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The Senate yesterday wielded the big stick against Senator Abdul Ningi for making false budget padding claims. At a stormy session, aired live on national television channels, Ningi (PDP – Bauchi Central), former chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF), was suspended […]

Three persons died in a clash between people of two communities in Adamawa State. The communities, located in Numan and Demsa local government areas, are  Selti and Kpasham, according to the Police Command in a statement on Wednesday morning.  The statement signed […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised the alarm over planned attacks on schools and rural farm communities in the state. The governor raised the alarm in a statement by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, yesterday in Osogbo, the state capital. Adeleke […]

The Senate on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) for three months after alleging the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion. Many of the senators, who contributed to the issue, backed the call for the Red Chamber to take appropriate […]

Remi Tinubu By Olaide Ayinde Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Remi Tinubu, has said that at over 60 years of age, she was too old to be afraid of death. The wife of the Nigerian President, a three-time senator said this […]

A35-year-old man Damilare Adekojo has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court for allegedly molesting five boys sexually. Adekojo reportedly committed the offences between October 2021 and February 2023 at Bada Community, Ala,  Akure. He was alleged to have sexually molested the five […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BAR WONDER WOMAN: CELEBRATING THE PHENOMENAL JOYCE ODUAH! Imagine a young law graduate leaving such a mark at an NBA conference that it sparks a lifelong dedication to the association. That is exactly how Joyce Oduah’s incredible 32-year […]

Controversy over the allegation of budget padding against the Presidency and Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Abdul Ningi is still raging in the Senate. Although Ningi denied making the claim in his interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Hausa Service, his colleagues […]

Abody of independent policy analysts under the aegis of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has applauded the Federal Government for allocating more funds to capital expenditure than recurrent in this year’s budget for the first time in 24 years. The […]

The Niger State Government has renamed the Dr. Abubakar Imam International Airport in Minna Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport. The President is expected to inaugurate the airport today in the state capital. The airport is said to serve as an alternative to […]