The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has ignored the pleas of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Oyo State chapter not to reconstitute the Local Government Councils in the state. The Governor in the bid to reconstitute the local government councils in the state, has sent names of nominees for sole administrators/caretakers … Read more
The House Of Representative has lunched a probe into an alleged N2.3B Fraud in Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) meant for workers. Rep. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, sponsored the motion on the floor of the lower chamber during the Thursday plenary. While moving the motion, Waive recalled that a national newspaper had reported the alleged … Read more
An Army source said that Heavily armed Somali jihadists have attacked an army base north of the capital,leaving four civilians and a soldier dead. Witnesses said that dozens of al-Shabaab members, arriving aboard four pickup trucks, took part in the attack late Wednesday on Hilweyne base 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Mogadishu, while a … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has urged electoral stakeholders on the need to promote credible elections across the country. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mr Emeka Ononamadu, disclosed this in Enugu on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ forum on the new electoral bill before the National Assembly. Ononamadu urged the stakeholders to identify challenges as … Read more
The 9th Senate has commenced a probe of Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC following an alleged violation of maritime laws. The senate began a probe into the actions of the NNPC in ensuring participation of indigenous companies in the freight of Petroleum products, in line with the provisions of Presidential Executive Order 5(2018). Consequently, the … Read more
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has rejected the suit filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government of Nigeria alleging that his human rights were violated. The regional court, in its judgement that was read by Justice Dupe Atoki, held that the IPOB … Read more
The Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, has signed the Anti-Corruption Bill 2019 into law. The Governor stressed that the law was aimed at fighting corruption and should not be seen as a tool for witch hunting adding that, his assent was a signal his government was ready to enforce probity and accountability. The governor set … Read more
The leadership of the Lagos State Assembly’s Committee On Works and Infrastructure has assured Lagosians of more repairs of bad roads in the city in bid to upgrade the infrastructure in the state. The committee chairman Mr Abiodun Tobun, disclosed this development to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. He stressed that adequate fund has been … Read more
The Lagos State Assembly has promised to pass the 2020 proposed Appropriation Bill of N1.168 Trillion on 2nd of January, 2020. It could be recalled that the state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had on November 8, presented the proposed N1.168 Trillion, the Year 2020 Budget to members of the State House of Assembly for consideration and … Read more
The former Senator that represented Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani, has boasted of returning to the Senate in 2023. He stressed that he was not done with politics adding that “when our people want us to return”. Shehu disclosed this on Wednesday in his residence in Kaduna when he has conferred an award of excellence … Read more
The Presidency has refused to comment on the allegation of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, against the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The First Lady alleged that Shehu was disloyal to the number one citizen of the country. Adding that, she can no longer trust Shehu having defamed her … Read more
The presidency has replied a national newspaper, The Punch’s editorial that announced that the newspaper would no longer address Buhari as Mr President. The newspaper noted that it would henceforth addressed president Buhari as Major General his military rank. Reacting to a publication made by PUNCH that it would no longer address Buhari as ‘President … Read more
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has lamented over the recent DSS invasion of the court room in the bid to rearrest the convener of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore. The Delta state Representative member stressed that one day a similar occurrence would also happen in the National Assembly if … Read more
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reached out to the aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the state to work together for the success of the party. Fayose who tendered his apology to the aggrieved party members who he might have wronged when he was governor stressed the need … Read more
The Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has pledged to deliver the dividend of democracy to the people of the state in bid to leave a good legacy behind after his tenure as Governor in 2023. Okowa disclosed this while receiving the Young Nigerian Rights Organization, YNRO, a Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, at the state … Read more
The Senate President Ahmad Lawan, has lamented over the perception the general public holds concerning senators of the Federal Republic. He stressed that Nigerians hold a bad perception of senators in the country due to lack of understanding. Lawan stated this while reiterating that the Senate will continue to act in ways that will make … Read more
The House of Representatives has taken steps to ensure that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation was separated from that of the Minister of Justice. The bill which sought to effect this changed has just passed the second reading on the floor of the lower chamber. It could be recalled that at … Read more
The 9th Senate has called for a diversified economy in the bid to curb the growing unemployment rate in the country. The Senate Leader Yahaya Abdullahi, disclosed this at a roundtable on solid mineral sector in Abuja on Tuesday. The roundtable is entitled: “Need for continuous implementation of policy reforms for the diversification of the … Read more
The Andoni Legislative Assembly has impeached the Executive Chairman of the Local government, Lawrence Paul over alleged financial misappropriation. Paul was impeached by seven members, including the Leader of the Assembly, Talick Dandison who alleged that the Chairman disregarded invitations by the House. According to Dandison, the poor implementation of the budget and other sundry … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike traded words on Tuesday over leadership style. The clash occurred in Abuja at the official presentation of “The Big Interviews,” a book authored by the immediate past Managing Director of the Sun Publishing Limited, Mr. Eric … Read more