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Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday spoke on the controversy over salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly. He said contrary to allegations of “jumbo pay,” the National Assembly is grossly…
Fisayo Soyombo, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) founder, is being detained at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja. Soyombo had on November 23, 2021, received a text message from the security…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has vowed that after the inauguration of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, on Friday, it would commence activities that would put the final nail…
Aisha Yesufu, a popular social media activist, has said that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, would claim responsibility for Jack Dorsey’s resignation as Twitter Chief Executive Officer. According…
Gunmen and the military are said to have been in a heavy shootout at Mgbidi and Akata in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State. According to TheSUN, the incident began as early as 6 am today when the hoodlums…
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Head of Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS, has alleged that his life is currently under threat over the report on the Lekki Tollgate shooting. In a statement on Monday, he alleged that since the…
Ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok was reinstated on Sunday. Mr Hamdok took over the highest state office at the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum, state broadcaster Sudan TV reported. A few minutes…
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has said that an unconditional release of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently standing trial for treason, runs contrary to the…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says he does not know what happened to the video camera he recovered at the Lekki tollgate after the #EndSARS protests. Fashola said this during an interview on…
The All Progressives Congress on Sunday released a timetable for Ekiti and Osun states governorship elections scheduled to hold in 2022. An official notice signed by the National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary…
FW de Klerk, the last president of apartheid South Africa and a key actor in the country's transition to democracy, has died. The FW de Klerk Foundation's spokesperson Dave Steward confirmed his death on Thursday. "The…
Embattled pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to news that some of his close allies and family members were instrumental to his rearrest in Kenya. Kanu said the rumour that his brother, Kanunta; Secretary,…
Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja handed Maina the jail sentence, in a ruling on…
The Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Florence Obi, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, insisted that the N100billion provision in its 2022 budget is not enough to conduct the 2023 general elections. This is even as the commission said the…
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of plotting to rig Saturday’s governorship election. Speaking through Don Adinuba, the state Commissioner for information and Public…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has urged the Federal Government to declare bandits as federal civil servants since it has failed to view them as terrorists. Sani said this on his Twitter handle…
Emma Powerful, media and publicity secretary of the group stated this in a statement. According to him, the person shot and arrested was indeed a member of IPOB but was never an ESN commander. Read the full statement…
Mr Hamisu Chidari, Speaker of Kano state House of Assembly, has declared his unflinching support for the Tinubu Support Organization (TSO). Chief Franklin Ebere-Njoku, Special Assistant to Mr Aminu Suleiman, Director…
About 4,000 party members have dumped opposition parties to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made his…
