THE FERMA unions have contested the Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s use of “executive board members” in his announcement of certain board members. In a letter addressed to Akpabio on Friday and shared with the press in Abuja, the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria and the Amalgamated Union of …
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THE Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa has assured that the Nigerian Military would not execute a coup against the democratically elected government of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria are satisfied with democracy and also loyal to Tinubu as their Commander-in-Chief. The military …
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THE Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, over his refusal to congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the Supreme Court upheld his victory. Newsextra24 recalls that the apex court last Thursday dismissed all appeals …
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THE Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum has thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing the ex-governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The PDP Governors Forum paid a courtesy visit to the FCT Minister on Wednesday following the political crisis rocking the Rivers State …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the sums of $7.8 billion and €100 million in his administration’s proposed 2022–2024 borrowing plan. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letBola Tinubuter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the floor of the Red Chamber on Wednesday. The President also …
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THE Court of Appeal has upheld the victories of three Delta senators and a member of the House of Representatives. The senators are Prince Ned Nwoko, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, and Ede Dafinone, respectively of Delta North, South, and Central senatorial districts, and Francis Waive of Udu/Ughelli North/South federal constituency. Delivering the …
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A Rivers State High Court sitting in Isiokpo Division, Ikwerre Local Government Area, has issued an interim order restraining the Rivers State House of Assembly and the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, from carrying out any action with respect to the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Also restrained are the Deputy Speaker, …
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MINISTER of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has finally spoken on the crisis in Rivers State. Wike, who handed over power to his protege and the incumbent, Governor Sim Fubara, spoke to the press on Tuesday. The former Rivers helmsman spoke after the governors elected on the platform of the …
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THE Lagos State Government has signed a partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Access Bank for an investment of $1.352 billion investment in long-term infrastructure projects in the state. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who signed on behalf of the state government, in a post on his …
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A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said the judiciary is the most undemocratic arm of government. Agbakoba stated this while reacting to the speech of retired Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad at his valedictory session held last week Friday in Abuja. In an interview on …
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