People&Politics

In a dramatic early morning incident, security personnel successfully thwarted an attempted break-in at the Maiduguri, Borno State private residence of Vice President Kashim Shettima. They apprehended a 35-year-old suspect identified as Musa Ibrahim from the Maduganari area of the city,per a report this evening on Yola, Adamawa-based TGnews.com . According to the newspaper, which quoted intelligence sources, the incident took place on April 9 at approximately 5:30 am, in the Vice President’s residence located in the New GRA area, off Bama Road, Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, which has been plagued by security challenges. Reports indicate that Ibrahim…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has disclosed that the reasons behind his administration’s deliberate deployment of huge resources to the training of students studying nursing and midwifery in the state was to create career opportunities for them to excel in the medical profession. This was even as students from the Enugu State College of Nursing Sciences expressed appreciation to the governor for transforming the once moribund, unaccredited School of Nursing from only Ordinary National Diploma (OND) to a digital, world-class college where Higher National Diploma (HND) and other certificates would be awarded to enable them…

By Felix Durumbah Having apparently released a rushed list of federal appointments replete with errors, the Presidency today apologized to Nigerians, saying it will issue an updated one later. "We have noticed a number of errors in the list of appointments tweeted. We are sorry. We will provide an updated list later. Thank you,” Special Adviser, Media & Public Communication/Spokesperson to the President, Sunday Dare appealed to Nigerians on X. The drama kicked off following an interview Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) granted Arise TV during which he moved to hold President Bola Tinubu's administration accountable by claiming that it…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Ahead 2027, some politicians and groups have begun realigning their political calculations. In Enugu State, South-East Nigeria, for instance, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 poll, Chijioke Edeoga, recently publicly returned to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Fast on his heels, the LP member representing Isi-Uzo constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Eze Gabriel Lebechi, has also dumped the party for the PDP. It is not known if these two moves will spark further domino effects within the LP after six of its lawmakers defected to PDP…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has expressed his administration's readiness to partner with the United States of America (USA) to explore opportunities in solid minerals development, agribusiness, education and other investment opportunities that will benefit both parties. The governor stated this when a delegation from the US Consul-General, led by the Deputy Chief, Political and Economic Section, Kenise Hill, paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor's Office, Secretariat, Ibadan,on Wednesday. Governor Makinde, who was represented by the state's Deputy Governor, Abdulraheem Bayo Lawal, said his administration had put in place policies to aid engagement on…