President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 persons into the boards and leadership of 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with the appointments taking immediate effect. The appointments, announced on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, include former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, who was named Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), and Major General Junaid Bindawa, who will serve as Chairman of the National Salary and Wages Commission. According to the statement, Fayose will head the board of the Rural Electrification Agency alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu…
Author: Ini Sam
A victim of recent flood in Uyo has come out to query the news making the rounds that no life was lost during the recent flood. Mr. Etim Edet, whose house is sited behind Osongama, in an exclusive interview with The Guide, described the crop of government officials who churned out such lie, as criminal. Narrating the incident, Mr. Edet, said he woke in the middle of the night to see his property and the entire building submerged in water. “Unfortunately my three children were already drowned in water while asleep. I had to wake them up, picked each of…
Human rights lawyer and public affairs commentator, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised the increasing practice of naming public infrastructure after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the trend as “unbridled sycophancy” that prioritises personality over public service. Speaking during an interview on ARISE News, Effiong argued that while the executive has the constitutional discretion to rename certain public projects that do not have statutory names, the growing pattern of dedicating taxpayer-funded infrastructure to a sitting President is misguided and not in the public interest. “It’s unbridled sycophancy. Is there a competition between appointees of the President and federal institutions over who is…
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Faye, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio. Faye emerged as the new chairman during the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS in Sierra Leone yesterday. He succeeds Bio at a particularly challenging period for ECOWAS, with security threats, democratic setbacks, and the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger still dominating the regional agenda. As the new chairman, he is expected to intensify efforts to rebuild trust and keep communication channels…
Spain were crowned champions of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating defending champions Argentina 1-0 in a dramatic final that was settled in extra time at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. After 90 minutes of tense, goalless football, substitute Ferran Torres emerged as Spain’s hero, scoring the decisive goal in the 106th minute to hand La Roja their second FIFA World Cup title and end a 16-year wait for football’s biggest prize. Spain dominated possession for much of the encounter and created the better scoring opportunities, but Argentina’s resilient defence and goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez kept the European champions at bay…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming only the second woman to lead the prestigious legal body since its establishment in 1933. Badejo-Okusanya emerged victorious after securing 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the 26,106 valid ballots cast in the association’s nationwide electronic election. The 24-hour online voting exercise commenced at 7:35 a.m. on Saturday and concluded at 7:34 a.m. on Sunday, with legal practitioners across the country participating in the process. As the only female candidate in the presidential race, Badejo-Okusanya defeated her two challengers…
The FIFA World Cup final will not only crown a new world champion but also deliver one of the biggest entertainment spectacles in football history, with global superstars including Madonna, Burna Boy, Tom Cruise, Justin Bieber, BTS, Shakira and several other celebrities set to headline the event at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The expanded World Cup, which featured more than 100 matches across three host countries, comes to a close with Spain taking on Argentina in the final. Before the champions are decided, however, more than 80,000 fans inside the stadium and billions of television viewers worldwide will be treated…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a man posing as a pastor and his alleged female accomplice in connection with the abduction of a four-week-old baby in Minna, the state capital. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Saturday, revealing that the baby has been rescued and safely reunited with its mother. According to the police, the incident was reported at the ‘A’ Division, Minna, on July 14 at about 10:00 a.m. The report indicated that a four-week-old infant had been deceitfully taken from its mother around the Mobil Roundabout…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused the defence in an alleged money laundering case before the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, of deliberately deploying tactics to delay the trial of defendant, Musa Saliu Adekunle. Adekunle is standing trial before Justice Maurine A. Onyetenu on a five-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering, obtaining by false pretence and conspiracy. At the resumed hearing on Friday, July 10, 2026, Adekunle’s new counsel, I. G. Udofia, informed the court that he was unable to proceed with the cross-examination of the third prosecution witness, Deputy Superintendent of the…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged mob killing of 21-year-old Emmanuel Effiong, whose body was exhumed from a shallow grave months after he was reportedly beaten to death over accusations of stealing chickens and eggs. The Command disclosed the development in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, saying the breakthrough followed an intensive investigation launched on June 17, 2026, after the Command received credible intelligence alongside a viral video showing the victim being brutally assaulted. According to the statement, the video captured Emmanuel lying in…