Legislative business has been paralyzed at the Bauchi State House of Assembly following a nationwide strike by the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria. The workers downed tools to demand financial autonomy for the states’ legislatures. Chairman of the association in the state, Mr Adamu Yusuf, said this on Friday in Bauchi. He said that their…
There have been conflicting judgements about the 2025 Elective National Convention of the PDP. Last week, an Oyo High Court instructed the party and its acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, to continue with plans about the convention. Some days later, a High Court in Abuja halted the PDP from conducting the event. It also requested…
The Plateau State Government has dismissed persistent rumours claiming that Governor Caleb Mutfwang has defected to the Young Progressives Party. In a statement released on Friday, the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Government House, Dr Gyang Bere, described the claim as “a blatant lie, a shameless concoction peddled by desperate mischief makers” aimed at…
President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for another five-year term, the State House confirmed on Friday. Gen. Marwa, who was first appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, will now remain at the helm of the agency…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Akure Zone, has accused the Federal Government of misrepresenting the status of negotiations with the union, adding that newly established universities are mere “crises centres.” Addressing journalists on the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, yesterday, the ASUU Akure Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Adeola Egbedokun, said that despite…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Akure Zone, has accused the Federal Government of misrepresenting the status of negotiations with the union, adding that newly established universities are mere “crises centres.” Addressing journalists on the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, yesterday, the ASUU Akure Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Adeola Egbedokun, said that despite…
Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, is abuzz with last-minute preparations for the national convention of the People’s Democratic Party amid a potential showdown between factional camps in the opposition party. Billed to take place on Saturday and Sunday, the convention is perhaps the most controversial in the PDP’s history, as a faction of the…
Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerian migrants being held in various detention centers across the country as part of ongoing efforts to curb irregular migration and decongest holding facilities. The Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate in Tripoli, coordinated the repatriation exercise through Mitiga International Airport on last Wednesday….
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has arrested 20 persons for various offences, allegedly posing threats to Nigeria’s national security. The NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Dr. Afolabi said the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, acting on the directive of the NSCDC…
Lagos State authorities on last Thursday sealed Ejanla Restaurant at No. 40, Fola Osibo Street, Lekki, over environmental violations. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated on social media that the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) took the action after the restaurant was found deliberately discharging raw sewage into public drains using…