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A mild drama unfolded at a Senate Committee oversight meeting as the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, reportedly engaged in a heated exchange of words with a serving Minister over the poor execution of projects in her constituency. ​The tension reportedly started when the Senator asked tough questions regarding...

Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has condemned the crude and unorthodox attempt to arrest a key ADC figure and former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai at the Abuja International Airport on Thursday. Reacting to the incident in a...

The Coalition for Nigerian Change Movement has called for the immediate removal of the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, over what it described as abuse of public office and unlawful enforcement actions. Addressing journalists at a press conference in...

The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) is calling for stakeholders to build on the Senate’s recent progress on the Electoral Act amendment, rather than escalating protests. “There’s a need to consolidate the gains made,” said Blessing Akinlosotu, NCSCN’s Executive Director, in Abuja on Wednesday. Akinlosotu cautioned protesters against...

Human rights activist and outspoken government critic, Deji Adeyanju, has set the social media on frenzy after a video showed him declining a cap bearing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s insignia at a high-profile birthday party in Delta State. The brief moment occurred during the celebration of a Delta-based billionaire over...

American television host and conservative commentator, Tony Perkins, has revealed that Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, once approached him to discuss issues of religious freedom in Nigeria, but he declined the request. Perkins said he rejected the move because he did not want his media platform to be used...

Abuja, Nigeria – The Concerned Citizens Leadership Integrity and Transparency Advocacy Initiative (CLITA) has expressed disappointment and outrage over the Nigerian Senate’s refusal to pass the compulsory electronic transmission of election results. “Mandatory electronic transmission of results is not a luxury; it is a safeguard. It reduces human interference, limits...

Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Abuja on Monday as former presidential candidate Peter Obi led a fresh push for transparency in Nigeria’s election results. intensifying pressure on electoral authorities and raising the political temperature in the capital. The politician, who is joined by many of his supporters including...

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has openly admitted that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries were operating at massive losses, prompting his administration to halt their operations to prevent further financial damage to the country. Ojulari made the revelation on Wednesday in Abuja...