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• How Wike-led group’s bid for INEC recognition floppedMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday dismissed claims by a factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN), that Nigeria’s democracy was in peril, describing the remarks as reckless and capable of misleading the international community. Turaki had, while addressing journalists at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, alleged that the nation’s democratic structures were under severe threat and called for foreign intervention. In an unusual plea, the factional chairman urged President Donald Trump and other Western leaders to intervene, alleging that…

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has ordered the immediate payment of salaries and outstanding entitlements to all civil servants cleared by the State Staff Verification Committee. The directive followed the formal presentation of the committee’s report on Wednesday at the TY Danjuma House in Jalingo. The report’s submission, as observed by The Guardian, marks a major milestone in the state’s effort to sanitise its workforce after a sweeping verification exercise conducted five months ago. The exercise, it would be recalled, led to the removal of more than 7,000 names from the government payroll over concerns ranging from irregular employment…

Agency The Director-General of the Pan-African Organisation for Small and Medium Industries, Dr. Henry Emejuo, says cassava remains central to Africa’s food security and industrial development. As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday, Emejuo, who spoke on the sidelines of the just-concluded three-day Africa Cassava Conference in Abuja, described the crop as both an economic commodity and a daily staple across the continent. He said “cassava’s versatility made it indispensable to households, noting that there was hardly any day a Nigerian or African home does not consume a cassava-based product such as garri or tapioca.” Emejuo added…

Team Nigeria has increased its gold medal tally at the ongoing 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh after winning two gold medals in wrestling and the women’s 4x100m relay on Wednesday night. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Kola Daniel, Special Adviser to the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olapade. In the 53kg freestyle wrestling final, Christiana Ogunsanya defeated her Uzbekistani opponent, Shokhida Akhmedova, 11-1 in convincing fashion to claim the gold medal. Nigeria’s exciting young quartet of Bada Toyin, Ezechukwu Miracle, Omokwe Maria, and Nweke Cynthia later crowned the night with an excellent…

Democracy dies with opposition, Galadima warnsNigeria is “drifting into dangerous territory,” the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) warned yesterday after a high-level meeting in Abuja that brought together top leaders of Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Middle Belt Forum and delegations from the South-West, South-East and South-South. However, elder statesman, Buba Galadima, accused the present political elite of dismantling dissent and tightening authoritarian control over the country’s institutions. He warned that democracy always dies with opposition. The meeting, chaired by Afenifere leader, HRM Oba Olaitan, reviewed developments they believe threaten Nigeria’s democracy, security and social stability. The leaders expressed…

Nigerian striker Rafiu Durosinmi is on the wishlist of a number of English clubs including Hull City, Derby County, Oxford United and Huddersfield Town ahead of the January transfer window, Soccernet.ng understands. According to a report by Football Insider, Durosinmi could be set for a move to England in January with at least four EFL and League One clubs preparing a move for the youngster. The 22-year-old forward, currently with Viktoria Plzen in the Czech First League, has re-emerged as one of Europe’s more intriguing low-cost attacking options after a remarkable return from a career-threatening injury spell. Nigeria and Viktoria…

Director General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Chinyere Almona, has expressed concern over the rising month-on-month inflation, which, according to her, has continued to tick upward amid sharp state-level disparities persisting. While applauding the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data, which show headline inflation easing to 16.05 per cent and food inflation slowing to 13.12 per cent in October 2025, she said the monthly data on the headline figure tells a more complicated story as month-on-month inflation climbed to 0.93 per cent in October, up from 0.72 per cent in September. She added that…

The Kebbi State House of Assembly has suspended the chairman of Fakai Local Government Council, Hon. Muhammad S/Fawa, for alleged, corruption, gross misconduct, breach of trust and stealing of the Council’s properties. The House approved the suspension on Wednesday, following the adoption of the report of a Special Committee, chaired by Alhaji Salihu Dangoje, that investigated alleged misconduct and theft by the chairman. Reading the report, Hon. Dangoje revealed that the committee discovered evidences of the chairman’s involvement in the misappropriation of five electrical transformers, meant to be sold at N2.5 million each, and irregular allocation of farmlands. “The committee…

TotalEnergies has announced the signing of agreements with Conoil Producing Limited for an asset swap involving two offshore blocks in Nigeria. Under the deal, TotalEnergies will acquire a 50 per cent operated stake in Oil Prospecting Licence 257 from Conoil, while Conoil will take over TotalEnergies’ 40 per cent participating interest in Oil Mining Lease 136. According to a statement issued by the energy firm on Wednesday, with the transaction, TotalEnergies’ holding in OPL 257 will rise from 40 per cent to 90 per cent, leaving Conoil with a 10 per cent stake. OPL 257, which covers about 370 square…

Urges reconciliation of aggrieved aspirants, members The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Wole Oluyede, has taken a swipe at a former governor in the state, Ayodele Fayose, saying that the party won’t allow him to destroy the structure being built by the leaders to ensure PDP wins the 2026 governorship election in the state. Oluyede, who spoke while addressing journalists after the party’s stakeholders’ meeting in Ado-Ekiti, described Fayose’s expulsion from the party as ‘Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish,’ urging him to take responsibility for the role he played in weakening the PDP over…