The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) unproductive indulgence in peddling false narratives, worthless rethorics and obscene propaganda was the reason for its miserable showing in the just concluded by-elections in the country. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka in a statement issued Monday said exploiting tragic killing of innocent citizens by some enemies of the state in Malumfashi, Katsina state by ADC was grossly insensitive and opportunistic. He noted: “It is not an occasion for insensitive and crassly opportunistic politics as the ADC has busied itself with. It is…
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President Bola Tinubu, and his Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo Monday signed a landmark Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with the largest South American country, Federative Republic of Brazil. The President who is on a two-day working visit was in company of senior cabinet members, including the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, the Minister State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Onoh Ojukwu, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, among others. Keyamo in a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood, said the agreement was signed…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Yiaga Africa organised a high-level roundtable discussion in Abuja, on ‘Safeguarding the Independence of INEC’. The forum was however unanimous in asking President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of potential candidates for the position of chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as national commissioners and subject them to public scrutiny before screening by the national assembly. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, is expected to leave the office later this year, after serving the maximum two terms, of 10 years as the INEC helmsman; while about…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the nationwide online pre-registration of voters which commenced on Monday has hit 1,379 342 within one week. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Monday said the exercise would continue for one year until 30th August 2026. The Commission, therefore, urged all intending registrants not to wait until the deadline approaches when, from experience, the registration centres are inundated by eleventh hour registrants amidst appeals for extension of time. Olumekun added that physical registration kicks off today in 811 State and…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Monday warned the public of the increasing activities of fraudulent individuals, including some posing as staff of the Corps, who extort unsuspecting members of the public with false promises of securing them employment in the Corps. The scammers, the Corps, hinted go as far as issuing fake call-up letters to training schools and the FRSC Academy in a desperate attempt to deceive innocent job seekers and defraud them of their hard earned money. A statement issued by Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, urged Nigerians to remain vigilant, verify all information…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, Yiaga Africa has asked President Bola Tinubu to publish the names of potential candidates for the position of chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and subject them to public scrutiny before screening by the national assembly. The organisation made the call in Abuja during a recent high-level roundtable discussion in Abuja, organised on ‘Safeguarding the Independence of INEC’. Civil society leaders and elections experts who attended the event equally expressed their concerns, urging transparent and merit-based appointment process to prevent potential crisis and political uncertainties in the country. The INEC Chairman,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Ezewuike for attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection. Its Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said the widow who is a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Ago palace way, Okota Lagos, was arrested at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba area of the state on Friday 22nd August 2025 while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to…
The troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), have neutralised 35 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in a major operation around Kumshe, a border community in Borno State. The operation, conducted under the Theatre of Operation Hadin Kai followed a daring attempt by ISWAP fighters to attack military positions in Kumshe in the early hours of Saturday. It was gathered that ISWAP fighters advancing from the Gulumba Gana axis, launched an assault on military positions but were repelled after intense fire from Nigerian troops. According to Zagazoka Makama, the terrorists sustained heavy…
The Economic Communities of West Africa States (ECOWAS) said that it has set aside €4.5m to support the implementation of Home-Grown School Feeding Programme in primary schools in the west African region. The Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, ECOWAS Commission, Mrs. Massandje Toure-Litse said this at the ‘National Policy Forum on the Institutionalisation and Implementation of Home-Grown School Feeding Programme for Sustainable Economic Growth and Financial Inclusion’ held at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa in Abuja. The event was organised by the presidential committee on home grown school feeding and supported by ActionAid Nigeria (AAN). Toure-Litse, who was…
The minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali has said that the newly approved National Land Transport Policy by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will improve regulations of the road sector and ensure safety. He noted that the federal government also plans to build bus terminals and CNG stations in the six geopolitical zones of the country. Alkali, gave the hint when he met with members of the Abuja Transport and Aviation Correspondent Association (ATACA) in Abuja. He stated that the policy was the first of its kind in the history of Nigeria, stressing that the transport sector is the…