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Ex-national chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rufa’i Alkali, has defected to the All Progressive Congress alongside 25 other members. The APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, received the 26 chieftains of the NNPP into the party in Abuja. The party made this known in a post shared...

The House of Representatives, has adopted a petition by African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), seeking investigation of alleged contempt and abuse of Nigeria Judicial Sovereignty by officers of British Government and their investigative agencies, National Crime Agency (NCA), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and an investigator/prosecutor called Sara...

…As President Seeks Approval Of MTEF/FSP 2024-2026 The House of Representatives has passed through second reading, the  supplementary appropriation bill (budget) of N2.18 trillion for the 2023 fiscal year. The passage followed the debate on the general principle of bill (budget) at plenary on Tuesday, shortly after receiving a communication...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over the implementation of the N1.1 trillion Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) for vulnerable Nigerians. The House resolution followed the adoption of a motion under ‘Matters of urgent public importance’ sponsored by Hon. Moshood...

The National Police Council on Tuesday confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). President Bola Tinubu had appointed A Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, Egbetokun, who was appointed as acting Inspector-General of Police has been functioin that capacity since June 20, until Tuesday’s confirmation by the...

…Demands facts, figures An anti-corruption group on the aegis of of Advocate for Social Justice (ASJ) has has challenged the Zamfara state governor, Dauda Lawal, to avail the people of Zamfara and Nigeria with facts and figures behind his financial deposit declarations with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The...

…As Police Council moves to confirm Egbetokun as IGP Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, surprisingly exchanged pleasantries on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. Both of them are attending a meeting...

Elder-Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has given the major reason why Mr Nyesom Wike fell out with President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience despite their significant roles in making him governor of Rivers State in 2015. Clark spoke as he called on President Bola Tinubu to rein in the...

… Insist invitation is last warning before  arrest warrant. The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Monday gave six heads of federal government agencies and higher educational institution seventy-two hours ultimatum to appear before the panel to answer queries emanating form the Office of the Auditor-General of the...