Tag: Politics

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed rumours of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s possible defection to the ruling party, saying he and his supporters would be welcomed “as madmen who returned to their vomit.” Speaking at an APC stakeholders’ meeting in […]

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday posthumously conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on four late Ogoni leaders—Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage—popularly remembered as the Ogoni Four. The President announced the conferment while receiving the report of the Ogoni Consultations Committee at the State House, […]

The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed two senior government officials over forgery, in violation of State Public Service Rule 0327 (ii, iii, and vi). A statement by the Commission’s Information and Public Relations Officer, Saleh Umar, on Wednesday named the affected officers as Yusuf Ningi, an Administrative Officer, and Suleiman Ahmed, a Principal […]

In trying to decode the curious conduct of Siminalayi Fubara since his reinstatement as governor of Rivers State—after serving a six-month suspension imposed by the “headmaster” of Nigeria’s democracy, President Bola Tinubu, and his “class captain,” Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT—I found myself revisiting the term Stockholm syndrome. The phrase dates back to […]

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has stressed that the fight against poverty and the drive for national development cannot be left solely to the government, but must involve faith-based organisations, the private sector and individuals. Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday at the 12th Annual Public Lecture of The Foursquare Gospel Church Nigeria, themed “Poverty Alleviation, […]

Stakeholders in the Kwara South Senatorial District have faulted their federal lawmakers, accusing them of poor and ineffective representation since their election into the National Assembly. The criticism came on Monday during a strategic consultation meeting in Ilorin, organized by the Kwara South Development Initiative (KSDI) with the theme “Reawakening the Giant.” Those indicted include […]

The Jigawa State House of Assembly has tasked the Local Government Service Commission with enforcing strict disciplinary measures against any local government staff found wanting, stressing that such actions are crucial to deterring misconduct and safeguarding the system from stagnation. The call was made by Honourable Aminu Zakari, Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Local […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he resisted pressure from his supporters to challenge the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in the state, stressing that his decision was guided by the need to preserve peace, stability, and progress for the people. Fubara made this known on Friday during a statewide broadcast following […]