President Bola Tinubu has approved a comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), introducing far-reaching changes aimed at modernising the scheme, improving corps members’ welfare, and aligning the programme with current national development goals. As part of the reforms, the NYSC will now be led operationally by civilians, while the military will continue to … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud Public officials often forget that their words travel further than their offices. A minister, adviser or presidential spokesman may regard an interview as another routine media appearance, but citizens hear something else: an account of how those who govern understand their condition. That is why Bayo Onanuga’s recent remarks during his interview … [Read more…]
By Sebastine Chukwuebuka Okafor , Ph.D On Saturday, August 30, 2025, political leaders from Enugu East Senatorial District gathered at the Enugu International Conference Centre to discuss the progress of the state. Many notable figures from the zone who are progressives attended, and serious deliberations were made on unity and development, especially in the zone. … [Read more…]
Isa Umar, Abuja The Enugu State Chairman/Commandant of the Nigerian Legion, Assistant Commandant General, Dr. Emeka Igwesi, has just been promoted to Deputy Commandant General (DCG) in the Nigerian Legion. Igwesi’s appointment as the only Deputy Commandant General of the Nigerian Legion was made during the 2025 National Council meeting of the veteran body held … [Read more…]
Special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, says the president will select his running mate for the 2027 election only after the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its next national convention. Onanuga made the clarification during an interview, amid growing controversy over perceived sidelining of Vice-President Kashim Shettima during … [Read more…]
Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, is the most capable candidate to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in May 2023. The governor said this on Thursday when he drummed support for the Tinubu candidacy during the formal inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement’s Working Committees in Ikeja GRA. The movement … [Read more…]
The candidacy of Chief Bola Tinubu for the presidency in 2023 was bound to attract not just interest but also controversy. So far it has lived up to expectations. Of all the presidential aspirants, barring former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Tinubu’s candidacy was destined to elicit the most passionate reactions for the very … [Read more…]