Senate President Godswill Akpabio risks jail time for failing to obey a court order, as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan begins contempt proceedings against him and other top officials of the Senate. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months by the senate for violating its rules. A Form 48 notice has been issued by the Federal High … Read more
Former Commissioner for Digital Economy, Science and Technology in Edo State, Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor, has said Governor Monday Okpebholo committed an impeachable offence. Naija News reports that Ifaluyi-isibor described Governor Okpebholo as a baggage that President Bola Tinubu cannot afford. In a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, the former commissioner accused the Governor of undermining … Read more
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lagos state has hit $259 billion, based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), placing it as the second-largest economy on the continent and trailing only behind Cairo, the Egyptian capital. This was made known on Wednesday during the official launch of the Lagos Economic Development Update (LEDU) 2025 in Nigeria’s … Read more
Niger Delta leaders have stepped in to mediate the ongoing political standoff between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The peace talks are being led by the Victor Attah-led Peace and Reconciliation Committee under the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), with the aim of bringing … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has slammed President Bola Tinubu over the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, calling it wasteful and corrupt. He also condemned the Tinubu administration’s decision to spend N21 billion on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, describing it as a misplaced priority and a scheme to divert public … Read more
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday evening called for unity and collaboration among leaders in order to sustain the gains of reforms by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking when President Tinubu hosted leaders of the Senate to Iftar (breaking of Ramadan fast) at the new State House Banquet Hall, Shettima said the country … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the global organisation of national parliaments, maintaining that the federal lawmaker was not given the marching orders for her alleged sexual harassment case, but for gross misconduct against the upper chambers. The House Committee Chairperson on Women Affairs … Read more
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, scoffed at threats of consequences over purported plans to impeach Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, saying the sky isn’t going to fall if he is impeached. Wike’s comments came after the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule, on Wednesday, denied Fubara … Read more
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, says that effectively addressing the security challenges in the West African sub-region requires collective efforts from all affected countries. Matawalle said this on Wednesday during the Gala Night for the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja. He expressed … Read more
Former Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that ex-President Muhammadu Buhari approved and prayed for him before he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Thursday, March 13, El-Rufai said he personally met with Buhari on March 7 to inform him … Read more