Category: National Assembly

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs to eliminate security threats and restore peace across the country, declaring that citizens will no longer tolerate excuses for failure. Speaking on Thursday during their decoration ceremony at the State House, Tinubu charged the new military leaders — General Olufemi Oluyede (Chief of Defence Staff), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu (Chief of Army Staff), Vice Admiral Idi Abass (Chief of Naval Staff), Air Marshal Kevin Aneke (Chief of Air Staff), and Major General Emmanuel Undiendeye (Chief of…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has pledged to end Nigeria’s long-standing trend of excessive pre-election court cases. Speaking at the 56th Annual National Conference of the Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) at the University of Abuja, Amupitan said he would prioritize dismantling the culture of “courtroom warfare” that often begins before elections even start. Amupitan, who took office a week ago after being sworn in by President Bola Tinubu, criticized the over 1,000 pre-election lawsuits filed…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi President Bola Tinubu will this afternoon swear in Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The ceremony is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, according to officials familiar with the President’s itinerary. Top government officials, National Assembly leaders, legal luminaries, civil society representatives, and senior INEC officials are expected to attend the event. After the swearing-in, Amupitan will hold his first official meeting with INEC directors at 1:30 p.m.…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has announced that several prominent members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will officially join the ruling party next week. Yilwatda made the disclosure on Friday during a meeting with APC stakeholders in Jos, the Plateau State capital. “Next week, I will be receiving some notable figures from the ADC,” he said, adding that many of them had earlier defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ADC and are now returning to the…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting originally scheduled for October 15 at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. Debo Ologunagba, the party’s spokesperson, announced the decision in a statement on Monday, attributing the postponement to recent developments within the party. He assured members that a new date for the NEC meeting would be communicated soon and urged them to take note of the change. The NEC, the PDP’s top decision-making body, includes governors, serving and former presidents and vice…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi The Minister of Defence, Dr Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for demonstrating excellence and foresight with the commissioning of its new Headquarters Annex Complex in Gudu, Abuja. The facility, inaugurated on Monday, October 6, 2025, is aimed at decongesting the overstretched NAF Headquarters in Garki and improving administrative efficiency, productivity, and personnel welfare. Dr Badaru said the project reflects the NAF’s commitment to institutional growth and operational effectiveness. “This Annex reflects the Air Force’s habit of excellence and foresight,” he stated…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, has declared that President Bola Tinubu is determined to eliminate insecurity in Nigeria within the next four years. Speaking on Sunday at an event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) national youth leader’s office in Abuja, Abbas said the administration has already taken non-kinetic steps to strengthen security. He assured Nigerians that the government would create an environment that prevents and mitigates threats such as banditry, kidnappings, and terrorism. “No country can make progress without adequate security,”…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi Rashidi Ladoja, the newly crowned Olubadan of Ibadanland, urged President Bola Tinubu on Friday to create Ibadan state from Oyo state before 2027. Speaking at his coronation as the 44th Olubadan, Ladoja told the gathering that the people of Ibadan strongly desire their own state. He humorously asked the residents present to stand and thank the president for “accepting” their request, expressing confidence that Tinubu would grant their wish. “Ibadan people want their own state, and they asked me to deliver this message to the president,”…

By: Shidali Khadijat Ajechi Former Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has rejected the Rivers State House of Assembly’s plan to investigate the state’s spending during his six-month tenure. The Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, resumed after the end of emergency rule and resolved to scrutinize expenditures made under Ibas between March and September 2025. During that period, Rivers received at least N254.37bn from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, mostly driven by oil derivation revenue. Civil society groups have demanded accountability, alleging mismanagement and stalled projects despite…