PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has unveiled a new slate of 68 ambassadors-designate, comprising 34 career diplomats and 31 non-career nominees, marking one of the administration’s most significant foreign service deployments yet. The list spans all 36 states, reflecting a mix of seasoned diplomats, politicians, technocrats and former security chiefs. The career nominees include: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN NIGERIA has announced a sweeping new security strategy targeting terrorists, kidnappers and their sponsors, with the Senate advancing legislation that introduces the death penalty for perpetrators, financiers and informants. The plan also rejects negotiations with criminals, strengthens intelligence-driven operations, and tightens recruitment into the armed forces. The Senate on Wednesday passed for […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN THE Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday subjected three ambassadorial nominees to an intense screening before clearing them for appointment. Those approved are former NIA Director-General Ayo Oke, career diplomat Amin Muhammad Dalhatu, and former DSS Director-General Lateef Kayode Are. Oke’s appearance drew the most attention as he addressed long-standing controversies […]
By ENUENWOSU KESTER EMEKE NIGERIA’S political geography has never been static. It has been reshaped repeatedly — from the old regional system to today’s 36-state structure — each shift exposing competing identities, power interests, and the deep quest for equity. As the debate over the creation and zonal placement of a proposed […]
By NELSON EGWARE A fresh wave of debates over Nigeria’s next round of state creation has revived old tensions in Delta North, where lawmakers and local government chairmen are now battling what they describe as a calculated attempt to “drag Anioma into the South-East.” In a rare united front, all Delta North legislators in the State […]
By ONINIOGWU ODOBOR NDUDI OGBONNIA DEBATES over the proposed Anioma State have intensified longstanding questions about identity, heritage, and political belonging. At the centre of the conversation is the Asagba of Asaba, who insists that any new state should be limited to Delta North’s nine local governments, distancing it from ties to […]
By AUSTIN NDUBUISI BIOSAH ACROSS many African societies, origin stories are less about scientific logic and more about cultural identity. What matters most is not whether these narratives satisfy outsiders, but that the people who inherit them accept them as part of their legacy. The Yoruba provide a vivid example. Highly literate and globally dispersed, the […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally issued certificates of expulsion to several high-profile members, including FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, and former National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, over alleged anti-party activities. Others expelled include former National Organizing Secretary Umar Bature, former National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade, former […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN AMID growing national security concerns, the Senate has reconstituted several key committees, including those overseeing National Security, Air Force, and National Planning. The announcement was made on Tuesday during plenary by the Senate Selection Committee, chaired by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Under the new structure, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi of Kebbi State has […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU THE House of Representatives will on Wednesday begin debate on a comprehensive set of constitution amendment bills as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on Constitution Review, announced that deliberations will continue through Thursday, with voting scheduled for […]