Author: Anule Emmanuel

The Federal Government on Wednesday launched a high‑level, 90‑day effort to map the nation’s security risks and translate that picture into a five‑year defense plan. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, inaugurated a Presidential Committee on National Threat Assessment and Five‑Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan and charged its members to work with “the highest degree of professionalism, objectivity, urgency and patriotism.” The panel has until the end of the 90‑day window to deliver its findings and recommendations to President Bola Tinubu, SGF Akume said. The committee’s mandate is to produce an “objective understanding” of present and…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security and intelligence agencies to launch a coordinated rescue operation in response to a mass abduction and related killings in Niger State. A statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga said President Tinubu directed the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services and “all relevant security and intelligence agencies” to act immediately to recover the over 100 victims. “Those who carried out this cowardly attack on defenceless Nigerians are enemies of peace and enemies of humanity, who will not go scot‑free,” Tinubu said in the statement.…

The National Addressing Council has approved a preliminary framework to build a nationwide, digitized addressing system. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communication Stanley Nkwocha said the move is intended to modernize planning, commerce and service delivery across the federation. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who chaired the council meeting, said the initiative is part of the administration’s “Renewed Hope” agenda to align institutions with the mobility and commercial dynamism of Nigerians. According to the statement, under the newly ratified arrangement, the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation will act as secretariat…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday urged the nation’s local government chairmen to apply principles of fairness and inclusiveness in appointments, administration and the distribution of resources. The President described such practice as essential to national stability and economic progress. Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume stated this while delivering an address on behalf of the President at a workshop convened by the Federal Character Commission for local government officials. Yomi Odunuga, Special Adbiser on Media and Publicity to the SGF in a statement said the  event, titled “Translating Federal Character Principles into Local Governance: Bridging Policy and…

Benue State Government on Monday said it will pursue criminal prosecutions against individuals responsible for recent damage to public utilities and advertising billboards, and has formed a task force to protect state property and assist security agencies in investigations. Governor Hyacinth Alia and his administration have vowed that the incidents represented deliberate attacks by “criminal and retrogressive elements” intent on undermining the government’s development efforts and will not be tolerated. “Anyone found culpable of these acts of vandalism, under whatever guise or pretext, will be dealt with decisively and will face the full weight of the law,” the state’s Commissioner…

Benue State Governor Hyacinth  Alia on Monday launched a statewide “Thank‑You Tour,” signaling a drive to demonstrate results from his administration ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement by the Information Commissioner Solomon Iorpev, Governor Alia ordered his newly appointed Commissioners to assume their duties immediately and deliver measurable outcomes for residents. The Governor announced the assignment of the seven sworn-in commissioners to substantive Ministries. The new commissioners Elizabeth Onma, Ministry of Special Duties and Related Matters, Kuma Aii Yenge, Ministry of Works, Roy Ashirga, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Angwa Egbe Monday, Ministry of Science and…

After 16 years, Abuja’s long‑stalled Apo–Karshi road is finally nearing completion — and its fate will help test President Bola Tinubu’s much‑touted infrastructure agenda for the city and the country at large. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, visited the site of the project at the weekend and pledged a handover by December. There is a catalogue of setbacks — flawed engineering, chronic underfunding and a pandemic that stalled work — but those explanations ring hollow for residents and stranded commuters, who fault the government for indifference. For commuters from satellite towns such as Karu, Nyanya and…

President Bola Tinubu has renewed the tenures of the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for an additional three years. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga in a statement said the move preserves continuity at two of the country’s key state media institutions. Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos, DG of the NTA, and Ali Mohammed Ali, MD of NAN, were first appointed by President Tinubu on Oct. 20, 2023. The statement said their new terms take effect October 20, 2026, extending both executives’ leadership through a second full…

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on social media, Olusegun Dada has said that he was honoured to be named director of new media for the All Progressives Congress’s 2027 presidential campaign. In brief remarks, Dada thanked President Tinubu and senior party officials for the appointment and said he accepted the post “with humility and a clear understanding of the demands of the assignment.” He pledged to bring “innovation and commitment” to the role as the party prepares for next year’s general election. “New media has become central to communication, public engagement and participation in public discourse,” Dada said, adding that…

By Sunday Dare In the architecture of modern political opportunism, few spectacles rival the breathtaking hypocrisy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s recent policy pivot. To watch a self-styled statesman—who less than four years ago cast himself as an uncompromising apostle of market-driven reform—scramble to promise the reintroduction of petrol subsidies is nothing short of political apostasy. This isn’t merely a tactical policy disagreement; it is a sordid, stingy manipulation of the public psyche, designed to hoodwink unsuspecting citizens through an unpardonable exploitation of temporary economic pain. Atiku’s vacillation stands as a monument to a fading presidential ambition gone completely awry, exposing…