There was a mild drama at the plenary on Wednesday when the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, read the cover letter by President Muhammadu Buhari on an executive bill. Reading out the letter to members, the mention of “transmission”…
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Offa robberies: Police vows to bring Senate President to Justice
The police on Wednesday said they had not withdrawn their invitation to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, over his alleged link with suspected robbers, who invaded banks in Offa on April 5, 2018. The Force Public Relations Officer,…
Honouring Abiola: Buhari declares June 12 Democracy Day
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed that the nation’s Democracy Day will, henceforth, hold on June 12 of every year as against the current arrangement where the ceremony holds on May 29. Buhari also resolved to honour the winner of…
30,000 Nigerians to be Deported From Germany
There is trouble for Nigerians seeking asylum in Germany as the German government is set to deport close to 30,000 of them. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa disclosed…
Presidency, NASS head for showdown over impeachment threat
In what can be described as unprecedented and a deft move to preserve the sanctity of the Parliament and save the legislators from humiliation by certain agents of state and appointees of the executive, the National Assembly, on Wednesday, threatened…
Jumbo Salaries: Court fixes July 3 for hearing of suit against NASS, others
Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by two lawyer, Monday Ubani and John Nwokwu, against the Senate and House of Representatives over jumbo salaries. Other respondents in the…
Ndigbo wants referendum not war – Voice from the East
A Igbo group, Voice from the East, has declared that Ndigbo do not want any war but a referendum to determine their sovereignty. “We are Igbo and we don’t want war again but a referendum. We don’t want what happened…
N260 million embezzlement: Anglican Church in disarray as members accuse Nigerian Bishop
Some aggrieved members of the Lagos Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) have filed three applications before a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court seeking, among other things, a relief for the judge handling the suit, Mojisola…
Kaduna Women rejoice over hike of cost of Alcohol
The prices of beer and cigarettes rose yesterday as the new excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco began, just as many women said their husbands can now stay at home with the families. A cross section of women…
Fuel Importation Information: Nnpc Rejects Falana’s Request
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has declared that it has no obligation to respond to the Freedom of Information, FoI, request made by human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN), on fuel importation and sundry matters. In a letter by…