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By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna The ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) has attracted more members, with the defection of four Kaduna State House of Assembly lawmakers and five House of Representatives members along with thousand of their supporters, at a mega rally held on Saturday in Kaduna. With the latest defections, APC now has 13 legislators from Kaduna State in the House of Representatives, leaving the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with three. Also, there are now 26 APC members in the House of Assembly as against eight PDP members, according to statement today (Sunday) by Ibraheem Musa, media aide to…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan with agency reports Any report claiming that soldiers have been detained for coup plot against President Bola Tinubu or that such plot even existed, is totally false. This is the position of Defence Headquarters (DHQ). Reacting to an inquiry by The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) this weekend, the Director of Defence Information, Tukur Gusau, a Brigadier-General, described the claims as false. He said the statement issued by the Armed Forces over the arrest of some officers weeks ago never mentioned that the officers were being investigated for a coup plot. “We issued a press…

*Reaffirms Support For Farmers By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Government has reassured farmers in the state of sustained support through mechanization, farm input distribution, and land security as part of efforts to boost food production, tackle unemployment, and eradicate hunger in the state. Governor Peter Mbah gave the assurance during the 2025 World Food Day celebration held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization in Enugu,the state capital. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Chidiebere Onyia, recalled that last year, his administration distributed over 12,000 bags of fertilizer, power tillers, rice…

*Ongoing Strike, Other Sticky Points Remain By Sam Tyav, Makurdi There are strong indications that enormous tasks await the soon-to-be-appointed Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Benue State government-owned Moses Orshio Adasu University Makurdi (MOAUM) expected to come on board in the next few weeks. The tenure of the substantive VC, Professor Joe Tor Iorapuu, expires in the early days of November, 2025. Recall that Professor Iorapuu few months ago proceeded on retirement leave with the Deputy VC (Academics), Professor Simon Terver Ubwa, subsequently appointed as Acting VC. Investigation has shown that the challenges awaiting the next VC include,among others, sustenance…

House of Representatives Committee on Environment has demanded the immediate submission of counterpart funding details from the project coordinator of Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, Abduhamid Umar. They are also to submit project plans and sites to enable the committee track them while carrying out their oversight functions. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by Chooks Oko, Head of Media for the House Committee on Environment Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, Rep Mike Etaba, Chairman of the Committee Committee noted that it has become imperative to visit the project sites to immediately confirm that the purpose…