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Abdul Oyakhire, an All Progressives Congress (APC) member in Edo State, has remarked that people should be interested in the positive aspects and developments rather than just the negative aspects of the nation.

“I believe that the government’s economic processes are evolving.” We as citizens must continue to be patriots to the nation because it is still a work in progress. On Tuesday, he said on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily program that Nigerian critics need to learn to become more patriotic in their positions.

We must unite to support the president because Nigeria is for everyone. There is a lot of conflict with the government. Therefore, even though there is still much more to be expected of them, I believe we should give credit to the government for what it has accomplished so far.

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Oyakhire cited the tendency of Nigerians to spread and emphasize the negative aspects of the nation rather than the positive aspects, especially on social media platforms.

“Bad news or negative information quickly spreads. You learn that the majority of the content on an average Nigerian blogger’s page is negative. You don’t find people promoting them as a result of the positives emerging.

It is simple to be in opposition because one doesn’t have to pay attention to reflex actions or reason.

However, you sometimes need the facts and the data to speak on behalf of the government. The president is doing a lot, he said, so we always advise Nigerians to stay away from negative things about the country and to occasionally speak up for the good.

The APC member claimed that a lack of communication is the cause of some or most Nigerians’ disapproval of the government’s policies.

The Kebbi State Police Command on Tuesday presented cheques worth ₦16, 945, 238.34 to families of 25 police officers who died in active service.

The gesture, carried out under the Group Life Assurance Scheme and the Inspector General of Police Family Welfare Scheme, was aimed at easing the burden of the bereaved households.

The Commissioner of Police in Kebbi state, Bello M. Sani, personally handed the cheques to the beneficiaries at a brief ceremony held at the Command Headquarters.

Sani described the initiative as a demonstration of the police leadership’s commitment to supporting families of officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

In his remarks, CP Sani praised the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode&nbsp, Egbetokun, &nbsp, for prioritising welfare and ensuring that the dependents of deceased officers are not left unattended.

He noted that the 22nd indigenous police chief had consistently placed emphasis on improving the living conditions of serving and retired personnel, as well as their families.

The police commissioner urged the families to make prudent use of the funds, stressing that they should channel it towards the education and overall well-being of their children and dependents.

He pointed out that the late officers had given their lives in service to the country, and it was only fitting that their loved ones were supported.

“The sacrifices of our fallen heroes will never be forgotten”, CP Sani said. “This is not just financial support, it is a reminder that the Nigeria Police Force stands with the families of those who died in the line of duty”.

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The event, attended by relatives of the deceased officers and senior police officers, was marked with an atmosphere of gratitude and solemn reflection. Families of the beneficiaries expressed both relief and appreciation for the gesture.

Speaking on behalf of the recipients, Abbas Ibrahim, thanked the Inspector-General of Police and the Kebbi Command for remembering the widows, children, and other dependents of the late officers.

He noted that the funds would help cushion the pain of their loss and provide opportunities for the children left behind.

“This support will go a long way in helping us adjust and rebuild our lives after the painful departure of our loved ones”, Ibrahim said. “We are deeply grateful to the Inspector-General and the Commissioner of Police for this intervention”.

Over 1.3 million Nigerians have registered online for voter cards within the first week of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Commission announced on Monday that the online registration process, which began on August 18, 2025, had received 1, 379, 342 applications as of August 24.

The exercise, which will continue until August 30, 2026, was described as encouraging by INEC.

The Commission released a breakdown of the figures, showing that 661, 846 registrants, or&nbsp, 47.96 %, are male, while 717, 856, representing 52.04 %, are female. Young people aged 18 to 34 formed the majority with 860, 286 entries, accounting for 62.37%.

In terms of occupation, according to INEC, 374, 534 registered voters, or 27. 15%, are students, and 27 089 people with disabilities, or 1. 96%, also registered.

The Commission noted that “full details have been made available on our website and other official public platforms.”

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In addition, INEC’s 811 state and local government offices nationwide officially rolled out in person on Monday. Citizens who prefer physical registration and those who completed it online can do so thanks to this.

Nigerians were the only ones who had not previously registered, according to INEC, that the exercise is only open to citizens who are at least 18 years old.

It urged caution that filing multiple registrations still constitute a criminal offense.

However, the Commission made it clear that voters could transfer their voter registration between federally recognized states or within the country’s borders and that they could also request that their lost or damaged voter cards be replaced during the exercise.

In order to assure the public that registration will continue for a year, INEC made an appeal to eligible citizens to wait until the exercise’s conclusion. Despite requests for extension of time, the Commission claimed that “from experience, the registration centers are inundated by eleventh-hour registrants.”

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP)’s) decision to zone its presidential campaign to the South and keep its national seat in the North is a clear victory, according to Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Lere Olayinka, his senior special assistant for public communication and social media.

In a statement released on Monday, Olayinka claimed the party’s decision to not zone the South for the 2023 elections caused its electoral misfortune.

“Now that the party has realized its mistake in 2022 and has chosen to do what they said, three years later, have they not been redeemed?”

“Remember that the FCT Minister and the G-5 had urged the PDP’s national chairman to leave the area and that Senator Iyorchia Ayu, who is also from the North, must resign to make way for a National Chairman from the South, who must now be in office.”

However, Atiku and his organization supported him and he insisted on not resigning. The party’s electoral misfortune in 2023, followed by instability following the elections, was the outcome, according to Olayinka.

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The PDP’s aide added that the minister had realized his error and that it was still too late for the party to make a decision.

Has PDP not recovered from its own vomit, he asked? They are sadly aware of the truth. Take the chairmanship to the South if you want to become president, ike said. However, the PDP lost because they refused to accept the two and instead said they had to take them.

They are correcting their error in 2025 and have already made it known. However, is it not already too late, given that the only way to justify zoning is when the South ends its eight years and the North receives its presidency in 2031?

The PDP positioned the party’s presidential spot in the southern region of the nation on Monday.

Additionally, the party urged North to keep the chairmanship position.

As party leaders convened in Abuja to discuss their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, this decision was made.

Umar Damagum has also been named as the NEC’s substantive national chairman.

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After Senator Iyorchia Ayu was suspended, Damagum became the acting national chairman in March 2023, a court upheld the decision.