By Davies Iheamnachor Port Harcourt — The Rivers State House of Assembly has invited nine commissioner nominees submitted by Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara for screening to become members of his cabinet. The nominations follow the dissolution of the previous cabinet after a peace agreement in February in Abuja between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital…
Former Senator of Anambra North District, Chief Emmanuel Obiajulu Anosike, was on Tuesday elected Chairman of the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Anosike emerged through consensus, with Chief J.C. Okeke as Vice Chairman and Chief Obi Okpala as Secretary. Declaring the outcome, the Chairman of the Anambra Congress Committee and Returning Officer, Rear Admiral William…
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas have tasked the APC’s new executives to secure two million votes for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. They gave the charge on Tuesday at the party’s State Congress in Kaduna, where Isaac Atiku Sankay emerged as consensus chairman. Sankay, born in 1983, is Special Adviser on Peace and…
Iran has warned European countries, on Tuesday, against joining its conflict with Israel and the United States. Read Also: Iran drones hit US embassy in Saudi Arabia The warning is coming after Germany, Britain and France said they could take “defensive action” to destroy Iran’s missile-launching capabilities. “It would be an act of war. Any such act against Iran…
The outgoing Taraba State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed Governor Agbu Kefas for a second term in the 2027 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee also endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 presidential poll. Alhaji Ibrahim El-Sudi, Chairman of APC in Taraba, while addressing newsmen in…
Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has insisted that the presidency should remain in the southern part of the country in 2027, saying the region deserves to complete eight years in line with Nigeria’s long-standing power-sharing understanding. Speaking on Tuesday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the governor said although zoning is not provided for in the constitution, it remains…
Adamu Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has resigned from his role as Commissioner for Works and Energy Development in Adamawa State. In a resignation letter dated March 2, 2026, and addressed to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Adamu said his decision came after “deep personal reflection and careful consideration.” “I write to formally tender my resignation…
The U.S. Department of State has urged U.S. citizens to immediately leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries, including Israel, due to safety risks amid a military escalation in the region. The State Department “urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks,” Assistant Secretary Mora Namdar said in…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has said he will again work for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, insisting that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), appears not to have learnt from past political decisions. Wike made the remarks on Monday during a media parley in Abuja, where he defended his continued…
By Ayobami Okerinde The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday defended the 2026 Electoral Act and accused former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, of hypocrisy over criticisms of its electronic transmission provision, insisting that the law does not abolish electronic transmission of results. Speaking during a media chat, Wike said Amaechi had opposed the approval…
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