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Former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State charged African political leaders to emulate Ghana’s politics, especially its electoral process. Fayemi, who also served as chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) stated this in his congratulatory message to Ghana’s president-elect, John Mahama, on his victory in the country’s recent general elections. Nigeria cultural tours In a statement he issued on Sunday, Fayemi commended Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) for his gracious concession speech, noting that ‘’his acceptance of the electoral outcome in the spirit of peace and national unity exemplifies the very best…

The chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has hailed Ghana for the seamless conduct of the 2024 presidential election. Former President John Mahama emerged winner of Ghana’s presidential election held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. The head of the Nigerian electoral umpire who monitored the election, in a video posted on INEC’s social media platform, said Ghanaian politicians always stay in one political party, leading to the stability of democracy in the West African country. Yakubu stated that Ghana learnt the practice of managing results at the…

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other northern politicians aspiring for the presidency to exercise patience until 2031, asserting that the region’s turn for the nation’s top seat is not in 2027. He also has appealed to Nigerians to allow the tax reform bills to scale through required legislative processes, stating that the bills were well envisioned for Nigerians. The SGF defended the Tax Reform Bills as visionary legislation designed to rescue the nation’s economy, urging Nigerians to support their passage through the National Assembly. Speaking on…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed a suspected drug trafficker, who claimed to be a building engineer while attempting to take a delivery of a consignment from South Africa. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the illicit drugs were concealed in pressure machines. Babafemi said that the 42-year-old suspect was arrested on Dec. 2, at Okeyson motor park in Enugu. “The suspect showed up to collect three units of pressure machines inside which were hidden parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 7.40kg,” he said. The…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has allayed fears over the new COVID-19 Variant, XEC, urging Nigerians not to create unnecessary panic. The NCDC said though there has been a reported rise in COVID-19 cases linked to the XEC variant, in 43 countries across different continents, Europe, Asia, North America and recently in Botswana, Africa, there has not been reported case in Nigeria since January 2024 of the XEC variant which are descendants of the Omicron lineage JN.1. The NCDC noted that the SARS-CoV-2 XEC subvariant, a descendant of the Omicron lineage, has been detected in several countries, including…

US president-elect, Donald Trump, said on Sunday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was keen for a deal to end his country’s war with Russia, after the pair met in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron hosted three-way talks with Zelensky and Trump at the Elysee Palace on Saturday, almost three years into Moscow’s invasion and ahead of Trump taking office in January. “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too…

Oppositions have continued to mount, especially from the northern part of the country, over the Tax Reform Bills as a Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said that the bills, if allowed to say through, pose a significant threat to tye region. The group believes the reforms risk dismantling the economic and social fabric of the region. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, the CNG Coordinator, Mr. Faisal Salisu, described the tax reforms as a significant threat to the North. He criticized the Tinubu administration for proposing sweeping changes that could disproportionately harm the region, particularly amid existing challenges…

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Ogun State has decried the total neglect and poor funding of polytechnics across the state. The JAC stated that the state government, over the past 15 years, has failed to increase the N5 million monthly subvention allocated to polytechnics despite the prevailing economic challenges. Additionally, the committee demanded the implementation of the new minimum wage, which Governor Dapo Abiodun had approved for workers in the state. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUP Zone C, Comrade Nurudeen Masopa, expressed these concerns during a press conference held at the…

The Federal Government has said that the Tax Reform Bills currently generating uproar, especially in the northern part of the country, are not meant to undermine Nigeria’s democracy. This is as the Federal Government has started wooing the north to buy into the proposed executive bills. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who spoke on behalf of the Tinubu administration at a recent event, said that decision to introduce the bills was not to undermine democracy. Idris stated this while giving an address at the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) 2024 Annual Public Lecture/AGM and Awards on…

One person has been reported dead while several others were injured as a violent clash erupted between Fulani herdsmen and some local youths in Lano village, located in the Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. The injured are currently receiving medical attention at the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) in Gombe. The conflict also led to houses being set ablaze, causing damage to property that has yet to be quantified. The State Police Command has confirmed the incident and condemned the violence, describing it as uncalled for and unnecessary. Commissioner of Police Hayatu Usman has directed a thorough investigation to…