BREAKING: Senator Peter Nwaoboshi Is Dead
Former Senator who represented Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Peter…
BREAKING: Senator Peter Nwaoboshi Is Dead
Former Senator who represented Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi, is dead. Details surrounding his death were yet to be made public as of the time of filing this report. Reacting to the development, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the…
BREAKING: Tinubu Presents ₦58.18 Trillion 2026 Budget To National Assembly
President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented a ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, outlining tougher security measures, stricter fiscal discipline, and deeper economic reforms. Presenting the proposal, tagged “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity,” the President said the budget is aimed at consolidating recent macroeconomic gains,…
Senate On Verge Of Losing Opposition As Last Senators Signal APC Move – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed that the Nigerian Senate could soon be left without any opposition, as even the remaining minority senators are reportedly ready to join the ruling APC. Akpabio stated that when the APC-led Senate assumed office, the opposition had nearly 50 senators. “Today, when I counted, there are about 5 or…
Reps Reject Proposal To Criminalise Vote-buying During Party Primaries
The house of representatives has rejected a proposal to criminalise the inducement of voters during party primaries. The lawmakers voted against the proposal on Thursday during the clause-by-clause consideration of the report seeking an amendment to the Electoral Act 2022. A clause in the report proposed that anyone who financially induces a delegate to sway…
Schoolboy Staged Kidnapping With Four Friends, Collect Ransom From Mother In Lagos
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arrested five suspects in connection with a fake and stage-managed kidnapping incident in a viral video. The viral video involved a schoolboy seen pleading for mercy in a fake kidnappers’ den. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Lagos State Command,…
FLASH: INEC Wades Into PDP Leadership Crisis, Summons Factions
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned the two warring factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a troubleshooting meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting, which is currently underway, has the Tanimu Turaki-led faction and the Nyesom Wike-backed Abdulrahman Mohammed faction. Some of those who accompanied Turaki are members of…
BREAKING: President Trump Suspends US Green Card Lottery
President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery, that allowed Claudio Neves Valente come into US. This decision was confirmed by the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem. Noem noted that it was at Trump’s direction she is giving the directive for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. Valente, who…
‘Teaching Is Not A Death Sentence’, Teachers Vow To Resign Over Insecurity
Teachers across Nigeria are raising fresh concerns over growing insecurity in schools, warning that the profession is becoming increasingly dangerous. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has cautioned that educators may be forced to withdraw their services if attacks on schools continue unchecked. The union says the safety of teachers and students can no longer…
Reps Raise Presidential Campaign Expenses To N10 Billion, Gov’ship N3 Billion
The House of Representatives yesterday increased campaign spending limits for candidates contesting elective offices, raising the maximum presidential campaign expenditure from N5 billion to N10 billion; and governorship’s, from N1 billion to N3 billion. It also passed an amendment mandating the real-time electronic transmission of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These…
Tinubu Insists State Police, LG Autonomy Must Work, Seeks Governors’ Support
President Bola Tinubu directed the Minister for Interior to work with the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to replace the affected police personnel with NSCDC officers. President Bola Tinubu has urged governors, members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other governors, to support the proposal for the…
