A lawmaker, Akin Rotimi, broke down in tears on Tuesday on the floor of the House of Representatives while lamenting the killings of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. Rotimi, a member representing Ekiti North 1 (Ikole / Oye) Federal Constituency in the House, called the attention of the House to the heinous killings of…
The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress has warned supporters of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to desist from causing confusion in the party, saying the position of the national chairman is currently occupied. The National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, gave the warning at a press conference on…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (retd.) as the new Corps Marshal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps Agency also known as Kick Against Indiscipline Brigade. The governor also appointed Adefemi Afolabi as General Manager of the Lagos State Waste Water Management Office. A statement…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, to pay N135,722,303.40k along with accrued interest to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over his unpaid bank loan. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo issued the order in a judgement delivered in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/AMC/12/2022 filed by AMCON….
The Peoples Democratic Party, Governorship Screening Committee for Edo State has cleared all ten aspirants who appeared before it on Monday. Eight of the aspirants were on hand to receive their clearance certificates from the PDP National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. Bature confirmed that “all ten,…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the de-registration of Hope Democratic Party, HDP, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for failing to meet some provisions of the 1999 Constitution in the results of previous elections. The apex court dismissed the suit brought before it by the party and its founder and presidential candidate, Ambrose Albert…
The Nigerian Senate has summoned security chiefs for an interaction, following the escalating insecurity in the country, with a specific date to be decided later. Rising from a meeting that lasted over three hours, the senate condemned the increasing incidents of kidnappings, banditry and the outright murder of innocent citizens by criminals. Senate Leader, Michael…
Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, ratified the impeachment of Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1) as the Speaker. According to reports all the 22 lawmakers present at the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Bolanle Ajayi voted in support of the impeachment. Mr Musefiu Lamidi read the report of the committee set up by the assembly…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the reaccreditation of all operatives of the State’s Security Vigilante Network, numbering over 6,500, in a renewed effort to strengthen the state’s security architecture to combat crime and ensure the security of lives and property of residents. Obaseki gave the order on Monday during a security…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the sack of the chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera. This is contained in a letter by President Bola Tinubu read out by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu also sought the confirmation of…
