Reuben Abati of Arise TV has characterised Nyesom Wike as a “political mercenary”, a description that may generate considerable debate about the former Rivers State governor’s extraordinary political journey and his evolving relationship with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The metaphor is deliberately provocative. A mercenary, in its conventional sense,...
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By Sufuyan Ojeifo When Benue decided to go back to the altar for a governor, it was not out of lack of politicians. It was out of fatigue with politicians. The choice of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia in 2023 was both redeeming and redemptive. It was redemptive for a...
ABUJA, NIGERIA – Vice-President Kashim Shettima is scheduled to unveil a posthumous biography of the late Brigadier Musa Usman, the pioneer Military Governor of the former North-Eastern State, on Monday, September 14, 2026. A press release, signed by Hassan Tanimu Musa Usman (FCA), on behalf of the family, says...
The family of Oluwakemi Oyeteju James has announced the burial programmes for the late businesswoman and wife of eminent journalist and former Editor of Ovation International Magazine, now Senior Special Assistant (Lagos Liaison) to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Michael James. According to a statement by James on Sunday,...
By LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA – Since the return to democratic governance in 1999, and more pointedly from 2003, the politics of second-term governorship in Benue State has followed a troubling and predictable pattern. It is a pattern characterized by orchestrated resistance, elite gang-ups, weaponization of insecurity, and the deliberate...
Africa’s foremost serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, has explained why he has stayed away from politics even when he had the opportunity to make a success out of it. He also expressed overflowing gratitude to Nigeria, a country he said has “boosted and blessed me.” On whether he...
Governor Okpebholo’s latest award as the Governor of the Year in education is a clear recognition of his huge investment to rescuing the sector from its previous rots by the immediate past Governor Godwin Obaseki. Edo state educational sector was abandoned despite the hoopla that greeted the touted EDOBESST...
Those intent on a head on collision with a moving train must mind their limbs. In Abia State, the 2027 contest for the governorship has mostly been decided. All that is left is the ritual of voting and the ceremony of anointment on 29th May, 2027. If public opinion...
Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi, on his commendation by the Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI). In a statement issued on Saturday in Abeokuta, the governor described the recognition accorded...
The Emadeb Energy Group has presented the first oil from the Ibom Field, PPL 236, to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno. The presentation was made during a courtesy visit to Governor Eno recently [on Wednesday, December 3, 2025], at the Government House in Uyo. From left,...
In the spirit of the Renewed Hope agenda, President Bola Tinubu should be upbeat about the recent security development in Delta State. On Wednesday, October 15, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori relaunched the Delta State Security Trust Fund. This time, there was a break from the past. It had a renewed...
The 2025 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), is set to commence this morning at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. Scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m, the 9th edition of the GOCOP Annual Conference will focus on the theme: “Reconciling Campaign Promises with Governance...
*As secret police, soldiers kill more bandits The Kwara State government has dismissed rumours that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), disarmed vigilantes in Oke-Ode, a town in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. Gunmen on Sunday reportedly killed 12 people and abducted an unspecified number...
In a bid to contribute to the stability, unwavering and sterling political Governance in Lagos State since the Era of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) as the then Governor of the State, renowned political journalist and Publisher of August24news.com, Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim has today presented a GAC Frame to...
If a man cooks for a community ,the meal would scarcely go round, However, if a community decides to cook for a man, the feast will overwhelm him – old African proverb. The foregoing may have aptly captured the likely outcome of the current standoff between the Department of...
One-time Military Governor of Plateau State, Colonel Muhammad Mana (rtd.), has passed away at the age of 74. Mana, who also served as Senator representing Adamawa North on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), died on Saturday, after a brief illness. His tenure as Military Administrator of...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government for the Global South and Emerging Economic Bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). The President’s flight touched down at the Galeao Air...