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Just In: Minister Emphasizes The Role Of Accurate Data In Nurturing Creative Economy Growth (Details)
The Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has initiated collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to enhance the availability of accurate government-owned data, aiming to revolutionize the country’s creative landscape. The minister emphasized the importance of high-quality data for fostering growth in the creative economy…CONTINUE READING....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
During a courtesy visit by the Statistician General, Adeyemi Adeniran, and top management staff of the NBS in Abuja on Thursday, Musawa highlighted the absence of data for sub-sectors under the ministry’s mandate. She expressed the need for collaborative efforts to design and implement high-quality government-owned data in alignment with ethical standards and best practices.
Musawa stated, “This data is not merely a necessity. It is the bedrock upon which we will build the future of our creative ecosystem and establish a solid creative economy.” Accurate data, according to her, would propel policies and interventions to foster growth in the creative sector and contribute substantially to national development.
In response, Statistician General Adeniran commended the minister’s initiative and emphasized the NBS’s mandate to generate socio-economic data for policy and decision-making. He pledged the NBS’s commitment to providing the ministry with baseline data and addressing any gaps in line with the ministry’s key performance indicators.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Ngozi Onwudiwe, commended the minister for seeking data, highlighting the crucial role of data in planning and achieving set mandates. A steering committee, headed by the minister and the Permanent Secretary, was established to initiate the process of data collection and analysis for the art and culture sector.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mandated a thorough restructuring of Nigerian football, citing ongoing struggles and failure to qualify for major international tournaments. In a Thursday statement issued through Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga, the President emphasized that despite advancements in other sports following the re-establishment of the National Sports Commission (NSC), football continues to suffer from deep-seated structural deficits in governance, administration, and accountability.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
To execute this overhaul, Tinubu instructed NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko to collaborate with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) secretariat on a wide-ranging consultative process, while stressing the necessity of coordinating with FIFA and CAF to avert any penalties related to government interference. This presidential directive closely follows the resignations of NFF President Ibrahim Gusau and General Secretary Muhammad Sanusi.
Saba Gideon, the lawmaker representing the Edu State Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly and chairman of the House Committee on Livestock, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) citing a lack of internal democracy, fairness, and inclusiveness. In an August 19, 2026 resignation letter submitted to his APC Ward Chairman for Tsaragi Ward 3 and confirmed via a telephone interview in Ilorin, Gideon noted that the choice followed extensive discussions with his constituents and key stakeholders, though he has not yet announced his next political destination.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
This defection follows a period of friction between Gideon and the state legislature, stemming from a three-month suspension imposed by the Assembly on December 18, 2025. Led by House Leader Abdulkadir Magaji and Speaker Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, the suspension accused the lawmaker of contempt and breach of legislative privilege for allegedly leaking a secret recording of a closed-door meeting. Rather than issuing a mandated written apology, Gideon challenged the suspension in court. In February 2026, the Kwara State High Court ruled in his favor, nullifying the suspension as unconstitutional and unlawful due to procedural violations and a lack of legal backing.
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THE ULTIMATE DEFIANCE: VeryDarkMan Releases Explosive First Evidence After Police Dispute Kidnap Claims!.
Social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has shared an initial video clip on Instagram captioned “My evidence number 1,” responding to the Nigeria Police Force’s challenge to back up his claims that certain security personnel act as “unknown gunmen” and tip off kidnappers about wealthy travelers.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The controversy began on Tuesday when VDM spoke as a panelist at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt. During the insecurity panel, he criticized highway checkpoints along major routes like Lagos-Abuja and Lokoja, alleging that officers profile well-off travelers and pass their details to criminal syndicates. He asserted that security agencies know the identities behind these violent crimes, stating, “There are no unknown gunmen anywhere. The military men are the unknown gunmen, the Immigration, the Customs, they are the unknown gunmen. Nobody else.”
Following his remarks, the police dismissed the allegations as unsubstantiated and challenged him to provide proof. VDM initially responded that he would only present his evidence if charged to court, doubling down on his claims that officers aid kidnappers. He has now posted footage showing paraded police officers, though the video lacks a detailed breakdown of how it substantiates his specific tip-off claims, leaving the core allegations subject to formal investigation.
The dispute has sparked widespread reactions both online and offline. During the NBA conference, VDM defended his invitation to speak—which focused on sharing frontline experiences with insecurity rather than lecturing lawyers on the law—and pointed to incidents like the abduction of a judge and community attacks in places like Yelwata. Meanwhile, the Presidency has publicly criticized the NBA for providing a platform for what it termed reckless allegations against law enforcement.
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