Author: Amina Mohammed

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday. The commission defied warnings by the police and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, to put the poll on hold.  The commission relied on a judgement of the Osun State High Court in Ilesa which ordered the electoral agency to conduct elections for the vacant positions of chairmen and councillors in the 30…

Renowned legal luminary, Dr. Monday Ubani, SAN,has lost his mother, Mrs. Gladys Nsomma Ubani. She passed away at the age of 90. The late Mrs. Ubani was a native of Ekebedi but was married to Mr. Egbedubi Ubani of Awomukwu village, both in Ikwuano LGA of Abia State. She is survived by her only son, Dr. Ubani, as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It is worth recalling that Dr. Ubani’s father, Mr. Egbedubi Ubani, passed away in 2021 at the remarkable age of 101. The family will announce funeral arrangements in due course. In a post on his Facebook…

Stella Okotete, the Executive Director, Business Development at Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed confidence that opposition parties will be unable to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Okotete was one of the three ministerial nominees not cleared by the Senate in 2023 following security reports by the Department Of State Services (DSS). The two others not cleared are Nasir el-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna, and Danladi Abubakar, a nominee from Tabara state. According to the former APC National Women Leader, no alliance between opposition leaders, including former Vice…

United States President Donald Trump had a heated exchange with a Democratic governor Friday over his order barring transgender athletes from women’s sports, with the state leader telling him: “See you in court.” The Republican president was making televised remarks to a gathering of the country’s governors at the White House when he raised the executive order he signed earlier this month. “Two weeks ago I signed an executive order banning men from playing in women’s sports. Many Democrats are fighting me on that, I hope you continue because you’ll never win another race,” he said. The ban is “to…

Following intense public outcry and social media outrage over the death of the man at the needless jamboree to celebrate his 100 days in office, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, took responsibility for the man’s death. The tragic incident occurred at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the Edo State capital, at about 5:08 pm on Thursday, during the praise and worship session, which was part of the needless jamboree lined up to mark Okpebholo’s100 days in office without any significant achievements. Okpebholo and his handlers had initially remained silent on the matter, intending to sweep it under the…

The Council Chairman of Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, Aminu Najumei, has revealed that the council secretary, Daina Usman, who was abducted on Thursday night, managed to escape from his abductors on Friday. Najumei, while reacting to the news of Usman’s abduction, said he escaped when the bandits were searching for a place to hide them. Bandits had on Thursday abducted Usman along with his wife, two children, and one other person during a late-night attack in Sarkin Pawa, Niger State. The attack reportedly occurred around 10 pm when the bandits infiltrated Usman’s residence near the riverbank in…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has revealed that none of the 31 requests for state creation met the constitutional requirements. Kalu, who chairs the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, made this known on Friday at a two-day retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. “Although we have received 31 requests for state creation, none of these requests met the constitutional requirements for amendment. “Therefore, we have since extended the submission date to the 5th of March, 2025. But this retreat could in our resolution extend it further if we find out…

A Sokoto State lawmaker, Aminu Boza, has confirmed the presence of bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, in one of the forests in the Isa Local Government Area of the state. The lawmaker, who represents Sabon Birni Local Government in the state House of Assembly, while speaking with our correspondent on telephone on Friday, confirmed that Turji has been collecting tax from the people in the area. The notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has been sighted in eastern Sokoto, where he has reportedly imposed a ₦25 million levy on villages, a state lawmaker has alleged. “Bello Turji is currently in the Isa…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Friday said former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Jibrin Usman (retd.), and Brigadier-General Ishaya Bauka (retd.) remain on its wanted list over their alleged involvement in a N3 billion fraud. In a statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare, the ICPC dismissed claims that the duo had been exonerated following the amendment of charges against them. The commission explained that while the charges were amended, they were never withdrawn, adding that the two former military officers are still fugitives. “For the avoidance of doubt, the charges against them were…

The United States deported 135 migrants of various nationalities, including 65 minors, to Costa Rica on Thursday, according to the Costa Rican government. Their flight departed from San Diego, California, and arrived at a base next to Juan Santamaria International Airport, an AFP journalist confirmed. The deportees, who will be repatriated to their countries of origin from Costa Rica, were taken by bus from the capital, San Jose, to a migrant facility about 360 kilometers (224 miles) away, near the border with Panama. The 65 children on the flight were all accompanied by a relative, according to Costa Rica’s deputy…