Felix Duru Mbah

*Lawmakers Elect Emberga As New Speaker,Sworn In By our reporter Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has distanced himself from current goings-on in the State House of Assembly where the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aondona Dajoh, resigned from the position today. The governor's spokesman, Tersoo Kula, stated that Alia has no hand in the power shift in the legislature as goings-on there are internal affairs of the lawmakers. On the heels of the resignation of the Speaker, the Assembly swiftly elected a replacement. He is Hon. Alfred Emberga, lawmaker representing Makurdi North constituency. Emberga, who was sworn in during an emergency plenary…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has enjoined mogajis (family heads) and baales in Ibadanland,Oyo State, to report anything that can cause security breach to law enforcement agents on time. Ladoja also advised them to be security conscious at all times. He gave these admonitions when mogajis and baales in Ibadanland visited him. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Olubadan, Chief Solomon Olugbemiga Ayoade, and made available to journalists today, noted that the Olubadan-designate said the mogajis and baales were the chief security officers in their various domains. The Olubadan-designate admonished the…

By Ademola Adegoke In a shock move, Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh, today resigned his position. In a four-paragraph hand-written letter he wrote and signed, addressed to the Clerk of the State Assembly, Dijoh stated that his resignation was "in good faith and in the best interest of the state." The letter, a copy of which was obtained by People&Politics , was dated August 24,2025. He thanked his colleagues for the opportunity they "gave me to be first among equals." "I pledge to remain committed to my duties as a legislator and representative…

*Extends Same Condition For Other Aspirants Too By our reporter Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is a frontline aspirant for the nation's top seat on the platform of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), has taken a position on what his reaction will be, should he fail to clinch the ADC ticket for 2027. Abubakar, fondly identified simply as Atiku by his supporters, said he will rally behind any candidate chosen by the party. However, the former Vice President (VP), from 1999-2007, insisted that such candidate has to emerge through…

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in crises-torn Plateau State said,in contrast to the thinking in some quarters, members of the association suffer more from attacks by bandits, kidnappers and rustlers than any other groups. It's National President, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, made the clarification in a statement he issued at the weekend. He was clearing the air in response to a pulpit sermon by fiery Christian cleric, Prophet Isa El-Buba, who is based in Jos, the Plateau State capital. El-Buba, a Muslim turned Christian, had accused Fulani herdsmen of masterminding the incessant attacks and insecurity in the North-Central State.…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Vice Chancellor (VC) of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Professor Babalola Ayodele, has called on students to embrace postgraduate (PG) programmes for innovations, to thrive in the Nigerian university system. He described postgraduate programmes as the bedrock of innovation and critical inquiry. According to a statement by the Deputy Registrar/Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs of the institution, Bode Olofinmuagun, the VC made the remarks while addressing matriculants at the matriculation ceremony for the newly-admitted candidates into the regular, sandwich and professional postgraduate programmes of the university for the 2024/2025 academic session. "The Vice Chancellor,…