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The Niger State Government has unveiled a new policy mandating religious clerics to submit their sermons for approval before delivering them in public. Governor Umar Bago confirmed the development during an interview on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, stating that the measure aims to curb the spread of harmful or inciteful messages. “I didn’t ban evangelism. […]
ALLEGED shortlisting of former President Goodluck Jonathan, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi; and Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, for consideration for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2027 presidential ticket, yesterday, caused a stir in the party. One of the presidential aspirants from the North, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, warned against a plot to use […]
As Rivers State prepares for Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s return on September 18 after a six-month state of emergency, the sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has defended his stewardship, saying he fulfilled President Bola Tinubu’s mandate and stabilised the oil-rich state. Opposition parties, however, have called for a probe into Ibas’s tenure and the […]
UMUAHIA – Abia State Governor Alex Otti has announced that the newly reconstructed Port Harcourt road, Aba, and six other roads would be commissioned on October 3, 2025, by President Bola Tinubu. The governor, who stated this during the state security fundraising in Aba, also announced that the state government has signed necessary documents […]
Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, has met with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State wrote on his X handle that the meeting was held behind closed-door. Although he did not disclose the full details of their discussion, the LP chieftain posted photos of the meeting late […]
Publisher Dele Momodu has accused the ruling party of stifling the opposition, claiming the All Progressives Congress (APC) is jittery ahead of the 2027 general election. Momodu, a member of the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) spoke on Friday, accusing the ruling APC of sowing seeds of discord in opposition parties. “It’s obvious that […]
The spiritual leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a strong warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to reconsider the proposed 5% fuel tax currently being deliberated by his administration. In a statement released through his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the cleric cautioned that such a policy, if […]
The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has defended the borrowing policy of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting it is strategic and aimed at funding critical infrastructure, not reckless as alleged by Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Nigeria’s rising debt profile has remained a recurring issue in national discourse. Tinubu’s administration has defended […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for the 2025 Independence Day celebration. The committee is saddled with the responsibility of planning, organizing, and executing all approved programmes to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, explained the importance of unity and patriotism in […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu, his 39-year-old defence minister and close ally, as the country’s new prime minister. The decision came less than 24 hours after François Bayrou’s government collapsed in a confidence vote over controversial budget cuts. Lecornu, who has played a central role in France’s military response to Russia’s war […]
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