaries including top government officials, private sector…
Tinubu to governors: focus more on agriculture
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on governors across Nigeria to focus more on agriculture and remain focused on delivering tangible results that improve the lives of their people, urging…
Okonjo-Iweala, Aig-Imoukhuede, Others Shower Tributes on Paschal Gabriel Dozie
Nigerian corporate leaders showered tributes on the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank, Dr. Paschal Gabriel Dozie (PGD) as they remembered his lifetime as one dedicated to service to humanity…
Rivers State government: Fubara not summoned by Sole Administrator
Rivers State government has debunked a social media post claiming that the Interim Administrator, Vice Admiral IbokEtte Ibas has summoned the suspended governor, Sim Fubara, and his deputy to appear…
Administrator Wants NBA to Refund River’s N300m Donation
NBA: No, it’s ‘unconditional gift’ The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to return the N300 million that was given…
I Took Over Dysfunctional Zamfara State
The Governor of Zamfara State, Mr. Dauda Lawal , has said that Zamfara was a dysfunctional state when his administration started in 2023. Lawal added that his predecessor, former Governor…