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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said the people of Rivers State do not a governor to mobilize support for President Bola Tinubu, come 2027. The Minister disclosed this on Saturday, in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, while commissioning Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors headquarters, housing Majority FM 89.5, situation room, office facilities, as well as buses for the office. Wike, who commended the Coordinator of Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Desmond Akawor for his mobilization drive, said Rivers State would work massively for the reelection of the President. He said: “Desmond Akawor, you have…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited Kwara state to assess the aftermath of the tragic terrorist attack that claimed over 100 lives in Woro and Nuku communities of Kaiama Local government area of Kwara State. Aisha Abubakar-Yahaya reports that the Vice President’s visit reiterates the federal government’s commitment to tackling security challenges. Vice President Kashim Shettima who was received at the Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport in Ilorin by the Kwara state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq assured the people of the State of President Bola Tinubu’s resolve towards ensuring that those responsible for the terrorist attack at Woro are tracked down and…

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, has introduced the Happy Woman App Platform as part of the nationwide scale-up of the Nigeria for Women Programme (NFWP), aimed at digitally connecting 25 million women to finance, skills development, markets, essential services, and government interventions. The platform was unveiled during the Presidential launch of the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up Project in Abuja and is designed as a secure digital interface to support women’s economic inclusion across all states of the federation. It forms a core component of the expanded programme, which builds on a pilot phase implemented…

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has approved the provision of safe corridors and safe passage to ease the movement of loaded trucks awaiting clearance to the Republic of Niger, as part of efforts to unlock transit bottlenecks and strengthen cross-border trade. CGC Adeniyi made this known on Friday, 6 February 2026, during a high-level bilateral meeting between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Niger Republic Customs Administration, led by its Director-General, Muhammadu Yaqouba, at the Customs House, Maitama, Abuja. He explained that the initiative aims to…

The Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani held a thoughtful and far-reaching meeting with His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said our engagement focused on issues of strategic importance to Kaduna State, particularly security, infrastructure, and the broader development priorities essential to achieving lasting stability and shared prosperity for our people. Sani briefed Mr President on the safe return of worshippers abducted from churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area, on January 18, 2026. He provided a detailed account of the painstaking, intelligence-driven operations carried out through close and effective collaboration…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has replaced Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, with ex-Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026, convention. Disclosing this in a statement via X on Friday, the National Secretary of the APC, Surajudeen Basiru, said Uzodimma, who was earlier named to lead the committee, would now serve as treasurer. The ruling party also expanded the membership of the committee from 73 to 90 members in a move aimed at accommodating more party stakeholders.Basiru said the committee was reconstituted following…

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its strong support to the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) and its newly established financial institution – the Africa Energy Bank (AEB). The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe made the pledge on Thursday when the new Secretary General of APPO, H.E. Farid Ghezali paid him a courtesy visit at the Board’s Abuja liaison office, in company with senior officials of APPO, Mr. Bakary Traore and Mr. Tchananti Sahguir. The meeting came on the heels of Nigeria’s handing over of the fully set up office of AEB on…

The Minister stated this yesterday during the South-East Vision 2050 Stakeholders’ Forum at the International Conference Centre, Enugu. The NDDC Board Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, the Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku and the Bayelsa State Representative on the Board, Senator Dimaro Denyanbofa joined other stakeholders at the event. The Minister said the creation of the South East Development Commission by the administration of President Tinubu reflected an institutional commitment to the coordinated, targeted transformation of the region through the revitalisation of critical infrastructure, including the rail sector and the agricultural value chain. Momoh said the event was a crowning moment in the…

President Trump has declared his intent to rededicate America to God during this 250th anniversary year of our country’s founding. He made the announcement during the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning. During his speech, he opened up once again about his previous comments on not being sure if he could make it into heaven. “I was being funny. You know you can’t be sarcastic with them,” he said, referring to the news media. “I said, ‘I’m never going to make it to heaven. I just don’t think I qualify.’ I don’t think there’s a thing I can do with all of…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned the deadly attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing the assailants’ actions as “cowardly and beastly,” and warning that they “won’t go scot-free.” In a statement issued on Thursday, the President said he had been fully briefed on the incident after meeting with Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and expressed outrage over the killing of innocent villagers, noting that a swift military response is already underway. “I condemn in the strongest terms this cowardly and beastly attack. The gunmen are heartless for choosing soft targets in…