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President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed N1.492 billion on the upgrade of the Presidential Air Fleet in 2020 as part of the overhaul of some of the aircraft’s engines. The President presented the amount as part of the…
Following the sexual harassment issue currently rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has presented a Sexual Harassment Bill to the Senate, proposing stiff penalties for offenders and intended…
“What are three senators doing that one senator cannot do? Okorocha asked during his speech at plenary session on Thursday October 3. The Imo West Senator at the red chamber, launched a campaign for the reduction of…
As Nigeria marks its 59th Independence Day celebration today, President Muhammadu Buhari gave a speech in which he thanked God for His blessings on the country and called on citizens to remember the sacrifices of the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria is expected to generate not less than N2 trillion into the coffers in 2020 when he Value Added Tax (VAT) recently increased to 7.2 per cent is implemented. Going by the increasing…
Dino Melaye has been sacked from his position as Kogi State West Senator by the National Assembly Petition Tribunal. Melaye, as a candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), had emerged victorious at the February…
Ndi-Igbo Germany, a body of Igbo people resident in Germany, has tendered an apology to Senator Ike Ekweremadu over the recent attack on him by IPOB members in Nuremberg, Germany. Special Assistant to Ekweremadu on…
An APC chieftain who came to testify in support of Senator Godswill Akpabio at the ongoing National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, Cletus Udoakpan today stunned the tribunal when he failed to prove that he voted…
Ahmed Lawan, the All Progressives Congress preferred candidate, has been elected the president of the Nigerian Senate Lawan defeated the People’s Democratic Party adopted candidate Ali Ndume, also of the APC with 79…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Working Committee, NWC, has announced Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege as its candidate for the position of Deputy Senate President of the 9th National Assembly. The announcement of his…
The two Senators fighting for the position of the Senate presidency on Sunday intensified efforts to secure votes from their colleagues ahead of Tuesday’s election for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly. The…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the 2019 general election over logistics constraints. This was announced in Abuja by the chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu around 2.45 am on…
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, on Monday received royal blessing from the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo. Kashamu, who represents Ogun East…
The president of the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), Barrister Olu Omotayo, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of hijacking the constitution and attacking democratic institutions he swore…
Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central District at the National Assembly, yesterday described the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government’s order that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice…
Dennis Aghanya, has been identified as the person behind the recent petition against Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and he was a former aide of President Muhammadu Buhari. Aghanya is the executive…
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari is encouraging under-age voting by not signing the Electoral Act passed by the National Assembly into law. The group said…
Eight days after holing up at his residence to avoid arrest by policemen for alleged culpable homicide, Senator Dino Melaye has left his Maitama home to meet with the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris at the…
The governor of Kogi state, Yahya Bello, has criticised the lawmakers who booed Buhari during the 2019 budget presentation describing them as a bunch of poorly trained lawmakers at their youthful age. According to him,…
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has revealed the economic values of the $495 million credit facility the World Bank gave in support of the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria Project (TRIMING). A…
