Author: Amina Mohammed

The Katsina State Government on Saturday called for the cancellation of the English language examination recently conducted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The call followed an incident which led to the commencement of the examination several hours behind the scheduled time nationwide on Wednesday. The position of the state was announced in Katsina by Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education during a visit to WAEC office in Katsina. The position was based on a petition signed by Hajiya Ummukhair Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry. WAEC had blamed the situation on heightened efforts to curb…

No fewer than 20 members of the Kano State contingent in the just concluded 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta. Ogun State have lost their lives in a fatal weekend crash. Witnesses said the accident happened in Kura Local Government Area, about 30 minutes drive into the metropols. According to reports, the bus transporting the athletes crashed at Dakatsalle Bridge, about 50 kilometres from Kano, after passing through Kaduna State. A viral video from the scene indicates the vehicle skidded off the bridge, leading to the devastating incident. Confirming the heartbreaking development, Umar Bala Fagge, Chairman of the Kano State…

Super Eagles winger, Ahmed Musa, has tied the knot with his 4th wife, Asmau Moriki, at a private ceremony held in Kano State. The latest union comes years after the footballer’s past relationships made headlines. Musa’s first marriage was to Jamila in 2013. The couple, who share two children, divorced in 2017 after reported issues tied to the soccer star’s desire to take a second wife. Shortly after the separation, he married Juliet Ejue, his second wife, from Ogoja in Cross River State. That marriage also ended, though the timeline of their split wasn’t publicly known. In 2021, he married…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday, July 20, and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced the dates on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony of six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), whose nominations were recently approved by the National Assembly. Yakubu also revealed that the Commission is finalising preparations for bye-elections to fill vacant seats in both the National and State Houses of Assembly.

The National Assembly said it plans to deliver a new constitution by December as the Constitution Review Committee of the House of Representatives scheduled its zonal public hearings to begin on July 11. The hearings will deliberate on the 87 prioritised Bills between July 11 and 20 to gather public views on the amendment process. The committee also stated that it would engage with registered political parties on Monday, July 14, in Abuja and hold a National Public Hearing on Monday, July 21. The public hearings are meant to give the country an all-embracing Constitution, the Chairman of the House…

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has vowed that no local government area in the state will be allowed to fall into the hands of Boko Haram terrorist or the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) insurgents. Zulum was at the State House in Abuja on Monday where he updated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the security situation in his state. The governor’s unyielding stance against renewed security threats in the region negated his earlier claim that three local government areas in the state – Marte, Abadam and Dikwa – had been taken over by insurgents. He urged all relevant stakeholders –…

Award-winning actress Adunni Ade has denied making a statement about her beauty and popularity hindering her marriage prospects. A viral social media post attributed a quote to her, stating that she regretted not being married despite her good looks and popularity. However, Adunni Ade quickly responded, calling the quote fabricated and demanding the post be removed within 24 hours to avoid legal action. In her statement on X, Adunni Ade expressed frustration over the misuse of her name for generating engagement and emphasised that the quote was not from any verified interview or publication. “I kindly request that you take…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has announced his withdrawal from all previous agreements aimed at resolving the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), vowing to “fight on until justice is attained.” In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday, titled “PDP Crisis: My Position” and personally signed by the minister, he laid bare the root causes of the party’s turmoil, attributing it to “dishonesty and lack of trust amongst its key stakeholders”. He particularly singled out Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as the “architect” of the party’s woes, accusing him of being “the chief culprit” in…

The Federal Government (FG) has filed a criminal charge against suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. She was accused of defaming Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. The three-count charge was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is pending before Justice C. N. Oji. It was filed by the Department of Public Prosecutions on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Federation. The Federal Government accused Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan of making imputations intended to harm reputations, contrary to Section 391 of the Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 392 of…

The Labour Party (LP) crisis took a new turn yesterday as two of the three camps that are neck-deep in the supremacy battle – the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led by Comrade Joe Ajaero and the National Caretaker Committee (NCC), led by Senator Esther Nenadi-Usman, joined forces against the National Working Committee (NWC), led by the factional Chairman, Julius Abure. Ajaero attended the LP stakeholders’ meeting presided over by Senator Nenadi-Usman in Abuja, where key resolutions geared towards the restructuring of the party were approved by the National Executive Council (NEC). The meeting was also attended by the representatives of…