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*I Was Appointed By Mandate Secretary, Won't Step Down, She Says *No, You Must Quit, You're Not Most Senior --Perm Sec, Staff Members By Felix Durumbah, Abuja A huge leadership succession storm has engulfed the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), popularly known as Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) in Abuja, in the wake of the retirement of the agency's Director, Malam Abdulateef Bello. Bello retired on mandatory age grounds and was pulled out on September 12 this year, handing over as acting Director of the money-spinning agency to the body's Deputy Director (Operations), Mrs…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan A coalition of Ekiti personalities in continental diaspora across the United Kingdom, Canada, Asia Major, Australia and the United States of America, has risen up to present a political challenge across all the political parties in the state. The group claimed that crises across the parties in the state had suffocated good governance and community development across the state, a development it said made delivery of dividends of democracy a mirage. The group, Continental Coalition of Ekiti in Diaspora (COCOED), in a press statement issued at the end of a parley in Abuja made these statements.…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Sokoto State House of Assembly has called on the State government, the national and state Emergency Management Agencies (NEMA and SEMA) and other relevant authorities to, as a matter of urgency, come to the aid of victims of flood in Dange Shuni, Kebbe and Gada Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The call was made under a matter of urgent public importance on a flood disaster that affected several communities in the area. The motion was seconded by Hon. Bashir Isah, member representing Tambuwal East constituency. In their separate elaborations on the matter, members representing…

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it for context is that there was a total paralysis of governance in Rivers State, which…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that crude oil was discovered in a well at Yemetu, Ibadan, the state capital. The government, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, clarified that investigations revealed the substance found was diesel, not crude oil. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, gave the explanation in a statement on Wednesday (today). He said according to the Environment Ministry, officials launched a three-day investigation, following a petition received on September 8, regarding suspected water pollution at a house in Yemetu Igosun. "Findings…

Muck raking newspaper publisher, human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has sued the Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging what he described as unconstitutional censorship of his social media accounts. This was contained in a story run by Sahara Reporters, his newspaper, today on the matter. In a suit filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Tope Temokun, Sowore asked the court to restrain the DSS from directing global social media platforms to delete his posts, including…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Sokoto State House of Assembly has adopted a motion calling on the state government to establish a primary school in Sarkin Adar area of Kofar Atiku Ward in Sokoto South Local Government Area of the North-West state. The motion was presented by Hon. Aminu Garba Gidado, member representing Sokoto South II constituency, and seconded by Hon. Mustapha Abdullahi, who represents Sokoto South I. Elaborating on the motion, Hon. Gidado noted that the absence of a primary school in the area has forced parents to enroll their children in schools outside the community, causing undue hardship and…

By our reporter Northern elder and chieftain of opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has sounded alarm bells of a possible "civil war" in the country should a particular retired Judge of the Court of Appeal be appointed Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to oversee the critical 2027 general elections. The 2027 elections will see President Bola Tinubu most likely run for re-election even as a rainbow coalition of political heavyweights from across the country,is ranged against him, to unseat him from Aso Rock, the seat of power, amidst accusations of non-performance, hunger in the land,…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi ‎Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has made fresh appointments into various offices and as well as constituted statutory boards for some commissions in the State --in a bid to reinvigorate governance.‎A statement by Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, said the appointments are with immediate effect.‎‎The statement named Linda Ene Agada as Special Adviser to the Governor on MSMEs/Microfinance; Hon. James Tor, Special Adviser on Politics, Mobilisation & Special Duties; Dr. Shadrach Ukuma, Director-General, Arts, Culture & Tourism; and Tivlumun Bulya, Personal Assistant (PA) on Benue State House of Assembly Matters.‎‎Other appointments, as…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Muck-raking newspaper publisher, activist and presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has replied the Department of State Services (DSS) over the latter's letter giving him one week to delete an alleged malicious social media post against President Bola Tinubu. The specific post accused Tinubu of lying during his recent Brazil tour that his (Tinubu's) administration had eliminated corruption in Nigeria, an assertion which made Sowore in a tweet on X to call the president names. Apparently peeved, DSS wrote to the US headquarters of X.com, which is owned by Elon Musk, requesting it to…