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By Deborah Nnamdi Governor Muhammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced that all vice-chairmanship positions in the 25 local government areas will be exclusively designated for women in the upcoming local government elections. A staunch proponent of women’s inclusion in governance, Bago expressed that women have long been sidelined despite their substantial contributions to society. He underscored the importance of ensuring their active participation in leadership positions. Highlighting the crucial role women play in national growth and development, Governor Bago emphasized their ability to foster progress and transformation when provided with the necessary opportunities. “Empowering women at the local…

By Deborah Nnamdi President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on Thursday threatened to impose 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne, and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc’s planned levies on US-produced whiskey. A post on his Truth Social platform stated: “If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES,” Trump has launched trade wars against competitors and partners alike since taking office, wielding tariffs as a tool…

By Deborah Nnamdi An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Wuse Zone 6, on Thursday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of controversial social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM. The arrest order followed a criminal defamation case that was brought before the court by a renowned female gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo. In his ruling, Magistrate Emmanuel Iyana ordered the Nigeria Police Force and other law enforcement agencies to arrest VDM and produce him before the court to answer to criminal allegations that were levelled against him by the gospel singer. The court noted that the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers-based activist, Jake Epelle, on Thursday told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike that any impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara will fail. Speaking on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television, the activist warned the former governor to stop issuing impeachment threats against Fubara. He stated that Wike cannot advocate peace and yet spur his loyalists in the Martins Amaewhule-led legislative body to impeach the governor. “Let them go and try impeachment, they will not succeed. Nobody will impeach Fubara. I say that openly on national television because he hasn’t committed any…

By Deborah Nnamdi A former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, has criticized Governor Siminalayi Fubara for not notifying the House of his budget presentation visit. Ibani stated this on ‘The Morning Brief’, a breakfast programme on Channels Television on Thursday. The former Speaker, who referenced his eight-year tenure, said then-governor Nyesom Wike informed him behind the scenes of his planned visit for budget presentations every year. “I operated as Speaker from 2015 to 2023. When Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was governor, I informed him to look at the state…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria’s Customs Service has established a Corporate Social Responsibility Unit decades after its establishment. The spokesperson of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Thursday, unveiling the unit. The service also announced Comptroller Mbwidiffu Ibrahim as the head of the unit. “The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has established a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Unit to drive its commitment to national development. “This initiative underscores the service’s recognition of its broader responsibility beyond trade facilitation, revenue generation, and border security. “The newly established CSR Unit is headed by Comptroller Mbwidiffu Ibrahim, fsi will spearhead programs…

Lagos State has solidified its status as one of Africa’s economic powerhouses, with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reaching a remarkable $259 billion when measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). This milestone places Lagos as the second-largest economy on the continent, trailing only Cairo, Egypt. This was made known during the official launch of the Lagos Economic Development Update (LEDU) 2025 on Wednesday. According to the report, the state ranks as Africa’s second-largest city economy by purchasing power parity (PPP), following Cairo. The report reveals that the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stood at US$259.75 billion in 2023. The Lagos…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, stated that nothing will happen if the House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule, impeaches Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike made this remark during a live broadcast in Abuja on Wednesday. Wike said: “I have heard people say: ‘Oh, if they impeach him, there will be a breakdown of law and order.’ Nonsense! Nothing will happen. “If you have committed an offence warranting impeachment, what’s the issue? Is it a criminal offence? It’s provided for in the constitution. Am I a member of the Assembly? “If you have breached the constitution…

Amaju Pinnick, the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been defeated in his bid for re-election to the FIFA Council. Pinnick was unable to garner enough votes to secure one of the six available African seats on the council. At the election held during the 14th CAF Extraordinary General Assembly on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt, he received 28 votes. Elected members are Faouzi Lekjaa of Morocco, Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya, Kanizat Ibrahim of Comoros, Djibouti’s Souleiman Waberi, Hamidou Djibrilla of Niger and Egypt’s Hani Abo Rida. Pinnick had just one vote less than Yahya and Waberi who clinched…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticized Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara for sending a letter to the state House of Assembly. The letter, which requested a meeting with lawmakers regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s political matters, was dismissed by Wike as “useless.” In an interaction with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike voiced his disapproval of Fubara’s approach. He stressed that Speaker Martins Amaewhule and the lawmakers are not under Fubara’s authority and deserve to be treated with respect. Wike contended that instead of sending a public letter, Fubara…