Felix Duru Mbah

By our reporter Amid scare in some circles of a looming one-party nation, President Bola Tinubu today said the current trend where several opposition politicians are jumping ship to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is for safety reasons. He did not explain in greater detail at the APC National Summit in Abuja, where he, among others, addressed the controversial subject of Nigeria veering towards a one-party state under his watch. However, he said he expects more politicians to join the APC. As he spoke, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, an opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor,…

By our reporter Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, claimed on Wednesday, May 21, that indeed a coalition between former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 poll, Peter Obi, has been formed. He said the coalition will send President Bola Tinubu packing in 2027 general elections and have him return to his Lagos base. Sources disclosed that the former VP and Obi will run on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC), adding that the decision was reached after a vital meeting on Tuesday night (May 20) in…

Serious concern has been raised against tenure extensions beyond statutory retirement age in the Federal Civil Service. In a strongly-worded petition to President Bola Tinubu by a Concerned Patriot For the Integrity and Renewal of the Public Service, the document drew attention to the growing practice which, it noted, threatened the credibility, renewal, and fairness within the Nigerian Civil Service. The petition warned that if the practice is not checked, "it may quietly institutionalize injustice and weaken the very reforms the Renewed Hope Agenda seeks to achieve." The petition, titled 'Urgent Need to Curb Tenure Extensions Beyond Statutory Retirement in…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo   The Correspondents' Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Taraba State Council, has decried non-accreditation and non-inclusion of its members for the coverage of the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the State. The chapel comprises reporters of newspapers, radio and TV stations as well as blogs with headquarters outside the state. The aggrieved journalists also expressed dismay over the State government's failure to accredit its members for coverage of the high-profile Taraba State International Investment Summit (TARAVEST) scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2025. In a strongly-worded resolution passed during an emergency congress led by…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu As part of sustained efforts to rid Enugu State of unrepentant violent criminals, operatives of the State Police Command, under the directive of Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, have successfully rescued 28 kidnapped victims, arrested 10 male suspects, and recovered firearms, ammunition, cash, vehicles, motorcycles, and other exhibits in multiple coordinated operations. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu State Command, it noted that on May 18, 2025, at about 6:30 p.m., operatives attached to Umumba Police Division, working with the Neighbourhood Watch, Forest Guards, and community members, promptly rescued two…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Rising to the occasion, Oyo State government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy slain during a routine traffic infraction operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, the state capital, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the state governor, Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, government stated that it would work with the State Police Command to investigate the matter and ensure that justice is served. The government noted that the incident was totally avoidable, noting how what started as a traffic offence, with the…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri There is uneasy tension in Warri federal constituency of Delta State as ethnic Ijaws and Urhobos have vowed to resist any attempt to alter a Supreme Court judgment relating to the delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the area. According to them, it will be unfair if the Supreme Court verdict is ignored, just to favour the neighbouring Itsekiri, insisting that such action will bring unhealthy development in the constituency. Principal Secretary to Amakosowei (Pere) of Ogbe-Ijoh Kingdom, Chief Monday Keme, stated these in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Warri. Chief Keme…

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) has officially communicated to the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) endorsing the group's children's comic book which seeks to sensitise Nigerian children to stay off hard drugs and illicit substances, for a better future. In the light of the official endorsement, HURIWA said it applied to Dangote Foundation in Lagos for funding assistance to publish additional 10,000 copies of the book for free distribution to school children in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, the body said "the Dangote Foundation did not…