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The leader of the Senate, OPEYEMI BAMIDELE has opposed key opposition parties in the country for labelling the National Assembly a rubber-stamp parliament. BAMIDELE, currently representing Ekiti Central, in a statement released yesterday,argued that if the National Assembly was actually a rubber-stamp, it could not have held over 39 meetings with the executive arm to trash out all grey areas in the Tax Reform Bills, 2024 before they were eventually passed. X-raying diverse interventions that […]

The leader of the Senate, OPEYEMI BAMIDELE has opposed key opposition parties in the country for labelling the National Assembly a rubber-stamp parliament. BAMIDELE, currently representing Ekiti Central, in a statement released yesterday,argued that if the National Assembly was actually a rubber-stamp, it could not have held over 39 meetings with the executive arm to trash out all grey areas in the Tax Reform Bills, 2024 before they were eventually passed. X-raying diverse interventions that […]

President BOLA TINUBU says he expects more politicians to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. The president who stated this during the ruling party’s national summit held yesterday, claimed that the defectors are “bailing out of a sinking ship with no life jackets Meanwhile, there are reports that the Akwa Ibom State Governor, UMO ENO, has concluded plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the near future. ENO has reportedly mandated his commissioners […]

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria has called on President BOLA TINUBU to intervene in the delays in the rehabilitation of the 210,000 barrels-per-day Port Harcourt Refinery and the Warri and Kaduna Refineries. In a statement by its spokesperson, JOSEPH OBELE, quoting the National President, BILLY GILLIS-HARRY, the petroleum retailers lamented the continued delays in the completion of the refineries, saying the delays have impacted the price stability of petrol and Nigeria’s economy. PETROAN, […]

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, OLISA AGBAKOBA, has criticised the proposed bill seeking to make voting mandatory in Nigeria, declaring that he would rather be jailed than comply with such a law.  AGBAKOBA, during an interview, condemned the National Assembly’s attempt to enforce compulsory voting, arguing that it fails to address the root causes of voter apathy in the country.  He questioned the rationale behind the bill, maintaining  that voter disengagement […]

The recent inauguration of the Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government orchestrated by a renowned political economist, PAT UTOMI aimed at checking presidenT BOLA TINUBU'S government across all sectors of the economy, has generated concerns within the country. The National Coordinator of the Human Rights Volunteer Corps, LARRY OGUEGO, commended the actions of UTOMI, describing it as an emergency response initiative set up to monitor government activities in critical sectors. OGUEGO who stated this yesterday during the Urban Radio […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a Lagos-based socialite and businessman, FRED AJUDUA, over an alleged $1.43 million fraud. The arrest followed a Supreme Court order issued on Friday, 5th May 2025, which revoked his bail and directed that he be remanded in the Correctional Service. AJUDUA’S legal troubles date back to 1993, when he was accused of defrauding a German businessman of $1.43 million, and the EFCC in 2016 filed […]

Political figures in Nigeria, including President BOLA TINUBU, former President GOODLUCK JONATHAN, his wife, DAME PATIENCE, Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO, Delta State Governor, SHERIFF OBOREVWORI, among others, yesterday paid their last respects to an elder statesman and respected leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), EDWIN CLARK. President TINUBU, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, GEORGE AKUME, at funeral service held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Kiagbodo, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta,expressed […]

The Federal Government has confirmed full payment of $3.4 billion loan received from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, MOHAMMED IDRIS, confirmed this while briefing newsmen yesterday after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja. Recall that the Nigerian government last week officially removed itself from the International Monetary Fund, IMF,’s debtor list, amid the full settlement of its outstanding credit obligations.   Reports say […]