NATIONAL NEWS

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Tinubu on the verdict of the Supreme Court affirming his election victory. He wished the president and his team a successful term in office. A statement signed by ex-president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu noted that Buhari repeated what he said on the […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the ruling by the Appeal Court that a candidate does not need to get at least 25 percent of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be declared as the country’s president.  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the ruling by the Appeal Court that a candidate does […]

The Senate yesterday considered two bills seeking to ban the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and deputy governors of the apex bank from participating in politics The two bills passed a second reading during plenary at the upper chamber. This is coming 17 months after the former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, picked […]

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate for expeditious consideration of the confirmation of the appointment of Adamu Aliyu as Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The appointment of Saka Bolaji Suleiman and Prof. Dantata as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission was also conveyed in a […]

No fewer than 108  stranded Nigerians in the Niger Republic have been repatriated to the country by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) made the announcement on Wednesday. The commission said the returnees included 32 males, 29 females, 44 children, and three infants. “One hundred and eight stranded Nigerians […]

The Senate has justified the planned purchase of luxury vehicles for lawmakers in spite of dissenting voices in the last few days. Briefing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Sunday Karimi, said that the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly decided to buy the luxury […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened its case before Justice Obiora Egwuatu at the Federal High Court Abuja, against the British National, Mr James Nolan, who jumped bail in 2022. Counsel for the EFCC, Mr Bala Sanga, led the 1st prosecution witness (PW1), Mr Temitope Erinomo, an Assistant Chief Complaint Officer with […]

The Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, has sworn in Amos Yohanna, as the new Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. Yohanna (PDP, Adamawa), replaces Senator Elisha Abbo (APC) who was sacked by the Court of Appeal Court on Monday last week. Recall that a three-member panel presided over by Justice C. E. Nwosu-Iheme, […]

The Federal Government has denied extending the stay of recalled ambassadors across the world. On September 2, President Bola Tinubu recalled all Nigeria’s ambassadors, both career and non-career. They were asked to return to the country on or before October 31, 2023. Nigeria has no fewer than 300 foreign missions. The recall was communicated by […]

President Bola Tinubu believes the unification of the foreign exchange market as well as the removal of fuel subsidy have achieved the desired results. Tinubu spoke on Monday during the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “To stimulate economic growth, we announced the end of a crippling fuel subsidy regime and […]