Author: Eye Reporters

/By Abdul Lauya The creation of Balanga South Local Council Development Area (LCDA) by the Gombe State Government marks a significant turning point for the long-marginalised communities of Dadiya, Cham and Lunguda in the present Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe South Senatorial District. Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, on Wednesday transmitted a bill to the Gombe State House of Assembly seeking the establishment of 13 new LCDAs, including Balanga South with its headquarters in Bambam. The move is aimed at deepening grassroots governance, improving service delivery, and fostering inclusive development. For decades, the Dadiya, Cham and Lunguda communities have…

By Abdul Lauya The Federal Government has announced a seven-year moratorium on the creation of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education in Nigeria. The decision was reached on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Eye Reporters, the policy move aligns with one of the key demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to curb the proliferation of tertiary institutions. Education Minister, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, presented the memo to FEC, citing the under-utilisation of many existing institutions. He said the measure…

By Abdul Lauya Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the withdrawal of criminal complaints against Ms Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger at the centre of a viral indecent exposure video, and against Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (popularly known as KWAM 1) over a separate airport incident. The decision, Keyamo said, followed consultations with airline operators, aviation regulators, security agencies, and other stakeholders, as well as appeals from concerned Nigerians. Both cases had drawn national attention for exposing lapses in airport conduct and security management. Emmanson, who was filmed in an altercation aboard…

By Abdul Lauya Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has condemned the circulation of a viral video showing a female passenger’s breast being exposed during an altercation aboard an Ibom Air flight. He described the action as a “degrading” violation of passenger privacy that must not go unpunished. The passenger, identified as Ms Comfort Emmanson, was involved in a heated exchange with airline or airport staff before the confrontation spiralled into an indecent exposure incident. The footage, instead of being handled as confidential evidence, found its way to social media, drawing outrage and revulsion in equal measure.…

By Abdul Lauya Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has condemned the circulation of a viral video showing a female passenger’s breast being exposed during an altercation aboard an Ibom Air flight. He described the action as a “degrading” violation of passenger privacy that must not go unpunished. The passenger, identified as Ms Comfort Emmanson, was involved in a heated exchange with airline or airport staff before the confrontation spiralled into an indecent exposure incident. The footage, instead of being handled as confidential evidence, found its way to social media, drawing outrage and revulsion in equal measure.…

By Abdul Lauya In a stunning reversal within 24 hours, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dropped Dr Muheeba Dankaka as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) and appointed Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, a former House of Representatives member, in her place. The shake-up comes barely a day after Eye Reporters published a detailed investigative commentary, “From Allegation to Elevation: Tinubu Reappoints Dankaka as FCC Chair”, highlighting unresolved corruption allegations, a botched House probe, and the political optics of her return. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, in a re-issued statement on Tuesday, stressed that the new announcement “supersedes the earlier one,”…

By Abdul Lauya President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr Muheeba Dankaka as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for another five years, a move that reignites questions about the administration’s anti-corruption resolve. In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed the reappointment alongside the naming of Mohammed Musa as commission secretary and the retention of Ogun’s Kayode Oladele, who briefly acted as chairman after Dankaka’s first term ended in 2024. The President also renewed the appointments of commissioners from Jigawa, Kebbi, and Osun, and approved 31 new state representatives. Dankaka’s return comes less than two…

By Abdul Lauya The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has come under renewed scrutiny after withholding the discharge certificate of Ushie Rita Uguamaye, better known as “Raye”, a Lagos-based corps member who openly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier this year. Raye’s troubles began in March, when she posted a viral TikTok video describing Lagos as a “smelling state” and calling the president a “terrible leader” while lamenting the economic hardship under his administration. The clip drew widespread attention and backlash, with Raye later alleging that NYSC officials threatened her and demanded that she delete the video. When the controversy…

By Abdul Lauya Nigeria has lost one of its most respected political figures, Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, a former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He died peacefully on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the age of 78, his family announced. Born on July 28, 1947, in Otukpo, Benue State, Ogbeh was a farmer, writer, and seasoned politician whose career spanned more than four decades. Educated at Ahmadu Bello University and the University of Toulouse, France, he first rose to national prominence in the Second Republic as Minister of Communications (1982–1983).…

By Abdul Lauya The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has reaffirmed its plan to train and certify 10 million artisans nationwide under its Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) programme, as the scheme’s second phase (SUPA II) gets underway. Launched in June 2025, SUPA II is onboarding an additional 100,000 artisans, building on the 29,000 trained during the foundation phase in 2024. The initiative, a flagship government-backed vocational drive, is designed to equip Nigerians with industry-standard technical and service skills, provide licensing, and supply basic toolkits to improve employability and earnings. The programme offers training in a broad range of trades, spanning construction, mechanical…