The House of Representatives has resolved to support the Federal Government with N648 million for six months by slashing their salaries by 50% to support food sufficiency across the country and to address the high cost of food. This followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion’s prayer moved by the Deputy Speaker of…
A former National Vice Chairman (North-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said the actions of President Bola Tinubu have suggested that he is not interested in serving a second term as Nigeria’s leader. The former APC chieftain added that both President Tinubu and the APC are charting the way to lose…
A bill for the establishment of the National Independent Local Government Electoral Commission, NILGEC, has scaled first reading in the Senate. The body will be saddled with the responsibility of conducting elections for the 774 local governments in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. To achieve this, the Constitution will need to…
One of the officers who participated in the arrest of then Head of State, and current President, Muhammadu Buhari, during a military coup on August 27, 1985, Abdulmumini Aminu, has stated that contrary to claims, he and his colleagues never handcuffed Mr. Buhari upon arrest. Mr. Aminu, a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army, also…
Ace journalist and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has lambasted the National Assembly over the removal of Ali Ndume, the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district, as the Majority Whip. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Wednesday, read a communication from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) demanding the replacement. The…
Former Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Abia South senatorial district, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that there is no need having herdsmen roaming around the South-East, destroying people’s farms and killing the people of the region in the name of doing their business. Abaribe, while featuring on Channels TV on Tuesday, said that the…
Former Nigeria Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has advocated for the full reintroduction of Religious Knowledge into all public primary and secondary schools across the country, saying,”it is the only way to bring sanity back into the society”. The former President made this known when the Executive members of the Niger state Chapter…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Wednesday, described as spurious and baseless the allegation that he swindled one Ms Fagbule in a $180,000 marriage scam. Reacting to a trending news on social media, the monarch cautioned women to avoid making themselves victims of internet marriage fraud. According to a statement by his…
The White House has said that President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering from mild symptoms. The US President has cancelled a campaign speech he was scheduled to have in Las Vegas. “President Biden is vaccinated, boosted, and he is experiencing mild symptoms following a positive COVID-19 test,” a post by…
The Senate has removed Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip and replaced him with Senator Tahir Monguno. Ndume’s replacement by the Senate followed a directive issued to that effect in a letter written by the National Chairman of the party, Umar Ganduje and National Secretary, Senator Bashir Ajibola. The letter from the APC, which…
