Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State says his administration has completed numerous projects, with several others ongoing across the state. Alia made this known in Makurdi during the All Progressives Congress (APC) expanded caucus meeting, where he presented an update on his government’s performance. The governor said the completed and ongoing road projects include those…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the newly nominated Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to prioritise the prosecution of politicians and their sponsors implicated in electoral offences across the country. SERAP made the call in a letter dated October 11, 2025, signed by its Deputy Director,…
Former Governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun East, Chief Gbenga Daniel, has called on Nigerians to support the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Daniel made the call on Sunday during the Bola Ahmed Tinubu–Otunba Gbenga Daniel (BATOGD) Mid-Term Community Assessment and Review Tour held at Ijebu Imushin, in Ijebu East…
The Founder of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has voiced strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Prof. Joash Amupitan as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Aniebonam made the remarks on Sunday in Lagos amid debates surrounding Amupitan’s appointment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
The Kano Heads of Media Forum has urged residents to take the ongoing voter card revalidation exercise seriously, describing it as a crucial step toward credible elections and democratic stability in Nigeria. At a news conference on Sunday, the forum’s chairman, Ado Warawa, said revalidating permanent voter’s cards was not a bureaucratic task but a…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the South-East region must wait until after 2031 to seek the country’s presidency, arguing that President Bola Tinubu should first be allowed to complete two full terms. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Umahi said it would be unfair for the South-East to demand…
The Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Sen. Kelvin Chukwu, has attributed his defection from Labour Party (LP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) to internal wrangling, leadership crises, lack of cohesion and direction in his former party. Chukwu stated this in the letter of defection read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during…
Comrade Mujahid Zaitawa, the Coordinator of the Northern Youth Merger Group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to desist from actions capable of crippling the operations of the Dangote Refinery, warning that such moves are dangerous to Nigeria’s…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has submitted answers to 19 financial queries raised against it for the period 2017–2023, according to the Senate Committee on Public Accounts. Chairman Senator Aliyu Wadada said on Wednesday that the responses had been received but were still under review. He stressed that the committee would withhold judgement…
Edo State’s new governor, Monday Okpebholo, has sharply criticised former governor Godwin Obaseki for inaugurating unfinished public projects in the final weeks of his administration. Inspecting the Stella Obasanjo Hospital and the Education Hub Complex on Tuesday, Okpebholo said he found both projects far from completion despite having been declared open in October 2024. He…
