September 2025 – Page 78

Rivers Assembly Asks Fubara To Submit Commissioner-Nominees, 2025 Budget

18.09.2025

Following its first plenary after the six-month emergency rule, the Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to forward the list of Commissioner-nominees to it for screening and confirmation. This is as the lawmakers asked the Governor to immediately begin the process of putting together an Appropriation Bill for the...

Fubara Absent As Supporters Flood P’Harcourt

18.09.2025

Hundreds of supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara were left disappointed on Thursday after they stormed the Government House, Port Harcourt, in solidarity with the governor following his reinstatement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The supporters, dressed mostly in white, arrived in busloads from the state’s 23 local government areas. Many first converged at Isaac Boro...

Obi Warns Democracy Is Dying In Nigeria

18.09.2025

Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has warned that democracy in Nigeria is under serious threat, arguing that it no longer serves the people or holds leaders accountable. Obi made the remarks in Accra, Ghana, during the 2025 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Annual Democracy Dialogue, themed “What Makes Democracy Die?” held on September 17. He...

KWACReSAL Intensifies Land Restoration Efforts In Kwara

18.09.2025

The Kwara Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (KWACReSAL) says it has recorded significant progress in its ongoing land restoration interventions across communities in the state. According to the agency’s spokesperson, Okanlawon Taiwo, an inspection tour to project sites showed encouraging results, with many seedlings sprouting, while also identifying areas requiring improvement. The inspection team, which...

Tinubu Arrogated To Himself Powers Of Constitution – ADC

18.09.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted President Bola Tinubu over his handling of the suspension and subsequent reinstatement of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as a dangerous affront to Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said it was regrettable that...

NAPTIP Backs Buhari Mentorship Drive, Vows Action On Women’s Protection

18.09.2025

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has pledged to collaborate with the Daurama Foundation to strengthen efforts at protecting women and girls, particularly those at risk of exploitation and trafficking. The commitment was made during the virtual graduation of 39 young women from the Samira Buhari Mentorship Programme (SBMP), a...

Okonkwo, Others Urge Churches To Partner Gov’t In Fighting Insecurity

18.09.2025

Prominent Nigerian clerics, including the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Bishop Mike Okonkwo; Founder of Revival Assembly Ministries International, Apostle Anselm Madubuko; and Senior Pastor of the Foundation of Truth Assembly (FOTA), Rev. Yomi Kasali, have called on churches to actively partner with government in tackling insecurity. The call was made at...

AA, PNT Form Coalition For Tinubu In Ondo

18.09.2025

The Action Alliance (AA) and a campaign group, Progressives Network for Tinubu (PNT), have formed a coalition to mobilise support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ondo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Although an opposition party, AA said it would remain in its political platform while working for President Tinubu’s...

Abia Govt Partners Aba Container Unloaders To Strengthen Security

18.09.2025

The Abia State Government has organised a security workshop for the Aba Container Unloaders Unions to boost security consciousness and reinforce the state’s security architecture. Governor Alex Otti, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Kenneth Kalu, declared the workshop open in Aba. Themed “Partnership Between Government and Frontline Unloaders, Threats, Communication and...

NECO 2025: Kano Tops National Chart

18.09.2025

Kano State has emerged as the best-performing state in the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO), a landmark feat attributed to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s sweeping reforms and sustained investment in education. The announcement was made in Minna, Niger State, by NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, who...