Politics

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has expressed anger over the refusal of 15 government agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to respond to audit questions raised against them in their 2019 audit report. The committee chairman, Senator Ahmed Aliyu, on Tuesday, disclosed that despite repeated invitations, the agencies had …

The Abia State House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated Mr. Aaron Uzodike as the member of parliament representing Aba North Constituency of the State. Uzodike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) replaces Labour Party member Destiny Nwangwu, who was sacked by the Court of Appeal last year. The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on November 27, 2023, annulled Nwangwu’s victory in …

The State Council on Tuesday issued a “vote of confidence” in President Bola Tinubu. The meeting, the first since Tinubu took office on May 29 last year, was attended by former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. The duo of former heads of state, Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar, attended the meeting virtually. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Salaries and Allowances of Judicial Officers Bill into law, providing for a 300% pay increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels. The move follows the National Assembly’s approval of the draft law in June. According to Senator Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters in a statement on …

Former Benue state governor Samuel Ortom has called on all factions within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to set aside their differences and work towards a common goal. In a statement released on Monday by his media aide, Terver Akase, Ortom stressed that differences of opinion were a natural part of politics, but urged party members to prioritize the …

The Edo State government has accused Philip Shaibu, the state’s former deputy governor, of impersonating the current deputy governor, Omobayo Marvelous Godwins, and warned of a potential security breach. This comes after the Federal High Court in Abuja reinstated Shaibu as deputy governor on July 17, a decision that the Edo House of Assembly has appealed and sought a stay …

The Labour Party has appealed to the Supreme Court seeking the annulment of the November 11 Imo gubernatorial election, alleging excessive voting and bias in a lower court ruling. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. Ifoh argued that despite presenting evidence of excess voting, the party’s application for a …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to “order the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to immediately and thoroughly investigate the disbursement of the $1.5 billion World Bank loan obtained by 36 states and Abuja for poverty alleviation and social protection …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the Supreme Court ruling granting autonomy to local governments, warning that the Federal Government’s attempt to create another bureaucracy could be problematic. “We are reviewing the ruling and we believe that the matter is not over,” PDP National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba said at a world press conference in Abuja on …

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 …