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Oshiomhole Dismisses 2027 Anti-Tinubu Coalition, Says Wike, APC Governors Back President

adminOctober 5, 2026

Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed reports of an emerging political coalition against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oshiomhole said APC governors remain committed to Tinubu’s re-election, while FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, despite remaining a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, has also...

Tinubu Receives Royal Prayers, Counsel From Oba of Lagos

adminOctober 5, 2026

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday visited the Iga Idunganran Palace in Lagos Island, where the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, offered prayers and counsel for the President and his administration. The visit was part of Tinubu’s engagements in Lagos following his return to the state, with the President accompanied by Lagos State Governor Babajide...

One Killed, Others Hurt After 21-Passenger Bus Crashes, Burns In Ilorin

adminOctober 5, 2026

A passenger bus carrying 21 people crashed along the Oko-Olowo Expressway in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Sunday, leaving one person dead and several others injured. According to a report by SaharaReporters, the accident occurred around Iye-Maja Junction after a tyre on the commercial vehicle reportedly burst while it was in motion. The driver subsequently lost...

Shettima Defends Tinubu’s Economic Reforms, Asks Nigerians for Patience Amid Hardship

adminOctober 4, 2026

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has acknowledged the hardship Nigerians are experiencing under the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms, urging citizens to be patient while defending the difficult decisions taken by the Federal Government. Shettima, who spoke in Lagos on Saturday after meeting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his return to Nigeria from his annual vacation, said the...

Akwa Ibom Declares Monday Teaching-Free Day for World Teachers’ Day

adminOctober 4, 2026

UYO — Classroom activities will be suspended across public and private primary, secondary and technical schools in Akwa Ibom on Monday as the state government declares October 5 a Teaching-Free Day to enable teachers participate in the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration. The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education,...

Osun Challenges Account Freeze, Says Arbitration Award Already Before Court

adminOctober 4, 2026

The Osun State Government has moved to overturn an order freezing its accounts, arguing that the arbitration award on which the order was based was already being challenged in court before Gamji Nigeria Company Limited obtained the account-freezing directive. The state government, in an application filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos on October...

HOW TRANSMISSION LINE FAULTS THREATEN AKWA IBOM’S ENERGY SECURITY Michael Dada

adminOctober 4, 2026

PHEDC’s recent report of a fault on the 132kV Aba–Itu transmission line has once again highlighted Akwa Ibom State’s dependence on reliable transmission infrastructure for electricity supply. With adequate and reliable gas supply, the state-owned Ibom Power Plant can operate in island mode and supply electricity within Akwa Ibom while the Aba–Itu line is being...

MR UDOM EMMANUEL, CON

adminOctober 4, 2026

On 7 June 2019, an aircraft bearing the colours and identity of Akwa Ibom State took off from Uyo, carrying with it more than passengers. It carried an idea that a state could build its own airline, create its own economic connections and project its identity beyond its borders. That idea became Ibom Air, one...

Kaduna Clemency Drive Hits 500 Beneficiaries as 27 Inmates Secure Release

adminOctober 3, 2026

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has extended his administration’s clemency programme to another 27 inmates, bringing the total number of people reached by the initiative since he assumed office to more than 500. The latest beneficiaries were released as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, with the intervention covering correctional facilities across Kaduna...

Police Rescue Abducted Fishermen, Arrest Two Over Transformer Vandalism In A’Ibom

adminOctober 3, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued a group of fishermen abducted by suspected sea pirates along the waterways of Ibeno Local Government Area and arrested two suspected transformer vandals in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday on behalf...

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