A student of Medicine and Surgery, Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Ahijo Sa’idu Bakuwai, is now the new president of the National Union of Kebbi Students (Nukess) after his victory on a highly contested electoral Sunday. Bakuwai got 29 votes to defeat his closest rival, Anas Umar Faruq of the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Alieru, who obtained 27 …

A former president of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has accused the National Judial Council (NJC) of manipulating judicial appointments by allocating positions to children, spouses and relatives of a rooted elite who described as “owners of the judiciary”. Odinkalu made the accusations in an X post (previously Twitter) following the recent publication of the NJC of …

President Bola Tinubu: urged to review the appointment of NATO DG President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the “first policy of Nigeria” to give priority to local industries and contractors in all contract activities. The approval was given on Monday in Abuja at the Federal Executive Council [FEC] Meeting in the context of the administration’s deliberative policy to develop the ability …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The joint commission for admission and enrollment (Jamb) has issued the statistical breaking of the unified tertiary registration exam of 2025 (UTME). The analysis of the performance records of the candidates published on Monday indicated that over 1.5 million candidates obtained a score of less than 200. According to data, only 12,414 candidates, who represent 0.63% …

While the state of Zamfara approaches a critical moment on his democratic journey with the general elections of 2027 on the horizon, the request for visionary leadership, reactive and guided by the results has never been more urgent. Years of insecurity, economic recessions and falling public trust have intensified the desire for leaders who not only understand the struggles of …

Crisis of the rivers: the Senate resumes Tuesday, addresses the reconciliation of the interested parties Abuja (Reporter Core) The Nigerian Senate resumes plenary on Tuesday 6 May, as previously expected. The upper chamber of the National Assembly is reconciling the interested parties involved in the crisis of the rivets. The leader of the tenth Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, said that the …

Senator George Akume, SGF Just George of Our Time Initiative, Hon Lover Makyur has enhanced the political leadership and the compassionate arrangement of the secretary of the Federation [SGF]Senator George Akume, describing him as a blessing for his numerous collaborators and followers in Benue’s state and beyond. Makyur spoke when a strong delegation from the North Central Media Forum, led …

A witness of the Commission for economic and financial crimes (EFCC), Femi Remigus, refused to confirm the legality of banking items in the Ali Bello trial, the head of the staff of the governor Usman Ododo of Kogi. Remigus, a responsible for conformity at Zenith Bank Plc, denied knowing if the transfers of associated banks in the disputed transactions were …

A head of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the former Minister of Science and Technology, the Head Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, was honored to Nne-Isi Nvosi, the hometown of the governor of the State Abia, Alex Otti. Nne-ISA Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South LGA is famous for his strategic contributions to the economic development of the state and the nation. …