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HAPPENING NOW ! Lalong Arrives National Assembly for Swearing in (video)
Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has arrived the National Assembly ahead of his swearing-in as the Senator representing Plateau South. He was seen alighting from his vehicle on Wednesday morning in the company of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. He is set to be sworn in as the lawmaker representing…
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JUST IN ! 27 Rivers Lawmakers Withdraw Impeachment Notice on Governor Fubara
The 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn the impeachment notice served on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The lawmakers withdrew the impeachment notice during their sitting on Wednesday, 20th December. They stated that the withdrawal is in compliance…
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‘Why I’ve Been Denied My Office Allocations for the Past 6 Months’ – Embattled Edo Deputy Governor
Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo state, has disclosed that he has been denied his office allocations for the last six months following the rift with his principal, Gov Godwin Obaseki. He stated that he has been running the office on personal sacrifices and contributions from his friends. The deputy governor has been at…
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Man K!lled for Refusing Daughter’s Marriage to Bandit
A Nigerian man in Kwalfada village of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, has been k!lled by gunmen suspected to be notorious bandits for rejecting the marriage of his daughter to one of them. According to a resident of the community, Usman Magaji, one of the bandits proposed marriage to one of the girls…
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Capitol Hill: Court Bars Donald Trump from 2024 Election
A Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, December 19 that former US President Donald Trump is disqualified from contesting the 2024 Presidential election. The court acting in accordance with the Constitution’s insurrection clause, ordered the secretary of state to exclude his name from the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot. The landmark decision from the divided…
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Wizkid Describes What Life has Become Since Losing His Mum
Grammy awards winner, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has described how his life has become since he lost his mother, Dolapo Balogun. The singer lost his mother in August while in Europe on a tour for his album, ‘More Love Less Ego’. In a post via his social media pages on Wednesday, Wizkid…
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Court Throws out Suit Seeking to Investigate Peter Obi for Corruption
A Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, has struck out a suit praying the court to compel the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate and prosecute the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, over allegations bordering on asset declaration breach. Justice Ekwo threw out the suit…
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APC Assembly Forum Not Ready to Accept 27 Lawmakers Who Defected from PDP
The membership of the 27 Rivers State House of Assembly members who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) has not been officially accepted into the party. According to the All Progressives Congress States Assembly Forum (ASAF), it is holding off accepting the Rivers lawmakers into APC…
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Wike to Demolish 200 Houses to Make Way for Presidential Fleet Packing Lot
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is alleged to have instructed the Director of the Department of Development Control to ensure that the Nuwalege community, located along the Airport Road is freed up for the presidential fleet parking lot. The directive said to have been issued in response to a request…
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‘We Will Take Action after Fubara Has Addressed Rivers People’ – Elders
The Rivers State Elders and Leaders Forum, on Tuesday, reacted to the resolutions reached after the meeting between President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The president convened the meeting with Wike and Fubara at the Presidential Villa to put an end…