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APC SET TO OCCUPY 2/3 SEATS IN SENATE, APGA INCREASES TO TWO Senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), need just one more seat to form 2/3 majority of membership of the 10th Senate with their current 72 in number from 59 in June, 2023. This is as the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) which …

FALANA TO APC, PDP – PROVE YOU ARE NOT TERRORISTS Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to prove that they are not terrorist organisations. This comes following a controversial ruling by a Canadian Federal Court which described both parties as entities that have engaged in …

ARMY APPOINTS NEW PSOS, GOCS, OTHERS IN MAJOR SHAKE-UP.The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced a major redeployment affecting its top hierarchy, including Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, and Brigade Commanders, News360 Nigeria reports. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, confirmed the changes in a statement, noting that …

PRESIDENTIAL TICKET: WE’RE UNDER PRESSURE TO ZONE – ADC The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said it’s under pressure to zone its presidential ticket in 2027. ADC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Jackie Wayas, said the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, holds the final decision on zoning or rotation of the presidential ticket. Wayas also disclosed that the ADC is deliberating …

THE RISE AND FALL OF JESU OYINGBO,, LAGOS: A SELF-PROCLAIMED MESSIAH In the religious history of Lagos and perhaps the whole of Nigeria, few names provoke as much intrigue, controversy, and disbelief as that of Olufunmilayo Immanuel Odumosu, better known as Jesu Oyingbo. Born in Ijebu-Ode, in present-day Ogun State, Odumosu would grow from an ordinary carpenter’s apprentice into one …

109 SENATORS’ PAY ENOUGH FOR 4,708 PROFESSORS’ SALARIES About N2.354 billion in pay cheques, comprising the monthly salaries of the 109 senators and the cost of running their offices, is enough to pay monthly wages of 4,708 professors at universities across the country, Debates have continued over the perceived imbalance in the remunerations of political office holders and academics. Recently, …

BY-ELECTIONS: PARTIES MAINTAIN STRONGHOLDS Major political parties that participated in the Saturday’s by-elections into 16 federal constituencies across 12 states largely maintained their strongholds, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). From the official tally, the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 12 of the 16 seats; while the coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) won none Despite …

TINUBU HAILS IBB AT 84 President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, his 84th birthday. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the former military head of state as a key figure in Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development. The president highlighted Babangida’s military career, …

BALANCE FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS FOR UNITY, CSO URGES TINUBU A civil society group, the Societal Safety Network (SSN), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure equity and fairness in federal appointments, stressing that regional balance is vital for national unity. The group, in a statement signed by Suleiman Salaudeen, commended the President for correcting the recent appointment of the Managing …

TOP EMIR DIES IN LONDON The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami (Rtd.), also known as Gomo II, is dead. He died in a London hospital after a brief illness. He was 81. The late monarch, a retired military officer, is survived by four wives and seven children. Confirming the death, Kebbi State Commissioner for …