President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a bill to the Senate seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution to allow the establishment of state police across Nigeria. The proposal, titled the State Police Bill 2026, is aimed at creating a legal framework that will support decentralised policing and improve security...
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas seven days “to ensure that members of the Senate and House of Representatives refund and return to the public treasury all monies, allowances, and benefits derived from the...
Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has officially cleared the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of a N62.2 billion under-remittance allegation originally raised by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in its 2019 audit report. The clearance followed an investigative session on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, during which the...
Senate Committee on Public Accounts has cleared the Nigeria Customs Service of allegations that it failed to remit ₦62.2 billion to the Federation Account. The decision followed an investigative hearing involving the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, over 77 audit queries contained in the 2019 and 2020 reports of...
Stakeholders at the 2026 CAUSTIVAL Festival have identified culture, political gatekeeping and rising digital violence as major obstacles preventing Nigerian women from fully participating in democratic governance, warning that the country’s broader development challenges cannot be separated from gender inequality. The concerns were raised during a panel discussion titled,...
Deputy of the President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has tasked universities and other tertiary institutions in the country to prioritise and commercialise research and as done by their counterparts in developed nations. Senator Barau made the call when he received the management of the North West...
Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, over allegations of unaccounted funds linked to the company’s operations between 2017 and 2023. The directive was issued after Kyari failed to appear before the committee...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Arewa People’s Forum (APF), has condemned the alleged interference by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi in the outcome of the party’s primary election held in Abuja on May 29, 2026. In a statement issued...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as fake a purported list of its senatorial candidates currently being circulated on social media and some online platforms, urging party members and the public to disregard the publication. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary of the...
Senate has passed for third reading a bill seeking the establishment of the National Agency for Malaria Elimination, aimed at coordinating efforts to prevent, control, and eventually eradicate malaria in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), was passed following the consideration and adoption of a...
Senate on Tuesday strongly condemned the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, describing the incident as a disturbing attack on the nation’s conscience and a threat to the future of education in Nigeria. Speaking at the resumption of plenary, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, said the...
Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved waivers for former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, to contest the Delta Central and Delta North Senatorial seats respectively under the platform of...
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has rejoiced with Muslims across the country on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir celebration. He also called for consistent prayers, unity, and support for the poor and vulnerable in the society. In a special Sallah message signed by his Special...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted all Primary Election Committees for the 2027 General Elections Primaries and Legislative Bye-Elections of the scheduled dates for the submission of Reports and Result Sheets. This is contained in a notice issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman...
Senator representing Taraba North Senatorial District, Shaibu Isa Lau, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 senatorial election. Lau secured victory at the party’s primary election conducted across the six local government areas that make up Taraba North Senatorial District. Announcing the...
The senatorial primary elections conducted across Taraba State on May 19, 2026, ended on contrasting notes in the three senatorial districts. While the exercises in Central and Southern Taraba were largely peaceful despite a few complaints, the process in Northern Taraba was overshadowed by tension, unrest, and isolated acts...
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has emerged as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Kano North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. This is contained in statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir....
2027 Edo South: Grateful Ogbeide-Ihama thanks supporters, says ‘the journey forward begins together’
2027 Edo South: Grateful Ogbeide-Ihama thanks supporters, says ‘the journey forward begins together’
Former member of the House of Representatives, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, has expressed gratitude to the people of Edo South Senatorial District following his victory at the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election, declaring that “the journey forward begins together.” Ogbeide-Ihama made this known in a personally signed letter of...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State has officially declared Senate Chief Whip, Mohammed Tahir Monguno, Mohammed Ali Ndume and Kaka Shehu Lawan as the party’s unopposed candidates for the 2027 senatorial elections. The declaration was made on Monday during the APC National Assembly primary elections held in Monguno,...
Senator Sunday Marshall Katung has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kaduna South Senatorial District primary election, defeating former Senator Danjuma Tella Laah and Michael Ayuba Auta in a keenly contested exercise held across the eight local government areas of the district. The Returning Officer, Prof. John...