From Kola Owolabi. Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending, on invitation, the National Political Consultative Northern Group Meeting, where I spoke passionately about the North, its resilience, untapped potential, and the urgent need for inclusive development and trust. I echoed how we have underutilised our resources, especially in the North. One of our greatest…
Saudi Arabia has stopped Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from performing the 2025 Hajj and deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post made on Monday, May 26, 2025, via his Facebook page. He said the Saudi government had granted him a visa to enter the country for Hajj, but…
Officials from the Federal Capital Territory Administration, under the leadership of Minister Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have sealed the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party. At exactly 2:06 pm, a group of FCTA staff locked the entrance gate of Wadata Plaza, the PDP’s national secretariat located in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. This action…
The Federal Capital Administration, FCTA has sealed the premise of Federal Internal Revenue Service, FIRS, Access Bank and Total Energy in Wuse over unpaid ground rent. The Director of Land, FCTA, Mr. Chijoke Nwankwoeze, explained during the exercise in Abuja on Monday, that the properties have reverted to the FCTA. Nwankwoeze said that the exercise…
Jamb …Absentees to take part in mop-up exam; CBT centres involved in malpractice to be blacklisted The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 UTME resit for candidates affected by technical issues during the original exam. Of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the exam, 21,082 (about 7%) were absent….
…………WIKE PROMISE TO FIGHT TO FINISH From Vincent Egunyanga Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that he was pulling out of all previous agreements reached to with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to resolve the lingering crisis bedeviling the party, but vows to “fight on until justice is attained.” The FCT Minister, who…
BY KELVIN ONYEKACHUKWU, ASABA In a bid to prevent the escalation of ethnic tensions in Warri, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to engage key stakeholders from the Ijaw, Itsekiri, and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in a high-level peace meeting in Abuja. The closed-door meeting, held at the NSA’s…
The Abuja Municipal Management Council, AMMC will spend about N2. 6 billion on infrastructure this year, while the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA has outlined projects for the year. This revelation was made on Tuesday during the 14th FCT executive meeting. Briefing newsmen after the executive meeting which was chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom…
From Vincent Egunyanga The north-west zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was made after a stakeholders’ meeting held in Kaduna at the weekend, where Tinubu was also adopted as the sole candidate for the poll. A …
…Osadebe House not vacant, says Joel-Onowakpo BY KELVIN ONYEKACHUKWU, ASABA The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta, has passed a vote of confidence on President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori and Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas. for providing purposeful and…
