The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is expected to arraign former Minister of Labour and Productivity and ex-Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chris Ngige, in court following his arrest in Abuja. Ngige was taken into custody on Tuesday during what family sources described as a “commando-style raid” on his Asokoro residence. They said about …
Governor Fubara says legislators insist on Wike-approved meetings Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday said he had endured “too much suffering” in the state’s prolonged political crisis because he chose not to publicly narrate his own side of the story. Speaking at the commissioning of the extended and dualised Ahoada–Omoku Road in Rivers West …
A fresh dispute erupted on Wednesday between the Senate and the Presidency as lawmakers accused security authorities of selectively enforcing President Bola Tinubu’s directive withdrawing police orderlies from Very Important Persons (VIPs). The senators protested that while their own orderlies had been withdrawn without warning, several top government officials, business figures, and even relatives of …
Two members of the House of Representatives from Bayelsa State have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Rodney Ambaiowei, representing Southern Ijaw federal constituency, and Oboku Oforji of Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma. Defection Announced in Plenary The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, announced their defections during …
The Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned former Minister of Aviation Senator Stella Oduah before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on N5 billion corruption allegations. Oduah was arraigned on Wednesday alongside Gloria Odita on a five-count charge bordering on alleged fraud, obtaining by false pretence, and criminal breach of trust. The Attorney General of …
Senators have raised concerns over what they described as the selective enforcement of President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police orderlies from Very Important Persons (VIPs), warning that lawmakers should not be treated unfairly. The matter was brought to the floor of the Senate under a point of order by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi …
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, says insecurity in Nigeria is often misrepresented, insisting that the crisis is not driven by religion and that the government is addressing the situation through lawful procedures and ongoing prosecutions. Fagbemi spoke in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with Richard Mills, …
U.S. President Donald Trump says birthright citizenship was originally designed to protect the children of enslaved people, insisting it was never intended for “wealthy foreigners” travelling to the United States to give birth. In an interview with Politico, Trump defended the executive order he signed on his first day back in office in January 2025, …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a grave setback for Nigeria’s democracy, warning that the move further tilts the country toward a one-party structure. In a statement issued on Tuesday night by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the PDP said the …
A heated session erupted in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers clashed over a motion probing the alleged non-remittance of more than ₦16.3 trillion linked to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) between 2016 and 2022. The motion, sponsored by Hon. Bamidele Salam, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), drew from findings …
