President Bola Tinubu has launched a renewed grassroots initiative to stabilise Plateau State, sending a senior aide to engage with religious, ethnic and community groups in an effort to rebuild trust and strengthen intercommunal harmony. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said in a statement on Sunday that Dr Abiodun Essiet, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the Sokoto State Government to extend the implementation of the newly approved ₦70,000 minimum wage to traditional rulers across the state. His appeal was delivered on Sunday during a town hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning ahead of the submission…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwoland, as the monarch celebrated 10 years on the throne, applauding what he called the ruler’s “dynamic and purposeful leadership”. Tinubu, represented at the ceremony by senior government official Joseph Tegbe, told attendees in Iwo, Osun State, that the town’s centuries-old…
The Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has challenged the state government to account for what he described as more than ₦1tn received with no visible results. Addressing a massive crowd of APC supporters in Gusau, Matawalle delivered a fiery message on transparency and responsible governance, accusing the…
Thousands thronged the APC state secretariat in Gusau on 14 November as Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, returned to Zamfara to announce a fresh security drive and rally party support ahead of the 2027 elections. The gathering, estimated by organisers at two million, turned the capital into a carnival of flags,…
A massive crowd of about two million residents, shut down Gusau, Zamfara State, in a historic homecoming reception for the Minister of State for Defence and former governor, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle. Witnesses said the city became a “living river of people,” with streets, roundabouts and market lanes packed with supporters rushing out as though…
The Senate, on Wednesday, moved swiftly to dispel rumours about an alleged move to impeach its President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, describing the reports as baseless and misleading. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele said the claims had been “quoted out of context” and that there had never been any discussion…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called on Nigerian editors to be catalysts for democracy, national cohesion, and electoral integrity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Delivering the keynote address at the 2025 All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) in Abuja, Uzodimma said editors wield immense power to shape public opinion and sustain the nation’s…
The Kano State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu Kibiya, has received more than 50 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kibiya Ward, Kibiya Local Government Area, into the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano by Balarabe Kiru, Director of…
The Federal Government has scrapped the national policy that mandated the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in Nigerian schools. The announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday at the 2025 Language in Education International Conference, organised by the British Council in Abuja. Dr. Alausa explained…
