FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has explained his absence at the recent Council of State meeting, where Prof Joash Amupitan was nominated as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission The minister stated this during the commissioning of the Access Roads in Sector Centre B, Dakibiyu District, in Abuja on Tuesday. Wike explained that he had directed the Minister of State, …

A mild drama ensued in the Senate Tuesday, October 14, after Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan called for an amendment of a motion that considered the abuse of the rights of Nigerian immigrants in Libya. The Senate had a robust debate on the motion earlier. During the deliberation, Senator Natasha called on the Senate to look into the plights of Nigerian women …

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a new dimension at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday as the National Chairman, Umar Iliya Damagum and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, disagreed in open court. During the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the party’s planned National Convention, instituted by three aggrieved members, Damagum and …

The chairman.of Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uxodinma, has said that his conviction that the South East must align politically with the federal government was anchored on the need to drive home developmental initiatives that could empower the region’s economy and guarantee sustainable growth Speaking at Michael Okpara Square in Enugu on Tuesday, when Enugu State …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria cruised to a 4–0 victory over the Benin Republic on Tuesday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo but fell short of securing automatic qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Despite the emphatic win, Nigeria finished as one of the best second-placed teams in the CAF qualifying series and will now advance to …

Madagascar’s military has taken charge of the African island nation, an army colonel announced on Tuesday, after a rising Gen Z-led protest movement peaked over the weekend. “We have taken the power,” Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the army’s CAPSAT unit said on national radio. The military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament, Randianirina said, shortly after …

There seems to be an uneasy calm in APC Enugu state as many prominent APC leaders in the Southeast shunned the official defection of the state governor, H.E Peter Mbah into the party. Even when many people expected the likes of Governor Hope Uzodimma, APC governors forum chairman , Sen. Kelvin Chukwu senator representing Enugu East, Hon. Sunday Nnamchi, member …

Senator Kevin Chukwu.House of.Reps Members:Hon Sunday Umeha*Hon Chimaobi Atu*Hon Paul NnamchiEarlier defectors to APC All missing in action as Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and the state political establishment move in and take over the party

The World Bank report, released on October 8, 2025, shows that a staggering 139 million Nigerians are now living in poverty, an alarming increase from the 87 million Nigerians living below the poverty line reported in 2023, when Tinubu was sworn in as President. What this means is that in two years under the watch of the APC regime, over …

Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has announced plans to set up a special committee to investigate mounting complaints over alleged excessive taxation across the state. Mbah made this known on Tuesday during an ongoing media chat shortly after his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor said he had already met with the leadership of the state’s …

Prof. Joy Uche Angela Ogwu, a trailblazing scholar, diplomat, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, is dead. She died at 79. Family sources who confirmed her passing to NTA news in a phone conversation in Asaba said she breathed her last in the early hours of Monday at a hospital in New York, United States, with her daughter by her …

Read Governor’s Full Address During the Declaration ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR OF ENUGU STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. PETER NDUBUISI MBAH, ON HIS FORMAL DECLARATION FOR THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC), TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025 CHARTING A NEW COURSE: TRANSITION FROM PDP TO APC I want to begin by expressing a deep gratitude to God and Ndi Enugu… For we are …

Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, said he had fled the country in fear for his life after a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on social media late on Monday from an undisclosed location. The 51-year-old has faced weeks of gen Z-led anti-government protests, which reached a pivotal point on Saturday when an elite military …

Cameroon’s opposition candidate, Issa Tchiroma, declared victory late Monday in the country’s October 12 presidential election, calling on President Paul Biya to accept defeat and “honour the truth of the ballot box.” “Our victory is clear. It must be respected,” Tchiroma said in a speech posted on his Facebook page from his hometown of Garoua in northern Cameroon. “The people …

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Assembly has proposed that presidential and governorship elections be conducted in November 2026, instead of the usual February or March of the election year. The proposal is contained in the draft amendments to the Electoral Act 2022, which were discussed on Monday during a one-day public hearing held by the Joint Committee …