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Reps Summon Benue, Zamfara Govs, Speakers

The House of Representatives committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Governors of Benue and Zamfara States—Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal, respectively—to appear before it on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The summons is to explain why the National Assembly should not take over the legislative functions of their respective State Houses of Assembly. Also summoned...
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Nigeria Not Your Private Estate

Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently rein in his family members, particularly his son, who, Atiku said, “appears determined to purchase political loyalty for his father by any means necessary, including coercion, violence, and intimidation.” The former vice president who was reacting to a video making the...
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Suspended Members’ Antics’ll Fail – Speaker

The Speaker Zamfara State House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Isma’il has stressed that the movement by the eight suspended members to establish a parallel Assembly would not succeed as the action is absolutely illegal. Isma’il made the declaration in a press conference at the complex of the State House of Assembly Gusau on Friday, describing the...
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Group Dismisses Statement Attributed To Tinubu

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu prepares for a scheduled working visit to Anambra State, the Anambra Youth Empowerment Initiative (AYEI) has refuted reports suggesting that the President pledged to support his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the State’s upcoming gubernatorial election on November 8, 2025. The alleged statement, which circulated on social media,...
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Lawyers Seek US Support For Emergency Rule

Hundreds of Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) have canvassed the support of the United States of America over the decision by President Bola Tinubu on the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers state. The Lawyers who marched peacefully to the American embassy on Friday in Abuja maintained that under section 305 of the Nigerian...
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My Detractors Need Psychiatric Evaluation – Idris

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has dismissed allegations of his planned defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and betrayal of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, attributing such claims to possible psychiatric issues. “Allegations of my defection from APC or betrayal of President Tinubu are clear exhibitions of insanity, possibly resulting from psychiatric challenges.” The Governor...
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Yusuf Approves N15b Outstanding APC Councillors Allowances

Kano State Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf has approved the sum of ₦15,667,634,645.10 for the settlement of outstanding severance allowance and gratuity of All Progressives Congress (APC) councillors. The affected Councillors who served under the immediate past Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for eight years have cause to rejoice with the generosity of Governor Yusuf. The rare...
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Osun Workers Endorse Adeleke For Second Term

The 2025 May Day rally in Osogbo turned into a resounding endorsement for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s second term as hundreds of jubilant workers thronged the venue, chanting “No vacancy till 2030” in a carnival-like celebration. The rally, led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Arapaja, and the Chairman of the Trade...
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