Author: Abimbola Ogunaike

By Musa Azare As Bauchi State approaches another transition in political leadership in 2027, one question is becoming increasingly important. What should happen to the enormous public investments already made in roads, healthcare, education, infrastructure and other sectors? The answer has implications far beyond partisan politics. It concerns the protection of taxpayers’ money, the completion of projects already financed by the government, the preservation of development gains and, ultimately, the welfare of the people of Bauchi State.Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed assumed office on May 29, 2019, inheriting a state with numerous abandoned and uncompleted projects. His administration subsequently embarked on…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, Dr Emmanuel Oluwatoyin Taiwo, has distributed learning materials to pupils and students in public schools across Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. The materials, which included exercise books, school sandals and socks, were distributed to pupils and students from less-privileged homes to ease the burden of returning to school and encourage regular attendance. Taiwo, a former Chief of Staff to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, spoke during visits to the schools. He said the initiative was prompted by reports that some…

Following an ethnic clash that reportedly killed 15 people, including the village head, Alhaji Sa’idu Mujeli in Lafagu Community in Bagudo Local Government of Kebbi State, operatives of the state police command have arrested at least six people in connection of with the killings. It was gathered that after the sad incident, affected residents fled the community and relocated to Bagudo town for safety as tension remains high after the development. It was gathered that the violence involved members of the Fulani and Kambari communities and also affected the nearby Buya community. It was learnt the violence escalated after an…

Rabiu Kwankwaso, Vice Presidential Candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), has disclosed that the party would reintroduce fuel subsidy in a different form if it wins the January 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, who made this disclosure during an interview with Arise TV, described President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove the subsidy on his first day in office as a mistake that has plunged Nigeria into what he described as a “total mess, economically.” The former Governor of Kano State said there were several ways the subsidy could be reintroduced without returning to the previous system, just as he also …

The Nigerian Democratic Party(NDC) on Tuesday, 22 September, 2026 received a boost as frmer Secretary General of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has defected to the party. It was gathered that his defection followed his meeting held on Tuesday, 22 September, 2026 with NDC National Leader Senator Seriake Dickson at the senator’s Abuja residence. Lawal, who resigned from the ADC on June 1 over the emergence of Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate, had previously said he would support the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket if he comes back from his sabbatical. The former SGF, who also supported Peter Obi when he ran under…

Tragedy occurred on the evening of Tuesday, 22 September as an artisan, engaged to clear weeds on the roof of a shopping plaza area of Ehi Road in Aba, Abia State was electrocuted. It was gathered that the sad incident happened after torrential rain in the city. It was also gathered the young man, whose identity had not been established at the time of this report, was said to have stepped on a slippery surface on top of the building, causing him to lose his balance before coming into contact with rolls of live wires supplying power to the building.…

This is indeed will be a good news for Nigerians workers as the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, on Tuesday, 22 September, 2026 announced that plans are underway to announce new minimum wage for them. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Kamil Shoretire, made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja at a capacity-building workshop organised for Labour correspondents. Shoretire, who confirmed that consultations were underway to set an official date for negotiations, said, “We are yet to announce the timetable for that, but background discussions are already ongoing. “When it’s time…

By Chike Anyaonu In her landmark 2009 TED Talk, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned of “the danger of a single story”. She argued that reducing complex realities to one-dimensional narrative robs people of dignity, equity, and peculiarity. Nearly two decades later, this warning resonates with striking relevance in Nigeria’s polity, particularly in the construction of NDC presidential candidate and former governor Peter Obi’s fiscal legacy in Anambra State. For over a decade, Nigerians have been sold a singular narrative: that the former governor exited office with billions in savings and zero debts for the state. It was a parable…

As part measures ensuring orderliness and safety in motor parks across the Osun State, the State House of Assembly on Monday, 21 September, 2026 proposed a bill to establish a Park Management System. The proposed Osun State Park Management System Bill was presented during Monday’s plenary by the Chairman of the House Committee on Works and Transport, Abiola Waheed, who is also the sponsor of the private member’s bill. Waheed said the bill sought to establish a structured management system for motor parks across the state, adding that it would regulate revenue collection and block leakages in the state’s internally…