Felix Duru Mbah

Another perspective has emerged from the confrontation between Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, and a military team led by Navy Lieutenant A. Yerima on Tuesday over access to a piece of land in Abuja,the nation's capital. Recall that the armed soldiers flatly denied the Minister access to the land, now known to be owned by a retired Naval chief, Vice Admiral Auwal Zubair Gambo. Yerima insisted that, in not letting the Minister access, he, a serving officer, was acting on "orders from above." However, at a media briefing on Thursday, Wike disclosed that the Yerima-led military guards…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced the second phase of its free-of-cost prepaid meter distribution under “tranche B” of the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) metering programme. It would be recalled that the MAF metering initiative, instituted by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), was meant to close the existing metering gap in the sector and put an end to estimated billing. The Group Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, made these known in a statement. Ezeh said that the metering programme, funded through the MAF “tranche B”, is targeted at unmetered customers on service…

President Bola Tinubu has urged journalists to hold government accountable as the constitutional Fourth Estate of the Realm for the sake of nation-building and sustenance of democracy. He also declared that his administration would consider the requests by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) for media tax relief and other interventions to ensure the sustainability and vibrancy of the Press. President Tinubu spoke on Wednesday, 12 November, at the 21st NGE Annual Conference (ANEC) 2025, with the theme, 'Democratic Governance and National Cohesion: Role of Editors', at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, the nation's capital. He commended NGE…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, today dismissed the ongoing protests against the 500-metre corridor of the Ibadan Circular Road project as politically motivated, stressing that his administration would only engage with genuinely affected property owners. The governor made the remark at the official commissioning of the Ibadan Central Bus Terminal, located at Iwo Road, Ibadan. Recall that some property owners affected by the project began a week-long protest on Monday, demanding that the state government revert the road corridor from its current 500 metres to the original 150 metres. Governor Makinde, while clarifying his government’s…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that it will go ahead with its National Convention billed for Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, next weekend. It pointed accusing fingers at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over plans to destabilise opposition and turn the nation to a one-party state. The vow was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, and Secretary, Publicity and Communication Sub-Committee of the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC), Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday. “The National Working Committee (NWC) and the 2025 National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC) of the Peoples Democratic…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Surveyor General, Surv. Justus Chime, and the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) have declared that the newly introduced Digital Survey Management System (DSMS) in the state marks the end of land grabbing, fraudulent transactions, and illegal land allocations in the state. They said the innovation, part of Governor Peter Mbah’s sweeping reforms in land administration, would restore investor confidence, promote transparency, and strengthen land ownership rights. The declaration was made at the Surveyors’ House, Enugu, during a one-day workshop organised by the Office of the Surveyor General to sensitise stakeholders, including public and private…