Day: January 12, 2026

“FG, NASS committed to peaceful Nigeria” – Akpabio

Aminu Imam
Akpabio on FG NASS

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the Federal Government and the 10th National Assembly are committed to restoring Nigeria as one of the most peaceful and secure countries in Africa. Akpabio, who was represented by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Peter Nwebonyi, at the Inter-Denominational Church Service for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2026, held in Abuja yesteray, said the government was focused on building a peaceful and secure environment that would allow present and future generations to thrive. “Let me assure you that the Federal Government,…

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FG inaugurates ₦40bn CCTV centre on 3rd Mainland Bridge

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FG 3rd Mainland bridge

…Rules out tolling The Federal Government yesterday inaugurated the ₦40 billion Close-Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) Centre of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The CCTV centre was built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, (CCECC). Inaugurating the centre, the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, said that the current administration met a ‘very terrible Third Mainland Bridge.’ While answering journalists’ questions after the inauguration, the Minister said the Federal Government has no plan to toll the rehabilitated bridge. “We will not engage in construction on this bridge because it…

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Atiku’s aide questions presidential air fleet management under Tinubu

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Aide on presidential air fleet

A media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has questioned Nigeria’s presidential air fleet management under President Bola Tinubu. In a post on his official X account yesterday, Ibe detailed the presidency’s purchase of a used Airbus A330 (5N-FGA) for $100 million in 2024 to replace the aging Boeing 737 (5N-FGT). He also asked questions about unexplained shifts to a Luxaviation-chartered Boeing 737 (T7-NAS) and the old 737’s recent reregistration to T7-ZMK, suggesting an opaque potential sale. “Using a chartered aircraft for presential transport has significant implications…

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Sokoto: Govt. disburses ₦4.2bn for reconstruction of burnt Central Market

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Sokoto govt. disburses

The Sokoto state government has approved and disbursed ₦4.2 billion, representing 50 percent mobilisation fees, for the reconstruction of the Sokoto Central Market, which was destroyed by fire. Governor Ahmed Aliyu announced the development while flagging-off the disbursement, describing it as the fulfilment of a key campaign promise and a decisive step towards restoring the economic heartbeat of the state. According to the governor, the release of funds follows the resolution of several challenges that had delayed the project, including the successful reclamation of the market site. He noted that…

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Obasanjo, Jonathan, Atiku, Obi eulogise Tambuwal at 60

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Tambuwal@60

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday eulogised a former governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as he marked his 60th birthday. This is just as Tambuwal has said Nigeria was in peril and urgently needed salvation, calling on Nigerians to unite and rescue the country from its current challenges. Also, the various speakers, who spoke at a colloquium organised to mark his 60th birthday, in Abuja, narrated how Tambuwal was able to overcome the powers that be to become the…

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“Kwankwaso’s influence overrated in Kano; can’t affect Tinubu’s votes” – NNPP

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NNPP on Kwankwaso

The National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Ogini Olaposi, has declared that the influence of the party’s former presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is overrated in Kano State. Olaposi said Kwankwaso’s influence as a former governor of Kano State is long gone, stressing that he can’t affect President Bola Tinubu’s votes from the state in 2027. In an issued statement he signed yesterday, Olaposi said the party’s ticket is open for 2027 in 2023 when Kwankwaso was the sole candidate of the party. He said: “Anti-party activities…

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SERAP sues INEC over alleged ₦55.9bn election fund diversion

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SERAP sues INEC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), over what it described as the Commission’s failure to account for an alleged missing or diverted ₦55.9 billion earmarked for election materials for the 2019 general elections. The allegations are contained in the latest annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation, published on September 9, 2025. In the suit, filed last Friday before the Federal High Court, SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus compelling INEC to account for the funds…

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“Why we released 70 suspected bandits from custody” – Katsina state Govt.

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Katsina govt. on bandits release

Katsina state government has justified its reason for initiating steps to secure the release of 70 persons suspected to have been involved in banditry-related offences. Speaking in an interview at the weekend, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, said the release of the suspects was aimed at consolidating a peace deal entered into between communities affected by insecurity and repentant bandits. According to Mu’azu, the peace deal, which was entered into by at least 15 Local Government Areas, had seen repentant bandits release about…

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