The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has advocated the establishment of State Police nationwide to address the prolonged security challenges facing the nation following the tragic Christmas Eve attacks, which claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands of ...
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Feed SubscriptionRivers Assembly Clears Nine Ex-Commissioners For Fubara’s Cabinet
The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, rescreened and cleared all nine former Commissioners for re-appointment into the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. LEADERSHIP reports that Fubara had few days ago resubmitted the names of the nine nominees, who in ...
Read More »N’Assembly Raises Works Ministry Budget To Over A Trillion Naira
The National Assembly has raised budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works from N657.3bn in the proposed budget to N1.03tn. This represents N373bn or 56.7 per cent increase from the initial figure in the appropriation bill. It also represents a ...
Read More »YPP Set To Stage Protest Against Interior Minister Over Alleged Abuse Of Office
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has said that it will stage a mega protest march to press home its demand for the immediate suspension and investigation of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over alleged abuse of office. The opposition ...
Read More »Group Chides Bwala Over Visit To Tinubu
Leader and convener of National Conscience Agenda, Comrade Gambo Yusuf, has chided the presidential campaign spokesman of Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala on his recent moves to go back to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He stated this in Minna ...
Read More »Akwa Ibom: Supreme Court Dismisses APC, YPP, NNPP’s Appeals Against Eno
The Supreme Court has dismissed three separate appeals brought before it by some governorship candidates seeking to nullify the election of Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Umo Eno Bassey. In the appeal, they want the apex court to nullify the ...
Read More »Rivers Assembly Asks Fubara To Re-Present 2024 Budget
The Rivers House of Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday, urging Governor Siminialaye Fubara to re-present the state’s 2024 budget and the medium-term expenditure framework for reconsideration. The decision followed the adoption of a motion by the Speaker, Mr Martin ...
Read More »South Africa’s Rupert Dethrones Dangote, Becomes Africa’s Wealthiest Person
South African billionaire Johann Rupert has surpassed Nigeria’s business magnate Aliko Dangote to become Africa’s wealthiest person, as reported by Forbes Real-Time Billionaires. Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, a platform tracking daily changes in net worth among high-net-worth individuals globally, revealed that ...
Read More »2024: LP‘ll adjust to new role as Nigeria’s main opposition party — Obi
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, says a new Nigeria is possible despite the numerous yet-to-be-fulfilled aspirations of citizens. Obi, in his New Year Message to Nigerians on Monday, said that “As Nigeria is the only country ...
Read More »Nigeria’s Economy Will Witness Boom In 2024, Presidency Assures
The presidency has assured Nigerians that the country’s economy will witness major turn around in 2024 with efforts being made by President Bola Tinubu to change the narratives. The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Temitope Ajayi said ...
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