•Late Olaide Akinremi The House of Representatives has announced the passing of Honourable. (Prince) Olaide Akinremi, also known as Jagaban. A statement signed by House Spokesman Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr., today, said Akinremi who represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency under the platfor...
•Farah Dagogo Hon. Farah Dagogo, a former member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State in the 2023 elections, speaks with The PUNCH in this interview. Dagogo, an ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, recounts his arrest and 63-day detention following a ...
•House of Representatives A member of the House of Representatives, representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency, Rivers State, Cyril Hart, today, during plenary, walked out of the green chamber after accusing the Deputy Speaker of discriminating against new members during parliamentary debates. Hart, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party...
Ahead of the September 21, governorship election in Edo State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the State, Hon. Charles Idahosa, has resigned his membership of the party. Idahosa, who was a Local Government Chairman and Political Adviser to ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole, did not disclose the next line of action as regards polit...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the detention of a Nigerian accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Emmanuel Osase, for 60 days. The trial judge, Inyang Ekwo, gave the order following a motion ex-parte filed by the Department of State Servicesmarked FHC/ABJ/CS/409/2024, reports The PUNCH. At […]
•Tinubu A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), Nze Chidi Duru, has frowned at the report that the Tinubu-led federal government subsidised religious pilgrimage with N90 billion, warning that such should not have any place in present day Nigeria. Duru, the Deputy National Organising Secretary of the ru...
•Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere The spokesperson of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, today, Friday, March 22, accused members of three Rivers State House of Assembly of trying to plunge the state into a major crisis by their actions. Ugochinyere said the attempt by the Rivers lawmakers to override the suppo...
The House of Representatives is set to consider a bill seeking to create three additional states in the South-West region. The bill, which has been listed to be brought for first reading before the House of Representatives, is sponsored by the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Osun State, Mr. Oluwole Oke, reports Vangua...
•Youth Corpers A member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Adamawa State died during the penalty shootouts of the match between Nigeria and South Africa of yesterday evening. It was gathered today morning that the youth corper, identified only as Samuel from Kaduna State, died just before the last kick that ensured [&hellip...
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, has expressed concerns over the raid of headquarters of the Dangote Group by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC yesterday raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection ...

