Human Rights and Constitutional lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has faulted the continued withholding of statutory allocations due to local governments in Osun State. He insisted that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) must rise above politics and discharge his constitutional duty as the nation’s Chief Law Officer. Speaking on Channels Television, Ozekhome reviewed the legal battles surrounding the Osun local government elections, and noted that two subsisting judgments had already nullified the tenure of the former All Progressives Congress (APC) officials and validated the current Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmen and councillors elected in February 2025. According to…
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The Ogun West Assembly for Tinubu, OWAT, has said it is backing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office having laid a solid and sustainable foundation for all round development of Nigeria. The group, an umbrella body championing the social and political progress of the people of Ogun West Senatorial district, added that it is committed to delivering a minimum 250,000 votes for the President in the 2027 election. OWAT made these remarks through an advertorial published in national newspapers over the the weekend. On why it was backing Tinubu, the group noted that, “The president took…
The National Commission for Colleges of Education has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education. The discovery was made during a crackdown on illegal colleges of education in the country. The development was revealed in the commission’s achievements, seen by our correspondent. “The NCCE conducted personnel audit, financial monitoring in all the 21 federal colleges of education,” the commission said. President Bola Tinubu had recently urged the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education to weed out illegal higher institutions of learning in the country. Speaking at the…
The National Executive Committee Meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to hold today, barring any unforeseen spectacle. The national caucus meeting of the party, chaired by Acting National Chairman Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, ended late on Sunday night. Speaking to journalists afterwards, Damagum said details of the decisions reached would be made public during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party scheduled for today, Monday. However, uncertainty lingers over the fate of the planned National Convention. Sources said that the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has yet to sign the notification letter to the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday responded to critics, saying he was not desperate to be president in 2027, but more interested in a better Nigeria. The former vice president had been accused of desperation in his presidential ambition. But speaking at a ceremony to welcome new defectors to the ADC in Lagos, Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, said he was only interested in a better, secure and prosperous Nigeria. Some PDP and Labour Party (LP) bigwigs proclaimed their membership of ADC at the ceremony. Atiku, who was the guest…
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has once again retained his position as Africa’s wealthiest man, topping Forbes’ Real-time Billionaires List with a net worth of $24.4 billion and ranking 88th globally. The latest ranking, released at the weekend, underscores Dangote’s unmatched dominance in Africa’s wealth hierarchy, where he stands far ahead of his Nigerian peers. With a net worth of $7.2 billion, Abdulsamad Rabiu emerged as the 516th world’s richest man, while Mike Adenuga took 592nd position with a net worth of $6.3 billion. Since first appearing on Forbes’ list in 2008, Dangote has remained a fixture, reclaiming…
Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface is heading back to Bayer Leverkusen after medical concerns stalled his proposed move to AC Milan. The 24-year-old Nigerian striker spent the past 48 hours in Italy undergoing tests at La Madonnina clinic and Galeazzi Hospital, but the Serie A club has yet to give the green light for his transfer. Milan’s hesitation is understood to be linked to Boniface’s injury history, including two cruciate ligament tears during his time at Bodø/Glimt in 2019 and recurring muscle issues, prompting the club to proceed cautiously. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed on Sunday that the medical results…
Eight persons have been arrested by the Police Command in Niger State for illegal mining and armed robbery in Minna. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna. According to him, on August 18, at about 4:00 p.m., Police operatives of Central Police Station, Minna, led by the DPO carried out a sting operation at an illegal mining site around Mechanic Bye-pass, Minna. The spokesperson explained that during the operation, the following suspects were arrested: Samaila Nuhu, 20, Ahmad Mohammed, 17, Musa Aliyu, 20, and Umar Salihu, 47. He…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed remarks by Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, describing his criticism of the opposition coalition as “personal opinions” that do not reflect the ADC’s position. In a statement signed by Jackie Wayas, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, the ADC reaffirmed its commitment to uniting opposition forces ahead of the 2027 general elections. Where’re his accomplices, Bamise’s property? Family of lady murdered by BRT driver0:08 / 1:00 Baba-Ahmed, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, had accused the opposition coalition of ‘deceiving Nigerians’ and claimed it was incapable of…
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party and running mate to Peter Obi, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress ADC as a grand deception, alleging that many of those who ruined Nigeria under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration are now seeking refuge in the party ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking during a late Friday interview on Channels TV monitored in Abuja, Baba-Ahmed said Nigeria’s fundamental problems are rooted in flawed leadership recruitment processes that have consistently produced corrupt and self-serving politicians. According to him, electoral fraud has been the breeding ground for insecurity, corruption…