Atiku To Tinubu: Come Back Home, Nigeria In Crisis

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January 6, 2026

Presidential hopeful of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to return home and attend to the pressing problems in the country.

According to Abubakar, some of the crisis currently facing the country include, killings terrorism, hunger, economic despair, cost of living crisis, among others, saying the president should cut short his trip abroad and return home to address them.

The former vice president was reacting to the controversy surrounding President Tinubu’s photo shot with Rwanda President, Paul Kegame in France.

The Presidency shared the photograph at the weekend, which has been described by not a few Nigerians as AI generated. The administration, however, rebuffed its critics, insisting the picture is real.

Reacting, in a post shared by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, the former PDP presidential candidate said the administration chose to involve itself in unnecessary controversy, when the country is in a serious crisis.

Abubakar said while “Nigerians are crushed by hunger, insecurity, collapsing businesses, and a brutal cost-of-living crisis,” the president is fiddling away in France, when the country needed his presence to tackle the myriads of crisis plaguing the country.

The statement read:” The Presidency’s latest ‘Stop Press’ is a textbook case of misplaced priorities and official shamelessness. At a moment when Nigerians are crushed by hunger, insecurity, collapsing businesses, and a brutal cost-of-living crisis, the Presidency chose to brief the nation on who the President had lunch with and who he dined with in Paris.

“That is not leadership. It is tone-deafness in power. While communities in Niger State and other parts of the country are under attack and families can no longer afford basic food, the Presidency is busy explaining camera phones, image quality, and photo editing. By the way, why is Tinubu’s plate empty? Nigerians did not ask for a Paris menu. They asked for leadership.

“On the claim of AI or forgery, the outrage is unconvincing. A presidency repeatedly entangled in controversies over forged or questionable documents cannot suddenly pretend to be shocked by public skepticism.

“When credibility is eroded, doubt follows naturally. Instead of asking why trust has collapsed, the Presidency is lecturing Nigerians and attacking the media.

“The real falsehood is not a photograph. It is the daily distortion of leadership priorities. Nigeria is burning.

“The Presidency is editing pictures.

“It is time for the Presidency to abandon public relations theatrics, return home, and confront the emergencies facing Nigerians—hunger, insecurity, and economic collapse—with urgency, humility, and action. That is the minimum Nigerians expect.”

Tinubu departed the country late December last year, and is expected to be back this month, Presidency sources said.

N600b: Amb. Akawor Accuses Gov. Fubara Of Neglecting Oyinbo LGA

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Adesina Soyooye

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January 6, 2026

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By Adesina Soyooye

The fallout from the disclosure that the former Rivers State Sole Administrator, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, left the sum of N600b in the State’s Treasury is still shaking the polity in the embattled State.

The disclosure was first made by the Rivers State House of Assembly Members, who in a bid to tackle Governor Siminalayi Fubara over the poor state of public schools in the State, revealed that the Governor was sitting on such a huge amount of money while public schools were like a pig’s sty. But Fubara fired back that under the immediate past Governor of the State, Nyesom Wike, the schools were in that very poor state, to the extent that when they were campaigning in 2023, the opposition threw that dirt at them.

Wike was to weigh in later, and scolded the Members for that disclosure because, according to him, it has exposed the State to “greedy politicians” who are only interested in Rivers State Treasury.

Since then, anybody, particularly from Abuja, who visits the State and says anything positive about Fubara, Wike alleges it is because the person wants a share from the N600b.

On Monday, it was the turn of Nigeria’s former Ambassador to South Korea, Desmond Akawor. A former State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Akawor, who is now the Rivers State Coordinator , Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Akawor said that under Fubara, the development of Oyigbo Local Government Area has been halted.

He spoke during the visit of the FCT Minister to Oyigbo LGA.

Wike has been touring the State’s LGAs for what he termed “a thank you visit.” On each visit, however, the Minister used it to throw darts at Fubara.

On Monday, it was the turn of Oyigbo, Akawor’s LGA. While speaking, Akawor descended on Fubara as does Wike.

He said Oyigbo people elected Fubara in 2023 with the belief that he would continue from where Wike stopped in developing the area, but now left disappointed.

He said: “Permit me to speak frankly. If these things are not said now, they may never be said. We elected Governor Siminalayi Fubara with the expectation that Oyigbo would benefit meaningfully from development.

“Your Excellency, development in Oyigbo has stalled. We have not moved an inch forward. The only tangible benefit Oyigbo has received is a Commissioner’s slot, which was given to me. Beyond that, nothing substantial has come to our people.”

Akawor then issued a warning on the N600bn: “Oyigbo must not be left behind from the utilisation of the N600 billion in the State Treasury.”

“Wike, You Are Not The Owner Of Rivers State” – Ann Kio-Briggs

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Adesina Soyooye

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January 6, 2026

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By Adesina Soyooye

“As of today, majority of the people of Rivers State are behind Governor Fubara”

Weighing in on the renewed political hostilities between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, a member of the State’s Elders Forum, Ann Kio-Briggs, has sent a message to Wike: “You are not the owner of Rivers State.”

Kio-Briggs, took the swipe at Wike over his recent comments that Fubara will not be allowed to contest for a second term in office.

In the past couple of weeks, Wike has unleashed all kinds of attacks on the Governor, including publicly dismissing him with condescending words and statements. He has repeatedly said that he would not allow Fubara to contest for a second term in office, a statement which Kio-Briggs finds offensive and a threat to the people of the State and so, unacceptable.

Her words: “Let me put it like this. Nyesom Wike is a former Governor of Rivers State. He is a son of Rivers State. Wike is the Minister of the Federal Capital and a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party. Nobody can claim that any one individual has 100 per cent support in any State in Nigeria, in any place in the world.

“You cannot have 100 per cent support even when you put a gun to somebody’s head, the support is not 100 per cent.

“The Minister is not the owner of Rivers State. He doesn’t own Rivers State, and he doesn’t own the people of Rivers State.

“At least, given this preamble, nobody can claim that the present governor is not the Governor of Rivers State; nobody can claim how many people can vote for him or cannot vote for him.

“But as of today, the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has the majority of votes of the people of Rivers State.”

Commenting specifically on Wike’s threat to stop Fubara in 2027, Kio-Briggs fired: “It’s almost like a threat that Siminalayi Fubara is not going to come back; it’s actually a threat to Rivers State itself, and it is also a threat to the people of Rivers State themselves, and it is not acceptable.

“It is unfair to the people of Rivers State who are being put through this because of political ambition. The people of Rivers State that I know, and that I’m in touch with as of today, the majority of the people are in support of the present Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.

“And what I know is that what the Rivers people want is peace. We want peace in our state, and the people of Rivers State want to be allowed to choose a man or woman of their choice, and if at the end of the day Sir Siminalayi Fubara is the choice of the people, it is only if God allows anybody that they can overturn that choice of the people.

“But I think that any true son or daughter of Rivers State should want peace and tranquillity in our state, no matter the political party you belong to.”

AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Cruise Into Quarter Final, Annihilate Mambas

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Akinwale Kasali

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January 6, 2026

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By Akinwale Kasali

The Super Eagles of Nigeria has once again proved their mettle as a force to reckon with at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON, Championship in Morocco, by booking a place in the Quarter Finals of the Competition.

The Three Time AFCON Champions mauled the Mambas of Mozambique 4-0, by scoring two goals in each half.

Victor Osimhen scored in each half of the game, increasing his total goal tally at the Competition to three.

At the blast of whistle for the commencement of the game, the Super Eagles started like a house on fire, shooting from all cylinders, dictating the pace of the game and also controlling the game.

Ademola Lookman opened scoring with a powerful strike, following a sublime pass from Alex Iwobi to Akor Adams, who found the Atalanta Football Club of Italy to give Nigeria the lead.

Osimhem doubled the tally with a tap in Goal, after Lookman found him at the far right of the post.

The Nigeria side took a comfortable 2-0 lead into the second half before Osimhen added the third goal few minutes into the second following another sublime cross from Lookman.

Akor Adams scored the Fourth goal, as he received a superb pass from Lookman to take the game beyond the East African nation.

Coach Eric Chelle started the game with Stanley Nwabali in goal, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, Calvin Bassey and Bruno Onyemaichi in the defense.

Wilfred Ndidi, Frank Onyeka and Alex Obi were the heart of the midfield, while Lookman, Akor and Osimhen led the attack.

With the victory, the Super Eagles has qualified for the Quarter Finals, awaiting the winner in the last Round of 16 match between the Desert Foxes of Algeria and the Leopards of Democratic Republic of Congo for the battle for the Semi Final Ticket.

You’re Free To Resign As Minister, APC Nat Sec. To Wike

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Ayodele Oni

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January 5, 2026

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By Ayodele Oni

“Wike’s stock-in-trade, for which he is well known, is blackmail”

National secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has told Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), that he cannot be in the Federal Executive Council of an APC Government and be causing confusion within any organ or structure of the Party at any level.

Reacting in a statement to Wike’s jabs against him during his tour of local councils in Rivers state on Monday, the APC scribe insisted that the Minister is not a member of APC and, so, unfit to dabble into party affairs.

The statement reads: “My attention has been drawn to the tirade of the Minister of the FCT against my person and my office as the National Secretary of the APC.

“This is as regards my position that all members of the NWC must accord any sitting Governor his due respect and that the Governors remain the leaders of the Party in their States.

“It is shocking that such an innocuous statement can elicit such uncouth responses from no less than a member of the Federal Executive Council.

“For the avoidance of doubt, our records indicate that Minister Nyesom Wike is not a member of our Party (APC) so he lacks the locus to dabble into the affairs of our Party.

“And, as National Secretary of the APC, I am imbued with the responsibility to protect the interests of the Party and all its members and structures.

“Hence, my comments on the affairs of the APC in Rivers State CANNOT be an undue interference in the affairs of Rivers State. As National Secretary, my activities cannot be confined to my home state, Osun State.

“I also take exception to Wike’s reference to a certain N600 billion largesse in the State for which I and other APC leaders are scrambling. This is nothing but cheap blackmail which has become his stock-in-trade.

“My background, track-record is that of unquestionable intergrity, and I challenge him to prove his allegations, or we may meet in court.

“As to his veiled threat against me, let me remind WIKE that he is not God and may be overplaying his political card. My faith is in God and will not succumb to cheap threats such as the one from WIKE.

“I am one of the young Nigerians that confronted Military rule, fighting for democracy, when the likes of Wike were nowhere in sight.

“Let me also remind Nyesom Wike that his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, does not automatically make him a member of the APC. Millions of non-APC Nigerians also support Mr. President and his own is no different.

“His attempt to destabilise our Party in Rivers State will not be tolerated and he cannot bring the spirit of PDP into the APC.

“Finally, my advice to Nyesom Wike is that he cannot be in the Federal Executive Council of an APC Government and be causing confusion within any organ or structure of the Party at any level, using the leverage of that same office. The honourable thing to do is to resign his appointment as Minister.”

Wike Will Not Be Allowed To Bring The Spirit Of PDP Into APC

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James Orji

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January 5, 2026

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By Ajibola Basiru

1. My attention has been drawn to the tirade of the Minister of the FCT against my person and my office as the National Secretary of the APC. This is as regards my position that all members of the NWC must accord any sitting Governor his due respect and that the Governors remain the leaders of the Party in their States. It is shocking that such an innocuous statement can elicit such uncouth responses from no less than a member of the Federal Executive Council.

2. For the avoidance of doubt, our records indicate that Minister Nyesom Wike is not a member of our Party (APC) so he lacks the locus to dabble into the affairs our Party. And as National Secretary of the APC, I am imbued with the responsibility to protect the interests of the Party and all its members and structures. Hence, my comments on the affairs of the APC in Rivers State CANNOT be an undue interference in the affairs of Rivers State. As National Secretary, my activities cannot be confined to my home state, Osun State.

3. I also take exception to Wike reference to a certain N600 billion largesse in the State for which I and other APC leaders are scrambling. This is nothing but cheap blackmail which has become his stock-in-trade. My background, track-record is that of unquestionable intergrity and I challenge him to prove his allegations or we may meet in court.

4. As to his veiled threat against me, let me remind WIKE that he is not God and may be overplaying his political card. My faith is in God and will not succumb to cheap threats such as the one from WIKE. I am one of the young Nigerians that confronted Military rule, fighting for democracy, when the likes of Wike were nowhere in sight.

5. Let me also remind Nyesom Wike that his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, does not automatically make him a member of the APC. Millions of non-APC Nigerians also support Mr. President and his own is no different. His attempt to destabilise our Party in Rivers State will not be tolerated and he cannot bring the spirit of PDP into the APC.

6. Finally, my advice to Nyesom Wike is that he cannot be in the Federal Executive Council of an APC Government and be causing confusion within any organ or structure of the Party at any level, using the leverage of that same office. The honourable thing to do is to resign his appointment as Minister.

-Signed Senator Ajibola Basiru Ph.D., BL
National Secretary, APC
Monday, January 5, 2026

Wike To APC Nat. Sec.: “Don’t Take For Granted Our Support For Tinubu, I Can Challenge Anybody, Rivers Is No Go Area

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Ayodele Oni

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January 5, 2026

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By Ayodele Oni

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has responded to comments by the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Bashir, on the political crisis in Rivers state.

‎Wike, a former governor of Rivers and a key figure in the ongoing political drama in the oil-rich state, emphasized that Rivers remains a “no-go area” for external interference and cautioned against taking the state’s support for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections for granted.

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‎The remarks come amid heightened tensions between Wike and Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara, a rift that has spilled over into national party dynamics.

In an address during a “thank you” visit to Oyigbo Local Government Area in Rivers State, Wike accused Basiru of making “unnecessary comments” about Rivers affairs.

Wike said: “Tell the APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, ‘Leave Rivers State alone. Go and ask those who have tried it before.

“Don’t take our support for President Tinubu for granted. You have to be careful over your statements.

“You’re enjoying in Osun, but you don’t know those who did the work, and you’re opening your mouth to talk about Rivers State. Anything you see, take it.

“When President Tinubu comes back, I’ll tell the Minister of Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, to warn him. I can challenge anybody. This State is a no-go area.”

‎Wike’s outburst was in direct response to Basiru’s recent criticism of APC’s South-South Vice Chairman, Victor Giadom, who reportedly referred to Fubara as a “so-called governor” in an apparent bid to align with Wike.

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‎Basiru, in a statement quoted widely on social media and news outlets, condemned the remark as unbecoming, stressing the need for respect toward elected officials regardless of political allegiances.

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‎”The office of the governor is an exalted position, and whoever is occupying it must be respected, irrespective of whatever political differences you have or whatever animosity exists between them,” Basiru said.

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‎The feud traces back to Wike’s fallout with Fubara, his successor, over control of Rivers’ political structures.

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‎Wike, who played a pivotal role in delivering Rivers’ votes to Tinubu in 2023 despite being in the PDP, has been accused by critics of attempting to maintain a godfather-like influence.

Terrorism: Court Denies Bauchi Finance Commissioner Others, Bail

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Suleiman Anyalewechi

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January 5, 2026

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By Suleiman Anyalewechi

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday January 5, 2025, declined to grant the bail application filed by the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance Yakubu Adamu and others.

Adamu, Bello Bodejo the leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and others are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC, on multiple charges bordering on alleged money laundering and terrorism financing to the tune of $ 9.7. million.

The Presiding Judge , Justice Emeka Nwike , while ruling on the bail application held that the allegations leveled against the defendants are such that have grave implications for the country’s national security,and that granting bail under the circumstances could endanger the public ,as well as threaten social order.

The Judge however in the alternative directed for an accelerated hearing of the case ,in order to equally protect the fundamental rights of the defendants.

” I am not unmindful of the constitutional provision of Section 36(5) which provides that every person who is charged with criminal offence shall be presumed.innocent until proven guilty.

” But, I must not hesitate to state that the said constitutional provision is not absolutely right.

“In the consideration of the bail application, all factors have to be considered” Justice Nwite held.”

To buttress his position,the trial judge cited the case involving Bamaiyi and the State in which the Supreme Court held inter alia” it is proper to consider the nature of the offence ,the nature of the evidence in support of it ,and the severity of the punishment.which conviction will entail.”

Justice Nwite further held that the court as a matter of duty ,must take into consideration every details when considering matters relating to the security of the country and its citizens.

” I cannot say more than this erudite jurist ( Supreme Court Judge) . Our criminal justice system has its stipulations ,and safeguards for the prosecutor ,the accused and the victim.

“In the proper operation of that system ,it can be said that it is in the interest of the society ,and with those safeguards that if an application for bail.pending trial ,there is a good reason to believe or strongly agreed that the accused will not jump bail there y making himself available to stand his trial/or will not interfere with witnesses thereby constituting an obstacle in the way of justice ,the court will be acting within the undoubted discretion to grant bail.

“I have carefully considered the affidavit evidence available before me in this point in time . And I have also considered the proof of evidence , especially the statement of Dan Abdulmumini ,and other prosecution witnesses , together with grave threat to national security and public safety this case poses.

“And I have also taken cognisance that terrorism related Offences threaten social order ,and pre-trial release could endanger the public.

” In my view ,the prosecution/respondent has succeeded in raising a reasonable presumption of criminal.responsibilty on the part of the applicants .( Adamu ,and others).

” In view of the foregoing ,I am of the humble view ,and I so hold that the interest of justice will be met by giving the matter accelerated hearing.

“Consequently ,the application is hereby refused” Justice Nwite ruled.

It will be recalled that the EFCC’ had on December 30,2025 filed a ten-count charge of money laundering and terrorism financing against Adamu ,and others with the Judge scheduling Monday January 5 ,2026 for ruling on the defendants bail application.

The defendants are being accused to have severally and collectively engaged in money laundering activities and the financing of terrorism activities while maintaining their various positions in the Bauchi State civil service.

They were alleged to have committed the offences between January 2024 and May, 2024.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them at the court.

The Source further reports that Adamu and others were last week, Tuesday, granted bail by Justice Nwite in another case of alleged money laundering and contract splitting to the tune of N5.7 billion.

However, the Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammad, has accused the Federal Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of orchestrating the trials in a bid to intimidate him into joining the All Progressive Congress APC .

Wike’s Ally Is Chairman Of NUPRC As Tinubu Reconstitutes Boards

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Akinwale Kasali

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January 5, 2026

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By Ayodele Oni & Akinwale Kasali

President Bola Tinubu forwards 21 names To Senate, including NMDPRA Chairman, for confirmation

Twenty one nominees made the list of newly appointed chairmen and members of two bodies in the petroleum sector announced on Monday in Abuja.

Already, President Bola Tinubu has written two letters to the Senate, seeking confirmation of the 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

In the first letter, President Tinubu nominated Senator Magnus Abe to serve as the NUPRC board chair.

Abe, who represented Rivers South East in the Senate for two terms, is a former NNPC board member and current chairman of the National Agency of the Great Green Wall. He is, also, a political ally of the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Abe’s appointment is seen as a confirmation of the influence Wike still wields in the Tinubu Government.

Other nominees for the NUPRC Board are Engineer Paul Yaro Jezhi, a former Trade Union Congress Chairman in Kaduna, and Mr Sunday Adebayo Babalola, a former Deputy Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), which was abolished by the PIA in 2021. Both men will serve as non-executive Commissioners.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, (Information & Strategy), stated that Tinubu also nominated Executive Commissioners to the Board.

They are: Muhammed Sabo Lamido, Executive Commissioner for Finance, Mr Edu Inyang, Executive Commissioner for Exploration and Acreage, Justin Ezeala, Executive Commissioner for economic regulation and strategic planning, and Henry Darlington Oki, Executive Commissioner for Development and Production.

Others are Indabawa Bashari Alka, executive commissioner for corporate services and administration; Mahmood Tijani, executive commissioner for health, safety and environment; and Ms Olayemi Adeboyejo, as secretary and legal adviser.

Former President Buhari appointed Lamido and Adeboyejo in 2022, while President Tinubu appointed Alka in 2023. Inyang, Ezeala, the former managing director of Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited, Mahmood Tijani, Babalola and Jezhi are new appointees of President Tinubu.

In his second letter to the Senate, President Tinubu nominated Mr Adegbite Ebiowei Adeniji, a lawyer, as Chairman of the NMDPRA board.

Adeniji has over 30 years of experience in energy and natural resources issues. He was a special technical adviser to the Minister of State for Petroleum on upstream and gas until 2018.

He was a member of the Oil & Gas Policy team at the World Bank, which advised the Government of Nigeria on the reform and restructuring of the petroleum sector, including the development of the Strategic Gas Plan for Nigeria. He is currently the managing partner at ENR Advisory.

The President also nominated Chief Kenneth Kobani and Mrs Asabe Ahmed as non-executive members. Kobani was a former Secretary to the Government of Rivers State, under Wike. He is also, a Wike loyalist.

Also nominated for confirmation are Abiodun Adeniji, executive director of finance; Francis Ogaree, executive director of hydrocarbon; Oluwole Adama, executive director of midstream and Downstream gas infrastructure; and Dr Mustapha Lamorde, executive director of Corporate Services and Administration.

President Tinubu appointed Adama in 2024, while late President Buhari appointed Lamorde and Adeniji in 2021 and Ogaree in 2022

Other members of the NMDPRA board, as proposed by President Tinubu, are Mr Yahaya Nasamu Yinusa, executive director, distribution systems; Adeyemi Murtala Aminu, executive director, corporate services; Ms Modie Ogechukwu, executive director, economic regulation and strategic planning; and Barrister Olawale Dawodu, as board secretary and legal adviser.

Dawodu is an industry player and was, at a time, the Financial Reporting Manager at Exxon Nigerian subsidiaries. The President urged the Senate to approve the nominees expeditiously.

The requests followed the recent appointment of chief executive officers for the two regulatory agencies.

The Senate confirmed Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.

Mr President has charged all the appointees and nominees to discharge their duties and responsibilities professionally as regulators of the oil and gas sectors.

Cleric Charges Leaders To Prioritize Sacrifice

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Ayodele Oni

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January 5, 2026

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Ondo Cleric Charges Leaders To Prioritize Sacrifice

By Ayodele Oni

As workers in Ondo state observe Monday, the first working day of the year as prayer session, the Catholic Bishop of Ondo Diocese, Most Rev. Jude Ayodeji Arogundade, has urged political leaders and senior public servants in Ondo State to embrace purpose-driven leadership built on integrity, sacrifice and genuine commitment to the common good.

Arogundade delivered the charge on Monday at the 2026 First Working Day Prayer Meeting held at the Governor’s Office car park, Akure.

He said leadership must translate into real service for citizens and responsible management of public resources.

The bishop described 2026 as a defining year for the state, appealing to both leaders and citizens to make sacrifices that will build institutions, preserve values and secure a better future.

Arogundade challenged office holders to consistently ask whether they were doing their best for the people.

“Our talents and positions are meant to guide the people and unlock development,” he said, adding that public office should be used to make government truly work for the common good.

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who addressed workers at the event, urged public servants and political appointees to put the interest of the state first and work with renewed commitment to the “OUR EASE” agenda.

Aiyedatiwa said ministries, departments and agencies must hit the ground running to meet citizens’ expectations.

The Governor reaffirmed that the 2026 budget would be faithfully implemented, stressing accountability, transparency and strict adherence to targets.

He listed projects executed in the past year including 190 kilometres of road construction and rehabilitation, 280 newly built or renovated classrooms, and improved security support across the state.

Aiyedatiwa added that 112 health centres undergoing renovation or new construction were nearing completion while solar lighting projects would be expanded statewide.

He also highlighted progress on the Ondo Deep Sea Port licence, partnerships for refinery projects and efforts to revive moribund industries such as the Ifon Ceramic Industry and Okitipupa Oil Mill.

The governor said 500 additional Amotekun personnel had been approved to strengthen security while regular promotions, prompt salaries and gradual settlement of gratuities would continue to support workers.