Kaduna Assembly recommends el-Rufai’s prosecution for abuse of office, money laundering

05 Jun 2024

Kaduna State House of Assembly has recommended that the immediate-past governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, be prosecuted for alleged abuse of office and money laundering in his administration. This was following the investigation of the ad-hoc committee set up by the House, led by Henry Zacharia. According to the report submitted by Zacharia on […]

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Implement living wage for Nigerian workers, Reps urge FG

05 Jun 2024

The House of Representatives has again called on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to announce a living wage for Nigerian workers to address incessant cases of industrial actions by organised labour. The House resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Balanga/Biliri Federal Constituency, Gombe State, Mr […]

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Fubara cancels Wike’s 10,000 jobs, promises fresh recruitment

31 May 2024

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has cancelled the 10, 000 jobs in the State Civil Service approved by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, saying a fresh recruitment process would be carried out. Before leaving office, Governor Wike approved the immediate employment of a significant number of youths to fill existing vacancies in the state’s workforce, effective […]

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Six things Tinubu must do to succeed – Atiku

29 May 2024

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has listed six actions President Bola Tinubu must take if he was desirous of making a success of the responsibility of the office he currently occupies. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, offered the advice in a statement made public in Abuja yesterday. He said: […]

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I’m only interested in alliance that makes Nigeria work, not power-seeking merger Peter Obi

27 May 2024

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi will only work a merger that makes Nigeria work and not just one interested in seeking power. The Chief Spokesperson of Obi-Datti and Director of the Media, Labour Party (LP), Yunusa Tanko stated this in an interview on Channels Television on Monday. Recall that […]

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State Electoral Commissions should be scrapped – AGF Fagbemi

27 May 2024

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has called for the scrapping of State Electoral Commissions. Fagbemi stated that the existence of the commissions is the main impediment to the development of local governments. He made this at a one-day ‘Discourse on National Nigerians Security Challenges and Good Governance at […]

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Obi unfit to lead Nigeria, says Soyinka

24 May 2024

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is unfit to lead the country. This, he said, had become evident with the conduct of his supporters, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, during electioneering of the 2023 general elections. He said that Obi’s failure to reign on his supporters […]

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“Even the one wey we dey use, nobi everybody sabi am” – Reactions as Bill to bring back “Nigeria, We Hail thee” as Nigeria’s anthem scales second reading at Senate

23 May 2024

A bill seeking to change the current national anthem titled “Arise, O Compatriots” to revert to the old national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” has passed a second reading at the Senate. This is just as the Bill was passed at the House of Representatives on Thursday. It received an accelerated hearing at the lower […]

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Tinubu fully dedicated to lowering cost of living – Minister

23 May 2024

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed ldris, on Thursday, announced that President Bola Tinubu was fully dedicated to lowering the cost of living and business operations across Nigeria. The President, who was sworn in on May 29, 2023, will clock one year in office next Wednesday. ldris had, on Wednesday, May 22, said […]

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