Month: March 2025

Renewed Hope Group Declares Eight-Year Tenure for Tinubu Non-Negotiable, Unveils 2027 Election Strategy

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Renewed Hope Consolidation Mandate 2027 (RHCM 2027) has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term is “sacrosanct” as the group officially launched its nationwide mobilization efforts for the 2027 presidential election.   Speaking at its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the group’s National Working Committee, which included its National Executive Council, zonal and state coordinators, affirmed that Tinubu must complete an eight-year tenure to consolidate his achievements.   According to the National Director of Media and Publicity, Femi Odere, RHCM 2027 aim to mobilize 15 million…

FJSC appoints Kabir Eniola Akanbi as Acting Chief Registrar of Supreme Court

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The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has appointed Kabir Eniola Akanbi as the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.   A statement by the Supreme Court’s Director of Information, Dr. Festus Akande, confirmed his appointment in a letter dated March 14, 2025. Akanbi replaces Hajo Bello, who retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60.   Before this appointment, Akanbi served as the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of the Election Petition Tribunal Unit at the Court of Appeal headquarters in Abuja.   A graduate of…

Rivers Political Crisis: State Assembly serves gross misconduct notice on Governor Fubara

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The ongoing political crisis in Rivers State has escalated as the State House of Assembly has officially served Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Dr. Ngozi Odu, with a notice of gross misconduct.   The lawmakers, in a document sighted by News Band Newspaper, stated that their action was in line with the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.   The notice reads in part: “In compliance with Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and other extant laws, we, the undersigned members of…

Governors lobby Tinubu to retain control over local government allocations

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State governors are making fresh moves to delay the implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy by opposing the direct disbursement of federal allocations to local councils.   During a recent meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, some governors expressed concerns about routing local government funds through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). They argued that local councils have outstanding debts that should be addressed before any direct disbursement.   Sources from the presidency revealed that the meeting, which followed an…

FG dismisses claims of targeted killings of Christians, calls for caution in reporting

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly refuted recent reports alleging targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria, describing them as misleading and aimed at influencing foreign perceptions, particularly in the United States.   In a statement, the Ministry expressed concern over the spread of misinformation, emphasized that Nigeria’s security challenges ranging from insurgency and banditry to communal clashes are not religiously motivated. It clarified that criminal activities in the predominantly Muslim northern region do not selectively target any religious group.   The government reiterated its commitment to safeguarding all citizens,…

NDC mourns Navy Captain S. Ahmadu, honours his Legacy in solemn burial

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The National Defence College (NDC), Nigeria, has mourned the passing of Navy Captain Sokodobo Ahmadu, a distinguished member of National Defence College Course 33, who was laid to rest in a solemn ceremony. The burial, attended by senior military officers, colleagues, and family members, was marked by tributes and military honours. Among those present were the Commandant of NDC, Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Olotu, the Deputy Commandant, the College Secretary, Directors, faculty members, and staff of the NDC.   In his remarks, Rear Admiral Olotu described the late Navy Captain as…

Monday Lines 2027: They will write the results By Lasisi Olagunju

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President Nnamdi Azikiwe was certain that the 1964 federal elections were a farce and should not produce a legitimate government. By hook and by crook, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s Nigerian National Alliance (NNA) party got (about) 200 of its candidates elected into a parliament of 312/313 members. The winners wrote the election results and gave themselves plaques of victory. They damned the consequences.. The law empowered the ceremonial president to appoint as the prime minister “the person most likely to command a majority in the lower House.” But President Azikiwe, who…

MURIC accuses political saboteurs of undermining Yoruba muslim liberation, calls for Tinubu-El-Rufai reconciliation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has alleged that political saboteurs undermined its efforts to secure the appointment of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, as a minister, thereby frustrating the group’s mission to liberate Yoruba Muslims from marginalization.   In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC disclosed that it had solicited El-Rufai’s support to mobilize the North for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. The group claimed that El-Rufai played a crucial role in securing northern backing for Tinubu’s emergence.…

Birthday Reflections on a World Gone Soft, by Frank Tietie

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“A World Gone Soft” was the title of a feature article in one of the editions of The Economist that I came across while studying law at the University of Benin during the tech boom of the 1990s led by Microsoft.   The article wasn’t solely about Microsoft, if I remember correctly. Instead, it discussed how software would shape the future or how nearly every aspect of our lives would become so digitally “soft,” much like software. This was in 1997.   I was born in Ughelli in the early…

Ramadan Series (17): Allahu Akbar, How Allah Almighty Used An Animal – A Dog, To Convert 40,000 Mongols To Islam! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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Monday, Ramadan 17, 1446 AH (17/03/2025)   In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful   All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May Allah extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and grant him peace; and likewise, his family, his Companions and all those who truly and sincerely follow him until the Day of Resurrection.   Dear brothers and sisters! In the year 1258 AD (675 A.H), there lived a tyrant Mongolian leader by the name of Hulagu Khan (Hulaku),…