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EDO BEGINS GRATUITIES PAYMENTS AFTER 12-YEAR DELAY Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the payment of gratuities owed to pensioners since 2012, a move many say will address the long-standing plight of retired civil servants in the state. In a statement on Monday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the state government has commenced the disbursement of …

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MODIFIED EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS Senator Yemi Adaramodu, the spokesperson for the Senate, has revealed that although the National Assembly approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, it made significant adjustments to the proposal. In an interview in Ilawe-Ekiti, Adaramodu explained that the Senate added specific clauses to shorten the …

WHAT APC GOVERNORS DISCUSSED WITH BUHARI State governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna on Monday. Led by the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, who also serves as the Chairman of the All Progressives Governors Forum, the governors held a closed-door meeting with Buhari. …

GOVERNORS BLOCK LG CHAIRMEN FROM OPENING CBN ACCOUNTS The challenges facing the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy have assumed a new dimension, with some state governors explicitly warning their council chairmen against opening an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the direct payment of their allocations from the Federation Account. The latest development …

GOVERNORS BLOCK LG CHAIRMEN FROM OPENING CBN ACCOUNTS The challenges facing the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy have assumed a new dimension, with some state governors explicitly warning their council chairmen against opening an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the direct payment of their allocations from the Federation Account. The latest development …

MINISTER ASKS NYSC TO STOP EARLY MORNING DRILLS FOR CORPS MEMBERS IN ORIENTATION CAMP Minister of Youth, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has requested that the management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, change its programme to allow corps members to have enough rest during their 21-day orientation camp. The minister made the call during the 2025 annual management conference, themed …

NO COUNTRY HAS DEVELOPED UNDER DEMOYCRACY — BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, said the country is undergoing a “popular, progressive revolution” and not operating under a democratic system. He added that it is difficult to pinpoint a country that has developed practising democratic rule. Traore made the disclosure during a flag-raising ceremony at the Koulouba …

ALLEGED DEFAMATION: NATASHA SLAMS ₦5B SUIT AGAINST SENATOR NWAEBONYI Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial district in Kogi State, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a lawsuit amounting to ₦5.1 billion against Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleged defamation.In case No: CV/1359/25, submitted to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, through her legal representatives led by Michael Jonathan Numa, …

NIGERIA’S DATA USAGE SOARS 93% IN TWO YEARS Internet data consumption in Nigeria has nearly doubled in two years, rising by 93 per cent, according to an analysis of the figures from the Nigerian Communications Commission. Data usage hit 1,000,930.60 terabytes in January 2025, up from 517,670 terabytes in January 2023. The surge underscores the country’s increasing dependence on internet …

ONE DEAD, HOUSES RAZED AS WARRI BOILS FOLLOWING INEC’s DELINEATION OF CONSTITUENCY Following the recent delineation of Warri Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, hoodlums have shot one person dead and razed several houses. The incident occurred on Sunday night on Odion Road, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Our correspondent, who has been monitoring the …