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Mahdi Shehu has faulted a comment from Nigerian’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu where she claimed that Nigeria is gaining global recognition despite security and economic challenges. Reacting on his verified X handle on Tuesday, Shehu described the statement as false, saying Nigeria is not enjoying global respect but instead being viewed negatively. “It is a lie. Maybe Remi is mistaken Nigeria for Niger Republic.” Shehu said Nigeria is currently being seen and treated as a laughing stock. He pointed to what he described as visible signs of national failure. According to him, the country is facing decay, hunger, starvation, extremely…

The Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme Board has released more than N1.4 billion in pension and related benefits to 564 beneficiaries in the state. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Binyaminu Shitu Aminu, made this known during a briefing with journalists on Monday. He explained that the approved sum of N1,429,201,208.92 covers retirement benefits, death benefits, and outstanding death pension balances. He said 485 retired civil servants received N1,191,804,237.17 as their retirement entitlements, while N226,547,197.84 was paid to the families of 71 deceased workers. In addition, N10,849,773.91 was disbursed to the families of eight pensioners as…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched a stern attack on the Senate over its rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results, alleging that the move is aimed at enabling post-election manipulation. El-Rufai, who spoke on Trust TV, said it was unfortunate he could not return to Nigeria earlier to physically join the protest led by African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant Peter Obi, alongside other opposition leaders. “I would have joined Mr. Peter Obi and other party leaders in protesting to the National Assembly to restore the real-time and mandatory transmission of results from the polling unit,”…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched a scathing attack on Senate President Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of being the real obstacle behind the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act. While speaking in an interview on Trust Tv, El-Rufai dismissed claims that the Senate as an institution is responsible for the contentious move, insisting that the problem lies squarely with Akpabio’s leadership. “It is not the Senate that is the problem here. Akpabio is the problem,” El-Rufai said, adding: “By every definition, he is a scumbag.” The former governor further alleged that the Senate President…

The Ikolaje-Idiroko Council of Kingmakers in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State says it could not proceed with the election of a new Oniko of Ikolaje-Idiroko due security concerns cited by the local government authority. This was as the council warned that it has not elected anyone as the new Oniko of Ikolaje-Idiroko, warning against self-imposition. The council said it was aware of social media posts suggesting that an individual was appointed to fill the vacant stool. The Oniko stool became vacant in May 2025, following the demise of the late Oba John Ojo. As the border community…

Former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has strongly criticised members of the National Assembly opposed to mandatory electronic transmission of election results, describing their actions as a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Adebayo spoke on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday while reacting to the Senate’s decision to reject a proposed amendment to Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which sought to make electronic transmission of election results compulsory. He dismissed claims that recent public reactions to the decision amounted to agitation, saying what had been seen so far was only a “warm-up”…

Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy American financier, died in a U.S. prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was officially ruled a suicide, though it remains the subject of public discussion. Epstein had been arrested in July 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges. He previously served 13 months in 2008 on prostitution-related charges after a plea deal that drew widespread criticism. Following his death, public and media scrutiny focused on the people he communicated with and the places associated with his travel and activities. Reports and released documents reference emails linked to Epstein. Among those…

Women’s groups in Jigawa State have called for increased female participation in politics, urging political parties to ensure equal representation of women in elective and appointive positions ahead of the 2027 general election. The State Coordinator, Danmodi Mata Zalla Hajiya Maryam Muhammed Abubakar, made the call while speaking during events to honour four appointees in Gumel Local Government, organised by the Lautai Progressive Citizens on Thursday. She expressed concern over the low participation of women in politics in Jigawa State, despite government efforts to ensure full representation of women in all its policies and programmes. According to her, “Danmodi/Tinubu Mata…

A top ally of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Idi Hong, has resigned from Fintiri’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.Also a Senior Special Assistant to Fintiri, Mohammed Sanusi has announced his defection from the PDP. Both personalities cite personal reasons, even as observers note that they made their decision at a time that Fintiri himself is being increasingly rumoured to be almost set to leave the PDP. In his resignation letter sent on Monday to the Chairman of the PDP in Shangui Ward of his Hong Local Government Area, Idi Hong…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old dispatch rider for allegedly spending the company’s and customers’ N1.3 million on online gambling. DAILY POST reports that the suspect also staged his own kidnapping. ASP Eno Ikoedem, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday in Benin City. Ikoedem gave the name of the suspect as David Ekes, a staff of Dibecs Industry Limited, Okpella, in Etsako East Local Government Area. “The Edo State Police Command has uncovered a staged kidnapping following a report of a missing person involving an…