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The Nigerian Senate has denied allegations that it is involved in setting its own salaries or receives special financial packages from the Presidency. These claims, which emerged during a visit by members of parliament to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, have sparked widespread public debate. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Senate Spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South) described …

  ActionAid Nigeria has elected Rabi Isma as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors, succeeding Dr. Jummai Umar – Ajijola who had held the position since 2018. Dr. Jummai Umar has contributed immensely to the realization of the organization’s vision and has led it to great achievements during her tenure. Isma was appointed as the new president at …

The Bauchi state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed that his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led administration is the cause of the hardships being experienced by the people of the state. The APC therefore appealed to the governors to desist from harshly criticizing the APC-led Federal Government over the situation …

The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abubakar O. Sulaiman, is under scrutiny after a formal request was made under the Freedom of Information Act seeking access to his academic and professional records at the University of Abuja. The request, filed by Professor Jake D. Dan-Azumi, calls into question the legitimacy of Sulaiman’s promotion …

Like the men’s team, the United States women’s basketball team has won gold medals at the Paris Olympics. Sunday’s gold medal match saw the US women’s team battle it out against hosts France, eventually winning 67-66 at full time. After the team won its eighth consecutive gold at the Olympics, breaking a record, the US equaled China’s medal tally of …

The Bauchi State Chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has appealed to the people of Bauchi State to be vigilant and not to be influenced by the ongoing verbal spat between leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The PRP in the state noted that members of both parties were …

Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh lamented the disappointing performance of Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Olympics, which started on July 26, will conclude today (Sunday) in the French capital. Speaking before the closing ceremony of the Olympics, the Minister said there would be closer scrutiny of the constitution governing Nigeria’s sports federations. The Nigerian team …

Floods have reportedly destroyed houses and hectares of farmland in Buji Local Government Area of ​​Jigawa State. The District Chief of Gantsa in Buji, Alh. Sabo disclosed this when a team from the National Disaster Management Agency (NEMA) of the State Disaster Management Agency (SEMA), Jigawa Ministry of Environment, visited several villages affected by the floods. According to him, “for …

A civil society organisation (CSO) the Nigerian Working Group on Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention, has warned that the country is on edge, and that there is a risk of a citizen uprising. The group lamented that if socio-economic tensions in the country were not resolved, there could be a civil uprising. The group lamented the economic and social crisis rocking …

Tope Olamilekan, a woman in her mid-thirties, left home one cold morning to open her shop as she had done for years, but was in for a nasty surprise. Her source of livelihood was gone. Overnight, her shop, located at the busy Abeokuta-Sagamu Interchange Road, had been burglarized. She blamed the lack of lighting in the area at night. This …