Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Kwara South Consultative Forum, a socio-cultural organization, has vigorously rejected the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari’s call to rename the University of Ilorin after Sheikh Alimi, the founder of the Alimi dynasty. The Forum called the plan “highly provocative” and insulting to Kwara State’s ethnic variety and historical plurality. The Emir made the call during the University of Ilorin’s 50th anniversary celebration, igniting public controversy around the state. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its Secretary-General, Adebayo Daramola, the Forum stated that the University of Ilorin belonged to the entire state, not to any single…

The governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was confirmed on Wednesday by the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, during the party’s 14th National Caucus meeting held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Yilwatda, who hails from Plateau State, stated that the development means that all states in the North Central geopolitical zone are now governed by the APC. Chronicle NG reports that President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the APC National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Six…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday, condemned what he described as “organised and orchestrated insecurity” in Nigeria, claiming that nameless enemies were purposefully torturing the country through terrorism, banditry, and insurgency. Akpabio addressed the 14th National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. He asked party officials to accept defectors and new members, cautioning against prejudice as the APC grows. Akpabio reminded President Bola Tinubu and other party officials that the deteriorating security situation had left many states in mourning, and that the party leadership needed to work together to overcome the…

President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives requesting an audience to introduce the 2026 Appropriation Bill. In a letter read on the House floor on Thursday by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, the president requested that the law be presented at noon on Friday, December 19, 2025, before a joint session of the National Assembly. “I write to crave the kind indulgence of the House of Representatives to grant me the slot of 12:00 noon on Friday, December 19, 2025, to formally present the 2026 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly,” the letter read. The proposed…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16. Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the release, Dr. Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni has been named Chairman of the Commission. Oseni, who joined the board as a commissioner in January 2017 and later became vice chairman, will take office as chairman on December 1, 2025. His tenure will last until the end of his 10-year term, as mandated by the…

The Senate on Thursday approved 64 ambassadorial nominees from President Bola Tinubu, which includes former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode and ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri. The affirmation came after the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs reviewed and approved a report stating that all the nominees had been evaluated and deemed appropriate for appointment. The activity occurred 48 hours after the Senate approved three non-career ambassadorial nominees—Lateef Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State), and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke (Oyo State)—raising the total confirmed ambassadors to 67. Included in those exonerated on Thursday were a former Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau;…

Kenny Okolugbo, aide to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Communications and Strategy, has disputed recent social media claims about his health. In an interview with Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Thursday, Okolugbo condemned the reports as false and untrue. He stated that the Senate President is healthy and actively carrying out his official duties. “The Senate President is very healthy. You saw him; he’s been attending sessions, and that answers the question,” he said. Okolugbo mentioned similar false accusations concerning the Federal Capital Territory’s Minister, Nyesom Wike, who was allegedly incapacitated but emerged the next day, commissioning projects and participating in…

Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, the former governor of Sokoto State, has denied joining the All Progressives Congress. Bafarawa, who resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party in January 2025, said this in a statement released to journalists on Thursday. He labeled the charge as completely untrue, unjustified, and malicious, claiming that it contained no truth. According to him, despite being a founding member of the APC, he resigned due to concerns that developed during the party’s establishment. The former governor said, “Let me state, without equivocation, that I have not joined the APC and have no intention of joining the party whatsoever.…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to accredit a total of 1,039 computer-based test centers nationwide for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, revealed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin during an accreditation visit of CBT centers. Oloyede stated that 52 inspection teams had been deployed across the country to re-accredit or dismiss facilities that did not fulfill the board’s requirements. He noted that the annual certification process was important to verify compliance with the established conditions, emphasizing that previous clearance did not guarantee continued eligibility. “The fact that…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Thursday, granted a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to continue to enjoy the administrative bail earlier granted him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Maryam Hassan issued the decision while ruling on the former minister’s bail application, which was argued on his behalf by lead lawyer Patrick Ikwueto (SAN). In his order, Justice Hassan directed Ngige to provide a surety who must be a director employed by the Federal Government and own a landed property. Justice Hassan ruled that the surety must deposit…