A calm but significant transition has taken place at Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), sparking renewed curiosity about the woman now temporarily at the helm of the country’s electoral body. At a stakeholders’ meeting held at INEC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who has led the Commission for nearly a decade,...
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By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London In a decisive move to tackle the rising security challenges in the state, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has vowed to put an end to illegal mining and banditry in the state. The Governor made this declaration on Monday during a visit to Isanlu-Esa, a Kogi-Kwara...
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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon U. Ortuanya, has denied a report by Premium Times that claimed he disowned Minister Uche Nnaji’s degree certificate. According to Prof. Ortuanya, he neither discussed nor shared any correspondence with the author of the report, Chinagorom Ugwu. The controversy surrounding Minister Nnaji’s...
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In an era when nations are increasingly sensitive about how they are portrayed abroad, many citizens are often reminded to “speak well” of their country and not highlight the negatives. Yet, every day, the news headlines published within the country itself travel far beyond its borders, shaping global perception far more powerfully than any citizen’s...
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By Festus Fifen In a vibrant black African Country Like Nigeria, where socio-economic challenges and aspirations intertwine, the role of the First Lady often comes with great expectations and pressures. From the Time of the Late Mariam Babangida a woman who brought so much attention to the office of the first lady of Nigeria with...
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By Festus Fifen The Republic of Ghana is now set to host the 2025 edition of the African Women Conference (AWC) slated for November 26 to 28. 2025. This year’s conference is bringing together women leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and advocates from across Africa and the diaspora to discuss pathways for advancing gender equity, leadership, and...
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By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi State, on Saturday, formally inaugurated Senator Smart Adeyemi to chair the committee for the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governror Ahmed Usman Ododo for second terms in office. The inauguration which was conducted at the Glass House in Lokoja...
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The controversy surrounding Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji’s academic credentials has taken a new turn. The Office of the Registrar, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has confirmed that Chief Uche Nnaji Nwakabia was admitted to the university in 1981 and graduated in 1985. This confirmation was made in a letter dated...
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By Festus Fifen President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday declared that he has a mission to unite Nigerians and assured Christian Communities in Northern Nigeria of his administration’s commitment to ensuring fairness among all religions in the country. President Tinubu gave the assurance during his meeting with some Christian leaders at the Headquarters of...
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With large swathes of the country still under siege from unrelenting insecurity and thousands of innocent lives lost, it is deeply unfortunate that President Bola Tinubu has not, for once, found it worthy to visit any of the affected states to commiserate with the grieving citizens. Today, however, the President suddenly remembered Plateau State —...
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