Just in: Tax reform bills scale second reading at House of Reps
The House of Representatives deliberated on the tax reform bills on Wednesday before committing them to second reading. Persecondnews reports that the lawmakers...
Over 2,500 Erosion Sites, Rising Unemployment Plague South East – SEDC MD
Mr. Mark Okoye, the Managing Director/CEO of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), says the region is currently grappling with numerous environmental challenges with...
House of Reps appoints new deputy chief whip
Following the passing away of former Deputy Chief Whip Adewunmi Onanuga, the House of Representatives has appointed Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka (APC, Ogun) as...
Alleged N20bln fraud: Court grants Ex-AMCON boss, Kuru N50m bail, adjourns until March 7
Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has granted bail to Ahmed Kuyi, the former Managing Director...
Reps Call for Military Intervention in Borno Communities Amid Boko Haram Resurgence
Following recent Boko Haram attacks that left scores of people killed and millions of property destroyed, the House of Representatives has called on...
Unresolved crisis: PDP suffers another defection as House of Reps member joins APC
Rep. Amos Magaji (Jaba/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency, Kaduna) of the Federal House of Representatives, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to...
Three weeks after vandalism, TCN begins repairs of Abuja transmission line
Three weeks after vandals damaged an underground transmission line near Millennium Park in Abuja, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that...
Supreme Court ruling fails to resolve Rivers Assembly leadership crisis
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has clarified that the Supreme Court’s decision on Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s appeal against the Martin Amaewhule-led House...
Just in: Supreme Court reserves judgments in 4 Rivers political dispute cases
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgments in four separate cases related to the ongoing political leadership disputes in Rivers State. The Apex...
Edo gov. poll tribunal: Gov. Okpebholo closes defence, calls lone witness
Edo Gov. Monday Okpebholo on Monday in Abuja opened and closed his case before the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal,...
NAFDAC cracks down on counterfeit medicines, seizes fake drugs in Anambra market
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a massive operation at Onitsha’s Ogbo-Ogu Market in Anambra State, seizing...
Just in: Supreme Court reserves judgement on appeal seeking to nullify Rivers LG poll
A five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji of the Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on an appeal filed by the All...
Just in: Alleged terrorism: Justice Nyako adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s trial indefinitely
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of...
Just in: Supreme Court dismisses Gov. Fubara’s suit against 27 pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers
The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of...
Exclusive: Seven months after fire, Abuja’s Karu market rises fromashes with 234 rebuilt shops
Abuja’s Karu Main Market has undergone renovation after a devastating fire with the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) completing the first phase of...
NAFDAC DG advocates death penalty for drug traffickers to curb menace of fake medicines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advocated death penalty for people convicted of trafficking in counterfeit and...
