The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on INEC during plenary on Wednesday, May 14. The confirmed nominees are Umar Yusuf Garba, Sa’ad Umar Idris, Chukwuemeka Obeziako, Umar Mukhtar, and Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem.…
The Oyo State Government has approved ₦4.5 billion in financial support for victims and survivors of the January 16 Bodija explosion. The approval was granted during the State Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 14, at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office. Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the newly approved funds…
Former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has claimed that Nigeria’s political climate would be markedly different today if his generation of governors remained in power. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, May 13, at the launch of former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido’s autobiography Being True to Myself, Amaechi declared that both he and Lamido would…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media to President Bola Tinubu, has downplayed the political relevance of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, asserting that his coalition movement has lost momentum and public interest. Speaking on AIT’s Focus Nigeria on Wednesday, May 14, Bwala said the coalition el-Rufai is allegedly spearheading lacks the…
A suspected cable vandal was electrocuted while attempting to tamper with armored electrical cables at the State Secretariat Complex in Dutse, Jigawa State. The spokesperson for the Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. He reported that the lifeless body of an unidentified…
Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps, have rescued five abducted individuals in Ondo State without the payment of a N150 million ransom demanded by their kidnappers. Commander of the Amotekun Corps in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, during a press briefing in Akure. He said the…
