President Bola Tinubu today swore in 3 new ministers before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council, which is the second, since the inception of the administration. The new cabinet members are Malam Balarabe Lawal from Kaduna State as Minister of Environment, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim from Kwara, Minister of Youth and Ayodele Olawande from Ondo, Minister…
The House of Representatives has confirmed that the National Assembly bureaucracy is in the process of procuring and distributing operational vehicles to the 360 members of the House over the coming weeks. The House Spokesman and Chairman, Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Akin Rotimi, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja. This, according…
The Osun State Government had refuted an allegations levelled against her that she received only N2 billion from the Federal Government for subsidy palliative. According to the statement signed and delivered by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, the state government gave insights that the N2 billion was for…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has been appointed as the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank. In a congratulatory message, the Ministry on its X handle said Mr Edun’s appointment will further create platforms of opportunities for the Nigeria to implement the ‘Renewed Hope…
A former Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Walid Jibrin has said that Governor Sule Abdullahi of Nasarawa State knows that he did not win the March 18, 2023, governorship election. The Nasarawa governorship election petition tribunal had in its judgement delivered recently sacked Abdullahi as governor. The tribunal declared…
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Political Parties for Good Governance has asked President Bola Tinubu to strip Atiku Abubakar of the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON). The group stressed that doing so would serve as a deterrent to others about the importance of respecting the office of…
The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly (NASS), Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli has warned residents of the state to be wary of fraudsters going about collecting money for the distribution and collection of palliative. The lawmaker urged the public to be cautious when transacting business with certain individuals claiming to distribute palliatives…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed worry over the spate of insecurity and violence, including clashes among supporters of political parties and candidates ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States slated for Saturday, November 11, 2023. INEC disclosed this in a statement signed by its national commissioner and…
The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed one Sani Mohammed Tirwun, a Secretarial Assistant II of the Bauchi State Hospitals Management Board over serious misconduct. The commission accused Sani of falsification of records, issuance of fake appointment letters, and illegal posting of staff. Other offenses he was accused of include faking the Board Staff…
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on his Labour Party conterpart, Mr. Peter Obi and that of the New Nigeria Peoples Party Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso to join hands with him to enthrone probity in Nigeria’s democracy. The Former Vice President made the call…
All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party in Abia State have taken the special adviser to the governor on media and publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma to task over a statement accusing the main partisan parties of instigating violence. The parties in two different statements, yesterday, absolved themselves of any involvement in the alleged plan…
A ministerial nominee, Balarabe Abass has collapsed during screening on the floor of the senate. According to a video on Channels TV, Lawal collapsed immediately after entertaining some questions from the lawmakers on Wednesday. Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, is one of the three additional ministers nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinuhu on Tuesday. The…
The Red Chamber has amended its standing rules to prevent first-time senators from contesting for the office of the President of the Senate and Deputy Senate President. The amendment was sequel to the consideration of a motion by the Senate Leader, Bamidele Okpeyemi for the amendment of standing rules to accommodate new standing committees. The…
President Bola Tinubu has sent forth three additional names of Ministerial nominees to the Senate. The three nominees are Jamila Bio, Balarebe Abbas and Olawale Olawande. This was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary on Tuesday. Abbas Balarabe was nominated as the replacement for the former Kaduna…
To mitigate the sufferings of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has been urged to come up with doable economic team and policies that would discourage the monopoly of the nation’s economy. Speaking on the nation’s 63rd Independent, business Mugul and a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Architects, Rev. Benson Ezem, stressed in a chat with…
In a time of growing unrest and political instability in West Africa, experts have gathered to address the critical issues of unconstitutional regime changes and presidential term limits facing the region. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken center stage in these discussions, as the organization strives to find lasting solutions to…
The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition sitting in Abuja has dismissed the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate in the March 18 Governorship election, Beatrice Itubo challenging the election of Governor Simnalayi Fubara of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The three-man panel chaired by Justice Cletus Emifonye dismissed the petition for lacking in merit and…
Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi has distanced the Federal Government from the N50 billion planned nonprosecution plea bargain with the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria governor Godwin Emefiele. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Justice Mrs Modupe Ogundoro on Sunday in Abuja. Emefiele was…
An international established court, The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled in favour of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and ordered that the Chicago State University should release President Tinubu’s academic record to the former vice president by Monday, October 2. Judge Nancy Maldonado,…
It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply, as a fellow Nigerian. On this solemn yet hopeful day, let us commend our founding fathers and mothers. Without them, there would be no modern Nigeria. From…
Rt Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has declared the seats of lawmakers appointed as ministers by President Bola Tinubu vacant. During plenary on Tuesday, the Speaker read the resignation letters of Tunji Olubunmi-Ojo and Tanko Sununu as members of the House of Representatives. Olubunmi-Ojo had been representing Akoko North-East/Akoko North-West…
The Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday after a six-week recess. The Red Chamber, thereafter, dissolved into a closed-door session to deliberate on issues affecting the nation. Top of the agenda of the plenary session is the screening and confirmation of the nomination of Olayemi Cardoso for the appointment as the governor Central Bank of Nigeria….
The Lagos state tribunal is set to deliver its judgement in the petitions filed against the election victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Read more The court on Monday, thrashed out Rhodes-Vivour and Labour Party’s petitions from Olajide Adediran’s petition Adediran and Rhodes-Vivour are challenging the March 18 election victory of Governor Sanwo-Olu who’s currently in…
Amidst divergent reactions to the resurgence of terrorist activities in the country, President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were recently abducted by terrorists. The directive is sequel to recent disturbing reports that a group of bandits broke into a hostel…
Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has unveiled what he described as the “10 big lies” that have so far characterised President Bola Tinubu administration. Shaibu said in a statement on Sunday that the repeated lies were evidence that Tinubu’s only plan was to use propaganda to deceive…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has announced a date to deliver judgment on petitions brought before it after the 2023 election. The judgement will be delivered on Monday, September 25. The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour made this disclosure on Saturday. Via a post on X, Rhodes-Vivour said he has…
US Senator Bob Menendez has stepped down as Chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee following indictment of bribery charges. The Justice department prosecutors claimed that Menendez and his wife Nadine accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for aid to Egypt’s government. The couple have denied the allegation and senator Menendez has rejected…
The House of Representatives has said it will resume its annual recess on Tuesday to continue the first legislative year of the 10th Assembly. Dr Yahaha Danzaria, the Clerk of the house, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. The 10th Assembly proceeded on its annual recess on July 27. This followed a…
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal Court sitting in Plateau State is preparing to announce on Friday its verdict on the legal challenge against the election of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Caleb Mutfwang as governor. The petition was filed by Nentawe Yilwatda, the All Progressives Congress’s candidate. PDP’S Mutfwang was declared the winner of the March…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of the Taraba State University, TSU, has stipulated lack of proper funding as a major factor impacting negatively on the smooth running of the university. The leadership of the union made this known on Thursday at a press briefing in Jalingo, the state capital. Led by its chairman,…
The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has confirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed at the March 18 2023 Governorship election. The Tribunal, led by Justice Kwahar, struck out the petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Retired Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, challenging the victory of Bala Mohammed as…
