Author: Aminu Imam

ACF pledges support for Tinubu-Shettima administration

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ACF pledges for Tinubu

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), a prominent quasi-political and socio-cultural group in the north has pledged continuous support to the administration of president Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The group made the pledge when its leadership paid a courtesy visit to the Vice President at the presidential villa, Abuja on Wednesday  to extend an invitation to him ahead of the 25th anniversary of the ACF. Chairman of the ACF Board of Trustees, Bashir Ɗalhatu, expressed delight over the working relationship between President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima as well…

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Ramalan lauds Late Dokpesi’s role in blocking ‘3rd-term agenda’ to protect Nigeria’s democracy

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Ramalan lauds Late Dokpesi

Encomiums continued to pour out for the Late media mogul, High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi in Abuja on Wednesday, after the second ‘Raymond Dokpesi Diamond Lecture’, organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Abuja, as the Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN) Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan lauded how High Chief Raymond Dokpesi along with his AIT Channel  assisted in stopping the alleged tenure extension bid of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Ramalan, who is also the Pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Maritime…

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H’Reps. approves Tinubu’s $2.35bn loan request for 2025 Budget

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H'Reps approves loan

The 10th House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $2.35 billion to help finance part of the 2025 Budget deficit. In addition, the green chamber yesterday endorsed the President’s proposal to issue a $500 million debut sovereign sukuk in the international capital market (ICM) to support key infrastructure projects and diversify Nigeria’s financing sources. The approvals followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Management, which reviewed the borrowing plan and recommended its implementation. According to the…

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“Don’t let Nigeria become another Iraq”, NOA warns citizens

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NOA warns

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has cautioned Nigerians against lending credence to foreign propaganda portraying the country as unsafe or divided along religious lines. Issa-Onilu, who issued the warning yesterday, at the ‘2025 Press Week’, organised by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abuja, warned that such narratives could plunge Nigeria into chaos similar to what befell Iraq and Libya. According to the NOA boss: “Nobody takes Senator Ted Cruz seriously. I do not see…

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2027: APC names 4 opposition Govs. set to join party 

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APC names

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that at least four sitting governors from opposition parties are in “advanced talks” to join the ruling party before the end of 2025, a move the party believes will cement its dominance ahead of the 2027 general elections. APC’s National Vice-Chairman (South-East), Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu, disclosed this in an interview, identifying the governors of Plateau, Taraba, Rivers, and Abia (Labour Party) as the key figures currently being courted by the party. Arodiogbu stressed that their defection was “highly possible” in the coming weeks.…

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Wike faces backlash for taking 2 sons to Dubai as Summit delegates

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Wike faces backlash

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has come under intense criticism after attending the ‘2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum’ in Dubai, UAE, with his two sons, who were reportedly listed as official delegates. Photos and videos from the event showed Wike’s sons wearing delegate tags; a development that sparked outrage online, with many Nigerians accusing the minister of using public funds for a family trip. The summit, which gathered city leaders and government representatives from across the world, was meant to promote urban development…

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Senate confirms nomination of Service Chiefs

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Senate confirms

The Senate yesterday confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for the positions of Service Chiefs. Those confirmed are Olufemi Oluyede, as Chief of Defence Staff, Wahidi Shaibu, as Chief of Army staff, Idi Abbas  as Chief of Naval staff, and Kelvin Aneke, as Chief of Air Staff. The confirmation followed a two-hour closed-door session where senators questioned the nominees on their plans to strengthen national security and reform the Armed Forces. Earlier, President Tinubu has urged the upper chamber to screen and confirm the nominees. In line with the President’s request,…

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Customs recruitment: Kano Assembly protest, alleges lopsided slots for Lagos, S’West

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Kano on Customs

The Kano State House of Assembly has accused the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), of bias in its on-going recruitment, alleging that Lagos and other South-West states received far more slots than the entire northern region. Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini Dala, during yesterday’s plenary, described the exercise as a “gross injustice”, claiming it violated the Federal Character principle. He said Lagos alone got 207 of the 1,785 total slots, while the South-West secured 812—more than all northern states combined. Kano, he added, got only 31. In response, the NCS dismissed a…

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FG withdraws clemency for Sanda, drug convicts, others

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Tinubu withdraws clemency

President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the presidential pardon earlier granted to several high-profile convicts, including Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for killing her husband. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced the development yesterday, noting that about 50 names were removed from the original clemency list. Earlier this month, the presidency had released a list of pardoned inmates, which included individuals convicted of serious offences such as murder, drug trafficking, and illegal mining. The move drew widespread outrage from opposition parties, human rights groups, and the public. Former Vice-President Atiku…

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Tinubu pledges dairy revolution, $2.5bn livestock investment

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Tinubu pledges dairy revolution

…As Arla-Dano showcases Nigeria’s dairy transformation President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on yesterday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to achieving self-sufficiency in dairy production and livestock development, declaring that Nigeria must bridge its widening milk deficit through innovation, partnership, and investment. Speaking at the ‘2025 Arla-Dano Open Day’, ehich was held at Arla Farms, Damau, Kaduna State, Tinubu described the event as a milestone in the Federal Government’s vision for a sustainable agricultural future anchored on food security, job-creation, and economic diversification. The President noted that Nigeria produces only 0.7 million litres…

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