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Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo restated his reservations about the western model of democracy in Africa which he claimed was alien to the continent. He was however faulted by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. This discussion took place at a colloquium organized to celebrate the 60th birthday of …

Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, in collaboration with the Department of State Services, have dismantled an interstate child trafficking syndicate. The operatives arrested a female truck driver and six other suspects in Abuja. The syndicate, which specialised in stealing and trafficking children from one part of Nigeria to the other, were arrested while …

The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, disclosed this during the launch of a training programme for 800 soldiers in Kaduna State.  The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has engaged elite foreign military experts to train Nigerian soldiers in specialised operations, with a focus on counterterrorism and hostage rescue. The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, disclosed this during the launch of …

Prof Ibibia Lucky Worika has been appointed the new Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG). The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, made the announcement of the appointment, in a statement from the Government House, in the earlier hours of Tuesday. In the statement, the former Chief of Naval Staff said the appointment followed careful consideration …

Organized Labour in Rivers State has expressed deep concern over the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 18, 2025’ Labour strongly condemn the “baseless” declaration of state of emergency and suspension of the Executive Governor, Deputy Governor, and House of Assembly members who were elected by in Rivers people. It said that …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is seeking the disbarment of the chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petition, Senator Nedamwem Imasuen. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who filed a petition before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), requests that Imasuen be removed as a lawyer. The suspended senator who represents Kogi Central alleged that the Senate Ethics Committee chairman was indicted and …

Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka has dismissed attempts by Nigerians to dictate when he should evaluate President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Reaffirming his independence, Soyinka made it clear that external pressures would not influence his decision. He said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday that he would share his thoughts only when he finds it necessary and has substantial …

President Bola Tinubu has affirmed his administration’s resolve to equip Nigerian youth with the required skills that would enable them to compete effectively as key players on the global stage. He listed areas the government intends to train the young population to include world-class digital literacy, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and the creative industries, even as he pointed out that the …

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. President Tinubu had, on March 18, declared the emergency rule in Rivers State, citing Section 305(5) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi …

The administration of government business is one of the key fundamental issues in public administration theories and practices. The framework of administration determines the core performance objectives that enable the public service—as the engine room of the state—to coherently and efficiently complement democratic governance anywhere across the world. When the bureaucracy emerged in the nineteenth century, it was founded on …