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Sen. Godswill Akpabio Senator Godswill Akpabio is the new Senate President, succeeding Ahmad Lawan. He was declared the winner of the election into the Senate Presidency on Tuesday, beating his rival, former Governor Abdulaziz Yari. Sorting of votes was still going on, when it was clear he had won majority …

Nigeria Police Force The Police in Zone 2 command Onikan, Lagos, have arrested an alleged fake woman customs officer, Rakiya Musa, for allegedly swindling unsuspecting members of the public. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday. Idris-Adamu said that the …

The Ondo State Government has warned members of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers against causing a breakdown of law and order in any part of the state. The state government has earlier suspended the operations of the union in the state after which a …

…As Labour Party flays FG, says suspension vindictive, in bad taste • Ex-CBN governor in our custody – DSS Strong reactions and condemnation by lawyers have continued to trail the removal of the erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from office by President Bola Tinubu, whose …

Sen. Orji Kalu Senator Orji Uzor Kalu wept on Saturday during his Valedictory speech on the floor of the senate, saying he is not a thief and has never been one. The emotional former Governor of Abia State said before he came into politics, he could buy anything money could …

  Suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The arrest of Emefiele by DSS shortly after he was suspended by President Bola Tinubu. But on Saturday, the Services, on its Twitter handle …

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has reserved ruling in the appeal by a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court dismissing his no case submission. The former governor, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, and their …

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, has evacuated another batch of 112 stranded Nigerians from Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Musa said that the …

150 SHARES ShareTweetSubscribe Members of the ‘Greater Majority’ have denied that 74 out of 92 Members-elect from seven states that comprise the North-West geo-political zone, have endorsed Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the next 10th House of Representatives. Two members of …

The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have issued a public notice on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both agencies to establish a Joint FIRS and LIRS Audit and Investigation Team aimed at encouraging the exchange of information between both agencies. In …