December 2025 – Page 203

Prioritise Welfare, Security, Not 2027 Politics, LP Reps Urge Tinubu

07.12.2025

The Labour Party (LP) Caucus in the House of Representatives has expressed concern that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is prioritizing President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 reelection bid over the welfare and security of Nigerians. In a statement issued by LP Caucus leader Hon. Afam Victor Ogene on Sunday, the lawmakers described this approach as...

Okpebholo Has Silenced Critics With Expansive Dev’t Projects – Afegbua

07.12.2025

Edo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has lauded Governor Monday Okpebholo for defying critics through extensive development projects across the state. Afegbua noted that public discourse has shifted from doubts about the governor’s capacity to curiosity about how he is funding numerous capital projects across Edo’s three senatorial districts. These initiatives...

Senate To Deploy Technology In Tackling Insecurity

07.12.2025

The Senate on Sunday announced that it’s working collectively with relevant government agencies and other stakeholders to deploy technology to tackle the insecurity confronting the country. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, Senator Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu made this disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. Speaking with journalists...

Sabon Birni LG Chair Denies Reported Mosque Attack

07.12.2025

The Chairman of Sabon Birni Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Ayuba Hashimu, has debunked reports circulating on social and mainstream media claiming that armed men attacked a mosque and killed an Imam alongside several worshippers. Hashimu described the report as entirely false, insisting that no such incident occurred anywhere within the local government. “The...

Egypt vs Nigeria Friendly Rescheduled to December 16

07.12.2025

The highly anticipated international friendly between Egypt and the Nigerian Super Eagles has been shifted to December 16, according to Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Vice President Khaled El-Darandaly. Sunday Telegraph reports that the fixture, originally set for December 14, will now take place two days later to align with FIFA’s official release date for national-team...

Disqualified Aspirants To Seek Tinubu’s Intervention

07.12.2025

Disqualified aspirants for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Osun State have announced plans to seek the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The seven disqualified aspirants, former APC National Secretary Sen. Iyiola Omisore, Babatunde Haketer Oralusi, Oyedotun Babayemi, Dr. Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi, Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Adegoke Rasheed SAN, Okiki Adekunle, and Sen....

EU-Funded CHAIN Project Launches Agri-Food Value Chain Crash Course

07.12.2025

The EU-funded Cooperation for Holistic Agriculture Innovation Nests in Sub-Saharan Africa (CHAIN Project) has kicked off a two-day crash course on agri-business and value chain development at Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State. Declaring the programme open, the Coordinator and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Prof. Robert Onyeneke, urged the Federal Government...

Transform Risks Into Opportunities, CILRM President Urges Professionals

07.12.2025

The President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria (CILRM), Dr. Harriet Akubuiro, has called for proactive strategies that convert risks into opportunities rather than waiting to react after damage has occurred. Speaking at the institute’s 15th Annual Risk Professionals International Conference in Lagos, Akubuiro...

Oborevwori Renews Support For literary Excellence,

07.12.2025

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has renewed his administration’s resolve to enhance literary excellence, intellectual discourse, and the growth of knowledge-driven communities. Governor Oborevwori made this remark at the public presentation of the book, ‘Hallmarks of Labour’, written by Izoma Philip Chikwuendo Asiodu. Represented by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Nyerhovwo Tonukari, Oborevwori...

Nigeria Condemns Coup Attempt In Benin Republic

07.12.2025

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has strongly condemned the attempted coup in the Republic of Benin, describing it as a dangerous act of destabilisation and a direct assault on democracy, constitutional order and the will of the Beninese people. The failed coup, led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, unfolded in the early hours of Sunday when...