POLITICS

Cybersecurity levy: Why Nigerian govt should suspend 0.5% charge on electronic transactions – CPPE

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has asked the Nigerian government to suspend its 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions in the country ...

Enugu Assembly passes Public Ranch Management Agency Bill

The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the Public Ranch Management Agency bill. The bill, which was passed on Tuesday in Enugu by the lawmakers, authorised the ...

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Atiku out to mislead gullible Nigerians, says Umahi

From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja The dust raised by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project is yet to settle with the Minister of Works, Engineer Nweze Dave ...

Ondo APC Guber Primary: A mega fraud that must end at Supreme Court – Jimoh Ibrahim

Ondo South Senator, Jimoh Ibrahim has lamented the outcome of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ondo 2024 governorship primary election held on April 20th 2024, describing the exerci ...

Senate Moves to Resuscitate Abuja Centenary City Project

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The Senate on Tuesday initiated moves to see to the resuscitation and completion of the abandoned Abuja Centenary Econ ...

Wike: Begin proceedings for Fubaras impeachment – APC to Rivers Assembly

D The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has directed the state House of Assembly to immediately commence the process of impeaching the state Governor, Simi ...

Let the poor breathe – Seyi Law tackles Tinubu over cybersecurity levy

Nigerian comedian, Oluwaseyitan Aletile, also known as Seyi Law, has fumed over the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

Senate bars over 10 TV stations, photojournalists from covering plenary

As Senators resume at the newly renovated Chamber for legislative activities, the National Assembly Sergeant-At-Arms has barred at least 10 Television stations in the country from havi ...

President Tinubu isnt responsible for Nigerias current hardship — Deputy Speaker, Hon. Kalu

The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, said President Bola Tinubu was not responsible for Nigerias current economic hardship. This is as the lawmake ...

BREAKING: Former Abia Assembly Speaker Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji Defects to APC

  Former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has defected to the All Progressive Congress(APC) The Ex Lawmaker was issued the APC members ...

Former Abia Speaker, Chinedum Orji joins APC

Former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC The ex-lawmaker was issu ...

Major German companies warn against vote for extremism

Germany's far-right AfD party is tied for second place in opinion polls ahead of EU Parliament elections. Photo: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFPSource: AFP

2023 Deputy guber candidate, Jasper Uche dumps PDP in Abia

The 2023 Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Dr Jasper Uche has resigned from the party. His resignation was disclosed ...

Zamfara Assembly approves six-month extension for LG Sole Administrators

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has approved a six-month extension of the tenure for sole administrators of the states local government councils. The extension f ...

SEC chief invokes patriotism, asks traders to stop P2P trading as fears of a ban linger

The past week has been a rollercoaster for Nigerias crypto industry, with an imminent ban on p2p trading threatening to undo progress towards positive regulations. A pub ...

Hamas may continue war despite accepting peace deal – Fani-Kayode warns Israel

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned that the war between Israel and Hamas may continue despite the latters acceptance of a peace proposal. Fani-Kay ...

Peter Obi knocks Lagos govt over deportation of Osun youths

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the alleged deportation of Osun indigenes from Lagos State. Recal ...

Emulate Yaradua – EFCC chair, Olukoyede tasks Nigerian leaders

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has urged Nigerian leaders to study and emulate the leadership character of former President of Nigeri ...

Archive for date: May 7th, 2024

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has taken a detour and returned to Nigeria, thereby aborting his planned trip to the United States of America to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit ...

VP Shettima makes detour, cancels U.S. trip over aircraft fault

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has taken a detour and returned to Nigeria, thereby aborting his planned trip to the United States of America to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit ...

Controversies as Tinubus unknown whereabouts ignite political debate

But for a last minute change of plans, both President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima would have travelled out of the country at the same time, thereby leaving the ...

Abia ex-speaker, Enyinnaya Orji resigns from PDP

Former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Enyinnaya is the son o ...

US-Africa summit: Shettimas aircraft develops technical fault, forces detour

•Minister of Foreign Affairs to now represent Tinubu   From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja ...

Presidency: Atiku developing reputation for distorting, manipulating facts for self-serving objective

•Says over $20b attracted into economy in one year   From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja ...

PDPll reclaim Ondo, Makinde, Adeleke boast

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde,  has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will reclaim Ondo State from the All Pro ...

Leadership from bad to worse

    How low can we go as a nation on the  leadership scale – from bad – to worse? Why are we always having leaders in title ...

Is Umahi also Igbo?

    YES, he is. A bonafide Igbo for that matter. After all, he was a two term governor of Ebonyi, one of the fi ...

First lady extols 1st Nigerian female British military academy graduate

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday, led other dign ...

Labour Party crises and permutations ahead of 2027 general elections

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The Labour Party (LP),  has been enmeshed in a number of crises that hav ...

Nigerians must remove politics from census –Ezeh, NPC Commissioner

From Jude Chinedu, Enugu The Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State at the National Population Commission, ...