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A former Kaduna State Governor and ex-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed claims of a personal fallout with President Bola Tinubu, stating that he never had a personal relationship with the President in the first place.Speaking during an interview on Trust TV on Monday, El-Rufai said his support for Tinubu’s 2023 presidential bid was driven by party loyalty and political arrangements, not friendship.“I was never Tinubu’s friend. We never had a personal relationship like the one I had with General Buhari of blessed memory,” he said.The former governor explained that his involvement in Tinubu’s emergence as president followed consultations within the All Progressives Congress and broader political considerations ahead of the election....

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that zoning is not provided for in the constitution of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stressing that the party has no intention of zoning its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election.Naija News reports that Atiku made the remark during a courtesy visit to former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State.Speaking at the meeting, Atiku explained that zoning is not entrenched in the ADC’s constitution, noting that among Nigeria’s major political parties, only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoning formally enshrined in its guiding document.According to him, the ADC operates under a different framework and does not constitutionally mandate rotational pre...

The Malaysian government has unveiled plans to roll out a new digital recruitment platform that will enable employers to hire foreign workers directly, effectively eliminating the role of private recruitment agents that have traditionally dominated the process.According to Economic Times, the announcement was made by Malaysia’s Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan, who said the initiative is designed to reduce recruitment costs, prevent exploitation of migrant workers, and enhance transparency in the country’s foreign labour system.Ramakrishnan noted that heavy reliance on intermediaries has exposed foreign workers to excessive recruitment fees, debt bondage, and practices resembling modern-day slavery.“This issue has been raised repeatedly in Parliament...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted a longer-than-normal rainy season in Lagos, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Ogun, Oyo, Nasarawa, Anambra, Kwara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe, and Taraba States in 2026.The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, disclosed this during the public presentation of the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction in Abuja on Tuesday.Keyamo said NiMet revealed that an early onset is expected in Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, Oyo, and parts of Kebbi, Niger, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Adamawa, and Taraba States.“While a late onset is expected over Borno State. Rainfall cessation is anticipated to be earlier than normal in parts of Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Imo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Kogi, and Niger States.“However...

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new round of appointments across key government agencies and institutions.According to a statement released on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President appointed Hon. Magaji Da’u Aliyu as the Managing Director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO), Abuja. SHESCTO is tasked with research and development in science and technology and oversees the operation of a nuclear research facility.In the power sector, President Tinubu also appointed Engr. Adesayo Olusegun Michael as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).The President further constituted the Board of NEMSA with the following appointments: Engr. Aliyu Ab...

The Senate on Tuesday held an emergency plenary session to deliberate on the contentious amendments to the Electoral Act, following widespread protests sparked by the removal of a provision mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results.The extraordinary sitting came only days after the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2026, and amid growing backlash from civil society organisations, labour unions, opposition parties, professional bodies and youth groups, who have accused the National Assembly of weakening electoral transparency.Early on Tuesday, hundreds of protesters converged on the entrance of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, singing solidarity songs and displaying placards calling for electoral accountability and the adoption of digital resu...

The senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, has said it is within the powers of the Senate to conduct an open and transparent vote on the issue of real-time electronic transmission of election results, amid the controversy trailing the amendment of the Electoral Act.Ningi made this known during a television interview ahead of an emergency plenary session convened by the Senate following widespread public backlash over how provisions on electronic transmission of results were handled after the bill passed its third reading.Responding to questions on whether Nigerians could be allowed to see how individual senators voted on the matter, Ningi explained that Senate rules permit such openness, depending on the approach adopted by the presiding officer.“I think it’s possibl...