Category: Politics
Tinubu gives INEC chair marching orders on Anambra election
• I’ll deliver free, fair, transparent polls, vows Amupitan as he assumes office From Romanus Ugwu and Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has challenged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, to safeguard the integrity of Nigeria’s elections and enhance the Commission’s institutional strength. At the swearing-in ceremony at the Villa, yesterday, Tinubu…
The unbreakable Akpabio: Strength in the face of falsehood
By Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh In the grand theatre of Nigerian public life, where noise often masquerades as news and envy parades as activism, one truth remains constant: the measure of a leader’s vision is often revealed by the weight of the storms they must weather. The recent deeply personal attacks aimed at the President…
EMOIMEE Trust Tops National Performance Rankings as Mbo Launches 2025 Free Medical Outreach
The Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust, Engr Clinton Akpan, has said the Trust remains topmost in performance index, compared to other host communities development trusts across the country. Engr Akpan said the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), had asserted this at the last Annual General…
APC has taken over Kaduna by 95% -Uba Sani
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna The All Progressives Congress (APC) has attracted more members with the defection of four Kaduna State House of Assembly lawmakers and five House of Representatives members along with thousand of their supporters, at a mega rally at the weekend. With the latest defections, APC now has 13 legislators from Kaduna State at the House…
Benue APC pledges support for Tinubu, Alia reelection in 2027
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State chapter, has pledged to stand behind both Governor Hyacinth Alia and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to achieve their reelection come 2027. The Chairman of APC in Benue, Chief Benjamin Omale, stated this after the Tiavnyam Development Foundation (TDF) on Sunday organised an award and Thanksgiving Mass in honour…
Godswill Akpabio Hails Gowon at 91, Lauds ‘No Victor, No Vanquished’ Legacy
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has felicitated the former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, GCFR on his 91st birthday. Akpabio in a congratulatory message he personally signed, said Gen. Gowon ‘s policy of ‘No Victor, No Vanquished’ after the civil war remains a beacon of unity and national healing. He commended…
FG gazettes new tax laws
The Nigerian central government has published its new tax laws in its official gazette, enthroning a new taxation framework on the country. This was made public in a statement signed by the Personal Assistant on Special Duties to the President, Kamorudeen Yusuf, Wednesday. The laws came into effect on 26 June 2025, when President Bola…
Political structure struggle: Gov Eno dissolves boards, commissions
In a move perceived by political watchers to be aimed at weeding out disloyal members of his government and gaining full control of governance and political structures of the state, the Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced the dissolution of all boards and commissions in the state. This was made public in…