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By Abdul Lauya The Federal University of Education, Pankshin (FUEP) will from September 2025 begin admitting students into its own degree programmes, officially kicking off the 2025/2026 academic session. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Charles Nda Homsuk, the university said the move marks its full transition from affiliation with the University of Jos to operating as a standalone institution. The Acting Vice Chancellor, Dr. Jere Ndazhaga, disclosed that the approval followed a successful resource verification visit by a panel of experts. He said the National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted the institution accreditation to run several…

By Abdul Lauya Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has signed into law the Local Council Development Areas (Creation & Administration) Bill, establishing 13 new councils across the state. The signing marks the final step in a process that began weeks ago with the Bill’s submission to the State Assembly and its swift passage after public hearings. With the law now in place, Gombe moves from 11 local governments to 24 administrative units, a change Yahaya described as “historic and people-driven.” The governor said the reform addresses structural imbalance and extends government presence to underserved rural communities. He insisted…

LEGAL ARGUMENTS ON THE VALIDITY OF ELECTING A SPEAKER ON A SUNDAY By Polycarp Tersoo AANDE Esq There is no Constitutional Restriction on Days of Sitting. Section 92(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) simply provides that “There shall be a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of a House of Assembly who shall be elected by the members of the House from among themselves.” The Constitution does not restrict this election to weekdays only. Therefore, a sitting on a Sunday is not unconstitutional per se. Affirmatively you may note the following: 1.Doctrine of Necessity and Legislative Autonomy. Each House of…

Eye Reporters News Analysis The drama in Benue State has taken a dangerous turn, exposing once again how political power is used to intimidate institutions in Nigeria. The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh, lost his seat after presiding over the rejection of a commissioner-nominee, Professor Yangien Ornguga. Ornguga is not just another nominee. He is a lecturer at Benue State University and the younger brother of the Tor Tiv, Professor James Ayatse. The Tor Tiv is a respected monarch and a close ally of Governor Hyacinth Alia. Lawmakers, however, were flooded with petitions against Ornguga,…

By Abdul Lauya The political temperature in Benue spiked again on Saturday evening as Hon. Alfred Berger was sworn in as the new Speaker of the State House of Assembly. The ceremony followed the sudden resignation of Rt. Hon. Aondona Dajoh earlier in the day, marking a dramatic twist in months of legislative upheaval. The Assembly has been engulfed in tension since the beginning of 2024 when rival factions accused each other of undermining legislative independence. By March, the crisis had deepened so badly that the National Assembly threatened to invoke Section 11 of the Constitution to take over the…

By Abdul Lauya The Nigerian Army has announced plans to set up a new battalion in Katsina State, a move seen as direct response to pressure from Katsina lawmakers who recently met with top military chiefs in Abuja. The decision followed a closed-door meeting between the lawmakers and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, alongside the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, where urgent calls were made for more boots on the ground. In a joint statement, the lawmakers said the insecurity in Katsina had overwhelmed current deployments, stressing that rural communities were left exposed to…

By Abdul Lauya Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Farida Sultana Auduson Ibrahim, popularly known as Sultana, has come under heavy criticism after being caught on live camera urinating indoors following a night of excessive alcohol consumption. The incident, which led to Big Brother sanctioning her with a one-week alcohol ban, has drawn outrage across social media and sharp rebuke from her home state of Adamawa. Adamawa-born writer, Isuwa Ishaku, who had openly campaigned for Sultana and urged others to support her, withdrew his support after the scandal, describing her behaviour as shameful and unworthy of the values Adamawa people…

By Abdul Lauya A magistrate court has fined a young woman ₦450,000 or sentenced her to seven years in prison after she was found guilty of collecting ₦30,000 transport money from a man and failing to show up as promised. The court was told that the woman received the money under the agreement that she would visit the complainant but later backed out without refunding him. The prosecutor argued that her action was deliberate and amounted to fraud since she had no intention of keeping her word after collecting the money. In his ruling, the magistrate said the amount was…

By Abdul Lauya The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday, 25th August 2025, as the first day of Rabi’ul Awwal 1447AH. This means the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, known as Eid al-Maulud, will be marked on Friday, 5th September 2025. The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu. He explained that the new crescent was not sighted on Saturday, 23rd August 2025, which was the 29th of Safar. As…

By Abdul Lauya Fifteen members of the House of Representatives, three Senators, and several members of the Katsina State House of Assembly have converged on Abuja to meet with the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of Defence Staff, seeking urgent solutions to the unrelenting wave of insecurity ravaging their state. The lawmakers, visibly rattled by the scale of killings, kidnappings, and terror raids in rural communities, began their consultations with top military chiefs on Thursday. They pledged to sustain engagements with other security stakeholders in the coming days until practical commitments are extracted. This move follows a string…