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Multiple principalities at INEC can tarnish Amupitan’s integrity — Chidi Odinkalu

A former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has described the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, as a man of integrity. He, however, said that integrity could be tarnished by what he called “multiple principalities” at INEC. Odinkalu explained that managing INEC was a different […]
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Fuel subsidy removal: Tinubu’s courage boosting revenue sharing to over ₦2 trillion monthly — Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has praised President Bola Tinubu for taking what he described as a courageous and transformative step by removing the fuel subsidy. Speaking on Thursday at the 2025 Innovate Africa Conference in Abuja, Wike said Tinubu’s decision, though initially unpopular, has started yielding positive results, with […]
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Wike advocates transformational leadership, self-reliance at Innovate Africa 2025 Conference

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), His Excellency, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has urged African leaders to embrace a new paradigm of leadership and investment driven by vision, accountability, and self-reliance. Wike made the call on Thursday while delivering the keynote address at the Innovate Africa Conference 2025 held at the ECOWAS Conference Hall […]
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“Don’t designate Nigeria as a country of concern” — Bishop Kukah tells U.S

Says It Would Undermine Interfaith Progress Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged the United States not to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over religious freedom violations, warning that such a move would disrupt the fragile progress being made in interfaith dialogue and national healing under the administration