September 2025 – Page 15

Osun NULGE Berates FG for Releasing LG Funds To ‘Sacked’ APC Chairmen

28.09.2025

The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has condemned the Federal Government for releasing six months of withheld local government council allocations to the “sacked” All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen in the state. The allocations had been withheld since February 2025 following a tussle over control of council secretariats...

Soun Pledges Commitment To Promoting Yoruba Culture

28.09.2025

The Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afọlabi Olaoye, has reaffirmed his commitment to promoting and preserving Yoruba culture, pledging royal support for initiatives that celebrate the heritage and identity of the Yoruba people. The monarch made this known during a courtesy visit by members of the Ọmọ Yoruba Atata Socio-Cultural Initiative (ỌYÀSI), organisers of the...

Centre Condemns Killing Of Baale, Nine Others In Kwara

28.09.2025

The Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI) has strongly condemned the killing of at least ten people, including the village head (Baale), in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, in the early hours of Sunday. In a statement issued by its President, Olufemi Aduwo, the Centre described the attack as another grim...

2027 Presidency: Jonathan Will Seek Second Term Under PDP

28.09.2025

Amid growing speculation over his political future, former Minister of Information and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Professor Jerry Gana, has disclosed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the PDP. Gana made the disclosure during an interaction with journalists at the PDP state congress held...

Ganduje Faults Kano Govt, Says Gov Yusuf Got More Revenue Than I Received

28.09.2025

Abdullahi Ganduje, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate Past Governor of Kano State, has alleged that in six months, his successor, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, got more allocations from the Federal Government than he received in his 8-year administration. Speaking after a stakeholders’ meeting in Kano, Ganduje reportedly questioned the...

Adamawa APC Carpets Atiku Over Remarks On Madagali Attack

28.09.2025

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over what it described as “insensitive remarks” following the recent terrorist attack on innocent residents of Wagga Mongoro in Madagali Local Government Area. In a statement issued on Sunday, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Mohammed Abdullahi, accused Atiku...

NCDMB To Train 3,700 Nigerian Youths On Digitalization

28.09.2025

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to commence a comprehensive digitalization training programme for 3,700 youths across the country. The initiative, launched under the NCDMB Digitalization Initiative (NDI), aims to equip young Nigerians with the critical skills required to thrive in the ongoing and future waves of the industrial revolution. Providing...

Tinubu’s Request For UN Security Seat Absurd – ADC

28.09.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described as absurd the request by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, despite the escalating insecurity and loss of control over parts of the country to bandits. ADC, in a statement issued by its interim National Publicity Secretary,...

APC Will Recover Its Power in Zamfara, Says Party Chairman

28.09.2025

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that the party will reclaim power in the state during the 2027 general elections, declaring that all internal disputes have been resolved and unity restored. State Chairman of the party, Tukur Danfulani Maikatako, represented by the Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau, made...

PSG To Play In Intercontinental Cup Final By December

28.09.2025

FIFA on Sunday confirmed that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), winners of the European Champions League, will feature in their maiden Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, on December 17. According to the statement sighted by Sunday Telegraph, the French champions will face the winner of the Challenger Cup, scheduled four days earlier. The playoff will pit...