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Bassey Otu, governor of Cross River, says President Bola Tinubu will address the appointment of Asu Okang, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC). Tinubu, on Tuesday, appointed board members and a management team for the NDDC. The APC in Cross River has […]

Wale Adedayo, the chairman of Ijebu East LGA of Ogun state, has been suspended for three months over allegations of maladministration and financial mismanagement. Adedayo was suspended on Thursday by seven councillors of the LGA’s legislative council. The local legislators said they received different petitions on the allegations that needed to be […]

The court of appeal in Abuja has ordered the Delta state governorship election petitions tribunal to hear the suit filed by Kennedy Pela, candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Sheriff Oborevwori, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the March 18 election in the […]

Vice-President Kashim Shettima says poor governance has a “direct bearing” on the spate of banditry and kidnapping in the north-west geopolitical zone. Shettima spoke on Wednesday when he hosted the Coalition of Northern States’ Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (CONSCCIMA), at the presidential villa in Abuja. The coalition was led […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says African leaders need to focus on the root cause of the recent spike in coups across the continent. Atiku tweeted his thoughts on Thursday while reacting to the recent coup in Gabon — the eighth in Africa since 2020. He said the military takeovers are worrisome, adding […]

Elon Musk, tech billionaire, says audio and video call feature will be added to X (formerly known as Twitter), soon. In a post shared via the platform on Thursday, he specified that the feature will be compatible with Android, iOS, PC, and Mac. Musk said that once released, the feature would allow […]

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says he is working with President Bola Tinubu to achieve the promise of “renewed hope” for Nigerians. Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, Wike said he is not a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and is not working for […]

As coups continue to spread on the African continent, some leaders are taking proactive steps by reshuffling defence portfolios.  On Wednesday, Cameroon President Paul Biya made major changes to the country’s ministry of defence. Among the posts reshuffled were the delegate to the presidency in charge of defence, air force staff, navy, […]