Felix Duru Mbah

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has sworn-in seven newly appointed Commissioners, charging them to put public interest first even as they act with integrity. People&Politics had earlier reported that Gov. Alia forwarded the names of the then Commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly for possible confirmation in line with relevant provisions the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Performing the swearing-in ceremony today at the Old Banquet Hall, Government House, Makurdi, Gov. Alia told the Commissioners that their emergence was not merely an elevation to public office, but a call as well as opportunity for them to contribute in their various ways…

As part of efforts to leverage modern technology ahead of the 2027 general elections, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has created a dedicated Artificial intelligence ( AI ) Unit in the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, made the disclosure when he played host to the Chargé d'Affaires of Canada to Nigeria, David Sproule, and his team at the INEC headquarters today (Friday). He said the proactive step is in recognition of the role AI technology is playing in reshaping the global electoral landscape, improve data management, voter registration, and results transmission, while remaining vigilant against the misuse…

A United States (US) Federal Court today granted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s request seeking the release, in camera, of alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Tinubu. In an update posted on X, a Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. said it had been informed that Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FBI permission to submit the documents to the court privately, for in-camera review. “We have now been informed that US Court’s Judge Howell this morning granted the FBI permission to provide the court with the documents in…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Ahead of 2027, political horse trading, alliances and amalgamations are gathering momentum as politicians jostle for necessary configurations that would hand them the leverage needed to influence the electorates that they are the best candidates to deliver democracy dividends. In Oyo State, the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, reportedly, on Thursday, had a closed-door meeting with a chieftain of the ruling Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and grassroots politician, Alhaji Abdul-Rasheed Adebisi Olopoeyan, at the latter's Basorun, Ibadan residence. The disclosure emerged today. People&Politics learnt that Olooye Adegoke was accompanied to…

The last has not been heard of the alleged drug trafficking matter involving Nigerian citizen Bola Tinubu in the United States (US) in the early 1990s as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a motion seeking declarations on why it withheld information about its investigative records relating to allegations of drug trafficking against Tinubu, who is now President. FBI seeks to submit the declaration ex parte in camera, amid keen interest in Nigeria over how the case plays out. An ex parte in camera declaration is a written statement submitted not in public, but solely to a judge…

*Gesture Strengthens Nigeria's Domestic Aviation Growth By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has admitted Enugu Air as a new entrant, extending the continental body's membership base in Nigeria's fast-growing domestic aviation market. The gesture also reaffirmed AFRAA's commitment to supporting the continued development of African carriers across the continent. These were disclosed by AFRAA in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday. The admission makes Enugu Air the 50th member of the association's airline fraternity, which collectively represents over 85 per cent of total international traffic carried by African airlines. Founded on 7 July, 2025, Enugu Air commenced commercial operations with…

A claim has emerged from leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, who said that President Bola Tinubu will relocate the nation's capital from Abuja back to Lagos, if he is declared winner of the 2027 general elections. Primate Ayodele made this statement in a video posted on X, according to a report in Daily Post. President Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking a second term in the elections. Primate Ayodele said: “Lagos architecture will change. You may not see this one very seriously, but if Tinubu wins the second time, the…

*Nigerians Have Suffered Greatly, Need Leadership Defined By Competence, Compassion, Capacity, Character, Commitment — Not Ethnicity Or Political Entitlement, Media Office Stresses *We Urge You To Listen To Him, It Says By Idris Zekeri Jnr Nigerians, Section 98(1) of the 2026 Electoral Act states that the presidential campaign for the January 16, 2027, presidential election will commence today, August 19, 2026, and conclude 150 days later, on January 15, 2027. Therefore, in the upcoming 150 days from today, presidential candidates vying for the January 16, 2027, election will engage in an intensive political campaign. Among them is the presidential flagbearer…

*'We Cannot Make Same Mistake Biden Administration Made. Biden Removed Nigeria's CPC Designation After Trump’s First Term And All Hell Broke Loose On Christians. We Must Stop The Genocide' On the heels of last week's high-level diplomatic and security Joint Working Group talks between the Federal Government (FG) and the United States (US), US Congressman, Rep. Riley Moore has condemned the latest massacre in Plateau State in which over 23 were killed, declaring that the ongoing violence against Christians in the Middle Belt proves Nigeria must not be removed from the US State Department’s list of Countries of Particular Concern…