Politics

APC Lagos mocks PDP over rising defections, saying ‘It’s only undertakers who bury the party’

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asserted that the increasing wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling party reflects the growing confidence of Nigerians in the APC and the government of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued on Saturday, Lagos State APC Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo, described the PDP as a “fractured and declining …

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FG launches post-amnesty program for foreigners overstaying visas

The federal government has introduced a new Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return and Documentation Program (PAVRDP) for foreign citizens who have overstayed their visa or violated immigration laws without regularizing their status. The initiative, announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday, follows the expiration of the government’s expired visa amnesty program on September 30, 2025. According to a statement signed …

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Tinubu’s election of Amupitan as INEC Chair revives debates on zoning, equity and national balance

The appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Bola Tinubu has sparked discussions around zoning, ethnicity and national balance, and presidential aide Sunday Dare described the move as a “commendable gesture of equality and inclusion.” In a statement released on Friday titled “INEC Chairman: Making a Difference – …

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Police Trust Fund Reforms: Between Hope, Legality and Lessons from the Past, by Okechukwu Nwanguma – THISAGE

When the Council of State met recently under the chairmanship of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of the major decisions reached was the approval of sweeping reforms to the Nigerian Police Trust Fund (NPTF), including the repeal and re-enactment of its Constitution Act, the removal of the six-year sunset clause and an increase in the statutory financial allocation from 0.5% …

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Prof. Danladi of the University, praises Tinubu’s administrative reforms in the upstream oil and gas sector

Prof. Danladi of the University, praises Tinubu’s administrative reforms in the upstream oil and gas sector Lagos (Core Reporters) A university lecturer and energy governance scholar, Prof. Josiah Danladi, has praised President Bola Tinubu for what he described as a “bold and transformative recalibration” of Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector. Speaking at the Citizens Connect conference in Lagos, Prof. …

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ANALYSIS… KOGI GUBER POLL: Testing the unity of the majority

Every election comes with its own challenges, and political players are busy oiling their political machinery towards the November 11, 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election. Several candidates have emerged from various primaries across the 18 political parties that will participate in the said election. Elections in Kogi State have a way of entertaining Nigeria’s political spectators with its different dramas …

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EFCC Sues Former NSITF Boss Over Alleged N1 Billion Fraud – THISAGE

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Board Chairman of the Nigeria Social Security Trust Fund, NSITF, Ngozi Olejeme, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. She was arraigned on 8-count charges bordering on conversion, transfer, procurement and possession of proceeds of illegal activities amounting to N1000,000,000.00k (one billion Naira only). One …

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