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As Nigeria draws closer to the 2027 general elections, the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday observed that the opposition is becoming more desperate and wants power without responsibility. Mogaji Seye Oladejo, the spokesman of APC in Lagos State, said the opposition has resorted to demanding political immunity from scrutiny […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved three major Public-Private Partnership projects valued at over N6.43tn, signaling another significant wave of private-sector investment into Nigeria’s infrastructure landscape. The projects — two deep seaports and a 460-megawatt hydropower plant — form the second batch of PPP initiatives cleared by the Council within one month, underscoring President Bola […]
In a landmark ruling, the Ogun State High Court 1, presided over by Justice Catherine Ogunsanya, on Wednesday, nullified the impeachment of Hon. Wale Adedayo as Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government. The court declared the impeachment by seven local government councillors as “null and void.” Adedayo had been allegedly removed from office after writing […]
Journalist and politician Aare Dele Momodu has raised alarm over what he calls Nigeria’s drift into “a fanatical, unrestrained form of governance” where oversight institutions have become subordinate to the executive. Momodu made the remarks during an exclusive interview on Frontline, a current afairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM Ilese, Ijebu, on Wednesday, where […]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has finally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress. Fubara, who was previously one of the few remaining governors in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, said he had received approval to leave the party. With this defection, Fubara becomes the latest PDP governor to move to the APC. Confirming his […]
There was a mild drama on Tuesday, December 9, at the House of Representatives as lawmakers reportedly walked out of the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, during a closed-door session convened to address delays in the release of funds for zonal intervention projects. A lawmaker present at the meeting told reporters that […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on three of the seven terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government. Delivering judgment on Thursday, the Presiding Judge, James Omotosho, cited prosecution evidence, including video interviews in which Kanu made violent threats against […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dismissed claims of genocide against any religious group in the region, arguing that such labels are aimed at distorting cohesion in the bloc. ECOWAS, in a communique on late Tuesday, said the claims are targeted at worsening insecurity in the West African region. “Perpetrators of […]
Accuses defectors of betraying voters, insists the party will recover its moral compass Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has described the recent invasion of the party’s national secretariat by a faction backed by security operatives as “a desecration of democracy” and “an idiotic act that must […]
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, has revealed that the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the complex. Garba made this known during a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish the Legislative Security Directorate, aimed at enhancing security management and protecting lawmakers, staff, and […]
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