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Rwanda High Commissioner woos Nigerian investors, tourists

Tunde Opalana 11 November 2025 0

Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Christophe Bazivamo, on Monday called on Nigerian investors to explore the country’s growing investment landscape. Bazivamo described Rwanda as one of Africa’s most dynamic and business-friendly countries. The envoy said this during Invest in Rwanda

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Australia-based doctor, Wole Oluyede, clinches PDP ticket in Ekiti

Tunde Opalana 10 November 2025 0

An Australia-based medical practitioner, Dr. Wole Oluyede has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for the 2026 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. The primary election, which commenced with the accreditation of delegates around 10:30pm on Saturday night, was concluded in the early hours of Sunday. Announcing the results of the election, the

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Plateau group urges Mutfwang to join APC 

Tunde Opalana 10 November 2025 0

The Plateau Youths for Progressive Change (PYPC), a sociopolitical group, has called on Gov. Caleb Mutfwang to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The group made the call through it’s Chairman, Mr Ezra Yakubu, in a statement in Abuja made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Yakubu explained that the […]

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ADC faults Anambra governorship poll, says election ‘drenched in cash’

Tunde Opalana 10 November 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of the Anambra 2025 gubernatorial election, describing it as a heavily monetized process that undermined the very idea of democracy itself. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party accused the incumbent and his party of engaging in […]

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Alleged Corruption In Presidency Unhealthy For Democracy – HURIWA 

Tunde Opalana 9 November 2025 0

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has warned that growing allegations of political corruption and inducement reportedly emanating from the Presidency pose a grave threat to Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja and signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the group expressed alarm over

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Lawmakers hail FG’s initiative on industrialisation, commends Dangote Refinery

Tunde Opalana 7 November 2025 0

Senators of the Southeast extract have hauled the Federal Government for providing an enabling environment for local industries to thrive and, by implication, boost the nation’s economy. This is as the South East Caucus commended the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, which they said represents one huge investment that has launched Nigeria on the global […]

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Senate gives NAFDAC deadline to enforce ban on alcohol in sachets

Tunde Opalana 7 November 2025 0

Concerned by constant abuse of alcoholic substance and the hazardous health implications, the Senate at plenary on Thursday asked the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ensure strict enforcement of the December 31, 2025 deadline for the prohibition of production and sales of alcohol in sachets. The Senate argued that […]

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PDP State Chairmen urge delegates to go ahead with planning for Convention

Tunde Opalana 7 November 2025 0

The Forum of State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday ratified the decision of the party leadership to go ahead with the plans for the elective national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan. The forum, therefore, urged the delegates to the convention to intensify mobilisation […]

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Runway Incident : Senate gives Airpeace Clean bill of health 

Tunde Opalana 7 November 2025 0

After mild face off between members of the Senate Committee on Aviation and the Chairman of Airpeace Airlines, Allen Onyeama, over runway overshoot on the 13th of July this year at Port Harcourt International Airport, the committee gave Airpeace a clean bill of health. But critical stakeholders in the aviation sector, like the Federal Airport […]

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We’ll Defeat Terrorism, Overcome CPC Designation – Tinubu Assures 

Tunde Opalana 7 November 2025 0

Amidst concern raised by the United States government on spate of insecurity in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has accepted that nation is challenged by terrorism but assured that the challenges are surmountable. He also assured that the federal government is working hard to defeat terrorism in the land even as he promised that the country […]

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We’re providing bandits access to education, healthcare in Kaduna Peace Model – Commissioner 

Tunde Opalana 6 November 2025 0

The Kaduna State government said it’s providing bandits with access to education, healthcare, and livelihood opportunities instead of cash payments as part of the new initiatives to end years of killings and kidnappings. The State Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, asserted on Wednesday in Kaduna that the initiative, known as “Kaduna Peace

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Gov Diri’s defection: Bayelsa is too critical for us to leave it— APC

Tunde Opalana 5 November 2025 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday said, there are moments in the life of a nation where politics transcends partisanship when the call to service outweighs the colours of our sentiments and when leaders answers to something greater than their affiliation. He described the event as one of those redemptive moments in the political history […]

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PDP Patriots backs Damagun’s NWC

Tunde Opalana 5 November 2025 0

A group, the PDP Patriots has thrown its weight the Ilya Damagum led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party amidst the polarisation of the organ of the party. Irked by the ugly development in the last 36 hours after a federal high court in Abuja stopped the planned national convention of the party, […]

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NELFUND announces one million student loan application milestone 

Tunde Opalana 5 November 2025 0

Applicants for the student loan scheme have surpassed one million, according to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The milestone was achieved less than a year after the programme was launched on May 24, 2024, a statement on Sunday by the Director of Strategic Communications, NELFUND, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said. According to the agency, over N116bn […]

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NAFDAC rewards exceptional staff  for spurting Agency to unprecedented milestone 

Tunde Opalana 4 November 2025 0

The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has attributed the milestones achieved by the Agency to the collective effort and resilience of staff which resulted in achieving WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) re-benchmarking, becoming the first in Africa to sustain and maintain Maturity Level 3 (ML3)

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In anticipation of Anioma State creation, kinsmen to hold Abuja cultural festival 

Tunde Opalana 4 November 2025 0

Sons and daughters of the Anioma kingdom will converge in Abuja on Saturday, November 8 to hold a festival that depicts the rich cultural heritage of the Anioma nation. The Izu Anioma Towns Union, Abuja  indicated that  the first Anioma Cultural Festival (Anioma Day) in Federal Capital Territory will be held at the Old Parade […]

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CPC Designation, consequence of lack of prudent use of resources says Obi 

Tunde Opalana 4 November 2025 0

Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has blamed the recent designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern by the United States government on incompetent hands running the affairs of the nation. Obi, who was the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 poll, said the situation we find ourselves in is a […]

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Genocide: Osun Gov calls for peaceful dialogue between Nigeria, United States

Tunde Opalana 4 November 2025 0

Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has suggested a renewed diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States amid rising security tensions over allegations of genocide against Christians in the country. The governor advised that the issue should not be allowed to degenerate into diplomatic row capable of threatening the long standing bilateral

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Falana faults Govs’, Ministers’  power to demolish houses without court order 

Tunde Opalana 3 November 2025 0

A senior advocate and human rights lawyer,  Femi Falana  has queried the legal right of state governors or ministers to demolish individual or corporate buildings without court order.  This is as he condemned the spate  of house demolitions in Abuja and Lagos on the order of state governor’s and the minister of the Federal Capital […]

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CUPP rejects claims of endorsing APC’s infrastructure projects

Tunde Opalana 3 November 2025 0

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has denied reports suggesting that it endorsed the infrastructural achievements of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. In a statement issued in Abuja, Chairman of CUPP’s Media Committee, Barr. Chukwudi Ezeobika, criticised the administration for what he described as efforts to mask Nigeria’s