GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The dissolution, announced on Thursday, takes immediate effect. All commissioners and special advisers have been directed to hand over to the permanent secretaries or the most senior officers in their respective ministries. Governor Fubara expressed gratitude to the outgoing…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said African countries should deliberately promote leaders between the ages of 25 and 50, arguing that younger people are more physically and mentally equipped to handle the demands of governance. Jonathan made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the International Memorial Lecture and Leadership Conference marking the 50th anniversary…
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Adebayo Balogun, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission cannot use real-time election results transmitted to its IReV portal for collation under the Electoral Act Bill. The lawmaker stated this during an interview on the proposed bill on an Arise TV programme on Thursday. He…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected a total of N873.778 billion for the conduct of the 2027 general elections, while requesting N171 billion for its 2026 operational budget. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting the Commission’s budget proposals before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters. He…
A former Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Bisi Ilaka has officially resigned his membership of the party. In his resignation letter dated Tuesday, February 10, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, on Thursday, in Ibadan, the state capital, Ilaka thanked…
.Security operatives on Thursday reportedly made an attempt to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly after he arrived from Cairo, Egypt. The development was disclosed by his Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, in a post shared on his verified X handle moments after the incident. According to…
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (NAUS CMC OSUN STATE) OFFICE OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN February 12th, 2026 PRESS STATEMENT SUSTAINING ACCESS TO EDUCATION: NAUS VICE CHAIRMAN COMMENDS RT. HON. AKINYODE Deputy speaker osun state house of assembly As Vice Chairman of NAUS CMC Osun State, I consider it important to publicly acknowledge and commend Rt….
A heated exchange ensued on Wednesday between Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, and Shuaibu Audu, minister of steel development. The altercation played out during a joint sitting of the senate and house of representatives mines and steel development budget defence session. The minister and the senator are both from Kogi state, with Audu a…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned a bill before the United States congress seeking to impose sanctions on Rabiu Kwankwaso, its national leader, for alleged “severe religious freedom violations”. On Tuesday, five US lawmakers introduced a bill in the country’s house of representatives to compel the secretary of state to submit a “comprehensive…
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says he expects to be arrested “any moment now” by federal authorities. Speaking in a recent interview with BBC Hausa, el-Rufai said four individuals who worked closely with him during his tenure as governor have already been arrested, adding that he believes he may be the next. He alleged…
