2026: Akpabio Reaffirms Senate’s Commitment to National Stability
The President of the Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has expressed confidence that 2026 will be a year of renewed hope and steady national progress, anchored on institutional responsibility, legislative diligence, and collective resolve. In his New Year message, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Senator Akpabio acknowledged the […]
Akpabio, US Envoy Hold Talks To Strengthen Nigeria – US Relations.
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills Jnr held talks on Wednesday to strengthen the relations between the two countries. The talks were held when the US Envoy paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Senate at the National Assembly in Abuja, where […]
SPOTLIGHT: South-South Development Commission’s New Board Set to Drive Regional Transformation
The newly constituted board of the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), being inaugurated today in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city raises high expectations of a fresh era of socio-economic transformation for the region. With a mandate to tackle infrastructural decay, environmental degradation, and youth unemployment, the commissioners and executive directors are poised to hit the ground running. […]
APC Appoints Prof. Yilwatda As New National Chairman
Dennis Udoma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, as the new National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC). This development has put to rest speculations over who will replace the immediate past national chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who resigned from […]
“Forgotten Sacrifices: Naval Widows Cry Out as Years of Silence Shroud Unpaid Entitlements”
By Chinyere Anyanwu Lagos, Nigeria July 23, 2025 A decade of silence. A decade of waiting. For the widows of Nigeria’s fallen naval officers, this has been the harsh reality one marked by grief, abandonment, and a relentless struggle for justice. Helen Amodu, widow of the late Navy Captain Francis Edache Amodu, speaks for dozens […]
Senior Military Officer Killed in Kaduna Robbery Attempt
A senior military officer, Lt Cdr M Buba, was tragically killed in Kaduna on June 25 when he was attacked and stabbed by an unknown assailant at a bus stop near Kawo flyover bridge. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred when the officer’s car had a flat tire, and he stopped to change it. The […]
FG to Pay Outstanding Wage Award Arrears to Federal Worker
The Federal Government is set to pay the outstanding five months’ arrears of the N35,000 wage award to federal government workers. According to a statement by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), the payment will be made in installments. The OAGF explained that the Federal Government had previously paid five months’ […]
