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Last week, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, offered a solution to the societal ills that have impeded Nigeria’s socio-economic development. We tracked two other stories from the National Assembly within the week under review. 1. Akpabio’s call for behavioural change On August 15, Akpabio stated that behavioural change was a perfect solution to tackling the protracted issue of …

Police on Friday arraigned one Madaki Isah at the Kano Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 40 different Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The 30-year-old was arraigned for criminal conspiracy, theft, and being in possession of stolen ATM cards. The prosecutor, ASP Umar Abdullahi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 30 in Kano. Abdullahi alleged that …

By Richard Akintade, Osogbo Some ruling houses in Igbajo community, Boluwaduro Local Council of Osun State, have again begged Osun State governor, Senator Jackson Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke to release the report and recommendations of the committee set up to review chieftaincy matter of the ancient town. It would be recalled that Governor Adeleke had declared the thrones of Akirun of …

The French government has resolved to return $150 million recovered from the family of the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, to Nigeria. The country’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, disclosed this at a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The Federal Government has recovered over $3 billion stashed abroad by the former head …

The Nigerian government has debunked allegations by the Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal that the federal government was secretly negotiating with bandits without the involvement of the state government. The denial was made by the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, while reacting to statements credited to Lawal alleging that the federal government was negotiating with the bandits to secure …

In this report, BENJAMIN SAMSON speaks with civil society organisations (CSOs) and informed Nigerians on the decision of the Senate to buy Special Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for members amidst current economic hardship in the country. Members of both arms of the National Assembly – Senate and House of Representatives – have started receiving their brand new 2023 model Toyota Land …

Joint troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully foiled an imminent attack on Kano by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops of 3 Brigade Nigerian Army in close cooperation with the DSS, raided the terrorists’ …

•Extends hand of fellowship to opponents, says “no victor, no vanquished” Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the judgment of Lagos Election Petitions Tribunal, which was delivered in his favour, as reflective of the will of the people of Lagos. The tribunal, which sat for about 10 hours, dismissed two petitions filed against Sanwo-Olu’s victory in the March …

The House of Representatives is set to beam its searchlight on the petroleum industry to assist the federal government in recovering lost revenues totalling about $20 billion. They lawmakers also intend assisting the federal government in achieving early remittance of federal revenues, probe subsidy beneficiaries, scrutinize loan transactions, and pre-export financing arrangements, and review loans associated with crude oil. Ikeagwuonu …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) board has announced the kickoff date for the new season. The Nigerian topflight has been slated to resume on Saturday, September 30, and all 20 clubs have been notified of the date. The board reiterated that it is official, as Ripples Nigeria can recall that the start of the new season had been postponed …