Falola to speak at University of the Free State Law Faculty
By Our Staff Writer Professor Toyin Falola, a recipient of the honorary Doctor of Law, University of Calgary, will deliver the Keynote Address at the 2025 Recognition of Achievement Ceremony Award, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa, on Thursday, April 10. The event is from 6.00 PM to 8.30 PM, at […]
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Petition for Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall fails required signatures, INEC declares
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the petition to recall Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate has failed to meet the number of signatures required to implement the action. The commission stated this in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun said […]
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Nigeria’s Politics of Denying Women
By Toyin Falola Since 2023, multiple expressions of indignity have pervaded Nigeria’s legislative chambers. These conducts are beyond the simple attribute of being a rubber stamp; they are symbols of a deep-rooted disregard for responsible, accountable leadership. Yet, I have not penned this to decry every indiscretion of the Nigerian Senate. I am writing to […]
Again, Tinubu off to France on working visit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Paris, France, today (April 2, 2025) on a short working visit. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Adviser on Media and Communication said during the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones. He will also use the retreat to review the progress […]
President greets Profs Aluko, Adegbulugbe at 70
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Mobolaji Aluko, the pioneering Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Otuoke in Bayelsa State, on his 70th birthday. The President joined family, friends, and well-wishers in celebrating the professor of chemical engineering and former Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at Howard University in Washington, D.C., United States, […]
Tinubu shakes NNPC board, appoints new executives
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board. In the new board, the President removed the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. The new 11-man board has Bashir Bayo Ojulari, an engineer as the Group CEO and […]
How opposition coalition can win 2027 election, by ex-presidential candidate
Chief Martin Onovo, the Presidential candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 general election, says only unity and emergence of a strong candidate could secure victory for the coalition of opposition leaders in 2027. Onovo, an activist and Head of Policy Positions, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), said this in an […]
House of Reps Deputy Speaker appoints new Chief of Staff
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has announced the appointment of Sam Ifeanyi Hart, as his new Chief of Staff (CoS). This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Levinus Nwabughiogu in Abuja on Tuesday. He stated that Hart replaced Mr Toby Okechukwu who was recently appointed […]
Katsina Assembly Speaker admonishes Muslims to uphold fasting sacrifices
The Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly, Alh. Nasir Yahaya-Daura, has urged Muslims to uphold the lessons of self-discipline, piety, sacrifice, learned during the fasting period. Yahaya-Daura gave the advice in a Sallah message, issued to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Malam Aminu Magaji, in Katsina on Tuesday. “As we celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, let […]
