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Senators’ weeks of legislative action on 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill thrashed by Pres. Buhari as he withholds assent

  After several weeks of speculations and political fireworks by National Assembly members and the APC governors on the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment...

Annulment of Andy Uba’s candidacy : Jeering APGA hails court judgment

.   Boos and jeers have greeted a court judgment declaring the emergence of Dr Andy Uba as the candidate of the All...

Chile takes the lead among progressive nations, elects 35-year-old as President

  The streets of Santiago erupted in celebration Sunday after leftist millennial Gabriel Boric became Chile’s youngest-ever president-elect with an unexpectedly large victory...

Assessing Nami’s Two Years At The Helm Of The Federal Inland Revenue Service

  By Bernard Okri In the second week of December 2019, when President Muhammadu Buhari announced the nomination of a certain Muhammad Nami...

HEDA recalls 5th edition of Corruption Compendium, rolls out reviewed version early 2022

Due to printing errors, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Center, author of the “Compendium of 100 High Profile Corruption Cases...

FG’s fresh $5.8bn loan: SERAP wants an immediate moratorium on borrowing to avert harsh economic measures

  Worried by likely retrogressive economic measures, and the disproportionately negative impact of unsustainable debt on poor Nigerians, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability...

Wike-Amaechi rivalry rekindled, blasts Transport Minister

  Transportation Minister Chibuike Amaechi at the weekend got a bashing from his erstwhile strong political ally and Governor of Rivers State Ezenwo...

Emir of Daura to VP Osinbajo: You are my favourite, patient, dependable, trustworthy ally

  Under the atmosphere of conviviality and revelry at the turbaning of President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, in Daura, Katsina State, the Vice-President,...

Ex-Osun Gov. Akande’s prudent, incorruptibility a mere façade – Oyinlola

  Contrary to public perception of an incorruptible and transparent political leader, Chief Bisi Akande, a one-time governor of Osun State, actually extorted...

U.S. security alert to citizens: Be cautious residing, travelling in and around Nigeria

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh “The US Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos remind U.S. citizens to exercise caution while traveling and...

At last, ex-Minister, Fani-Kayode docked for forgery, gets N5m bail

  A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Friday docked for allegedly forging medical reports to evade trial. Femi Fani-Kayode is facing...

At last, FEC approves 20% salary raise for Nigeria Police

  Almost a year after #EndSARS protesters demanded improved welfare and increased salary for police, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved...

Nov. 2 Gestapo invasion of Justice Odili’s residence: 15 people  arraigned

    About 43 days after some security and Federal Ministry of Justice personnel raided the Abuja official quarters of Supreme Court Judge,...

Ex-President Obasanjo bereaved, loses ancestral home monarch, Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Adegboyega Dosunmu

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lost the monarch in his ancestral home in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Olowu of Owu kingdom, Oba Adegboyega...

Attainment of SDG goals eroded by COVID-19 pandemic, FG laments

  The Federal Government has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The...