Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday, marking a major political shift in the state, with Kefas stating that the move was in the interest of governance and party unity in his state.
Meanwhile, the Presidency responded to claims made by opposition leaders accusing the federal government of weaponising anti-corruption agencies to intimidate political opponents.
In a statement, President Tinubu’s Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga emphasised that the constitution guarantees freedom of association and affords people the right to change their political leanings at any time of their choosing.
In another development, US Congressman Riley Moore told Fox News, that Nigeria and the United States are close to a strategic security framework aimed at tackling terrorism in the country.
While in another interview on Fox, the lawmaker talked about how he met with victims at IDP camps in Benue State.
It comes as terrorists struck the First ECWA Church in Ayetoro Kiri in Kogi State, killing one person and abducting over twenty worshippers over the weekend in a second major attack on places of worship in the area within two weeks.
The back to back church attacks exposed the dangerous pattern of targeting worship centres during services when congregations are most vulnerable.
Meanwhile in Kwara State, a new video showed a group of terrorists revealing that Kwara State government officials gave them weapons to operate.
However, The Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor dismissed the allegations made in the video as “sheer disinformation.”
In Ogun State, Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori worked as an usher at the Living Faith Church, sparking mixed reactions on social media on humility, governance and service.
In Abuja, the daughter of the 2023 Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed married Sani Dangote Jr, the son of Aliko Dangote’s younger brother, the late Sani Dangote.
Under Milestones, we celebrated the former Managing Director of Arise News Ijeoma Nwogwugwu on the occasion of her 60th birthday as a towering figure in Nigerian media.
In our Good News report, the city of Newark in New Jersey declared December 12th Burna Boy Day, honouring the Grammy Award winning afro-fusion star as a global cultural ambassador.
Under entertainment, Grammy-nominated superstar Asake released his full performance at the Red Bull Symphonic Concert in Brooklyn alongside a 33-piece orchestra.
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