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President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. The President, who met with security chiefs at the State House in Abuja

Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide and prominent social commentator has come to the defense of the Federal Government following criticisms over the installation of a ₦10 billion solar power system at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. Speaking on the development, Omokri

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to address the security challenges bedeviling the country. National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu disclosed this during a visit to Makurdi, Benue State where he sympathized with the government and people following recent attacks. Speaking

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has debunked rumors suggesting he plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a post shared on his verified Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) handles, the Governor reaffirmed his commitment to the People’s Democratic

A former Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President, Bola Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that the North will, in the next six months, take a stand on who to support for the presidency in 2027. He said no politician

A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tunde Bakare, has decried the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government under President Bola Tinubu, asking the Nigerian leader to “stop playing God”. Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the

Amid the crisis rocking Rivers State, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has given a condition for him to forgive Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his estranged political godson and successor. Wike, the immediate past Rivers governor, said he would let go of the wrongs Fubara

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains fully engaged in Nigeria’s governance even though he is away in Europe. His absence remains temporary and in line with the communicated timeframe of approximately two weeks. The President left Paris for London at the weekend and

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State has summoned the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). The committee directed Ibas to appear before it for a “comprehensive interactive session” on Thursday, April 17, 2025,

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has declared the removal of the re-instated Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, the court also nullified the proceedings and

A Chief Magistrate in the Rivers judiciary, Ejike King George, has voluntarily resigned from service, citing unease with the recent appointment of what he described as a “quasi-military administration” to oversee the state’s affairs. In a letter dated April 11, 2025, and