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By Paul Ejime Lagos, Jan. 13, 2024 – In its usual stealthy, but deadly manner, death has again struck, leaving a huge vacuum and an irreparable loss in its trail. I trust that in his gentlemanly, unassuming character, Alhaji Isa Husseini would accommodate this humble tribute. I had been processing the news of his sudden passing since the 7th of January 2024 and the essence of life. There was no warning only the announcement of his demise from a short illness and then notice about his burial according to Islamic …

Abuja, Jan. 12, 2024 – The Supreme Court has also upheld the election of Dauda Lawal of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Zamfara State. The apex court, in its judgement on Friday, upturned the decision of the lower court which declared the state governorship election inconclusive. The lower court had ordered a re-run of the election in three local government areas of the state. In the judgement of the three-man panel, led by Justice Agim, the court declared that ‘’the decision of the Court of Appeal has no …

Abuja, Jan. 9, 2024 – President Bola Tinubu has slashed travel allowances of all government officials by 60 percent. The slash affects both domestic and international trips.. Ajuri Ngalale, the Presidential Spokesman, announced this in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the directive was a cost-cutting measure on official travels. (GBN)

Paris, Jan. 9, 2024- French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed  34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as France’s new Prime Minister. This is in a bid to seek to breathe new life into Macron’s second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. The move will not necessarily lead to any major political shift, but signals a desire for Macron to try to move beyond last year’s unpopular pension and immigration reforms and improve his centrist party’s chances in the June EU ballot. Opinion polls show Macron’s camp trailing far-right leader Marine Le …

Paul Ejime Lagos, Dec. 21, 2023 – In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark its Golden Jubilee Anniversary.  Given the high rate of turnover of similar regional organisations vis-a-vis its achievements, especially in the domain of preventive diplomacy, conflict management and resolution since its establishment in May 1975, even hardline critics will not deny ECOWAS its due credit. However, faced with a combination of factors in recent years, particularly bad governance, poverty, and corruption, compounded by the crisis of globalising liberal …

Abuja, Dec. 20, 2023 – President Bola Tinubu has approved a 50 per cent rebate on interstate transport fare for travelers during the yuletide. The rebate will take effect from Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 to January 4, 2024. Tinubu also approved free rides for commuters on all train services within the period. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, announced this to journalists on Wednesday.  “The President is announcing through us that beginning from tomorrow, December 21, Nigerians willing to travel can board public transport via mini buses, luxury …

Port Harcourt, Dec. 15, 2023 – The political crisis in Rivers State has deepened as two additional commissioners have resigned from Governor Siminilaye Fubara’s government. The two commissioners are Commissioner for Housing, Dr. Gift Worlu, and Commissioner of Transportation, Jacobson B. Nbina. The resignation of the two has brought the number of commissioners that resigned from Fubara’s cabinet to eight. Those who resigned are said to be close associates of Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of the state, and the alleged mastermind of the political crisis in the state. They …

Akure, Dec. 8, 2023 – The political crisis rocking Ondo State following the illness of the State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has taken a new turn with the discovery of alleged forged signature of the governor on an official document. Rasaq Obe, the state commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, had written to the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, confirming an alleged forged signature of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.     Akeredolu has, for some time now, been unable to attend to official duties as he has been recuperating in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, since his …

…State Assembly commends Ibese Plant’s gesture to end outage Ibese (Ogun), Dec. 7, 2023 – In the spirit of good neighbourliness, Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese has donated multi-million naira worth of electrical items to some neighbouring communities around its operation in Ibese in Yewa North Local Government, Ogun State, to enable the communities reconnect to the national grid and have their power supply restored. The management of Dangote Cement Plc donated the electrical materials to close out the lingering power outage in the affected communities which have been in darkness …