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President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power. He will replace Adebayo Adelabu who resigned last week. This was stated by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. However, the appointment still must be confirmed by the Senate. Tegbe, from Oyo State, is a fiscal and …

… Warns against enforcement in Cross River North The Ukelle Patriotic Front (UPF), a leading socio-political group in the Cross River North Senatorial District, has written an open letter to Governor Bassey Out, declaring its full support for Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe and Hon. Godwin Offiono as the only acceptable candidate for the area in future elections. In the letter …

Businessman and philanthropist Olakunle Churchill has attributed the reported breakdown of his relationship with actress Rosy Meurer to the ongoing pressure of social media narratives. Speaking hours after insisting that there was no legal basis for the dissolution of their union — citing that they were never legally married — Churchill expanded on the factors he said strained the relationship. …

The Supreme Court has canceled the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025, thereby dealing a major setback to the faction led by Tanimu Turaki, and supported by the governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde. The controversial convention, which produced a number of national executives under Turaki’s leadership, …

Goodluck Philip, a security guard, was arrested at the Life Camp Court in Abuja on Thursday for allegedly stealing his employer’s clothes and foodstuffs.Police charged Phillip, 20, who lives in Jukwai Abuja, with trespassing and theft.However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.The prosecuting lawyer, Mr Charity Nwachukwu, told the court that the complainant, Mr Nwokuma Emmanuel of Rainbow …

A Lagos State gubernatorial aspirant, Samuel Ajose, has denied circulating claims that he is backing Obafemi Hamzat, the current deputy governor of Lagos State, as the gubernatorial candidate of his party, the All Progressives Congress. Ajose, in a post on his X account on Thursday, stated that the press release circulating was fake and invalid. He said the publication, which …

The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has been urged to consolidate the achievements of Governor Dapo Abiodun and unlock the economic potential of Ogun State if elected governor in 2027. Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, recently emerged as the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, putting to rest weeks of speculation …

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has strongly condemned what he said was the senseless and unprovoked killing of a defenseless youth, Oghenemine Ogidi by a police officer, ASP Nuhu Usman, in Effurun Warri area of ​​the state. Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, described the act as barbaric, unlawful and a gross violation of …

The National Association of Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has commended former senator for Akwa Ibom North East, Senator Effiong Dickson Bob, “for his visionary leadership, foresight and commitment to the advancement of digital education in Nigeria through his instrumental integration of the Electronic Education Initiative (EDON)”. At a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, the National President of NANCES, …