Category: Local

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, December 13, said President Bola Tinubu made Nyesom Wike a minister because of his performance in Rivers state. News Direct reports that Akpabio spoke at a book launch to mark the 57th birthday celebration of the federal capital territory (FCT) minister. The Nigerian No.3 citizen described Wike…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. His appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa. Nababa was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 18, 2021. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire,…

The Kogi State former governor Yahata Bello has told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that he was not guilty of the new 19-count charges that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) levelled against him. In the new charges, the immediate past governor is accused of money laundering to…

Senator Ireti Kingibe walked out of the Senate chamber in protest on Thursday following a disagreement with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. He explained that the Senate was already deliberating on listed agenda items, and revisiting an unlisted motion would violate procedural rules. Despite her arguments that the issue was of urgent national importance, Kingibe was unable…

The Senate has ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Julius Berger PLC over failure to appear before its Committee on Works to explain the stalled execution of the Itu-Odukpani highway contract. President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, announced the resolution to… CONTINUE READING.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for his transformative leadership and innovative strides in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).  The president made the remarks during the commissioning of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC) at the NIS Headquarters Tuesday in Abuja. The magnificent edifice, named after…

The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently address the lingering scarcity of naira notes, calling for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the development. A member of the House, Hon. Uguru Emmanuel, had, in a motion under matters of urgent public importance, insisted that the apex bank must…

The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, says the agency has been repositioned to fullfil its mandate under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Issa- Onilu who stated this Tuesday in Abuja during a round table with the media, said the agency is deploying technology to enable its fulfill…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Maitama, on Tuesday, remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in Kuje prison. Justice Maryann Anenih issued the remand order after she adjourned the defendant’s trial till February 25, 2025. This is following the dismissal of a bail application the former governor filed,…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said for  the fight against  corruption to be successful, it must start from the top.  He also said the fight against the menace must be on a sustainable basis for it to have meaningful impact. “The best way of fighting corruption is starting from the head, that is where corruption has to…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has expressed concerns over the growing negative perception of the judiciary, restating needs for all stakeholders to work towards changing the narrative.  The CJN spoke Monday as the special guest of honour at the  2024 Justices Annual Conference themed ‘Judicial Introspection’, and  organised by the President of the Court of…

For several years, the three Northern eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, referred to as the BAY states, were severely devastated by the protracted Boko Haram security challenge. Thousands of people lost their lives, millions of others were displaced, losing their means of livelihood and living in undignified conditions. …Improved security/reconstruction   The last few…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has blamed the inability of Nigeria to reap full potentials of the nation’s petroleum sector on inefficiencies and obsolete regulatory frameworks. He stated this Monday when he addressed members of theall petroleum-related committees of the House during a workshop on legislative measures for realizing the mandate…

  The Senate through its Finance Committee Monday threatened zero allocation in the 2025 fiscal year for any government owned agencies that failed to appear before it for scrutiny of records of  expenditure made from  2024 appropriations. It frowned at discrepancies observed in the records books of some of the agencies. Senate’s threat against any…

Human Rights activist and former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has posited that many lawmakers who are against the current tax reforms are ignorant of the provisions of the bills. According to him, “The other day I saw a senator speaking about the bill on a national television. From what he said, it is clear that he is not…

Debate around the Tax Reform Bills currently before the National Assembly continues as the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, described the seeming controversy as showing democracy is alive in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists after the bankers committee meeting in Abuja, Bagudu said the interest generated by the bill revealed that there…

         A one-term president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, won the country’s presidential election after his main contender, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, accepted the outcome ahead of the official declaration of results. Similarly, Mahama, who was the country’s helmsman between July 2012 and January 2017, also confirmed on his X handle that he had received…

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation ( SGF), Senator George Akume, Sunday admonished those eyeing the presidency of Nigeria to wait till 2031 when the incumbent president, Bola Tinubu, must have finished his second term. Akume gave the admonition while featuring on Politics on Sunday programme of TVC, anchored by Femi Akande.…

Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Dr. Gabriel Suswan, and the Chairman of Benue State Football Association (BSFA), Chief Dr. Paul Edeh Esq FCPA, have undertaken to power the administrative block of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi with 24-hour solar electricity. Both Senator Suswan and Chief Edeh made the joint pledge after they were bestowed…

The Syrian government appears to have fallen after a lightning offensive by rebels. President Bashar al Assad fled Damascus on a plane for an unknown destination, according to two senior Syrian army officers speaking to the Reuters news agency, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syria’s army command has now notified officers that his…