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By Lamara Garba-Azare Some leaders announce themselves with noise. Others arrive quietly, clothed in simplicity, guided by conscience and driven by duty. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf belongs to the latter order. He is a politician whose bearing is humble, whose lifestyle is modest, and whose politics is softened by sympathy for the weak. Yet beneath…
By Admin The Chadash Empowerment Foundation, an NGO dedicated to alleviating the plight of vulnerable widows and orphans, has trained and empowered 250 widows in Ogun State and Abuja with equipment and cash grants. This is contained in a statement signed by Oliseh Ossai, Press Officer to Chadash Empowerment Foundation, on Sunday in Abuja. According…
By Dayo Fadugba, Esq. I consider it a duty to draw the attention of the general public to the ongoing legal developments surrounding the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 4, 2025, in the case instituted by the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Contrary to misleading public…
By Isaiah Eka Sen. Ita Enang has urged the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom, Mr Udom Emmanuel, to respond to the corruption allegations being made against him instead looking for who to blame. Enang said in a statement in Uyo on Thursday that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio should not be dragged into the…
By Dan Nandom The Democratic Front (TDF) is ecstatic about the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to build a new edifice for the official headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The significance of this magnanimous decision by the president can be appreciated within the context of the intermittent history of…
By Thompson Yamput The Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye, has stressed that security agencies must adopt intelligence-led methods beyond traditional roles to better protect national peace and security. He made the call on Friday while receiving the newly deployed Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Kumar Tsukwam, at…
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has lifted the State of Emergency in Rivers State, and directed that Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the State House of Assembly to resume duties on Thursday. In a statement released Wednesday in Abuja, the President said the decision followed the restoration of peace and…
By Taiye Agbaje The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed May 27 to deliver judgment in the petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, announced the date…
By Dan Nandom The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has described the N21.70 trillion revenue recorded in 2024 by the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) as the fulfilment of a promise by President Bola Tinubu to raise collectable revenues without increasing the tax burden on Nigerians. In a statement signed by its Chairman Emeka Nwankpa…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Wednesday officially handed over the construction of the Multi-billion Naira International Airport at Zariagi to two chosen contractors. Ododo made the presentation at the project site in Zariagi, on the outskirts of Lokoja, the state capital, marking the groundbreaking of a landmark project in the state….
