Anti-corruption group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project; BudgIT and Enough is Enough Nigeria have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the National Assembly Service Commission from paying the incoming members of the 9th National Assembly N4.68bn as take-off alloawnce. The suit was filed before the court in Lagos on Friday. Joined as…
Lawan’s only opponent, Ali Ndume, seemed unperturbed on Saturday by the endorsements for the APC official candidate. He said he was confident of winning on Tuesday. His words: “Well, I’ve said before that I am not looking for endorsement but looking for votes on election day. “You know clearly that there is the difference between…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that governing the state is not an easy task, as he has lost weight in just one week since assuming office. Sanwo-Olu spoke with State House correspondents after a private meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, shortly after the expanded security council meeting on Friday, at the…
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has nullified the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to refuse to present former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, with a certificate of return as senator-elect. The Court ruled that the decision to deprive Mr Okorocha of the certificate falls outside the provisions of the…
Former Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Thursday said that the Ninth National Assembly must work to protect its independence to avoid turbulent sessions. The Borno South senator said that the only thing every parliament has going for it is its independence which it must guard zealously. Ndume who is also one of the front…
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit. May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain’s…
Following the directive by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit barring state governments from spending funds meant for local governments, banks have begun to dishonour cheques emanating from states on behalf of local governments, our correspondent has learnt. The spokesman for the NFIU, Mr Sani Tukur, confirmed to our correspondent that the directive had recorded 100…
Federal lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday pour encomiums on the leadership of the Eighth National Assembly over the achievements recorded by the federal parliament in the last four years. The parliamentarians did not also waste time to berate the Presidency and some of their colleagues who allegedly collaborated with the…
The National Broadcasting Commission on Thursday announced the suspension of the licences of the African Independent Television and Ray Power FM belonging to the Daar Communications Limited. The NBC Director-General, Dr Modibbo Kawu, stated this at a press briefing in Abuja, saying the Daar Communication Limited’s media houses’ shutdown was until further notice. The offences…
No fewer than 25, 794 Nigerians may have died in violent crises in the first four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure was released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit think tank specialising in United States foreign policy and international affairs. The number represents those…