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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has asked President Bola Tinubu to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu. The senior lawyer, in a statement on Thursday, said the 61-year-old INEC boss must leave office by...

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, unanimously voted against a motion seeking to make the Federal Government address the issues causing Nigerian professionals to migrate to other countries en masse, in search of greener pastures. A new member of the House, Philip Agbese, had moved a motion titled ‘Need to...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately invite Senator Ahmad Muhammad Bulkachuwa for interrogation and proceed to prosecute him accordingly. This comes after Bulkachuwa’s disclosure that his...

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, announced that an inter-ministerial committee had been set up to fine-tune the Student Loan bill that was signed recently by President Bola Tinubu. The committee, which will meet on Tuesday, is expected to work together and ensure that the disbursement of the student loans starts...

The Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for immediately turning around the insecurity challenge in the country. The Coalition said the impact of the President has been immediate, evident in improved security of lives and properties. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja,...

A pro-democracy group on the platform of The Natives, Thursday applauded President Bola Tinubu for ensuring only capable legislators with proven track records were elected into the principal offices of the 10th National Assembly. This was even as the group admitted that not many people believed the president could make...

As his administration enters its third week, President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed eight Special Advisers.⁣They include Mr. Dele Alake as Special Adviser, Special Adviser, Communications and Strategy and Former EFCC Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, as Special Adviser on Security and Mr. Wale Edun as Special Adviser, Monetary Policies. ⁣⁣The appointments...

The Head of Transparency International, Nigeria, Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, says the suspension of the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, did not come to the organisation by surprise. Rafsanjani, also the Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), said this in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja....

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has proposed a wage award to the Federal Government to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal on workers and Nigerians. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this on Wednesday at the ongoing 111th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), in Geneva,...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the suspended chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. DSS spokesperson, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who confirmed this on Wednesday night, said Bawa honoured invitation of the DSS immediately after he was suspended...