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Court reinstates impeached Kogi Speaker, Deputy, 7 Principal Officers
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday ordered the reinstatement of the former Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon Momoh Jimoh Lawal to office.Lawal and 9 oth…
APC sets Edo governorship election form at N5.5 million
All intending aspirants for the September 2016 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Con?gress are expected to pay an expression of interest fee of N500,000, before they would…
Lalong signs N146bn 2016 Budget into law
Governor Simon Lalong Tuesday signed into law the 2016 budget estimate of N146, 696,185,118, showing a decrease of N7, 376,385,324 from what was initially presented to the State House of Assembly.The…
Tompolo Pens Open Letter to President Muhammadu Buhari
Former militant leader, Government "Tompolo" Ekpemupolo, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he does not deserve the mental onslaught unleashed on him by his admini…
Fayose, Kashamu disagree over Buhari
The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has explained why he does not share the same views of the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Peter…
senate shutdown for one week over PDP congress
The Senate on Thursday adjourned its plenary for one week sequel to the ongoing congresses of the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The Red Chamber, after reviewing and passing the vote…
Reps to amend Electoral Act to enable running mate replace dead candidate
The House of Representatives yesterday moved to prevent future confusion and uncertainty in the event of the death of a governorship candidate any time before the conclusion of an electio…
Fulani herdsmen attack: APC governors storm Enugu
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday stormed Enugu State to commis?erate with Governor Ifeanyi Ug?wuanyi and the people of the state over the recent hav…
Edo assembly lawmakers impeach Speaker
The Edo state House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Victor has been impeached by members of the House. Newsmen learnt that his impeachment maybe connected with the abrupt ending of the …
Oshiomhole took politics too far by increasing minimum wage - PDP
The Edo State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has said the increment of the workers' minimum wage from N18,000 to N25,000 by Governor Adams Oshiomhole to mark the 2016 May Day ce…
Govs in move to persuade Buhari to share Excess Crude funds
The Nigeria Governors Forum met on Wednesday night at the Presidential Villa in a desperate search for solutions to the economic misfortunes besetting their states and the nation e…
Protesters demand Saraki's resignation
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Citizens United for Peace and Stability, on Tuesday staged the first phase of its four-day protest at the National Assembly (NASS) Comple…
Ekweremadu Calls for Restructuring of 36 States into Six Zones
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the collapse of the 36 states of the federation into six geo-political zones as part of drastic restructuring of the country's federa…
'Withdraw from my trial,' Senate President accuses CCT Chairman of bias
Senate President Bukola Abubakar Saraki continued his defence against the Federal Government allegations of false assets declaration Wednesday and accused the Chairman of the Code of Conduct T…
Saraki denies plans to disrupt his ongoing trial at CCT
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has described as false allegations that he plans to disrupt his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) with thugs. This is contained in a s…
Nigerian Senators Divided Over Distribution of Exotic Cars; Saraki Accused of Partiality
Senators have been divided over the sharing of the controversial 108 exotic cars bought by the upper House leadership.Their action came as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) faulted the Senate's acqui…
CCT Bill: Lawyers slam Senate, say amendment self-serving, ill-timed
Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday have condemned the move by the Senate to amend the law setting up the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, with a view to whittling do…
Senate Begins Amendment Of Code Of Conduct Bureau Act
The Senate on Thursday rushed the passage of the Act to amend the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Act into the second reading.Although the Senate said its action…
Fayose writes Chinese Govt to stop FG's $2bn loan request
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has written to the Chinese government seeking the stoppage of the $2 billion loan being sought by the Federal government of Nigeria.President Buhari's visit …