President Bola Tinubu has welcomed President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal to the State House, Abuja. The President was flanked by senior members of his cabinet who were on hand to receive the Senegalese leader to the nation’s capital. Faye, who was just sworn in as the President of the […]
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Reps to investigate daily increase in prices of commodities
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Commerce to investigate the daily increase in prices of commodities in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Jesess Onuakalusi (PDP-Delta) on ”the Need to Awaken Price Control Board of Nigeria to its Constitutional Responsibilities,’’ at plenary […]
Tinubu, Senegalese President, Faye meet in Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the new President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Faye, who was sworn-in on April 2, 2024, arrived at the forecourt of the State House about 3pm and was ushered in by Pipers from the military band. The […]
Atiku Cautions Tinubu Govt Against Tampering With Workers Pension Fund
Atiku Cautions Tinubu Govt Against Tampering With Workers Pension Fund Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has warned that the President Bola Tinubu government not to tamper with the nation’s pension funds. The former Vice President, warned that the move was a misguided […]
Rivers Gov. Fubara Complains His Govt Is Overburdened By Debts From Wike’s Administration
Rivers Gov. Fubara Complains His Govt Is Overburdened By Debts From Wike’s Administration Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday said he inherited debts running into billions of Naira from projects inaugurated by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Fubara said the debt remains a major problem as many contractors have been […]
Fubara to probe Wike’s administration, set up panel of inquiry.
Fubara to probe Wike’s administration, set up panel of inquiry. The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that the state government would set up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate how the affairs of governance were conducted in the State before he assumed office. Fubara spoke […]
Wike, not Atiku, chased Obi out of PDP- Ex-VP’s aide
Wike, not Atiku, chased Obi out of PDP- Ex-VP’s aide Paul Ibe, the spokesperson of the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of pursuing personal interests at the expense of the party’s collective goals. Ibe’s comments come […]
Reps Challenges Presidential System, Advocates for Parliamentary Governance
Member of the House of Representatives representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency in Sokoto State, Abdussamad Dasuki, has reiterated the need for transition from the current presidential system to the parliamentary system of government. Dasuki noted that the presidential system is synonymous with wielding power to the President, and as such, breeds […]
Edo LP crisis deepens, youth leader sacks state exco
The Youth leader of Edo Labour Party (LP) Ken Mouse has sacked the Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi-led State Working Committee (SWC). He declared himself the acting state chairman ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo. Omusi, while speaking with reporters at Edo state secretariat of LP in Benin, also […]
Senate Okays Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers.
The Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as it passes through the third reading, the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill. The proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of […]