The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has urged the newly sworn-in Resident Electoral Commissioner, Etekamba Umore, to remain neutral while discharging his duties. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The...

Go after killers of Ekiti monarchs, Bamidele tells security agencies Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga ...

Ahead of the upcoming 66th Grammy Awards scheduled to hold on February 4, organisers recently unveiled a list of African musicians who have won the coveted award since the 1960s. Surprisingly, Nigerian superstars Wizkid and Tems are conspicuously missing from the list, which highlights notable achievers in the realm...

The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee has chided the Nigeria Customs Service for its failure to submit audited statements for the 2016, 2017, and 2018 financial years to the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation. This followed the commencement of the public hearing by the committee...

The Kogi State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, confirmed 15 commissioners presented by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo. Our correspondent who witnessed the screening exercise on the floor of the house reports that the new commissioners confirmed by the eighth Assembly are Farouk Danlami Yusuf, Salami Ozigi-Deedat, Basiru Abubakar Gegu, Dr...

British Columbia, a province in Canada, has banned new colleges from enrolling international students, including students from Nigeria for two years. The province said its decision to place the ban was to address exploitative practices within the education system. British Columbia is a western province in Canada, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The...

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reimposed the 6 pm to 6 am curfew on Ilobu and Ifon communities, following renewed hostilities involving the towns. The governor announced the decision in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, obtained in Osogbo on...

After a month of recess, the Senate has again adjourned plenary to embark on campaigns for bye-elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission approved February 3, 2024 bye-elections resulting from the resignation or death of members of the National and state Houses of Assembly. The Senate had on December 30 ...

The Lagos State Government has issued a 30-day notice to owners and occupants of residential buildings converted without approval, urging them to revert to the original use. In a statement released on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Olaoye Olusegun, the General Manager of the Lagos...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, urged the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja; Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and heads of other security agencies to deploy more men to troubled spots in Plateau and Ekiti to stem the...

Opeyemi Bamidele Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has alleged that Senator Abdul Ningi is propagating an impeachment agenda against Senate President

Rivers APC tackles PDP over Akpabio, Fubara’s banter at Wigwe’s funeral Godswill Akpabio & Siminalayi Fubara The All Progressives Congress and

Senate There was uproar in the Senate on Tuesday over the revelation that ranking senators received N500 million each for projects. Senator Jarigbe

Breaking: Senate suspends Ningi over N3.7trn budget padding allegation Abdul Ningi Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegation that the Red Chamber pad

ICT expert joins UNILAG’s centre for digital humanities Adeyinka Adeyemi The University of Lagos has appointed the Chief Executive Officer of In