Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honorable Benjamin Kalu, announced on Thursday that the Eastern Rail Line is anticipated to unlock approximately ₦50 billion in annual trade, connecting the commercial centers of Aba and Onitsha to markets in the northern region. In a statement released to Parliamentary Correspondents, Honorable Kalu lauded President Bola […]
Former Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has urged the President of the 10th Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to disregard criticisms labeling the National Assembly as a “rubber stamp,” and instead focus on working harmoniously with President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the good of the country. Lawan made this passionate appeal during a Senate plenary […]
President Tinubu has sanctioned the complete disbursement of allowances and match bonuses for Nigeria’s Super Falcons in anticipation of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco this Saturday. The National Sports Commission confirmed that payments were executed on July 23 via the Nigeria Football Federation, encompassing all entitlements up to and including […]
The North-Central All Progressives Congress Forum has expressed satisfaction with the appointment of Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as the new National Chairman of the party. In a statement, the Forum’s Chairman Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga praised President Bola Tinubu for ensuring fairness and equity in resolving the party’s leadership issue. The Forum had campaigned for over […]
The newly appointed Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that the party remains receptive to former members who have departed for other political affiliations, inviting them to return. In an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” on Thursday, when questioned about the circulating rumors regarding the potential return of […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has rescheduled its National Elective Convention to November 2025, initially set for August, and changed the venue from Kano to Ibadan, Oyo State capital. According to PDP National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, the convention aims to elect new leaders for the party. This development comes after the party’s 101st National Executive […]
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Nigeria’s division of Transparency International, has articulated profound apprehension regarding an alleged surge in judicial corruption, cautioning that it jeopardizes the nation’s anti-corruption campaign, democratic stability, and adherence to the rule of law. In a statement, CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, deplored recent court verdicts that […]
Nentawe Yilwatda, the newly appointed Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed the significance and potency of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). “There is no opposition at present,” he remarked nonchalantly during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, shortly after […]
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has raised serious alarm over the rising threat of insecurity across West Africa, revealing that the region is awash with over 500 million illicit small arms and light weapons 40 percent of which are believed to be in Nigeria. General Musa made the disclosure on […]
The world of professional wrestling mourns the loss of its legendary figure, Hulk Hogan, who has passed away at the age of 71, as reported by TMZ Sports. Emergency responders were summoned to Hogan’s residence in Clearwater, Florida, in the early hours of Thursday following reports of a “cardiac arrest” incident. Eyewitnesses noted […]
