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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “urgently disclose the exact amount of the multi-million naira monthly operating expenses currently paid and received by members of the National Assembly and the details of the expenditure of such operating expenses.” SERAP also urged …

When Kamala Harris steps onto the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week as the party’s presidential nominee, she’ll do so knowing that many in the audience cheering her on once counted her out. Ms Harris, 59, has faced years of doubt from some within her party about her ability to run for America’s highest political office …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to change, and install responsible and transformative leadership at every level of government if they want good governance and a better country to become a reality. The former president lamented that for years, quality leadership had eluded the country at all levels. He spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital at …

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has warned kidnappers and other criminal elements operating in the state to relocate immediately, as his administration will not rest until all forms of criminality in the state are eradicated. The governor raised the alarm over the kidnapping of 20 medical students in the state, even as he urged security agencies to intensify efforts …

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will play world No. 3 Arnya Sabalenka in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open, after both Grand Slam champions won their quarterfinals in contrasting fashion on Saturday. Swiatek made the final four at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the second consecutive year after coming from behind to defeat 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first …

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has sounded the alarm over growing insecurity and economic woes in Nigeria, urging collective action to address the growing crisis. In a statement issued on Saturday via his X account, Obi highlighted recent kidnappings, including those of medical students in Benue and a state commissioner and his wife in Edo, and stressed the …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. 18 months later, Abdulsalami’s peace committee opens up about pressure to cancel the 2023 presidential election Former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, said on Friday that the National Peace Committee (NPC) was being urged to persuade the National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the 2023 presidential election.Read …

Arsenal and Liverpool both claimed wins in their opening Premier League games of the season on Saturday. The Gunners beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium while Liverpool beat newly promoted Ipswich 2-0. Kai Havertz scored the Gunners’ first-half opener with a header from Bukayo Saka’s cross from the right, and the England forward added their second after the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, commissioned the construction of the Red Line Flyover in the Mushin area of ​​the state. The flyover is the last of five flyovers built by the state government along the Red Line Rail corridor. Sanwo-Olu was accompanied to the project site by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the state …

Former Ogun State governors, Gbenga Daniel and Ibikunle Amosun, have broken their silence on the dispute between Nigeria and Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited. The Chinese company has seized a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ and an Airbus A330-243 belonging to the Federal Government stationed at Paris-Le Bourget and Basel-Mulhouse airports in France over the past …