House Moves To Restore Democratic Order In Rivers
Steps to address the ongoing political unrest in Rivers State were announced by the House of Representatives yesterday. When parliamentarians reassembled after the Easter and Sallah holidays, Speaker of the House Hon. Tajudeen Abbas revealed this and emphasized the significance…
FG Again Denies Approving French Military Base In Nigeria
Reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave his approval for the construction of a French military base in Nigeria have been refuted by the federal government once more. A report made by an online news source that France would build…
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Obasa, Meranda Claim Speakership
Yesterday’s spectacular reappearance of evicted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over a “plenary session” with just four MPs present, gave the turmoil roiling the Lagos State House of Assembly a new dimension. However, the 36 MPs who remained requested that…
IBB: We Overthrew Buhari/Idiagbon Because Of Their Holier-Than-Thou Attitude
General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, the former military head of state, has revealed that his holier-than-thou rhetoric was one of the factors that led to his leadership in toppling General Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State in 1985. In his latest…
National Assembly Passes N54.99trn 2025 Appropriation Bill Into Law
The N54,990,165,355, 396 Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year 2025 was approved by the National Assembly yesterday. After careful deliberation, both houses of the National Assembly passed the budgetary law at the same time. The bill was passed after President…
Atiku Visits Obasanjo As Politicians Commence Early Preparations For 2027 Elections
In Abeokuta, Ogun State, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is currently meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. At precisely 12:36 p.m., Atiku’s convoy reached the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta. Otunba Oyewole Fasawe, an aide of Obasanjo, welcomed the…
IPOB Not Funded Through Sports Betting – Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Ejimakor Replies FG
Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Saturday, reacted to reports that the group is funded through sports betting and crowd-funding. He described such claims as false and laughable….
World Igbo Congress Urges Supreme Court To Unconditionally Set Nnamdi Kanu Free
As the Supreme Court is set to decide on the fate of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, today, the World Igbo Congress, WIC, has urged the apex court to affirm earlier judgments…
Soludo Commended For Pace Of Development In Awka
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been commended for the pace of development going on in Awka Capital City. Managing Director of Think Home Developers and Realtors Limited, Mr Machiavelli Chidi Okafor and other real estate developers, gave the…
THE GABON COUP: African Democracy under Scrutiny
By Jude Obuseh The recent military coup in Gabon has ignited a firestorm of debates across the international community, exposing fault lines and raising questions about the nature of power dynamics in Africa. While some leaders around the world have…