For his first piece of legislation to be signed as President, Bola Tinubu has assented to a constitutional amendment bill bringing uniformity to the retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers. “With the signing of the Constitutional amendment Bill, retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers have been effectively brought into uniformity and […]

There was pandemonium in the Ogbogoro axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday when a man attached to a task force allegedly punched a tricycle driver identified as Esikak Esieme to death following an argument over N200 ticket levy. It was gathered that the taskforce officials had waved Esikak who was […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission should apologise to Nigerians for not living up to expectations in the 2023 general elections, a coalition of over 700 human rights organisations under the aegis of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room advised on Thursday. “Since voter information no longer resides in the Permanent Voters Cards in future elections, […]

The President, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, tasked lawmakers to put the nation first and downplay party politics in the discharge of their duties. He also called on the lawmakers to work together to choose “good leaders” in the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu said this when he met a joint session of the national […]

The Peoples Democratic Party G5 Governors are currently meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. All five members of the group are attending the meeting in the President’s office. They are its leader, former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike; Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; immediate past governors of Benue, Enugu and […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with members of G5 or the Integrity Group at the Aso Villa, Abuja. The group, led by one serving governor and four former governors caused a major division within the Peoples Democratic Party after demanding the then National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu step down for a southern replacement as a precondition […]

A man simply identified as Siyaka Mohammed has reportedly stabbed his girlfriend, Aisha Aminu, to death over a misunderstanding. The 30-year-old deceased, who is a physically challenged woman, was tragically murdered by her boyfriend on Wednesday in Obehira Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. The suspect, a 44-year-old, was reported to have allegedly stabbed […]

  The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday officially banned the use of Siren by unauthorized persons, pointing out that even those categories, who are authorised often use them intermittently without any cause. A statement, issued and signed by the Command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna explained that vehicles siren are meant for designated people in […]

Two ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission acting as subpoenaed witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party have admitted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System failed to transmit the results of the election after the collation. The witnesses, Friday Egwuma and Grace Timothy told the Presidential Election Petition Court on Thursday that the BVAS […]

The Ondo State chapter of the Social Democratic Party had expressed its displeasure over the absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from office due to ill-health. Akeredolu, according to the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, was indisposed. But the opposition party said since the governor was indisposed, he ought to have handed the […]