Former Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Mao Ohuabunwa, has emerged as the factional Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, following the dissolution of the Adolphus Wabara-led board by a faction loyal to the party’s new Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulrahman Muhammad. The announcement was contained in a communique issued…
The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, had accused the opposition of being behind the move by Trump to label the killings in Nigeria as Christian genocide. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has faulted claims that the opposition is responsible for President Donald Trump’s allegation of a genocide targeted at…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has met with state chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) head of the party’s National Elective Convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan on November 15 and 16. The meeting held on Thursday night in Asokoro, Abuja at the Oyo State Government Lodge and the delegation was led by their…
In its efforts to alleviate poverty in the grassroots Osun State Government on Thursday distributed N50,000 cash grant to 2000 beneficiaries under Imole Cash Grant initiative. The distribution program was facilitated by the Ministry of Coperative and Empowerment, held at the Centre for Art and Black Culture main hall in Osogbo, the state capital. While…
The Ijesa PDP Voice has condemned what it described as a “wave of misinformation” being spread by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the Obaship matter in the Ikirun Kingdom, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State. In a statement signed by its Coordinator, Gideon Ogungbemi, the group accused the APC of attempting…
Law enforcement in Nigeria is more than just the police. Over the decades, successive governments have set up different agencies to tackle the country’s complex security and governance challenges. From drugs to financial crimes, intelligence gathering to road safety, each agency has a unique mandate but with one common goal — to maintain law and…
EXACTLY 16 days after he assumed office, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, is set for the first acidic main test for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under his leadership tomorrow as voters in Anambra State go to the poll in a governorship election. In his speech at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during his…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has commenced a sweeping retrenchment exercise affecting about 800 employees, even as Nigerians continue to reel under rising inflation, soaring living costs, and erratic power supply. The mass layoff, which began on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, follows months of internal restructuring at the utility firm, which serves the Federal Capital…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator (Dr.) Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, has reiterated his administration’s firm commitment to inclusive governance and grassroots empowerment during the official flag-off of the Imole Osun Cash Grant/Empowerment Scheme 2.0, where over 2,000 beneficiaries, mostly women and youths, received direct cash support to boost their enterprises and livelihoods. The…
