A controversy has erupted in Nigeria’s Senate over the country’s delegation to the 2026 session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations in New York, with Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan reportedly excluded despite earlier indications that she would be part of the trip. The global women’s conference, which began Monday in […]
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday hosted Kwara schoolchildren who recently won the International Junior Secondary School Debate Championship in Malaysia. Concluded in December, 2025, the competition featured 16 countries from across Asia, Africa, and Europe, with Nigeria fully represented by pupils of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board KwSUBEB. They represented Nigeria […]
After months of public tension, legal disputes and factional maneuvering within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), fresh signs of reconciliation are emerging following what party insiders describe as a carefully coordinated mediation effort led by Dr. Gbenga Hashim, a presidential aspirant in the party. Multiple high-level sources within the party confirmed that Hashim, a founding […]
Ilorin — A new wave of climate-conscious student leaders is emerging in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, as TruORGANIC Initiative for Social & Communities Development rolls out EcoCITIZENS, a project that turns secondary school students into “community auditors” for safer, greener learning environments. In its first outreach phase, EcoCITIZENS has already engaged more than 2,000 students across […]
Africa’s preeminent peacebuilding organization, the Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro), has called for a global reassessment of foreign military deployments, urging the United Nations and the broader international community to consider a phased shutdown of foreign military bases worldwide in light of the escalating Middle East crisis. In a statement released on Tuesday by the […]
Says Amupitan can’t deliver credible poll in 2027 A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, to resign over the recently announced timetable for the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Abuja, Hashim rejected the adjusted schedule for party […]
The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has called on the Federal Government to abandon Nigeria’s outdated Non-Aligned foreign policy, declaring that it has outlived its usefulness in today’s fast evolving global power dynamics. In a statement on Friday, PeacePro’s Executive Director, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, argued that Nigeria must adopt a new foreign policy framework, “Nigeria-Aligned” designed […]
Chief Imam of Offa, Sheikh Muhydeen Salman Hussein has appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Oke-ode born Engineer, Bayo Ojulari as the Group CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and prayed for his re-election in 2027. Sheikh Muhydeen Hussein stated this on Sunday while delivering Ramadan Lecture organised by BABAYUO Foundation at […]
A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has described the outcome of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections as strong evidence that the party is regaining momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections,despite internal challenges and political pressure. Reacting to the results, Hashim congratulated party members and supporters […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recorded a sweeping victory at Big Cele Settlement in Dutse Alhaji, Bwari Area Council, as PDP presidential aspirant Gbenga Hashim delivered his polling unit with a commanding margin in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election. This comes despite claims that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, influenced […]
