The Senate held its plenary briefly on Tuesday and then adjourned.
After about 10 minutes’ plenary, the lawmakers adjourned their sitting to Wednesday. This was done in honour of a deceased senator, Ignatius Longjan.
Mr Longjan died at a Turkish hospital in Abuja on Sunday, after a brief illness.
Until his death,...
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed the Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last governorship election in the state.
A five-man panel of the court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by Heineken Lokpobiri, who had...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and some party members in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, peacefully protested at the embassy of the European Union.
The PDP National Secretary, Senator Ibrahim Tsauri, who led the protest presented the party’s protest letter to the embassy officials.
The protesters later proceeded to...
All is set for the commencement of Operation Amotekun, the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN).
The legal hurdle which is delaying its take-off will be cleared this week.
Houses of Assembly in the six states – Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti – are expected to pass the regional security...
A former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has explained why he sacked Farida Waziri as the chairperson of the anti-graft outfit, EFCC.
Mr Jonathan also said he had no personal grudges against Mrs Waziri.
Mr Jonathan, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, on Monday, said Mrs Waziri’s removal was in...
Dakas SAN, traditional rulers, JNI, CAN, others for confab
Kwara State Government will on Thursday hold a multi-stakeholder security dialogue in Ilorin, the state capital, a proactive step designed to further concretise its efforts to strengthen security and hasten socioeconomic development.
The dialogue comes amid nationwide efforts, including increasing regional...
The Federal Government has advised unemployed graduates who are seeking government jobs to look elsewhere, saying there are more sustainable lucrative ventures outside their focus.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said this during a Townhall Meeting on Popularisation of blue/green collar jobs among graduates of tertiary...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), on fresh money laundering charges.
Justice Binta Nyako also granted bail to the second defendant, Aliyu Abubakar.
The judge imposed the same terms and conditions of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, assured foreign oil companies of high returns on their investments in Nigeria.
Buhari gave the assurance at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit 2020 in Abuja where he was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha.
He said, “We are all...
