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Atiku’s Son Resigns As Adamawa Commissioner For Works, Energy

04.03.2026

The Adamawa State Commissioner for Works and Energy Development, Adamu Atiku Abubakar, has resigned from Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s cabinet with immediate effect. Adamu Atiku Abubakar’s decision to resign from Fintiri’s cabinet may not be unconnected with his strategic statement to align with his father’s political interest. In a letter dated March 2, 2026, and addressed...

Cigarettes Rewire Vision For Early Blindness – Study

04.03.2026

A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health has found that cigarette smoke doesn’t just irritate the eyes—it accelerates their ageing at the genetic level. Published in the ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,’ researchers revealed how smoking triggers epigenetic changes in retinal cells, effectively reprogramming them...

MOSIEND Expresses Concern Over Ogoriba’s Disqualification

04.03.2026

As the Ijaw National Congress (INC) election is set to hold on Saturday, March 7, 2026, the Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has expressed concern over the purported disqualification of Elder Timi Ogoriba, one of the aspirants aspiring for the post of National President of Ijaw...

Lagos Govt Seals Two Facilities For Illegal Sewage Discharge

04.03.2026

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) on Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 sealed off a public toilet located on Offin road off Apongbon for the deliberate discharge of raw sewage into the public drain. Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo wahab disclosed this in a social media update. According to him, the...

Abia Rep, Alex Ikwechegh, Dumps APGA, Defects To Labour Party

04.03.2026

Alex Ikwechegh, a House of Representatives member representing Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency, has dumped the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and defected to the Labour Party (LP). Ikwechegh made this announcement on Tuesday, March 3, in an interview with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with Governor Alex Otti at the governor’s residence in...

CapitalSage GMD Advocates Value Addition To Cocoa In Nigeria

04.03.2026

The Group Managing Director of CapitalSage Holdings, Mr John Alamu, has called for accelerated investment in value addition to cocoa to address the declining price of the product in the international market. Alamu also called for agricultural industrialisation as the defining strategy for Ondo State’s long-term economic transformation because of its place in the committee...

Eze Inaugurates FCC Works C’ttee, Pledges Strict Enforcement Of Federal Character Principle

04.03.2026

The Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) Committee on Works, Transport and Aviation, Peter Eze, has pledged firm commitment to the full enforcement of the Federal Character principle, assuring Nigerians that the committee will live up to its constitutional responsibilities with diligence and courage. Eze made this declaration yesterday during the inaugural meeting of...

Controversy Trails Otti’s Response To Abia Journalist

04.03.2026

Controversy has continued to trail Abia State Governor, Alex Otti’s response to a journalist who asked him to provide data showing how his policies have improved the lives of Abia residents. The governor described the question as irresponsible and stupid. But reliable sources said Otti’s reaction may have been politically motivated, given that the journalist,...

Sani, Abbas Set 2m Vote Target For Kaduna APC For 2027

04.03.2026

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, have tasked the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s new executives to secure two million votes for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. They gave the charge yesterday at the party’s State Congress in Ka-duna, where Isaac Atiku Sankay emerged as consensus chairman....

Re-Elected Edo Exco Endorses Tinubu, Oshiomhole For Re-Election

04.03.2026

The newly re-elected Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) executive yesterday endorsed President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election and Senator Adams Oshiomhole for the Edo North senatorial seat. The exco, led by Jarret Tenebe, also endorsed Governor Monday Okpebholo for the 2028 governorship election. Okpebholo will complete his first tenure in 2028. Speaking...