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“Everyone going to sermon on Friday, should bring his scriptures for review.” With those words during a TVC interview, Governor Umar Bago of Niger state introduced a new policy that has stirred heated debate across the state. The directive, which also requires clerics to obtain licenses within two months, has been welcomed by some as a tool for peace but …

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned that Nigeria’s surging population poses a grave threat to national stability, cautioning that failure to address it could unleash a crisis worse than Boko Haram. Speaking on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Bakhita ICT Centre at the Catholic Secretariat in Sokoto State, Obasanjo stressed that education and knowledge remain the most potent tools …

Ahead of the February council polls in the Federal Capital Territory, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has pledged support for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Dr. Moses Paul, stating that he would join him in campaigns across the FCT. Obi gave the assurance on Wednesday at the Merit …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sacked all commissioners and public officers serving under his administration. Fubara, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday evening by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said the sacking was with immediate effect. The governor said the decision followed the recent Supreme Court judgment. Meanwhile, Fubara thanked members of his cabinet for …

Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesperson of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC), has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech, saying the Independence Day celebration is not about his government but the country. President Bola Tinubu had, in his Independence Day broadcast, highlighted the key reforms and economic milestones his administration has recorded in the past 28 months. But Abdullahi disagreed …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says Nigeria is staggering under the failures of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing a press conference on the occasion of the 65th Independence anniversary of the country, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, said Nigerians were faced with “acute convergence of crises: economic hardship, spiraling insecurity, and a growingloss of …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned that millions of citizens are still grappling with hunger, insecurity, and joblessness despite ongoing reforms, stressing that true progress must go beyond economic statistics to tangible relief in households across the country. In a statement signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of CAN, to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, the apex Christian …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that he is ready to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race if a younger and more vibrant candidate emerges under his party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He made the statement during an interview with BBC Hausa as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day. Atiku stressed that his interest in the …

The tension in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector seems to have come to an end as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has reached an agreement to suspend two days action against Dangote Refinery. This comes as the oil company agreed to recall its workers dismissed for belonging to PENGASSAN. The decision came after a …

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has expressed deep concerns over the rising number of complaints against senior lawyers in Nigeria. Speaking at a special court session to mark the beginning of the Supreme Court’s 2025/2026 Legal Year and the inauguration of 57 senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs), Fagbemi lamented the rot in the …