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Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has shared her academic journey, revealing the challenges she faced while studying for her PhD and how divine encouragement helped her overcome them. Speaking on Sunday during a testimony session at Streams of Joy International Church in Abuja, led by popular Pastor Jerry Eze, Dame Patience emotionally recounted her struggles and triumphs while pursuing her doctorate degree. “I came here to thank God for all His doings, all the wonderful work in my life, in my family,” she said, drawing applause from the congregation. Reflecting on her educational path, the former First Lady detailed…

'Nigerians Can't See Any Hope; I Pity Tinubu' — Ndume Says Jonathan Lost Re-Election Despite Backing From 22 PDP Governors The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, on Sunday, distanced himself from the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. The senator, who has been in the National Assembly for over 20 years, was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. According to him, former President Goodluck Jonathan secured the endorsement of 22 governors of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2015 poll yet he lost…

President Bola Tinubu, this afternoon, told the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, he was no longer angry with him and that “all his sins” had been forgiven. This development came about after the president met with members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), who came to plead on behalf of the governor, and others who might have erred in the sight of the president. Chairman of the GAC, Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, who welcomed the president to Lagos, said it was obvious he was unhappy with some persons in the state, especially the governor, and, therefore pleaded for mercy. Responding, the…

Kano State Gov’t Closes Schools, Declares 12 days Holiday For Sallah Celebration Kano State Government has directed all primary and post primary schools in the state to proceed for the Eid-el-Kabir break from 4th to 15th and 16th June, 2025. A statement signed by the Director Public Enlightenment Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru, directed parents and guardians of students in boarding schools to pick up their wards by the early hours of Wednesday, 4th June, 2025 to resume on Sunday June 15th, 2025. Kiru also said all other aspects of the 2024/2025 school academic calendar, including the stipulated public holidays…

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged universities to study how Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), secured a position in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. He made the remarks on Thursday during the 2025 distinguished personality lecture held at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, where Wike served as the keynote speaker. The monarch expressed surprise over Wike’s appointment as a minister in an All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government, despite being a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), calling it a “mystery”. “For your career, I will particularly say that I give…

Labour Party Federal Lawmaker Set To Dump Party For APC In the 2023 general elections, he defeated the two major political parties; the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmaker representing Edo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Neda Imasuen, is set to formally defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) next Thursday, June 12, 2025. Imasuen, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions, was elected on the platform of the Labour Party in 2023. He was said to have met with and received the blessing…

2027: Bende APC, OUK Movement, Reality Organisation Declare Total Support For Tinubu, Orji Kalu’s Re-election Bid Ahead of the 2027 general elections, key political figures and grassroots stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bende Local Government Area, Abia State, have declared their full and total support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The declaration was made during a well-attended strategic meeting held in Igbere on Saturday, bringing together Bende APC executives, ward chairmen and secretaries, along with members of OUK Movement and Reality Organisation. The gathering aimed to foster greater synergy…

Rep. Ibe Okwara Osonwa Congratulates Dr Alex Otti, Lauds Abiriba Community Over Grand Reception For Governor The Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has congratulated Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, OFR, on the occasion of the Grand Civic Reception in his honour by Abiriba Community in Aba to appreciate his achievements in Abia State. The lawmaker also applauded the people of Abiriba for the grand civic reception in honour of His Excellency, Governor Alex Otti, OFR, describing the gesture as a fitting tribute to a progressive and visionary leader. The event is scheduled to take place on…

  Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has described the Nigerian civil war period (July 6, 1967 – January 15, 1970) as the most difficult period of his life. Gowon made this known in Abuja yesterday after he was honoured with a Life Time Integrity and Achievement Award at the 5th Convention of the Christian Men’s Fellowship, Abuja Anglican Diocese. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event has as its theme: “Men of Honour: Living with Integrity in a Culture of Deceit.” Gowon explained that his decisions during the civil war were never driven by…

Ex-Presidents Mount Pressure On Tinubu To Reinstate Suspended Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara Former Nigerian presidents, including Goodluck Jonathan, are reportedly working behind the scenes to secure the reinstatement of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara by or before June 12. Jonathan, according to sources, has engaged President Bola Tinubu in at least one telephone conversation on the need to reinstate the suspended governor on or before June 12 in the spirit of Democracy Day. The president will, according to tradition, address the nation in a broadcast on June 12. Tinubu had, on March 18, suspended Fubara from office for six…