The Senate has said that it cannot reinstate Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan until it considers the contents of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court judgement in the case involving her and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, stated this in an interview with…
The Senate’s Spokesperson, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu, says the coalition of opposition forces which recently adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a platform for the 2027 general elections is merely providing comic relief within the political circle. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, Adaramodu said that the ruling All Progressives…
Stakeholders at the Kaduna International Education Summit, tagged ‘EduPACT 2025′, have advocated an investment of N440 billion in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and far-reaching reforms to mainstream Almajiri education. This formed part of a communique issued at the end of the three-day summit in Kaduna on Sunday. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Abubakar…
The Senate Committee Chairman on Youth Development, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti), has reaffirmed the senate’s commitment to ensuring a better future for Nigerian youths. Adaramodu made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. The lawmaker, who is also the Senate spokesperson and Chairman, Senate Committee on…
The Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Angle 90 area of Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo Eyewitnesses said the Islamic…
Aliyu Ango-Kagara, the minority leader of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, has delivered a scathing attack on Governor Dauda Lawal Dare, accusing him of dragging the state towards political collapse. In a statementom Saturday, Kagara alleged that the governor has turned Zamfara into his personal empire, where opposition is crushed, the rule of law…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has reiterated the Federal Government’s strong commitment to the mental health and overall welfare of military personnel across the country. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation of mental health experts from the United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM), Matawalle stressed that the psychological wellbeing…
By Kabiru Inuwa In the early hours of political discourse, before the sun had fully risen, Governor Dauda Lawan Dare made a boast as bold as it was baseless: “If Matawalle dares to contest again, I will defeat him.” To many, this proclamation sounded less like strength and more like a rehearsed rhetoric—bravado cloaked in…
The Zamfara Central Integrity Forum (ZCIF) has praised former Governor Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle for what it called his extensive and impactful road infrastructure projects across the state. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Kamal Ibrahim Gusau, on Wednesday, the forum accused Governor Dauda Lawal of misleading the public by exaggerating the scale and…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration remains resolute in consolidating and strengthening the reform-oriented legacy of his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this known at the launch of a new book authored by Malam Garba Shehu, former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari. The book, “According…
