The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has responded to Thursday’s judgment of the Federal High Court voiding its suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC – Delta Central) for 90-days. In a Monday statement signed by Chairman, Senate Committee on…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption agencies not to spare corrupt leaders. He said the nation cannot win the war against graft until justice catches up with the corrupt…
The lingering nationwide strike embarked upon by health workers may suffered a set-back following resolve by doctors to render services and kick against the demands of the health workers. The National Chairman of JOHESU, Mr. Biobebelemoye Josiah, has therefore alerted…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, may be heading for a showdown over the former’s order to the Igbo to observe another ‘sit-at-home’ on…
Weeks after the fracas that led to the carting away of the Senate Mace, there could be another showdown at the Red Chamber today, as the senator representing Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege, has vowed to assume full legislative duties today, following…
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, yesterday said there was never a time he turned down the invitation of the Senate. He said he has always had high regard for the Senate as an institution, adding that…
Twenty-four hours ahead of his scheduled return from London, United Kingdom, where he had gone for a four-day medical trip, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country yesterday evening in a manner that took many by surprise. The President who…
In a related development, a Makurdi-based lawyer, Matthew Nyiutsa, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, for an order compelling President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), to proscribe Fulani herdsmen operating in Benue State and…
There are strong indications of a looming showdown at the Senate on Tuesday as the lawmaker representing the Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, says he will attend the plenary. The senator stated this in an interview with Newsmen, while reacting…
Following persistent killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen, Nigerian Catholic bishops have invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit Nigeria, saying that such visit will strengthen troubled Nigerians and encourage them to cope with different challenges. The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most…