The Nigeria Police Force has commenced the sitting of the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) to review pending disciplinary matters involving 167 senior police officers over alleged breaches of professional conduct and other related offences. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid in a statement issued Tuesday said the exercise, which is currently underway at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen internal accountability, enforce discipline, and uphold professional standards across the Nigeria Police Force. The Force Disciplinary Committee, a key internal mechanism, was responsible for the review and determination of cases involving senior officers…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council. According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, two cabinet members, Mr. Wale Edun and Ahmed Dangiwa are to leave the cabinet while their replacements have been named. Edun, until the latest development, was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. He has been directed to hand over to Mr. Taiwo Oyedele who is now to take over as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Oyedele…
Allegations that a serving state governor is the mastermind behind plots to influence a pending Court of Appeal judgment have emerged, casting a cloud over the highly anticipated ruling in the Labour Party’s leadership dispute. The dispute between Julius Abure and Nenadi Usman factions have persisted for months over the leadership of the party, fueling divisions within the party and raising questions about its cohesion at a time when political actors are already positioning for the next general elections. The intractable crisis has forced several members of the party including its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi to jomumonshio. However, the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that the presidential primary of the party would be held between May 15 and 16, 2026 to elect the candidate of the party ahead of the 2027 general election. The ruling party also revealed that the sale of forms for elective offices would commence on April 25, with presidential forms pegged at N100 million. The National Organising Secretary of the party, Sulaiman Argungu in a notice issued Monday said the Expression of Interest for the presidential form is N30 million, while the Nomination form is N70 million. He added that the Expression…
The Yoruba and Igbo are two of Nigeria’s three largest ethnic groups, with a shared history dating back to pre-colonial times through trade, migration, and cultural exchange in the South-west and South-east regions. Lagos, (The No man’s land…) though a Yoruba homeland, has historically hosted a significant Igbo commercial population, while Igbo traders have been prominent across Yoruba towns like Ibadan, Ilesha, Oshogbo and even my town Igbajo and other Yoruba towns and cities for decades. This economic interdependence built a foundation of coexistence, but also competition over commerce, political representation, and influence in Nigeria’s federal structure. According to…
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Beer Sectoral Group Monday in Abuja locked in a renewed five-year Memorandum of Understanding to eliminate drink driving and enforce a national culture of responsible alcohol consumption amongst drivers in Nigeria. The move, they noted, was a deliberate, joint offensive against the single most preventable cause of road carnage in Nigeria. They added that the agreement binds enforcement power with industry influence to protect every commuter, every family, and every life on Nigerian roads. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Shehu Mohammed and Beer Sectoral Group Chairman, Thibaut Boidin jointly signed the pact at…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) had denied having talks with the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in anticipation of its court judgment. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi in a post via is verified X handle stated categorically that it was not true. He maintained that the coalition leadership was not having any such conversation with any political party at the moment. Abdullahi added: “Our attention has been drawn to a story in circulation that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is in talks with another political party, specifically the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), in anticipation of its…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has denied cancelling, shut down, or banned airtime borrowing and data advance services in Nigeria. The Director of Public Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu in a statement issued Friday said those claims are incorrect. He said: “The attention of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has been drawn to a series of newspaper publications and a viral anonymous post in the social media seeking to create the impression that the Commission cancelled, shut down, or banned airtime borrowing and data advance services in Nigeria. “Those claims are incorrect. The Commission has not…
The Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has called on President called don President Bola Tinubu, to as a matter of urgency, confront and overcome the problem of insecurity in the nation decisively. It said though it was aware what was being witnessed today are the consequences of the compromised security architecture inherited by the present administration. However, it stressed that the situation where they are doing mass burials as we are witnessing in Jos, Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Bassa in the Plateau, Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, and other States of the country is totally unacceptable and reprehensible. It stressed that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the second phase of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise ahead of the 2027 general election. The Commission said the Phase II of the exercise ended on Friday, 17th April 2026, recording a total of 3,748,704 completed registrations across the country. INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs. Victoria Eta-Messi in a statement issued Friday, however clarified that the Commission notes that the figures are preliminary and subject to further verification. She noted: “The figure contained in the commission’s weekly update for week 14 of the second phase of the…