…N65bn Counterpart Funding Yet To Be Accessed The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has disclosed that approximately N267bn in previously released intervention funds remains unutilised across states. Garba who was speaking in Asaba, Delta State, at the opening of the 30th Quarterly Meeting of UBEC Management with Executive Chairmen of the State Universal Basic Education Boards, also disclosed that N65bn in counterpart funding is yet to be accessed by state governments. She said the situation underscored the urgent need for states to move beyond accessing resources to ensuring that available funds are properly planned,…
Author: Ini Sam
-say colleagues, spouses have died Staff of Ibom Power Company, have called on the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno to come to their aide after staying without salary for 9 months. Speaking with The Guide in Uyo, some staff of the company who did not want their names mentioned, revealed how they have been struggling to eat, some explained that their children are dropped out of school because of lack of school fees, while about three of their colleagues and spouses have died. “For 9 months we have been struggling to survive. Some of us have gone into…
By Itoro Bassey Residents of Ikot Nte and Ikot Mfon, two neglected communities in Southern Iman, Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have once again appealed for government intervention concerning the deteriorated Ikot Ibok–Ikot Nte–Mbioto 2 Road and the Efa–Ikot Ese–Ikot Ibok–Ikot Mfon–Ndiya Road, as well as the bridges that connect them to neighboring villages. The roads, listed as top priorities in the Needs Assessment document presented to Governor Umo Eno during a high-level government town hall meeting for the Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium federal constituency in August 2025, have been neglected by successive governments over the years. The…
By Iniubong Sam Nigeria is once again being forced to confront the dangerous intersection of religion and politics. This time, the controversy is not simply about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima should return on a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2027. It is about what happens when political support is transformed into a language of religious superiority. Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has stirred outrage after urging Muslims to prepare their voter cards and support another Muslim-Muslim ticket, while calling on them to prove that those he described as “infidels” were wrong about their numbers.…
By Udo Silas “I URGE ALL OF US HERE TO GO GET OUR VOTERS ‘ CARDS READY. LET’S SHOW THE INFIDELS THEIR LIMIT, WHO CLAIM THEY ARE MORE THAN US IN NIGERIA. THEY ARE LYING”…Sheikh Yahya Jingir I never believed a time would come when I will see the muslim-muslim ticket, in the configuration of our presidential elections candidacy, as anything more than what it is; a political decision at the mercy of the electorate. But the quote above, from Sheikh Yahya Jingir, certainly stirred some fearful thoughts. To be fair, Nigeria did not stumble into the Muslim–Muslim ticket by…
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned from his position amid alleged moves by lawmakers to impeach him. Agbebaku’s media aide, Ivy Ebojele, confirmed his resignation in a Facebook post on Monday, saying further details would be made available later. “EDO ASSEMBLY SPEAKER RT HON CHIEF BLESSING AGBEBAKU RESIGNS. DETAILS LATER,” Ebojele wrote. Following his resignation, Yekini Idaiyi, representing Akoko Edo II Constituency, was reportedly sworn in as the new Speaker of the Assembly. Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency, was elected Speaker of the eighth Assembly in June 2023. His leadership of the…
Human rights lawyer and commentator, Richard Akinnola, has criticised Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid barely 48 hours after winning the state governorship election. Akinnola said the governor should prioritise investigating killings and attacks recorded before and during the election rather than immediately focusing on national politics. In a statement issued on Monday, Akinnola said Adeleke was “putting the cart before the horse” by declaring support for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. “I have no problem with you supporting Tinubu’s election in January but I’m just curious. Is that what you should be saying…
The United States Government has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Somalia, South Sudan, Cameroon and Ethiopia living in the country. The decision is part of the Trump administration’s broader review of the humanitarian immigration programme, which allows eligible nationals of designated countries to remain and work legally in the US when conditions in their home countries make it unsafe for them to return. According to updates from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Somalia and South Sudan are the latest countries to have their TPS designations terminated. Somalia’s designation ended on August 14, 2026, while South Sudan’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, winner of the 2026 governorship election, securing another term in office. Adeleke, who contested the election on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 444,815 votes. The election was held across the state’s 30 local government areas on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The State Returning Officer, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, announced Adeleke as the winner at the state collation centre in Osogbo at about…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and repatriated a Chadian national, Mahadijiria Abdoulaye, who was wanted by authorities in Chad in connection with the alleged murder of Nazik Mahamat Saleh. Abdoulaye was arrested by operatives of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, in Kano State after fleeing Chad following the incident. According to the Nigeria Police Force, Saleh was allegedly tortured and killed on May 3, 2026. The Court of Appeal in N’Djamena subsequently issued an international warrant of arrest on June 22, 2026, for Abdoulaye and her alleged accomplice, Fatime Senoussi Mouktar, in connection with the case. The…