Famous Nollywood veteran and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, on Monday, 22 September, 2025 declared that the African Democratic Congress will win the 2027 elections and take over from the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Okonkwo stated this on Monday, 22 September, 2025 while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme. Recall that the party said it should not be judged by the results of the August 16 by-elections held across 16 constituencies. According to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the ADC failed to secure any seat as the ruling All Progressives Congress won 12 of the 16 seats across…
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The Chinese city of Shenzhen on Monday, 22 September, 2025 began preparing to evacuate 400,000 people while residents of the northern Philippines sought shelter from gale-force winds on Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa continued on a collision course with southern China. The typhoon made landfall on the Philippines’ Calayan Island, part of the sparsely populated Babuyan chain, at 3:00 pm (0700 GMT), according to the Philippine weather service. As of 5:00 pm (0900 GMT), maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometres per hour (134 mph) were reported at the storm’s centre, with gusts reaching as high as 295 kph, the national…
The Enugu State Government has strongly condemned the gruesome murder of Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya of Nsukka Catholic Diocese by unknown assailants. The government also commiserated with the late priest’s immediate family, the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, and indeed the Catholic faithful in general over the tragic incident, which occurred on Friday, September 19, 2025. In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Malachy Agbo, the government described the action as cowardly and cold-blooded. Father Eya was said to have been shot dead by a group of assailants, who attacked and killed him along Alumona-…
Gunmen on midnight of Monday, 2225 September, 2025 shot dead a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Otukpo, Benue state, Mr Ejeh Udeh at his residence. According to reports, the attackers stormed his home around early Monday, 22 September, 2025. Witnesses said the gunmen, who arrived on a motorcycle, lay in wait for him before opening fire as he entered the house. According to the eyewitnesses, the incident happened in front of the politician’s family. His body has been taken to the Otukpo general hospital morgue as at the time of this report. The Benue state police command…
By Ismail Omipidan Some Nigerians have a poor sense of history and an even shorter memory. This is why some of those who shamelessly took the centre stage during the move to secure a third term for former President Olusegun Obasanjo will keep quiet today in the face of denial by the former President that he never wanted a third term. Haba! As a Senate Correspondent at the time, who covered the Senate proceedings of that era and interacted with actors on both sides, I can say without fear of contradiction that it is a distortion of history for Baba…
Niger State Governor, farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago, has dissolved his cabinet with immediate effect, reports thegazellenews.com The farmer Governor announced the decision during the State Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber, Minna, on Monday, 1 September, 2025. He appreciated them for the services they had so far rendered towards the development of the state and wished them the best in their future endeavours. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Bologi Ibrahim, the Governor however retained: the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff, and other…
Alimosho Local Government has distributed over 500 General Certificate of Education (GCE) forms to prospective students seeking admission into tertiary institutions. The gesture is the first major education programme organized by the local government under the new administration of Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, Chairman of Alimosho Local Government. Akinpelu, who campaigned on a welfare-focused agenda, said, “During the electioneering period, we campaigned vigorously to ensure education for all and abundant food, among other people-friendly policies we designed for this administration. This is one of them, and we’ve started implementing it today. “We’re giving out GCE forms to support your education,…
The Nigerian Government has welcome the landmark judgment of the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland, which on Monday, 1 September, 2025, sentenced Simon Ekpa, a self-styled pro-Biafra agitator, to six years’ imprisonment for terrorism offences, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com had earlier reported that Ekpa was sentenced six years imprisonment by the Finnish court. Reacting to the ruling on Monday, 1 September, 2025, the Nigerian Government through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, described the ruling as a welcome development. The Federal Government described the ruling as a watershed moment – not only for the countless innocent Nigerians whose…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has listed measures that would further boost the repositioning of the nation’s legacy railway agency, prevent recurrence of accidents and return it to the path of sustainability. Opeifa, at an interactive session with journalists, at the NUJ FCT Centre, Abuja, on Sunday, 31 August, 2025, said he remained focused on giving to Nigerians a new train travel experience either on the narrow or standard gauge rail lines. Among other measures he outlined are institutional reforms, management restructuring, financial sustainability and deepening customers experience, all of which, he said,…
By Tunde Akanni In a country of dazzling diversity like Nigeria, conflicts are almost inevitable. Managing them requires not only tact and empathy but also deliberate, context-sensitive communication as exemplified by grassroots communication. Thankfully, there is a unique organisation endowed with thought leaders committed to advancing both scholarship and practical engagement in this area. One such beacon is the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP), founded by the doyen of conflict studies in Africa, Professor Isaac Olawale Albert, of the University of Ibadan. For decades, Prof. Albert has stood at the intersection of scholarship and praxis, pushing for peacebuilding…