By Umar Usman Duguri The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has fired the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Galadima, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com learnt that the decision came via a minor cabinet shake-up announced by the Governor. The statement, announcing the cabinet shake-up, signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Comrade Mukhtar Gidado was released to journalists in the early hours of Monday, 9 February, 2026. According to the Adviser, “The decision re-emphasizes the government’s resolve to periodically effect changes in order to continuously inject fresher ideas…
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The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken note of recent clarifications by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, which reaffirm the long-standing position of the Senate in supporting the use of technology, including electronic transmission of election results, in line with the Electoral Act and subject to the operational capacity of INEC. These clarifications categorically debunk the false and misleading narrative that the Senate rejected electronic transmission of results-a claim hastily amplified by Mr. Peter Obi without due regard for the facts. Once again, this episode exposes Mr. Obi’s habitual rush to judgment…
The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commiserated with the Government and people of Kwara State over the deadly terrorist attacks that claimed at least 162 lives in the villages of Woro and Nuku. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday, 7 February, 2026, Abiodun expressed deep sorrow over the incident, describing it as a tragic and unfortunate act in which innocent and law-abiding citizens were brutally murdered while going about their lawful activities. The Governor condemned the reported targeting of residents who allegedly refused to adopt Sharia law, noting…
By Temitope Ajayi Our habit of amending our electoral laws almost every election cycle deserves serious scrutiny. The popular justification, continuous improvement, sounds persuasive but does not withstand close examination. It cannot be the case that credible elections are only possible if electoral laws are rewritten every four years. If that were true, stable democracies would be in permanent legislative flux. Countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Africa, the neighbouring Ghana and Benin Republic all conduct regular elections. Yet, it is difficult to find evidence that they amend their electoral laws before every round…
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Saturday, 7 February, 2026, received Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima on a condolence visit to the state over the recent terrorist attack in Woro (Kaiama) in which at least 75 innocent lives were lost. In an address at the Ahmadu Bello House in Ilorin, the Vice President called the attack an unacceptable violation of people’s right to peaceful practice of their faith, saying the size of the carnage shocked Nigerians. On his entourage were: Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum; Senator Ali Ndume; Senator Emmanuel Udende; Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; Director General, National…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining strong collaboration with security agencies to maintain peace, protect critical national assets, and accelerate development across the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by the Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Suleiman Ibrahim, and his entourage to the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. Ogbuku emphasised that security and development are inseparable, noting that meaningful development would not thrive in an atmosphere of insecurity, while underdevelopment itself often fuels insecurity. “At the NDDC, we have established…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has raised a fundamental concern about Nigeria’s electoral process, pointing to what he described as a major but often ignored contributor to low voter turnout in elections. Speaking at the first quarterly meeting of registered party leaders and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Ccommissions’ National Headquarters in Abuja, Professor Yilwatda noted that thousands of Nigerians who are legally eligible to vote are effectively disenfranchised on election day because of the very roles they play in safeguarding the process. He listed INEC ad-hoc staff, security personnel,…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the state’s outstanding young athletes, coaches, and support teams on their historic performance at the World School Games Olympia 2026 in Doha, Qatar. Lagos schools recorded an impressive medal haul across athletics, football, and swimming in the Under-11, Under-13, and Under-15 categories, competing creditably against strong international opposition. Grange School led with multiple gold medals in athletics and swimming, alongside a silver in Under-11 Athletics. Saint Saviour’s School secured gold in Under-11 Athletics and Under-11 Girls’ Football. Riverbank School claimed gold in Under-11 Boys’ Football and added silver medals in athletics. British International…
By Dare Ojepe In a country where identity often arrives before ability, it is no small thing when a public policy chooses to listen differently. Nigeria, with its many tongues and temperaments, has long struggled with the burden of translation of names into networks, of accents into access, of origins into opportunity. Too often, the gates of progress have opened not to merit but to familiarity. Yet, quietly and without fanfare, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is attempting something both simple and radical: it refuses to ask which village you come from before asking what future you seek. This…
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has read, with a mix of disbelief and amusement, the latest excursion into performative outrage by Mr. Lasisi Olagunju, who has once again elected to lend his column to a weary, frustrated opposition masquerading as moral philosophers. Let us be clear from the outset: what Mr. Olagunju offers is not rigorous political analysis; it is a florid anthology of borrowed metaphors, cherry-picked quotations, and laboured analogies desperately searching for relevance in a Nigeria that has clearly moved beyond the opposition’s politics of bitterness. That a sitting President is received by…