2027: Ex-IGP Sulaiman Abba dumps APC for PDP, declares Senate ambition

Former Inspector-General of Police, Sulaiman Abba, has formally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring his ambition to contest the Jigawa Central Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general election. Abba announced his decision on Friday while addressing party supporters and stakeholders at Bamaina, the hometown of former … Read more

NEPC targets stronger export base for cashew, soya, sesame bean among Kwara stakeholders

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has intensified efforts to boost Kwara State’s contribution to Nigeria’s non-oil export earnings with a renewed drive to develop export clusters around cashew, sesame seeds, and soya beans. The initiative took centre stage at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on export cluster development in Ilorin, where government officials, farmers, exporters, … Read more

NAICOM charges NIA on enforcement, innovation

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has charged the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) to lead the rebuilding of public trust in insurance as the industry enters a new phase of transformation. Speaking in Abuja, the Commissioner for Insurance at NAICOM, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, while celebrating Mrs. Ebelechukwu B. Nwachukwu as the 27th and first female … Read more

Ajiyan unveils Senate agenda, makes security top priority for Sokoto East

The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Sokoto East, Umar Ajiyan, has outlined security, youth empowerment, and effective legislative oversight as the pillars of his agenda, saying his ambition is driven by the need to deliver tangible benefits to the people of the district. Speaking with journalists in Sokoto on Saturday, Ajiyan said his … Read more

Be building blocks for new Nigeria, Lamido charges five PDP guber candidates

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State, Professor Isah Ali Pantami, alongside the party’s governorship candidates for Bauchi, Kano, and Yobe states, on Friday paid a courtesy visit to former Jigawa State Governor and PDP founding member, Sule Lamido, at his residence in Bamaina village. Pantami said the visit was … Read more