CLARIFICATION ON BUDGETARY PROVISIONS FOR THE LAGOS LIAISON OFFICE IN THE 2026 APPROPRIATION LAW The attention of the Abia State Ministry of Budget and Planning has been drawn to commentaries regarding specific line items for the Lagos Liaison Office in the published 2026 Fiscal Year Budget. We wish to state the following verifiable facts for…
The Hon. Comforter Olufunke Foundation has successfully organised a capacity-building training on effective communication and writing for residents and stakeholders within Ibadan North Constituency I. The impactful training, held at the Constituency I Office, aimed at equipping participants with practical communication and writing skills essential for personal growth, professional development, and media engagement. The programme…
President Bola Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom from March 18 to 19, 2026, following an official invitation from King Charles III. The visit was announced on Sunday via a post on the official X handle of the British royal family, which stated that the Nigerian leader would be…
A Coalition of civil societies, CSO, in Osun State on Saturday, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare state of emergency in the State to avert chaos over the ongoing Local Government imbroglio. The coalitions; which include Centre for Justice Initiatives, CJI, Community Advocacy Initiative for Local Government Development, ILGD and Centre for Justice and…
Popular nightlife entrepreneur and socialite Cubana Chief Priest, whose real name is Pascal Okechukwu, has been appointed Imo State Director of the City Boy Movement (CBM), a youth-focused group supporting Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The appointment was announced via the movement’s official Instagram page. According to the group, Cubana Chief…
Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina, has conferred a posthumous honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science on the late President Muhammadu Buhari. The award, approved by the Governing Council of the university, was presented during the institution’s 14th convocation ceremony held on Saturday in Katsina. The University authorities said the honour was bestowed in acknowledgment…
President Bola Tinubu and Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, were among the dignitaries who attended the wedding of the children of Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence. Matawalle celebrated the weddings of his ten children, five daughters and five sons, at the National Mosque, Abuja,…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday admitted that the Senate deliberately deleted the provision for “real-time” transmission of election results from the Electoral Bill, 2026. Akpabio said the Senate took the decision because it believed that “technology must save and not endanger democracy.” He spoke in Abuja at the unveiling of a book…
Supporters of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing Peter Obi and Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal was announced on Friday in Kano by Abba Sadauki Gwale, who spoke on behalf of several Kwankwaso support groups. He said…
The Rivers State chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that governors are not needed to mobilize support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 election. Wike made this statement on Saturday during the opening of the group’s office in Port Harcourt….
