Senate Begins screening of Lauretta Onochie, others as INEC Commissioner-Nominees
The Senate on Thursday began the screening of Lauretta Onochie, an aide of President Muhammadu Buhari, and other nominees for National Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission. Onochie is…
Senate approves $6.1bn external loan request, passes N982.72bn supplementary budget
The Senate on Wednesday approved a request of $6.1 billion by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly also passed a supplementary budget of N982.72bn presented to…
NYSC certificate not Required for political office, court rules in Adeosun’s Case
Presentation of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate is not necessary for holding a political office in the country a Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled. The…
Presidency defends crackdown on Kanu, Igboho
The Presidency has defended the security crackdown on Sunday Igboho, the leader of the clamour for Yoruba Nation, as well as what it termed the ‘interception’ of Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu,…
Court Remands ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde Over Alleged N5.2b fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde, to be remanded in prison custody. Justice…
Editorial: Southern Governors Demand 2023 Presidency
The recent pronouncement by the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere; the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum; the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) that they…
Southern Governors Demand Zoning of 2023 Presidency to South
The Southern Governors Forum rose from its meeting on Monday in Lagos with a declaration in support of the rotation and zoning of the Presidency to the South in 2023.…
Yoruba Nation Protest Claims One life, as Stray Bullet Kills Girl in Lagos
A girl, simply identified as Jumoke, has been killed by a stray bullet at the Yoruba Nation rally held at Gani Fawehinmi Park, Lagos on Saturday. The protesters are demanding…
Gunmen Invade Kaduna School, abduct unspecified number of students
Daring gunmen in the early hours of Monday (today) invaded a school in Kaduna State and abducted an unspecified number of students. The bandits took away students of Bethel Baptist…
Soyinka berates FG over Attacks on Igboho, Leader of Yoruba Nation campaign
…says govt should apologise to him Prof. Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in literature, has berated the Federal Government over its attacks on and subsequent hunt for Sunday Igboho,…