By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Anambra State Government has released a detailed record of debts and financial obligations linked to previous administrations, including that of former Governor Peter Obi, amid controversy over claims that the state is still servicing loans incurred under his tenure. The government disclosed this in a press statement titled, “Gov Peter Obi and Record of Public Debt in Anambra: Facts Beyond Propaganda and Lies,” issued on Tuesday, 16 September, 2026, and signed by the Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Law Mefor. The statement, described as a response to a viral post by Obi on what he…
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By Babafemi Ojudu Nigeria has lost one of the finest actors ever to grace its stage and screen. Mr Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known and celebrated as Olu Jacobs, has passed on at the age of 84. For more than five decades, Olu Jacobs gave himself wholeheartedly to the dramatic arts. Trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he distinguished himself on the British stage and television before returning home to become one of the defining figures of Nigerian theatre and cinema. His commanding voice, majestic presence and extraordinary ability to inhabit every character made him…
By Dr. Oto’ Drama The political space in Nigeria has lately been assaulted by the noisy, toxic, and self-serving theatrics of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Operating under the delusions of an unhinged political landlord, Wike has continuously attempted to weaponize his nominal support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to advance a parochial, self-aggrandizing agenda. His so-called “Rainbow Coalition” is nothing short of a Trojan horse—a crude and duplicitous political contrivance designed to subvert the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while masquerading as a pro-government movement. By seeking to carve out fiefdoms where he dictates who…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogun State Chapter, will on Thursday, September 17, 2026, inaugurate its newly constituted Campaign Council as the party formally intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections. The inauguration, which will hold at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, is expected to bring together members of the various committees and structures constituted to coordinate the party’s campaign activities across the state. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the State Chairman of the party, Chief Yomi Sanusi, directed all members of the Campaign Council to arrive at the venue by 8:30 a.m., ahead of the commencement…
Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) is set to inaugurate its Zonal, Local Government and Local Council Development Area structures in Lagos State, as the group launches a fresh phase of grassroots mobilisation for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election and the governorship bid of Dr Obafemi Hamzat. Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Dr Kayode Opeifa will be the Guest Speaker at the event while the Director General of the PBAT/KOH Campaign Organisation in Lagos, Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro will be the Chairman at the event. The inauguration, tagged “Lagos SWAGA 2.0: Consolidating Grassroots Mobilisation and Deepening Political Engagements…
By Felix MordiThe President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), who is also the Council Chairman, Dr. Ike Neliaku, fnipr, on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, led a delegation from the Institute on a courtesy visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, and were received by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM.The visit, according to a statement by the Force spokesperson (FPRO), CSP Ani Iniedu, was to solicit the Nigeria Police Force’s security coverage for the 2026 World Public Relations Forum and Africa Charter Forum to be hosted by Nigeria.Billed to hold at the Transcorp Hilton,…
By Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq The debate over the establishment of State Police has persisted for years and has assumed renewed significance as Nigeria inches towards a more decentralised policing architecture. The argument for State Police is compelling: policing is, by its very nature, more effective when those charged with maintaining security understand the communities, people, terrain and peculiar security challenges within which they operate. But there is another side to this debate which deserves far greater attention. The greatest danger may not necessarily come from the Governors themselves. It may come from those who operate in the shadows of…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Niger Delta state governments need to establish Special Economic Zones to drive industrialisation. Speaking during the inaugural Niger Delta Economic and Investment Summit at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Okonjo-Iweala said the Niger Delta region possessed the ingredients to become Nigeria’s next great industrial hub, standing alongside Lagos as an engine of the national economy. The DG of the World Trade Organisation stressed that abundant natural resources alone would not guarantee development, calling for improved project execution, better maintenance culture, efficient ports,…
Northern Nigeria’s political establishment has moved to formalise its support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, unveiling a sweeping mobilisation structure, Arewa for Asiwaju A4A, that draws together former governors, sitting and former senators, ministers and grassroots power-brokers into a single campaign machine spanning all 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory FCT. The development was announced in a statement issued by the group’s Head of Media Relations, Edwin Olofu, on Monday in Abuja, adding that a formal unveiling is expected in Abuja in the coming days, with zonal and state inaugurations to follow. At the apex of…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, CFR, mni, has congratulated veteran journalist and former Editor of The PUNCH, Alhaji Nojeem Jimoh, on his 74th birthday. In a congratulatory message issued on Monday, 14 September, 2026, the Sultan described Jimoh as an accomplished journalist, distinguished media professional and elder statesman whose decades of dedicated service have contributed significantly to the growth and development of Nigeria’s media industry. The Sultan commended the former PUNCH editor for his professionalism, courage, discipline and commitment to responsible journalism, noting…