El-Rufai probe: Kaduna Assembly quizzes former aides Kaduna State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee investigating financial dealings under the administration of former governor Nasir El-Rufai has summoned former commissioners, their permanent secretaries, some local government chairmen and other stakeholders. The committee was set up by the House to scrutinize...
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Rivers APC orders immediate impeachment of Gov Fubara The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ordered its members in the state House of Assembly to commence impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. APC’s impeachment call is coming barely 24 hours after Governor Fubara said the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to withdraw the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians as it patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s...
The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate factors impeding the completion of the Abuja Centenary City project after 10 years. The senate resolution followed adoption of a motion at the plenary on Tuesday. The motion titled ” Urgent need to revive and complete the...
Reps decry increase in cement price The House of Representatives, has expressed worry over continual rise in the price of cement, saying it is detrimental to the entire economy. The Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu said this at an investigative hearing on Arbitrary Increase in Cement Price in Abuja...
The Speaker, Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, on Tuesday tendered an unreserved apology for the altercation and rowdiness that arose during the suspension of three lawmakers at Monday’s plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls the speaker had on Monday suspended three lawmakers for...
Scrap immunity for governors, Apapa urges N/Assembly A chieftain of the Labour Party, Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, has urged the National Assembly to repeal the law which gives immunity to governors and their deputies against prosecution. Apapa, a former factional National Chairman of the party,made the call in an interview...
Fubara declares Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly as non-existent Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara has declared the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly as floating and non existent and as such has no valid potency to take binding legislative decisions on the state following their defection. The Governor disclosed...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi The All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State Chapter has described the faction of the party in the state led by Benjamin Omakolo as Chairman of a Non Governmental Organization, NGO and not an APC faction. In an exclusive chat with NATIONAL ACCORD, the...
A 16-year old boy, on Monday, told an FCT High Court in Zuba that he was offered N1 million by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye,for his kidney to be removed at Alliance Hospital, Abuja. The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir....
PRP cautions FG against US, French military bases in Nigeria The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has cautioned the Federal Government against allowing the U. S or French government to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. Mr Muhammed Ishaq, the PRP National Publicity Secretary, said this in...
A Kano State High Court Division of Appeal on Monday, fixed May 9, to hear a suit filed by a Kano Cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, who was sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy. NAN reports that an Upper Shari’a Court on Dec.15, 2022, sentenced Abduljabbar to death...
Edo Assembly Suspends Three Lawmakers Over Impeachment Plot The Edo House of Assembly on Monday suspended three lawmakers over alleged plot to impeach the speaker and other principal officers. The speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, announced the suspension at resumption of plenary in Benin. Mr Agbebaku alleged that Donald Okogbe (PDP...
Canadian Mayor praises Lagos under Tinubu at Peter Obi’s event The Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, has stated his admiration for Lagos State when he visited in the year 2007. Brown said this at a townhall meeting hosted by the Coalition of Nigerian Canadian Interest Groups based in Canada...
Alleged fraud: NNPP leadership petitions EFCC over Kwankwaso, 13 others A faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dragged the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and 13 others to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged misappropriation of over N2bn. The faction in a...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), will not underrate any candidate from other political parties in the state’s Nov. 16 governorship election. He stated this on Sunday at a gathering to celebrate his victory at the APC primaries, organised by...
Push positive narratives about economic reforms, Reps tell media The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, Saturday night in Abuja urged the media to push the positive side of Federal Government’s economic reforms. Abass said this through Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman House Committee on Media and...
A High Court in Kano State on Friday granted an exparte order restraining the Nigeria Police from inviting, arresting, and harassing the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward officers behind the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje. The executives of Ganduje ward, Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano state, recently suspended...
A Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) to seal off a company, Ifedi A.K. Nigeria Ltd, over allegations bordering on non-filing of annual returns. The Magistrate, Janada Balami, gave the order after lawyer to FCT-IRS,...
Kenneth Anetor, Executive Director of A New Thing International Foundation, has been honored with the prestigious Nigerian Emerging Leaders Award. His nearly decade-long journey in the non-profit sector had been marked by notable achievements and a passion for making a positive impact. Kenneth’s extensive experience as a certified Trainer...