Author: Olabanji Ayoola

State Creation or Misplaced Priority? Nigerians React to Lawmakers’ Proposal Some Nigerians have described the proposal by the House of Representatives to create 31 new states as a misplaced priority. They said the proposal is uncalled for now in a country already grappling with economic hardship, insecurity, and governance challenges. To them generally, the focus […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has renewed calls for the establishment of an Electoral Offences Tribunal, stressing the need for a dedicated judicial body to handle cases of electoral malpractice. Speaking at the first regular quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja on Friday, he highlighted the challenges […]

Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of several Muslim worshippers during the early morning (Subhi) prayer in the Bushe community, Sabon Birni Local Government Area. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the incident while speaking with our correspondent in the state on Friday morning. “I just confirmed the incident from […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this call on Friday while speaking during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. She argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the […]

The Nigerian Ports Authority said it has secured necessary approvals for an upward review of its tariffs by 15 percent, stressing that this was last reviewed in 1993. It said the move was necessitated by the urgency of bringing Nigerian ports up to speed with its peers in terms of infrastructure and equipment to ensure […]

The National Disciplinary Committee of the People’s Democratic Party, led by a former Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Ikimi, has received about 30 petitions against party leaders from the National Working Committee. Although he announced only five petitions on Thursday, a senior NWC member, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to lack of authorisation […]

The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee’s proposed creation of 31 additional states besides the country’s 36 existing states has sparked widespread reactions from prominent Nigerians and groups across the country. The proposal was contained in a letter to the House of Representatives read during Thursday’s plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who presided […]

On Friday, the Ministry of Education clarified that the Education Minister, Tunji Alausa, had only proposed the introduction of a 12-year basic education system. The ministry stated that reports of an immediate policy change on the matter were untrue. Several media outlets had suggested that a new policy aimed at scrapping the Junior and Senior […]