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PDP Lawmaker, Nkwonta Defects To APC

PDP Lawmaker, Nkwonta Defects To APC

Chris Nkwonta, a member of the House of Representatives representing Ukwa East/West of Abia State, has officially withdrawn his membership from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and declared his allegiance to the All Progressives Congress…

Shehu Sani Replies RMAFC Over Comment On Senators Salary

Shehu Sani Replies RMAFC Over Comment On Senators Salary

Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central at the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the claims made by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) regarding the earnings of Nigerian senators. New…

N1.5m Fuel For Six Cars To Anambra No Big Deal – Minister

N1.5m Fuel For Six Cars To Anambra No Big Deal – Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Monday, justified spending N1.5 million to fuel six vehicles in her convoy while on an official trip to Anambra State. The development comes five days after her…

Reps Seek Rotational 6-Year Single Tenure For President, Others

Reps Seek Rotational 6-Year Single Tenure For President, Others

A group of 35 lawmakers, under the auspices of Reform Minded Legislators, are seeking the amendment of the 1999 constitution for a rotational single-term presidency of 6 years between the North and the South. The…

Fubara Withhold Assent To 4 Bills – Rivers Speaker

Fubara Withhold Assent To 4 Bills – Rivers Speaker

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule on Wednesday disclosed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has refused to sign four bills that the House had just approved into law. According…

Reps C’tte Denies Appoval Of NN5bn Presidential Yacht, Accuse Navy

Reps C’tte Denies Appoval Of NN5bn Presidential Yacht, Accuse Navy

The Green Chamber of the National Assembly has accused the Nigerian Navy of purchasing the contentious N5 billion presidential yacht which was included in the 2023 supplemental budget without the National Assembly’s consent. Saturday Telegraph…

Alleged N536.1m Fraud: Kogi Lawmakers Suspend Ibaji LG Boss

Alleged N536.1m Fraud: Kogi Lawmakers Suspend Ibaji LG Boss

The Kogi State House of Assembly has suspended William Iko-Ojo, the Chairman of Ibaji Local Government Area of the state over alleged misappropriation of public funds, security threat, gross misconduct and abuse of office. New…

Orji Kalu Joins Trending Social Media Platform, Becomes First 10th NASS Lawmaker To Sign On ‘Thread’

Orji Kalu Joins Trending Social Media Platform, Becomes First 10th NASS Lawmaker To Sign On ‘Thread’

Former two-time Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has joined the recently launched social media network known as “Threads.” New Telegraph reports that Thread which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg was launched on Thursday…

Rhodes-Vivour Warns Obasa Over Divisive Law

Rhodes-Vivour Warns Obasa Over Divisive Law

The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour, has reacted to the comment made by the newly elected Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudasiru Obasa, that the…

Brain Drain: Stopping doctors from seeking paradise abroad

Brain Drain: Stopping doctors from seeking paradise abroad

In a bid to check the exodus of Nigerian doctors to foreign countries, a bill which seeks to compel young doctors to serve their fatherland for five  years before they can seek greener pastures has…