Tom Okpe, Author at DAILY TIMES Nigeria

Force PRO, Hundeyin visits NUJ FCT, seeks media collaboration

Tom Okpe 20 September 2025 0

The Force Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Police Force, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, has called for stronger collaboration between the media and the police in the interest of national security and public trust. Hundeyin made this appeal during a visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ,

Politics

Rivers Emergency Rule, Suspension Not About Fubara, Says Former Presidential Candidate

Tom Okpe 20 September 2025 0

Former Presidential candidate of the defunct Nigeria for Democracy, ND, in the 2019 general election, Asuquo Archibong, has informed that the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State and subsequent suspension by Presid3nt Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is not about Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Asuquo also, commended Mr President, for ending the six-month emergency rule and reinstating

Education

Back To School: Parents, School Owners, Businesses Recount Experiences

Tom Okpe 20 September 2025 0

Schools nationwide have resumed a new academic year, and along with this comes the attendant joys and challenges associated with the start of new sessions. From day care centers to secondary schools, learners flood into new and higher classes of learning, while another hundreds of thousands commence the journey of their educational careers for the […]

Politics

IRI Extols Labour Party on Political Participation, Leadership

Tom Okpe 16 September 2025 0

The International Republican Institute, IRI, has scored the Labour Party high in its inclusive policies, reiterating its commitment to strengthening inclusive political participation in Nigeria. The Institute’s Resident Program Director, Sentell Barnes, while paying an advocacy visit to the Julius Abure led faction of the Labour Party, LP, National Headquarters in Abuja on

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Etsu Nupe, an embodiment of Peace, unity in Nigeria – Minister

Tom Okpe 13 September 2025 0

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has described the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, as an embodiment of peace and unity, who has worked tirelessly for the development of the Nupe Kingdom, Niger state, and the Nigerian nation. The Minister, who is also the Kakakin Nupe, while congratulating the revered monarch on […]

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Tinubu’s suspension of raw shea exports will unlock Nigeria’s Shea economy, says minister

Tom Okpe 10 September 2025 0

Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says President Bola Tinubu’s temporary suspension of raw shea exports is a strategic move to boost local processing and position Nigeria as a global leader in the shea industry. Speaking at the 20th Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Northern Zonal Accountants’ Conference in Minna on […]

Politics

Obi: Nigeria must declare national war on insecurity after ‘bloody weekend’

Tom Okpe 9 September 2025 0

Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has called for what he described as a “national war” against insecurity, following a spate of killings and abductions across the country. In a post on Monday, Obi described the past weekend as “bloody,” citing the deaths of over 100 Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and […]

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NDLEA dismantles int’l drug cartel, intercepts narcotics worth over N6.4bn

Tom Okpe 8 September 2025 0

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismantled an international drug cartel operating between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, arresting three kingpins and intercepting narcotics, worth over ₦6.4 billion. The agency, in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made available to

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Ndume laments killings in Borno, calls for armed community defence

Tom Okpe 8 September 2025 0

Mohammed Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has lamented the rising killings in the state, saying civilian joint task force members and vigilantes carrying dane guns and sticks cannot effectively complement the military. His comment followed Friday night’s attack in Darajamal, a community in Bama LGA, which left 58 civilians and five soldiers dead. In a […]

Politics

‎APC Chairman: We will ensure free, fair credible Elections

Tom Okpe 5 September 2025 0

‎Nantawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), has assured Nigerians of its commitment to ensuring free, fair and credible elections across the country. ‎Yilwatda made this known, while receiving supporters of the APC candidate for Bwari Area Council, Shekwolo Haruna, on a solidarity visit at the party’s National Secretariat, Buhari House,

Politics

No Distraction Can Prevent Delivery of Renewed Hope Agenda – APC N/C Chairmen

Tom Okpe 5 September 2025 0

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State, who is also, Chairman, APC North Central Forum, Dr Sunday Fagbemi stated in Abuja on Thursday that no distraction can stop delivery of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration Renewed Hope Agenda. ‎ ‎Dr Fagbemi made the remark after leading the forum of Chairmen of the […]

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Mohammed Idris: Tinubu has not weaponised anti-graft agencies against opposition

Tom Okpe 3 September 2025 0

Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration has not weaponised anti-corruption agencies against political opposition. Idris spoke on Wednesday at the opening of the ICPC roundtable engagement on strategic integration of state commissioners of information in the fight against corruption, held in Abuja. He

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Tinubu Has Been Fair To All Section Of The Country, FG Defends Bias Allegation

Tom Okpe 1 September 2025 0

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has said the Federal Government, under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been fair to all Section of the country, without bias. The Minister made this known in Abuja on Sunday, in light of recent insinuations which he described as ‘half-truth and fake […]

Politics

Zainab Ibrahim: Twinning formula Is fastest way to women’s inclusion in politics

Tom Okpe 31 August 2025 0

Zainab Ibrahim, deputy national woman leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says adopting the twinning formula remains the most effective path to increasing women’s participation in Nigeria’s politics. The twinning formula (sometimes called twinning policy) is a political inclusion strategy where every top elective or appointive office is paired with a deputy slot

Politics

Adeyanju condemns hoodlum attack on El-Rufai’s supporters, calls it “political intolerance”

Tom Okpe 31 August 2025 0

Rights activist Deji Adeyanju has condemned an alleged pro-government-sponsored hoodlum attack on an ADC Coalition meeting of supporters of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in Kaduna, describing the incident as political intolerance that strikes at basic democratic freedoms. “I condemn in its entirety the pro government sponsored hoodlum attack on El-Rufai’s

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My Son Was Killed, Not Insane, Mother Of 21 Yr-Old Moses Cries Out

Tom Okpe 31 August 2025 0

Mother of a 21 year old, Victoria Mba has informed that her late son, Moses Mba was not insane, after scoring 196 aggregate in the last JAMB examinations with perfect WAEC result. The family therefore, demands justice, following Moses’s death, which they alleged, resulted from a beating and gunshot wounds inflicted by security personnel attached […]

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Police Commence Investigations After El’Rufai’s Political Meeting

Tom Okpe 31 August 2025 0

The Nigeria Police Command, Kaduna State has begun investigations into an alleged political meeting, linked to former Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, which reportedly, degenerated into violence, leading to sporadic shooting and chaos in the city. The incident, according to the Command, occurred after a political gathering said to have been convened under the platform of

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Ojulari denies political ambition, faces backlash over refinery plans

Tom Okpe 30 August 2025 0

Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dismissed suggestions of political ambition, insisting his focus remains on reforms to revive Nigeria’s struggling oil and gas sector. Speaking on Thursday while receiving a delegation of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN),

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We aim to achieve 70 percent national digital literacy by 2027-Tinubu

Tom Okpe 28 August 2025 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, flagged off a two -day Youth Leadership Conference, urging youths to engage in leadership and national development. The strategic conference, put together by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, FMYD, in conjunction with the National Defence College, NDC, aiming to build a foundation for sustainable strategic leadership.

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‘Energy without direction leads to frustration’ — Tinubu to Nigerian youths

Tom Okpe 27 August 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to preparing young Nigerians with the skills and values needed to drive national development. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening of a two-day Youth Leadership Conference in Abuja, Tinubu, represented by Ayodele Olawande, minister of youth development, said the initiative is aimed at shaping a new generation […]

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