Author: Lawan

Veteran President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Uganda’s just-concluded presidential election, extending his grip on power into a fifth decade.Uganda’s Electoral Commission announced the results at a ceremony held in the capital, Kampala, on Saturday, stating that Museveni secured just under 72 per cent of the total votes cast. His closest challenger, popular musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine, garnered 24 per cent of the vote, according to the official results.Museveni’s victory further consolidates his long-standing leadership of the East African nation, where he has remained in power since 1986.

As reactions continue to trill the appointment of Senator Abdulaziz Yari as the new Chairman of the Board, Geregu Power Plc; a northern group has dropped a bombshell while lending its voice to the public debate. The group, ‘Mai Kare Talakawa’ (MKT), majorly based in Sokoto, north western state, said it would never stand for the interest of the people, especially the downtrodden, instead of joining the bandwagon of praise singers of those who unite to enrich themselves. In a statement signed on Monday by the Spokesperson, Mallam Yusuf Mohammed, the group queried the way and manner Senator Yari became…

The Africa Centre for Democracy and Leadership (ACDL) has issued a strong caution to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, on the critical need for judicial independence in the face of the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu. The group’s intervention comes at a pivotal moment, as the Rivers State House of Assembly, under Speaker Martins Amaewhule, has ramped up its efforts to oust the executive duo. This follows a series of dramatic shifts, including a recent U-turn by four lawmakers who recommitted to the impeachment push after briefly advocating…

Lagos State Government, Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS) received with shock, the sad news of the bungalow classroom block which collapsed yesterday at Odokekere High School in Ikorodu, Lagos. The state government regrets the unfortunate incident . However, a classified information from the SCRPS office, reveals that the classroom block had already been marked for demolition in order to construct a befitting classroom edifice that will accommodate the huge population of students in the school. We also wish to state that no casualty was recorded at the building collapse. All of our students are in perfect condition.…

The Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has unveiled a comprehensive transformation agenda aimed at repositioning Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector and boosting crude oil production. Mrs. Eyesan presented the agenda at a stakeholder engagement in Lagos attended by representatives of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), emerging operators and other industry leaders.She said the agenda is built on three key pillars: production optimisation and revenue expansion; regulatory predictability and speed; and safe, governed and sustainable operations. According to…

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, challenging his conviction over the failure to declare $40,000 in cash while travelling out of the country. In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday, January 16, 2026, a five-member panel of the apex court resolved all issues against the appellant and affirmed the judgments of both the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna and the Federal High Court, Kano.Aminu Sule Lamido was originally convicted on July 12, 2015, by the Federal High Court in Kano on charges brought by the…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has resolved to proceed with impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, directing that the allegations against him be advanced to the next stage of investigation. The decision was reached during plenary on Thursday, following deliberations by lawmakers on the impeachment notice before the House. The resolution, the Assembly said, will be formally communicated to the Chief Judge of Rivers State in line with constitutional provisions. Consequently, the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule, has called on the Chief Judge to immediately constitute a seven-member investigative committee to examine the allegations against Governor Fubara and…

The European Commission on Thursday disbursed one billion euros (or 1.16 billion dollars) to Egypt in budgetary support as part of a partnership agreement signed in 2024. “This funding is going where it is needed most: economic stability, democracy, sustainability, and the rule of law,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The payment is the second disbursement of support, totalling €5 billion, and was subject to several conditions, the Commission said. Egypt has implemented reforms to strengthen economic stability, “taken concrete and credible steps towards respecting effective democratic mechanisms” and stayed on track with reforms required by the…

Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has paid glowing tributes to late founding editors of Newswatch Magazine, Yakubu Mohammed and Dan Agbese, describing their deaths as a major loss to Nigerian journalism and the nation at large. This is contained in a statement jointly issued by the guild’s President, Eze Anaba and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, in Abuja on Thursday. The guild described the veteran journalists as iconic figures whose contributions to investigative journalism and press freedom left an indellible mark on the media industry. It added that the two prominent media figures were respected voices in national discourse, noted for…

The Budget Office of the Federation has rejected claims that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) operates a ₦246 billion salaries budget, describing the assertion as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Budget Office said the ₦246.77 billion reflected against the NEDC in the budget is not a salaries-only allocation but a statutory lump-sum provision presented at an aggregate level, in line with established budgeting practices for statutory and quasi-statutory bodies under the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). It clarified that claims suggesting ₦244 billion of the allocation is earmarked solely for personnel costs are factually incorrect.…