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President Bola Tinubu will present the 2025 budget to the joint assembly of the National Assembly next Tuesday, December 17. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary session on Thursday. Akpabio announced that the budget presentation will take place at the House of Representatives’ chamber. Tinubu had earlier submitted the Medium-Term […]

The Senate on Thursday sought an investigation into the recent demolitions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and has set up an investigative committee to look into the matter. The committee will also invite the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to appear before it to explain the reasons behind the demolitions, which have left many residents […]

Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, insists that former President Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed for the preference by his successor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to appoint persons from his ethnic Yoruba language group into key positions of government. Ozekhome, who delivered an address at a symposium on human rights organised by […]

The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Anthony Ojukwu said Nigeria for the fifth time, has earned a Grade “A” Status in implementation of international human rights standards at the national level. Ojukwu said this during the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day organised by the commission. The Human Rights Day is […]

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, yesterday sentenced one Idris Rasheed, 23, to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman in purdah. Trial judge, Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi said since the convict confessed to the crime while the doctor’s report confirmed penetration and semen was found, Rasheed was guilty of the charge. The judge […]

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said the interest and welfare of the citizens in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remained priority for leaders of ECOWAS, assuring that wisdom and diplomacy will make the difference in reintegrating the countries into the commission. Receiving the President of Germany, Frank–Walter Steinmeier, in a State Visit at the Presidential […]

An 18-year-old man from London has been sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, “feels abandoned by the British government and Keir Starmer”, said Detained in Dubai. Radha Stirling, the group’s chief executive, said […]

The special adviser to the president on public communication and media, Daniel Bwala, has dismissed the insinuation that Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will suffer the same fate as Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2027 elections. Speaking with newsmen at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, Bwala emphatically stated that […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to expect a “magical response” to the prevailing electricity challenges in the country as the existing power infrastructure has been on the ground for decades. Speaking during the visit of German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Tinubu highlighted ongoing reforms aimed at fostering a business-friendly environment and attracting foreign […]

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed for second reading a Bill seeking to amend the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000. The proposed amendment aims to introduce mandatory counselling and training for individuals convicted of corruption-related crimes. Sponsored by Hon. Kayode Akiolu, representing Lagos Island II Federal Constituency, Lagos State, the bill […]

Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu, has ordered the trial of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, to proceed in absentia. Kano state government took Ganduje to court over eight-count charge related to bribery allegations, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds running into billions […]

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has directed that the medical expenses of the former President, Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, Okey Akaneme, be covered by the state following his alleged brutalisation by officials of the Anambra State Waste Management Agency and police officers. A statement issued by the state Commissioner […]