A crossfire erupted today between the Plateau State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress over calls for the removal of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan. The APC is allegedly pushing for Dewan’s removal to align the leadership with the party’s dominance in the 24-member House, [&hel...
After months of uncertainty, the House of Representatives yesterday debated the four tax bills transmitted to the National Assembly for consideration and passage by President Bola Tinubu. The bills scaled second reading after the lawmakers reached a consensus on the contentious Value Added Tax provisions during plenary, reports The PUNCH. In 2...
•Impeached Lagos Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa Some members of the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, the apex advisory organ in Lagos State, disagreed yesterday over the process that led to the impeachment of former speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa. The GAC members, including former Minister of Defence (State), Senator Mus...
•The Nigerian Senate Following the creation of the Ministry of Regional Development by President Bola Tinubu, a slight ruckus ensued on the floor of the Senate today over the source of funding recommended for regional commissions. This came during a clause-by-clause consideration of the South-South Development Commission Establishment Bill 202...
•Sunday Igboho The echoes of the separation of the Yoruba Nation from Nigeria, again, reverberated as the visible proponents of the call, Professor Adebanji Akintoye and Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho have submitted a petition to the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer on their quest to exit Nigeria. According to info...
•Wizkid and Davido The celebrity feud between music icons Davido and Wizkid has degenerated into an unhealthy squabble such that fans are demanding it ends now. In as much as they agree that there could be disagreements between celebrities, they believe the duo’s fight is not good for the music industry, reports Saturday Vanguard. After [&hell...
•Saraki A former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has said the nation requires a core statesman to unite rather than further divide it. Saraki, represented by a former House of Representatives’ member, Honourable Golu Timothy, identified this imperative at the maiden edition of the Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin Students’ Legislative Summit held...

