Author: Aminu Imam

‘Air Peace crew tested positive for alcohol, drugs’ – NSIB report

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NSIB report Air Peace

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, (NSIB), has indicted an Air Peace pilot and a co-pilot for taking hard drugs and alcohol. The accident investigators tested the crew positive for the substances after the aircraft they flew was involved in a runway excursion at the Port-Harcourt International Airport on July 13, 2025. This was contained in a preliminary report issued yesterday, signed by the NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs. Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji. Recall that an Air Peace aircraft, on a Sunday morning of 13th July, had a…

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2027 Election: Primate Ayodele sends strong warning to Tinubu

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Primate Ayodele

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Tinubu that introducing the proposed 5% fuel tax could damage his chances of securing a second term in office. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Ayodele said the policy risks being misinterpreted by Nigerians and may be viewed in the same light as the controversial fuel subsidy removal, potentially sparking public backlash against the government. According to the cleric: “Tinubu should look into the five percent fuel tax well. They will misinterpret it,…

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Rivers: Ibas announces completion of Tinubu’s mandate

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Rivers Ibas announces

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has declared that the mandate entrusted to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been fulfilled. The announcement was made yesterday at Government House, Port-Harcourt, during the presentation of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) report on the just-concluded council polls. Recall that President Tinubu declared a six-month state of emergency in Rivers on March 18, 2025, following the prolonged political crisis between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Following the declaration, Ibas was mandated…

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2027: Tinubu faces pressure, as INEC boss bows out in 60 days

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Tinubu INEC Chair Yakubu

…Observers are asking: “Who’ll take charge of polls?” With just 60 days left until the end of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s historic decade at the helm of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria is on edge over who will steer the nation’s elections into 2027. Yakubu’s second and final five-year tenure officially winds down on November 9, 2025 – a day after he supervises his last major poll, the Anambra governorship election. That vote, set for November, 8 across 5,720 polling units, could well define his legacy. Appointed in 2015…

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2027 Presidential candidate: “ADC to adopt consensus approach” – Spokesman

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ADC to adopt

…As court rejects bid to stop Mark, Aregbesola as leaders …Party slams ‘fake news’ after INEC recognition  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is pushing for a consensus arrangement to produce its presidential candidate for the 2027 election, even as the party grapples with leadership disputes, conflicting court interpretations, and accusations of fake news. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, told newsmen yesterday that the party will prioritise consensus in picking its 2027 flagbearer, only resorting to primaries if negotiations collapse. Front-runners reportedly include former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Rivers State governor…

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President Tinubu to address UN General Assembly on Sept. 24

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Tinubu UNGA

President Bola Tinubu is set to address the 80th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. According to a revised provisional list of speakers obtained from the UN headquarters, Tinubu will speak during the afternoon session at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time, corresponding to 2:30 p.m. Nigerian time. He is listed as the 17th world leader to speak on the second day of the general debate. The general debate will bring…

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Doctors declare 5-day nationwide warning strike

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Doctors strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has announced a five-day nationwide warning strike beginning tomorrow, to push for better welfare and working conditions. In a statement issued yesterday, the General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Agbor Affiong, confirmed the decision. “Arising from the NARD E-NEC meeting held yesterday, which extended into the early hours of today, the NEC members unanimously resolved to embark on a 5-day warning strike. “The strike will commence at 8a.m tomorrow, and will end on Tuesday, September 16.…

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UK revises travel advisory on Kaduna 

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UK on KD travel

…Signs new development framework The United Kingdom (UK) Government has revised its travel advisory for Kaduna State, moving it from the ‘Red’ to the ‘Amber’ category, a change that allows British citizens to travel freely to the state. This was disclosed by the Development Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Cynthia Rowe, during the signing of a new Mutual Accountability Framework (KaMAF) with the Kaduna State Government. Rowe explained that Kaduna had been classified ‘Red’ since 2022, but was moved to ‘Amber’ following improvements in the security…

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Natasha’s suspension: NLC slams Senate, threatens mass resistance

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NLC slams Senate

…Warns of ‘democratic anarchy’ The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has warned that the continued barring of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from her legislative duties by the Senate leadership amounts to “a descent into dictatorship” and a “direct assault on Nigerian democracy”. In a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday, the NLC accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of leading “a brazen, premeditated assault on democracy itself, a direct threat to the social contract, and a dangerous slide towards fascism masquerading as governance”. The labour body faulted the Senate’s refusal to reinstate Akpoti-Uduaghan despite a…

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EFCC arraigns Kaduna PDP Reps. candidate, 1 other for ₦26m money-laundering, vote-buying, in Abuja

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EFCC arraigns PDP

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, arraigned one Esther Ashivelli Dawaki and Shehu Aliyu Fatange before Justice Emeka Nwite, of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for financial crimes. Ms. Dawaki was the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency in Kaduna state during the by-election held in August. The opposition party had earlier accused security operatives of ‘abducting’ Ms. Dawaki. According to the Commission, Dawaki and Fatange are facing prosecution on a…

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