February 2026 – Page 79

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

17.02.2026

Following tense deliberations and a contentious debate over Clause 60, the Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. New Telegraph reports that the upper chamber resumed proceedings with a demand for a division on Clause 60 raised by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC/Abia South), prompting a rowdy session. Speaking during the...

Reps Walk Out Of Plenary Over E-Transmission Of Results

17.02.2026

On Tuesday, some members of the House of Representatives walked out of plenary in protest against the move to reverse the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill. The lawmakers exited the chamber after they attempted to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory without manual collation serving as a fallback when technology fails. New...

Ex-Minister Unveils Initiative To Promote Reading Culture

17.02.2026

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has unveiled a new national literacy initiative: “Reading Sessions Project,” to promote reading culture among students. The minister who disclosed this on Tuesday when he donated copies of his book, “Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration,” to Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of...

Prioritize Competence, Integrity In Choosing Leaders, Adebayo Tells Residents

17.02.2026

Ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils Election on Saturday, the 2023 Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has urged residents to prioritize competence, integrity, and other positive virtues when choosing leaders. Adebayo gave the charge in Gwagwalada, where SDP leaders campaigned for the party’s chairmanship candidate. He emphasized that...

ACPN Slams FG Over Reversal Of Sachet Alcohol Ban

17.02.2026

The National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Pharm. Ambrose Ezeh, has condemned the Federal Government’s recent decision to reverse the ban on the production and retail distribution of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume containers below 200ml. Ezeh made this position known in a statement personally signed by him and...

Hoodlums Attack APC Secretariat, Injure Chairman, NDDC Commissioner

17.02.2026

Hoodlums suspected to be members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Tuesday invaded the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, injuring the state chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, and several top party officials. Others reportedly injured during the fracas at a stakeholders’ meeting included the state’s representative on the...

Ex-Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Gambari Bags US Varsity Role

17.02.2026

Former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has been appointed a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania, United States. The appointment, another cap to his decades-long career in diplomacy, academia, and public service, was approved by the university’s School of Arts and Sciences and will...

A’Ibom CP Tasks Newly Promoted Officers On Professionalism, Rule Of Law

17.02.2026

The Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, has decorated a total of 613 Inspectors of Police recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II). The decoration ceremony, held at the Command Headquarters in Uyo, was presided over by CP Azare, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in...

Akere Solicits Osun Residents’ Support For Oyebamiji

17.02.2026

Osun State Renewed Hope Ambassador, Oluomo Sunday Akere, yesterday urged residents to embrace change as he rallied support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, whom he described as a prepared technocrat capable of repositioning the state for prosperity. Akere spoke at Osamdo Event Centre, Osogbo, during a medical and welfare...

GIMP Preaches Peace, Love On Commencement Of Ramadan, Lent

17.02.2026

The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria (GIMP-Nigeria) has called on Muslims and Christians across the country to seize the spiritual opportunity of national unity Ramadan and the Lent to promote religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and national unity. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Vice Chairman of GIMP-Nigeria ‘s Governing Council, Mr. Muyiwa Akintunde observed...