•Ben Murray-Bruce The All Progressives Congress has made a U-turn on its earlier list of senatorial aspirants barred from its Senate primaries, removing five names, including that of former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, in an updated version issued today. The updated list, signed by the National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, shortly after the f...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has reversed its recent amendment to the Standing Orders, effectively reopening the contest for key leadership positions in the 11th National Assembly and potentially creating room for fresh contenders in the race for Senate President in 2027. The decision followed a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Op...
•IGP Egbetokun and bandits The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that an abduction incident did take place at Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following days of uncertainty and conflicting reports. A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, acknowledged that the incid...
•Akpabio (R) and Natasha The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his lawyers to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits against several individuals, saying he was moved by counsel during a New Year Mass. Speaking at the Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo today, Akpabio said he had filed nearly nine lawsuits against individuals he...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has reversed its earlier decision to suspend plenary for a week until local contractors owed various sums of money by the federal government are paid. The lawmakers had today during an executive session expressed displeasure at the poor implementation of the capital component of the 2024 a...
•Daniel Bwala The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has backtracked on his controversial description of Lagos as a “no-man’s land,” a comment that triggered widespread outrage after his appearance on Arise Television today. Bwala, who addressed the backlash on his official X handle, admitted that L...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed the recall of Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who briefly vacated the post following some management changes in the agency. Dembos was appointed DG of the TV network by President Tinubu in October 2023. He will now return to complete his thr...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has made a U-turn regarding his earlier remarks on the federal government’s agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), admitting the existence of the deal in 2009. Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the minister had insisted that no agreement existed between the gover...
•Tinubu and Fubara Declaration of emergency rule by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu saved Rivers State from “looming anarchy”, suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara said yesterday. He said the president’s swift intervention shielded the state from the consequences of the festering political crisis, reports The Nation. Calling on his supporters, Riv...
The Oyo State House of Assembly has made a dramatic U-turn on the passage of the amendment of the Chieftaincy Law, which is aimed at making the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the Council of Obas and Chiefs. The House, after deliberation on the recommendation of its Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy […]
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